Chris Rees (badminton)

Chris Rees
Personal information
Birth name	Christopher Rees
Born	(1965-06-30) 30 June 1965 (age 59) [1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Handedness	Right [1]
Event	Men's singles and doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   Wales European Championships 1988 Kristiansand Men's doubles European Junior Championships 1983 Helsinki Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Christopher Rees (born 30 June 1965) is a former Welsh badminton player, who later works as national team coach and manager. ^[2] He won the boys' doubles title at the European Junior Champions in 1983 ^[3] and the men's doubles bronze medalist at the European Championships in 1988. ^[4] He competed at the 1986, 1990, and 1994 Commonwealth Games. ^[5]

Rees has won 23 Welsh National Championships titles, ^[6] achieved 130 caps for Wales, and reached a career-high as world number 12. ^[2] After retired as badminton player, he went into coaching becoming Welsh national coach and manager, ^{[7] [8]} also part of Great Britain team coach at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. ^[2]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway	Lyndon Williams	Michael Kjeldsen Jens Peter Nierhoff	8–15, 7–15	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Helsinkian Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland	Lyndon Williams	Claus Thomsen Karsten Schultz	15–12, 18–16	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Scottish Open	Lyndon Williams	Michael Kjeldsen Jens Peter Nierhoff	4–15, 4–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Norwegian International	Uun Santosa	15–12, 15–10	Winner
1988	Welsh Open	Darren Hall	5–15, 1–5 retired	Runner-up
1989	Irish International	Anthony Gallagher	16–18, 7–15	Runner-up
1989	Welsh International	Matthew A. Smith	7–15, 18–14, 17–18	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Welsh Open	Lyndon Williams	Martin Dew Darren Hall	7–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1988	Welsh Open	Michael Adams	Nick Ponting Dave Wright	3–15, 15–10, 8–15	Runner-up
1991	Welsh International	Michael Adams	David Humble Anil Kaul	15–11, 15–12	Winner
1992	Welsh International	Michael Adams	Nick Ponting Dave Wright	9–15, 2–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Norwegian International	Sarah Doody	Christian Ljungmark Susanne Jacobsson	15–12, 17–18, 15–8	Winner

References

1. "Players: Chris Rees". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 24 April 2020.
2. "Chris Rees". benefitfullcircle.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
3. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
4. "European Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
5. "Christopher Rees". thecgf.com. The Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
6. "Welsh National Championships". www.badminton.wales. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
7. "Wales pick badminton elite". bbc.co.uk. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
8. Harris, Nick (29 July 2002). "Badminton: Morgan the Racket seeks action replay of greatest moment". www.independent.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

External links

• Chris Rees at BWF Badminton.com
• Chris Rees at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Chris Rees at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)