Andrew Ellis (badminton)

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Andrew Ellis
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Andrew Ellis at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 36)
Leeds, England
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking9 (MD) 22 May 2014
58 (XD) 28 November 2013
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Kazan Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Karlskrona Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Moscow Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Basel Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Amsterdam Men's team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Bendigo Mixed team
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]

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Achievements

European Championships

Men's Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Flag of England.svg Chris Adcock Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Conrad-Petersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Pieler Kolding
16–21, 21–19, 8–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Flag of England.svg Chris Adcock Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Boe
Flag of Denmark.svg Carsten Mogensen
11–21, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

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

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Peter Mills Flag of Germany.svg Michael Fuchs
Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Schöttler
15–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Bitburger Open Flag of England.svg Chris Adcock Flag of India.svg Rupesh Kumar
Flag of India.svg Sanave Thomas
21–17, 20–22, 22–24Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Finnish Open Flag of England.svg Peter Mills Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg David Daugaard
21–19, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Irish International Flag of England.svg Chris Adcock Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
Flag of England.svg Chris Langridge
21–13, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Scottish International Flag of England.svg Chris Adcock Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of England.svg Peter Mills
19–21, 21–11, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Austrian International Flag of England.svg Dean George Flag of Indonesia.svg Viki Indra Okvana
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ardiansyah Putra
17–21, 23–21, 26–28Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 Scottish International Flag of England.svg Richard Eidestedt Flag of England.svg Chris Langridge
Flag of England.svg David Lindley
21–19, 16–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Flag of England.svg Richard Eidestedt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wouter Claes
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Mawet
21–12, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Irish International Flag of England.svg Richard Eidestedt Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Delfs
Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Kronborg
21–13, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Richard Eidestedt Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Martyn Lewis
9–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Dean George Flag of England.svg Edward Foster
Flag of England.svg Matthew Honey
15–12, 13–15, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Polish International Flag of England.svg Jenny Wallwork Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Wojtkowska
21–13, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Andrew Ellis". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. "Doubles specialist Andy Ellis announces retirement from badminton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. "Andrew Ellis Biography". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.