Gordon Thomson (badminton)

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Gordon Thomson
Personal information
CountryFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Born (1985-08-05) 5 August 1985 (age 34)
Residence Glasgow, Scotland
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm) [1]
HandednessRight
CoachAlan Thomson
Men's Singles & Men's Doubles
Highest ranking139 (MS) 17 Dec 2009
212 (MD) 16 Apr 2015
BWF profile

Gordon Thomson (born 5 August 1985) is a Scottish male badminton player. [2] [3] He won two time Scottish National Badminton Championships men's singles event in 2007 and 2009. [1] [3]

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Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Welsh International Flag of Scotland.svg Adam Hall Flag of England.svg Matthew Nottingham
Flag of England.svg Harley Towler
15-21, 13-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gordon Thomson (SCO)". www.nationalbadmintonleague.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Players: Gordon Thomson". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Gordon Thomson". www.badmintonscotland.org.uk. BadmintonScotland . Retrieved 14 September 2016.