Marcus Ellis

Marcus Ellis (born 14 September 1989) is a British badminton player.[1] He was the men's doubles champion in the 2016 English National Badminton Championships.[2] Ellis and Chris Langridge won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, also gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. At the 2019 Minsk European Games, Ellis captured two gold medals; in the men's doubles with Langridge and in the mixed doubles event with Lauren Smith.

Marcus Ellis
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 Huddersfield, England
Residence	St Albans, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Pete Jeffrey
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	14 (MD 23 February 2017) 7 (XD 21 June 2018)
Current ranking	22 (MD), 9 (XD) (17 March 2020)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's doubles European Games 2019 Minsk Men's doubles 2019 Minsk Mixed doubles Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Men's doubles 2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team European Championships 2018 Huelva Mixed doubles 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2015 Leuven Mixed team 2017 Lubin Mixed team 2013 Moscow Mixed team European Men's Team Championships 2018 Kazan Men's team 2014 Basel Men's team 2016 Kazan Men's team 2012 Amsterdam Men's team European Junior Championships 2007 Völklingen Mixed team
BWF profile

Personal life

Marcus Ellis, the youngest son of Sheila and John Ellis, was born on 14 September 1989 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.[3] He has an elder brother James. Ellis started playing badminton aged seven when his father took him to the Colne Valley Leisure Centre in Slaithwaite.[4]

Ellis was first educated at Clough Head Junior School in Huddersfield, before attending Colne Valley High School, a state comprehensive school in the village of Linthwaite.[5] He attended high school with Alex Smithies, now the goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town Football Club.[1] He then studied for 6 months at Huddersfield New College before deciding to move away from Huddersfield at the age of 17 so he may train at the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes.[4]

Ellis lived in St Albans.[6]

Career

In the early years of his professional career, Ellis teamed up with a number of players in the doubles, such as Tom Wolfenden and Peter Mills in the men's doubles, and Gabby Adcock and Mariana Agathangelou in the mixed.[7] He won the men's doubles at the Denmark International in 2013 with Paul van Rietvelde.[8]

In September 2014, he teamed up with Chris Langridge. They won their first men's doubles title in December 2014 in the Italian Open,[9] and their first title in the English National Badminton Championships in February 2015, which they won again in 2016. They also won the Welsh International in 2015.[10] They were defeated in the 2016 European Championships in La Roche-sur-Yon in the semi-finals to gain a bronze.[11] They have also won medals in the European Team Championships – a silver in the Mixed Team in 2015,[12] and a bronze medal in the Men's Team in 2016.[13]

During the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Ellis and Langridge were ranked No. 22 in the world, but they managed to win a bronze, the first medal in badminton men's doubles won by a British team at the Olympics.[14]

In 2017, he won his first Grand Prix tournament title at the Dutch Open in the mixed doubles event with Lauren Smith.[15]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Australia, Ellis captured three medals – he won a gold in the men's doubles with Chris Langridge, which is England's first men's badminton double title at the Games in 40 years;[16] a silver in the mixed doubles with Lauren Smith; and also a bronze in the mixed team event.[17][18][19] At the 2018 European Championships held in Huelva, Spain, he finished in the semi final, and settled for a bronze medal in the mixed doubles event with Smith after lose a match to Danish pair Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen in the rubber games.[20]

Ellis qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2019 European Games, played in the men's doubles with Chris Langridge and in the mixed doubles with Lauren Smith. Competed as the second seeds in the men's and mixed doubles event, he reached the finals in both events.[21] In the men's doubles, Ellis and Langridge managed to claim the gold medal after beat the top seeds from Denmark Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in straight games 21–17, 21–10.[22] He secured his second gold in the mixed doubles with Smith after beat their teammates the top seeds Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock with the score 21–14, 21–9.[23]

Ellis opened the 2020 season by achieved his biggest triumph as in just his second tournament of the season, he won his first Super 300 event in Thailand Masters partnered with Lauren Smith.[24]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Chris Langridge	Chai Biao Hong Wei	21–18, 19–21, 21–10	Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Chris Langridge	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	21–13, 21–16	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Lauren Smith	Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock	21–19, 17–21, 16–21	Silver

European Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus	Chris Langridge	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	21–17, 21–10	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus	Lauren Smith	Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock	21–14, 21–9	Gold

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France	Chris Langridge	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	19–21, 14–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain	Lauren Smith	Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen	16–21, 21–19, 12–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (8 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[25] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[26]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Scottish Open	Super 100	Chris Langridge	David Daugaard Frederik Søgaard	23–21, 21–16	Winner
2018	SaarLorLux Open	Super 100	Chris Langridge	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	21–23, 21–18, 21–19	Winner
2018	Canada Open	Super 100	Chris Langridge	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel	19–21, 21–18, 22–20	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Lauren Smith	Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja	21–16, 13–21, 21–16	Winner
2019	Syed Modi International	Super 300	Lauren Smith	Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Scottish Open	Super 100	Lauren Smith	Jacco Arends Selena Piek	13–6 Retired	Winner
2018	SaarLorLux Open	Super 100	Lauren Smith	Lu Kai Chen Lu	19–21, 21–18, 21–10	Winner
2018	Dutch Open	Super 100	Lauren Smith	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2018	Spain Masters	Super 300	Lauren Smith	Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2018	Canada Open	Super 100	Lauren Smith	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich	21–13, 21–4	Winner
2018	Swiss Open	Super 300	Lauren Smith	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich	20–22, 19–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Dutch Open	Lauren Smith	Jacco Arends Selena Piek	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2012	Dutch Open	Gabrielle White	Mads Pieler Kolding Kamilla Rytter Juhl	15–21, 13–21	Runner-up

