Eddy Sutton

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Eddy Sutton
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born1948 (age 7677) [1]
Stoke, England
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Dublin Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Preston Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1978 PrestonMixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1976 DublinMixed team

Edward H Sutton (born 1948) is a former English badminton international player and a former national champion. [2]

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Biography

Sutton became the English National doubles champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships in 1975 with David Eddy. [3] Sutton played for Staffordshire and England and was also won the men's doubles title at the Denmark Open in 1975 and the Czechoslovakian International in 1978.

He was a teacher by trade and married fellow badminton player Barbara Giles on 22 October 1977. [4] [5]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1976 Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin, Ireland Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
15–13, 12–15, 6–15 Med 2.png Silver
1978 Guild Hall, Preston, England Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
9–15, 5–15 Med 3.png Bronze

International tournaments (9 titles, 10 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1972 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Philip Smith 6–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1972 Portugal International Flag of England.svg William Kidd Flag of England.svg David Hutchinson
Flag of England.svg Philip Smith
15–11, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1973 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Elliot Stuart
15–12, 18–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1975Dutch Open Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
12–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1976 Denmark Open Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs
Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen
15–13, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1976 German Open Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
13–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1976 Welsh International Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of England.svg Alan Connor
Flag of England.svg William Kidd
15–7, 13–18, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977Dutch Open Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Skovgaard
6–15, 15–8, 17–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977Welsh International Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of England.svg Elliot Stuart
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
9–13 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
1977 Canadian Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
17–16, 11–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1978Welsh International Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
8–15, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1978 Czechoslovakian International Flag of England.svg Alan Connor Flag of the Netherlands.svg Clemens Wortel
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Guus van der Vlugt
15–10, 18–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1979Denmark Open Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of Japan.svg Yoshitaka Iino
Flag of Japan.svg Masao Tsuchida
9–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1981Welsh International Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of England.svg Tim Stokes
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Richards
15–11, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1981Victor Cup Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland Flag of Indonesia.svg Arya Aslim
Flag of Indonesia.svg Bambang Dihardja
4–15, 15–8, 15–13Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1982Bell's Open Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of Denmark.svg Claus Thomsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Nils Skeby
18–15, 10–15, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1972 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Nora Perry Flag of England.svg William Kidd
Flag of England.svg Barbara Giles
4–15, 15–11, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1981 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Karen Bridge Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland
Flag of England.svg Karen Chapman
15–10, 9–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1983Bell's Open Flag of Scotland.svg Alison Fulton Flag of England.svg Duncan Bridge
Flag of England.svg Karen Beckman
8–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

References

  1. "1948 births". Free BMD.
  2. Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton, page 86. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN   0-85112-271-X.
  3. ""Sports in Brief." Times, 16 Dec. 1974, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
  4. "1977 marriages". Free BMD.
  5. Scheele, H. A. E., ed. (November 1977). "On the side lines: Some notes and news from all parts" (PDF). World Badminton (31 ed.). p. 9. Retrieved 6 January 2025.