Andrew Smith (badminton)

English badminton player

Badminton player

Andrew Smith

Personal information
Birth name| Andrew Michael Smith
Country|  England
Born|  (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 39)
Portsmouth, England
Height| 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness| Right
Coach| David Hunt
Men's singles
Highest ranking| 12 (5 April 2007 [1])

Medal record

Men's badminton
Representing  England
Sudirman Cup
|  2007 Glasgow | Mixed team
European Mixed Team Championships
|  2009 Liverpool | Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
|  2008 Almere | Men's team
|  2006 Thessalonica | Men's team

BWF profile

Andrew Michael Smith (born 3 June 1984) is an English badminton player.

## Career[edit]

He had won the New Zealand International in 2004, the Australian International in 2004 and 2005, and also the Croatian International and the Vietnam Open in 2006. In 2008, he made it into the quarter finals of India Open and semifinals of Singapore Super Series.

Smith competed at the 2006 IBF World Championships. He defeated Pablo Abián of Spain 21–15, 21–13 in the first round. Then was defeated by Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 21–19, 21–13.

Although possessing a World ranking of 17, he didn't attend the English National Championships in Manchester in 2007. He represented Great Britain in the badminton men's singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.[2]

## Achievements[edit]

### IBF World Grand Prix (1 title)[edit]

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year  | Tournament  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2006  | Vietnam Open |  Ismail Saman | 21–14, 12–21, 21–19  |  Winner

### BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 7 runners-up)[edit]

Men's singles

Year  | Tournament  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2013  | Cyprus International |  Scott Evans | 17–21, 11–21  |  Runner-up
2012  | Victorian International |  Anup Sridhar | 13–21, 11–21  |  Runner-up
2012  | Slovenian International |  Mohit Kamat | 21–18, 21–17  |  Winner
2008  | Canadian International |  Shoji Sato | 18–21, 16–21  |  Runner-up
2006  | Dutch International |  Björn Joppien | 19–21, 15–21  |  Runner-up
2006  | Croatian International |  Andrew Dabeka | 21–7, 22–24, 21–19  |  Winner
2005  | Australian International |  Geoffrey Bellingham | 15–8, 15–10  |  Winner
2004  | Australian International |  Niluka Karunaratne | 15–7, 15–8  |  Winner
2004  | New Zealand International |  Yuichi Ikeda | 15–0, 15–8  |  Winner
2004  | Western Australia International |  Sairul Amar Ayob | 12–15, 4–15  |  Runner-up
2004  | Auckland International |  Sairul Amar Ayob | 6–15, 11–15  |  Runner-up
2004  | Ballarat International |  Sairul Amar Ayob | 7–15, 13–15  |  Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2011  | Counties Manukau International |  Daniel Shirley |  Wesley Caulkett
Raymond Tam | 21–12, 21–10  |  Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

## References[edit]

1. ^ IBF Historical Ranking - MENS SINGLES Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Badminton England: England fill all six places in Olympic squad[permanent dead link]

* "Andrew Smith at InternationalBadminton.org". Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
* "Andrew Smith at BadmintonEngland.co.uk". Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.

## External links[edit]

* Andrew Smith at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
* Andrew Smith at BWFbadminton.com
* Andrew Smith at Olympedia
* Andrew Smith at Olympics.com
* Andrew Smith at Team GB