Gregory Mairs | |||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Country | England | ||||||||||||||
Born | Manchester, England | 7 December 1994||||||||||||||
Residence | Loughborough, England | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||
Men's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 71 (MD, 13 July 2017) 28 (XD with Jenny Mairs, 9 April 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 41 (XD with Jenny Mairs, 2 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Gregory Mairs (born 7 December 1994) is an English badminton player.
Mairs started playing badminton at the age of six in Weaverham Leisure Centre. [1] [2]
In 2023, he won his second national doubles title at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham, partenering Jenny Moore. [3] The following year, Mairs successfully defended the title, this time as a husband and wife team. [4]
He married his mixed doubles partner Jenny Moore on 27 July 2023. [5]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Polish International | Christopher Coles | Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han | 16–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Turkey International | Peter Briggs | Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin | 14–21, 21–14, 21–23 | Runner-up |
2019 | Estonian International | Peter Briggs | Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Loh Kean Hean | 22–20, 21–18 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Spanish International | Jenny Moore | Marvin Seidel Linda Efler | 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Slovenian International | Jenny Moore | Mikkel Mikkelsen Mai Surrow | 12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Norwegian International | Jenny Moore | Lasse Mølhede Alexandra Bøje | 21–11, 19–21, 21–11 | Winner |
2017 | Irish Open | Jenny Moore | Sam Magee Chloe Magee | 21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
2018 | Estonian International | Jenny Moore | Peter Käsbauer Olga Konon | 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Slovenian International | Jenny Moore | Kristoffer Knudsen Isabella Nielsen | 13–21, 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
2019 | Estonian International | Victoria Williams | Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Tan Wei Han | 18–21, 21–14, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Slovenian International | Victoria Williams | Anton Kaisti Inalotta Suutarinen | 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
2022 | Irish Open | Jenny Moore | Andreas Søndergaard Iben Bergstein | 21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
2022 | Bahrain International | Jenny Moore | Ruttanapak Oupthong Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat | 21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
2023 | Irish Open | Jenny Mairs | Terry Hee Jessica Tan | 17–21, 21–18, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | Bahrain International | Jenny Mairs | Zhou Zhihong Yang Jiayi | 26–28, 21–16, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2023 | Welsh International | Jenny Mairs | Jan Colin Völker Stine Küspert | 20–22, 16–21 | Runner-up |
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