David Lindley (born 23 April 1979) is an English badminton player and coach.[1] The right-handler, Lindley started playing badminton at aged six, and in the junior event, he becoming boys' doubles U-19 national champion in 1997 and 1998.[2][3] Lindley junior also won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 1997 European Junior Championships in Nymburk, Czech Republic.[4]
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| Country |  England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 April 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 43 (MD 8 October 2009) 45 (XD 8 October 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the international event, he won double title at the 2000 Scottish[5] and Iceland International,[6] and at the 2006 Slovak International tournaments in the men's and mixed doubles event.[7] In the national event, Lindley who represented Nottinghamshire, was the men's doubles finalist at the national championships in 2004 partnered with Kristian Roebuck,[8] 2006 with Simon Archer,[9] 2007 with Chris Langridge,[10] and in 2008 with Richard Eidestedt,[11] Now he work as assistant pathway coach at the England national badminton team.[1]
Achievements edit
European Junior Championships edit
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1997 | Nymburk, Czech Republic | Donna Kellogg
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 Kristian Langbak Jane F. Bramsen
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9–15, 9–15 |  Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix edit
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Bitburger Open | Robert Blair
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Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
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17–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | U.S. Open | Suzanne Rayappan
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 Lin Wei-hsiang Cheng Wen-hsing
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5–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Slovak International | Suzanne Rayappan
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Matthew Honey Heather Olver
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21–12, 21–19 |  Winner
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| 2004 | Canadian International | Suzanne Rayappan
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Kristian Roebuck Liza Parker
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0–15, 6–15 | Runner-up
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| 2002 | Canadian International | Liza Parker
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Kristian Roebuck Natalie Munt
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8–11, 6–11 | Runner-up
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| 2000 | Iceland International | Emma Constable
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Graham Crow Natalie Munt
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15–3, 15–8 | Winner
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| 2000 | Scottish International | Emma Constable
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Peter Jeffrey Suzanne Rayappan
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15–13, 6–15, 15–13 | Winner
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| 2000 | Austrian International | Liza Parker
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 Ola Molin Johanna Persson
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9–15, 15–12, 9–15 | Runner-up
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| 1998 | Slovak International | Joanne Wright
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Anthony Clark Lorraine Cole
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5–15, 3–15 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ a b "Dave Lindley". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Making a racquet". BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "History of Badminton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Post-War Scottish Open Championships winners" (PDF). BadmintonScotland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Iceland: International Championships". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Sport in Brief: Badminton". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Sport in Brief: Badminton". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Local Stars Shine Again". Nottinghamshire Badminton Association. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "National Championships – Robertson and Emms defeated". Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Another Busy Weekend – National Champs". Badzine.net. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
External links edit
- David Lindley at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com