     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (16 titles, 14 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Kharkiv International	Chris Langridge	Ben Lane Sean Vendy	19–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2019	Azerbaijan International	Chris Langridge	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel	17–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2017	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Chris Langridge	Lu Chia-hung Lu Chia-pin	21–14, 21–17	Winner
2016	Austrian Open	Chris Langridge	Kenya Mitsuhashi Yuta Watanabe	21–14, 21–16	Winner
2015	Welsh International	Chris Langridge	Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha	21–16, 16–21, 21–16	Winner
2015	White Nights	Chris Langridge	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	10–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2014	Italian International	Chris Langridge	Michael Fuchs Johannes Schoettler	21–11, 21–19	Winner
2013	Italian International	Paul van Rietvelde	Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Kim Astrup Sorensen	25–23, 16–21, 21–19	Winner
2012	Welsh International	Paul van Rietvelde	Peter Briggs Harley Towler	16–21, 21–9, 21–16	Winner
2012	Belgian International	Paul van Rietvelde	Adam Cwalina Koen Ridder	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2012	Portugal International	Paul van Rietvelde	Zvonimir Durkinjak Nikolaj Overgaard	12–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2011	Irish International	Peter Mills	Adam Cwalina Michal Logosz	15–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2011	Scottish International	Peter Mills	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2010	Scottish International	Peter Mills	Chris Adcock Andrew Ellis	21–19, 11–21, 21–15	Winner
2010	Norwegian International	Peter Mills	Ingo Kindervater Johannes Schöttler	17–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2010	Bulgarian International	Peter Mills	Martin Campbell Angus Gilmour	21–14, 21–10	Winner
2010	Czech International	Peter Mills	Chris Langridge Robin Middleton	9–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2009	Irish International	Peter Mills	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	18–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2009	Belgian International	Peter Mills	Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder	28–30, 12–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Italian International	Lauren Smith	Ben Lane Jessica Pugh	21–16, 19–21, 4–21	Runner-up
2013	French International	Alyssa Lim	Robert Blair Imogen Bankier	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2012	Welsh International	Gabrielle White	Chris Langridge Heather Olver	22–20, 21–16	Winner
2012	Scottish International	Gabrielle White	Ruud Bosch Selena Piek	21–16, 21–16	Winner
2012	Czech International	Gabrielle White	Chris Langridge Heather Olver	20–22, 7–6 Retired	Runner-up
2012	Belgian International	Gabrielle White	Chris Langridge Heather Olver	9–21, 21–10, 21–17	Winner
2012	Spanish Open	Gabrielle White	Ronan Labar Emilie Lefel	21–9, 21–13	Winner
2012	Portugal International	Gabrielle White	Zvonimir Durkinjak Stasa Poznanovic	21–17, 15–21, 24–22	Winner
2011	Irish International	Heather Olver	Dave Khodabux Selena Piek	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2009	Belgian International	Heather Olver	Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps	21–9, 25–23	Winner
2009	Norwegian International	Heather Olver	Robin Middleton Mariana Agathangelou	21–19, 21–17	Winner

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series tournament

     BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Marcus Ellis". Badminton England. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
2. "Men's champions". Badminton England. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
3. Booth, Mel (18 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Ellis family hoping Marcus can deliver medal dream to Huddersfield". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
4. Booth, Mel (17 August 2016). "Long road from Colne Valley Leisure Centre to Rio for Olympic hero Marcus Ellis". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
5. Booth, Mel (18 August 2016). "Tears flow as Huddersfield badminton star Marcus Ellis wins Olympic bronze medal". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
6. "Examiner Community Awards 2017: Meet the nominees for Sports Personality". www.examiner.co.uk. Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
7. "Marcus Ellis: Ranking history". Badminton World Federation.
8. "Ellis and Van Rietvelde triumph in Denmark". Badminton England. 4 May 2013.
9. "Ellis and Langridge's road to Rio bronze". Badminton England. 22 August 2016.
10. Gildea, Samantha (11 August 2016). "Olympic Games Rio 2016: Who is Marcus Ellis? All about the Team GB badminton player". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
11. Scott.Kirk (3 May 2016). "Two bronze medals for Milton Keynes- based England players at European Championships". One MK.
12. Sukumar, Dev (15 February 2015). "2015 European Mixed Team Championships – Day 5: Denmark Reclaim Crown". Badminton World Federation.
13. "European Badminton 2016: England settle for bronze". Badminton England. 20 February 2016.
14. Johnson, Daniel (26 August 2016). "Badminton heroes Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge turn sights to 2020". The Daily Telegraph.
15. Daal Van, Mireille (15 October 2017). "First tournament victory for Ellis and Smith". Badminton Europe.
16. "England pair win badminton men's doubles gold". BBC Sport. 15 April 2018.
17. "Commonwealth Games: Chris and Gabby Adcock retain badminton mixed doubles title". BBC Sport. 15 April 2018.
18. Booth, Mel (9 April 2018). "Huddersfield ace Marcus Ellis wins England team bronze in Commonwealth Games". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
19. "Participants: Marcus Ellis". Gold Coast 2018. 25 June 2018.
20. "Chris and Gabby Adcock and Rajiv Ouseph reach European Championship finals". BBC. 28 April 2018.
21. "Pressure to perform spurs British badminton stars to new heights". Minsk 2019. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
22. Bech, Rasmus (29 June 2019). "Langridge and Ellis did it again". Badminton Europe.
23. Bech, Rasmus (30 June 2019). "Smith and Ellis winning Team GB clash". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
24. Sukumar, Dev (28 January 2020). "Thai Triumph Provides Fillip for Ellis & Smith in Olympic Year". olympics.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
25. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
26. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

External links

• Marcus Ellis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Marcus Ellis at BWFbadminton.com
• Marcus Ellis on Twitter