David Lindley (badminton)

English badminton player and coach (born 1979)

Badminton player

David Lindley

Personal information
Country|  England
Born|  (1979-04-23) 23 April 1979 (age 45)
Height| 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking| 43 (MD 8 October 2009)
45 (XD 8 October 2009)

Medal record

Men's badminton
Representing  England
Sudirman Cup
|  2007 Glasgow | Mixed team
European Mixed Team Championships
|  2008 Herning | Mixed team
|  2006 Den Bosch | Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
|  2008 Almere | Men's team
|  2006 Thessalonica | Men's team
European Junior Championships
|  1997 Nymburk | Mixed doubles

BWF profile

David Lindley (born 23 April 1979) is an English badminton player and coach.[1] The right-handler, Lindley started playing badminton at aged six, and in the junior event, he becoming boys' doubles U-19 national champion in 1997 and 1998.[2][3] Lindley junior also won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 1997 European Junior Championships in Nymburk, Czech Republic.[4]

In the international event, he won double title at the 2000 Scottish[5] and Iceland International,[6] and at the 2006 Slovak International tournaments in the men's and mixed doubles event.[7] In the national event, Lindley who represented Nottinghamshire, was the men's doubles finalist at the national championships in 2004 partnered with Kristian Roebuck,[8] 2006 with Simon Archer,[9] 2007 with Chris Langridge,[10] and in 2008 with Richard Eidestedt,[11] Now he work as assistant pathway coach at the England national badminton team.[1]

## Achievements

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### European Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1997 | Nymburk, Czech Republic |  Donna Kellogg |  Kristian Langbak
Jane F. Bramsen | 9–15, 9–15  |  Bronze

### BWF Grand Prix

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The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2007  | Bitburger Open |  Robert Blair |  Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen | 17–21, 15–21  |  Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2004  | U.S. Open |  Suzanne Rayappan |  Lin Wei-hsiang
Cheng Wen-hsing | 5–15, 7–15  |  Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2009  | Swedish International |  Chris Langridge |  Naoki Kawamae
Shoji Sato | 21–15, 14–21, 17–21  |  Runner-up
2008  | Scottish International |  Chris Langridge |  Richard Eidestedt
Andrew Ellis | 19–21, 21–16, 16–21  |  Runner-up
2007  | Scottish International |  Robert Blair |  Vitalij Durkin
Alexandr Nikolaenko | 21–18, 21–12  |  Winner
2006  | Slovak International |  Chris Langridge |  Dean George
Chris Tonks | 21–12, 21–11  |  Winner
2005  | Italian International |  Simon Archer |  Simon Mollyhus
Anders Kristiansen | 10–15, 15–9, 13–15  |  Runner-up
2004  | Norwegian International |  Kristian Roebuck |  Kristof Hopp
Ingo Kindervater | 14–15, 13–15  |  Runner-up
2004  | Canadian International |  Kristian Roebuck |  Ian Palethorpe
Paul Trueman | 8–15, 15–13, 12–15  |  Runner-up
2003  | Iceland International |  Kristian Roebuck |  Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Jesper Larsen | 8–15, 9–15  |  Runner-up
2003  | Norwegian International |  Kristian Roebuck |  Lee Jae-jin
Hwang Ji-man | 10–15, 2–15  |  Runner-up
2001  | French International |  Peter Jeffrey |  Vincent Laigle
Svetoslav Stoyanov | 1–7, 2–7, 2–7  |  Runner-up
2000  | Iceland International |  Peter Jeffrey |  Stephen Foster
Ian Palethorpe | 15–10, 9–15, 15–11  |  Winner
2000  | Scottish International |  Peter Jeffrey |  Yousuke Nakanishi
Shinya Ohtsuka | 15–7, 12–15, 15–12  |  Winner
1998  | Spanish International |  Michael Scholes |  Manuel Dubrulle
Vincent Laigle | 9–15, 11–15  |  Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2006  | Slovak International |  Suzanne Rayappan |  Matthew Honey
Heather Olver | 21–12, 21–19  |  Winner
2004  | Canadian International |  Suzanne Rayappan |  Kristian Roebuck
Liza Parker | 0–15, 6–15  |  Runner-up
2002  | Canadian International |  Liza Parker |  Kristian Roebuck
Natalie Munt | 8–11, 6–11  |  Runner-up
2000  | Iceland International |  Emma Constable |  Graham Crow
Natalie Munt | 15–3, 15–8  |  Winner
2000  | Scottish International |  Emma Constable |  Peter Jeffrey
Suzanne Rayappan | 15–13, 6–15, 15–13  |  Winner
2000  | Austrian International |  Liza Parker |  Ola Molin
Johanna Persson | 9–15, 15–12, 9–15  |  Runner-up
1998  | Slovak International |  Joanne Wright |  Anthony Clark
Lorraine Cole | 5–15, 3–15  |  Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament

## References

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1. ^ a b "Dave Lindley". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
2. ^ "Making a racquet". BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
3. ^ "History of Badminton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
4. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
5. ^ "Post-War Scottish Open Championships winners" (PDF). BadmintonScotland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
6. ^ "Iceland: International Championships". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
7. ^ "Sport in Brief: Badminton". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
8. ^ "Sport in Brief: Badminton". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
9. ^ "Local Stars Shine Again". Nottinghamshire Badminton Association. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
10. ^ "National Championships – Robertson and Emms defeated". Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
11. ^ "Another Busy Weekend – National Champs". Badzine.net. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

## External links

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* David Lindley at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com