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Dave Wright (badminton)

David Wright (born 10 April 1965) is a former English badminton international player and two times English National doubles champion.[2]

Dave Wright
Personal information
Birth nameDavid Wright
Country England
Born (1965-04-10) 10 April 1965 (age 59)[1]
Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's & mixed doubles
BWF profile

Biography edit

Wright who represented Yorkshire became an English National doubles champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships men's doubles title with Nick Ponting in 1991.[3] He then repeated the success two years in 1993 later but this time he partnered Julian Robertson.[4]

Wright represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games playing in the men's doubles with Nick Ponting. In the first round they beat German pair Stefan Frey and Stephan Kuhl,[5] but defeated in the second round to Indonesian pair Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja.[6]

Achievements edit

IBF World Grand Prix edit

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Dutch Open   Sara Sankey   Christian Jakobsen
  Marianne Rasmussen 		5–15, 15–8, 15–12   Winner

IBF International edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Bell's Open   Nick Ponting   Andy Goode
  Miles Johnson 		15–7, 15–7   Winner
1988 Welsh International   Nick Ponting  
  		  Winner
1989 Welsh International   Nick Ponting   Miles Johnson
  Andy Salvidge 		15–11, 15–9   Winner
1990 Austrian International   Nick Ponting   Michael Keck
  Kai Mitteldorf 		  Winner
1990 Welsh International   Nick Ponting   Mike Bitten
  Bryan Blanshard 		15–5, 10–15, 15–10   Winner
1991 Wimbledon Open   Nick Ponting   Andy Goode
  Chris Hunt 		15–4, 15–10   Winner
1991 Irish International   Nick Ponting   Andy Goode
  Chris Hunt 		15–5, 15–2   Winner
1992 Wimbledon Open   Nick Ponting   Andy Goode
  Chris Hunt 		15–8, 15–4   Winner
1992 Welsh International   Nick Ponting   Michael Adams
  Chris Rees 		15–9, 15–2   Winner
1993 Iceland International   Julian Robertson   Broddi Kristjánsson
  Oli Bjorn Zimsen 		15–2, 15–4   Winner
1994 Mauritius International   Michael Adams   Teh Chong Chen
  Wong Choong Hann 		15–7, 15–7   Winner
1996 Mauritius International   Nitin Panesar   Mahathir Mustaffa
  Jason Wong 		15–6, 15–18, 15–9   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Welsh International   Claire Palmer   Mike Brown
  Jillian Wallwork 		15–11, 15–6   Winner
1992 Wimbledon Open   Sara Sankey   Simon Archer
  Joanne Davies 		5–15, 15–12, 15–11   Winner
1993 Iceland International   Lorraine Thomas   Julian Robertson
  Kerri McKittrick 		15–5, 1–0 retired   Winner
1994 Mauritius International   Karen Chapman   Michael Adams
  Joanne Davies 		11–15, 9–15   Runner-up
1996 Mauritius International   Lorraine Cole   Carl Fenton
  Justine Willmott 		15–4, 15–4   Winner

References edit

  1. ^ "Profile". BWF.
  2. ^ "Facts and Records" (PDF). Badminton England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 25 Feb. 1991, p. 35". Times Digital Archives.
  4. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 8 Feb. 1993, p. 24". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ^ "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Troke choked". www.independent.co.uk. 31 July 1992. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. ^ "BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS : DAILY REPORT : WATER POLO : Wilson Starts Off With 16 Saves to Lead U.S. Past Australia, 8-4". www.latimes.com. 2 August 1992. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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