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[1]
Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's & mixed doubles
BWF profile

Biography

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

IBF World Grand Prix

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

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 Internatinal 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
  1. "Profile". BWF.
  2. "Facts and Records" (PDF). Badminton England.
  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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.