Peter Mills (badminton)
Peter Mills (born 31 March 1988) is an English badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1][2] He started playing badminton in Southwell Junior Badminton Club at age 8, and became the England national badminton team at age 19. In 2007, he won the European Junior Badminton Championships in the boys' doubles event with Chris Adcock.[3] He competed for England in the men's doubles and mixed team events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze and silver medal respectively.[4]
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Born | Nottingham, England | 31 March 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Jakob Hoi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 20 (29 May 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 57 (18 May 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
21–17, 21–17 |
European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, Völklingen, Saarbrücken, Germany |
21–16, 21–15 |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Scottish Open | 21–15, 19–21, 15–21 | |||
2015 | Scottish Open | 15–21, 18–21 | |||
2012 | Bitburger Open | 15–21, 11–21 |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
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References
- "Peter MILLS Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Peter Mills". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Peter Mills". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Badminton: Nottinghamshire duo Adcock and Mills gearing up for prestigious All England Championships this week". www.nottinghampost.com. Nottingham Post. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links
- Peter Mills on Twitter
- Peter Mills at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Peter Mills at BWFbadminton.com
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