Andrew Ellis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leeds, England | 21 January 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 9 (MD) 22 May 2014 58 (XD) 28 November 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Andrew Ellis (born 21 January 1987) is an English badminton player who specializes in doubles. [1] He won the European individual bronze medals with Chris Adcock in 2012 and 2014. Ellis reached top 10 BWF ranking in the men's doubles event with Adcock in November 2013. [2] He competed for England in the men's doubles and mixed team events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal in the team event. [3]
Men's Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | Chris Adcock | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding | 16–21, 21–19, 8–21 | Bronze |
2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | Chris Adcock | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 11–21, 14–21 | Bronze |
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Scottish Open | Peter Mills | Michael Fuchs Johannes Schöttler | 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Bitburger Open | Chris Adcock | Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas | 21–17, 20–22, 22–24 | Runner-up |
Men's Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Finnish Open | Peter Mills | Mathias Christiansen David Daugaard | 21–19, 21–12 | Winner |
2010 | Irish International | Chris Adcock | Anthony Clark Chris Langridge | 21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
2010 | Scottish International | Chris Adcock | Marcus Ellis Peter Mills | 19–21, 21–11, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Austrian International | Dean George | Viki Indra Okvana Ardiansyah Putra | 17–21, 23–21, 26–28 | Runner-up |
2008 | Scottish International | Richard Eidestedt | Chris Langridge David Lindley | 21–19, 16–21, 21–16 | Winner |
2008 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Richard Eidestedt | Wouter Claes Frédéric Mawet | 21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
2008 | Irish International | Richard Eidestedt | Martin Delfs Morten Kronborg | 21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
2006 | Welsh International | Richard Eidestedt | Matthew Hughes Martyn Lewis | 9–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2005 | Welsh International | Dean George | Edward Foster Matthew Honey | 15–12, 13–15, 15–5 | Winner |
Mixed Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Polish International | Jenny Wallwork | Wojciech Szkudlarczyk Agnieszka Wojtkowska | 21–13, 21–12 | Winner |
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