David Lindley (badminton)

David Lindley
Personal information
Country England
Born (1979-04-23) 23 April 1979 (age 45)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking43 (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. 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. Lindley junior also won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 1997 European Junior Championships in Nymburk, Czech Republic.

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

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Nymburk, Czech Republic Donna Kellogg Kristian Langbak
Jane F. Bramsen 		9–15, 9–15 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

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

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
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
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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