Martin Dew

Martin Dew is a former English male badminton player who specialized in doubles.

Career

Dew won two medals in the World Championships, a silver medal in 1983 for men's doubles and a bronze medal in 1987 for mixed doubles. He shared the mixed doubles title at the prestigious All-England Championships twice with Gillian Gilks (1982 and 1984). Dew is also one of the most successful players ever in the European Badminton Championships with four titles, one of them in men's doubles and three in mixed doubles.

Achievements
Rank Event Date Venue
World Championships
3 Mixed doubles (with Gillian Gilks) 1987 Beijing, CHN
European Championships
1 Mixed doubles 1982 Böblingen, GER
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1		 Men's doubles
Mixed doubles		 1984 Preston, ENG
1 Mixed doubles 1986 Uppsala, SWE
2 Men's doubles 1982 Böblingen, GER
Commonwealth Games
1 Mixed doubles 1982 Brisbane, AUS
2 Men's doubles 1982 Brisbane, AUS
Open Championships
1 Mixed doubles 1982, 1984 All England
1 Mixed doubles 1982, 1985 Indonesia Open

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Mike Tredgett Steen Fladberg
Jesper Helledie		 10–15, 10–15 Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 All England Open Mike Tredgett Thomas Kihlström
Stefan Karlsson		 10–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1983 Scandinavian Cup Mike Tredgett Rudy Heryanto
Hariamanto Kartono		 15–12, 16–18, 11–15 Runner-up
1984 Japan Open Steve Baddeley Thomas Kihlström
Stefan Karlsson		 6–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1984 German Open Mike Tredgett Duncan Bridge
Nigel Tier		 15–9, 7–15, 18–17 Winner
1984 All England Open Mike Tredgett Rudy Heryanto
Hariamanto Kartono		 11–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1985 Malaysia Open Dipak Tailor Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek		 16–18, 15–12, 3–15 Runner-up
1985 Scandinavian Cup Dipak Tailor Steen Fladberg
Jesper Helledie		 12–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1986 Scandinavian Cup Dipak Tailor Steen Fladberg
Jesper Helledie		 9–15, 18–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1986 Carlton-Intersport-Cup Dipak Tailor Steen Fladberg
Jesper Helledie		 15–9, 18–14 Winner
1986 Denmark Open Dipak Tailor Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		 9–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1986 English Masters Dipak Tailor Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		 15–11, 5–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1987 Poona Open Dipak Tailor Peter Buch
Nils Skeby		 15–3, 17–15 Winner
1987 German Open Dipak Tailor Sawei Chanseorasmee
Sakrapee Thongsari		 12–15, 10–15 Runner-up
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References
  • European results
  • English statistics
  • All England champions 1899-2007
  • Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 38-39, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6


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