Andrew Smith (badminton)

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Andrew Smith
Personal information
Birth nameAndrew Michael Smith
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Born (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 41)
Portsmouth, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
CoachDavid Hunt
Men's singles
Highest ranking12 (5 April 2007 [1] )
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Almere Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Thessalonica Men's team
BWF profile

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

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Career

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 did not 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

IBF World Grand Prix (1 title)

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

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2006 Vietnam Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Ismail Saman 21–14, 12–21, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2013 Cyprus International Flag of Ireland.svg Scott Evans 17–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 Victorian International Flag of India.svg Anup Sridhar 13–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 Slovenian International Flag of India.svg Mohit Kamat 21–18, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Canadian International Flag of Japan.svg Shoji Sato 18–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006 Dutch International Flag of Germany.svg Björn Joppien 19–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006 Croatian International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Dabeka 21–7, 22–24, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Australian International Flag of New Zealand.svg Geoffrey Bellingham 15–8, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 Australian International Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Niluka Karunaratne 15–7, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 New Zealand International Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Ikeda 15–0, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 Western Australia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Sairul Amar Ayob 12–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Auckland International Flag of Malaysia.svg Sairul Amar Ayob 6–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Ballarat International Flag of Malaysia.svg Sairul Amar Ayob 7–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Counties Manukau International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wesley Caulkett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Raymond Tam
21–12, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References