Jack Shephard (para-badminton)

Jack Shephard

Personal information
Born	(1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 (age 28) Chesterfield, England
Height	135 cm (4 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country	England
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking	1 (MS 1 January 2019) 1 (MD with Krysten Coombs 1 January 2019) 4 (XD with Rachel Choong 8 November 2022)
Current ranking	2 (MS) 8 (MD with Krysten Coombs) 4 (XD with Rachel Choong) (8 November 2022)
Medal record Para-badminton Representing   Great Britain European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles SH6 2023 Rotterdam Mixed doubles SH6 Representing   England World Championships 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles 2017 Ulsan Men's singles 2019 Basel Men's singles 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles 2022 Tokyo Men's singles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles 2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles European Championships 2018 Rodez Men's singles 2018 Rodez Men's doubles 2016 Beek Mixed doubles 2014 Murcia Men's singles 2014 Murcia Men's doubles 2016 Beek Men's singles

Jack Shephard (born 25 July 1997) is an English para-badminton player who plays in SS6 events for players who have short stature and achondroplasia. ^{[1] [2]}

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles SH6

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Andrew Martin	13–21, 21–14, 19–21	Bronze
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Krysten Coombs	10–21, 21–19, 23–21	Gold
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Wong Chun Yim	21–17, 21–10	Gold
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Chu Man Kai	20–22, 21–13, 20–22	Silver

Men's doubles SH6

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Krysten Coombs	Isaak Dalglish Andrew Martin	21–11, 21–16	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Krysten Coombs	Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim	19–21, 21–16, 16–21	Silver

Mixed doubles SH6

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Rebecca Bedford	Andrew Martin Rachel Choong	8–21, 17–21	Silver
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Rebecca Bedford	Andrew Martin Rachel Choong	16–21, 4–21	Silver
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Rachel Choong	Subhan Rina Marlina	8–21, 12–21	Bronze

European Para Championships

Men's singles SH6

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Charles Noakes	23–21, 17–21, 22–20	Gold

Mixed doubles SH6

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Rachel Choong	Krysten Coombs Oliwia Szmigiel	21–16, 21–11	Gold

European Championships

Men's singles SH6

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain	Andrew Martin	12–21, 11–21	Bronze
2016	Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands	Krysten Coombs	21–18, 13–21, 14–21	Bronze
2018	Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France	Krysten Coombs	17–21, 21–10, 21–12	Gold

Men's doubles SH6

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014 [a]	High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain	Krysten Coombs	Isaak Dalglish Andrew Martin	19–21, 18–21	Bronze
			Grzegorz Jednaki Robert Laing	21–17, 21–6
			Niall McVeigh Alexander Mekhdiev	21–23, 21–15, 17–21
2018 [a]	Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France	Krysten Coombs	Andrew Moorcroft Robert Laing	21–6, 21–8	Gold
			Alexander Mekhdiev Fabien Morat	21–10, 21–11
			Milan Grahovac Djordje Koprivica	21–3, 21–4
			Isaak Dalglish Andrew Martin	15–21, 21–10, 21–10

Mixed doubles SH6

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016 [a]	Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands	Rebecca Bedford	Isaak Dalglish Maria Bartusz	21–9, 21–12	Silver
			Robert Laing Deidre Nagle	21–5, 21–10
			Andrew Moorcroft Emma Farnham	21–9, 21–9
			Andrew Martin Rachel Choong	13–21, 11–21

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (6 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022. ^[3]

Men's singles SH6

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International I	Level 1	Krishna Nagar	21–13, 21–13	Winner
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Chu Man Kai	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Canada Para Badminton International	Level 1	Vitor Tavares	21–17, 21–10	Winner
2022	4 Nations Para Badminton International	Level 1	Chu Man Kai	11–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2023	Canada Para Badminton International	Level 1	Krishna Nagar	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2024	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Chu Man Kai	22–24, 5–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles SH6

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Rachel Choong	Chu Man Kai Choi Wing Kei	21–10, 21–6	Winner
2022	Thailand Para Badminton International	Level 1	Rachel Choong	Natthapong Meechai Chai Saeyang	21–23, 21–11, 21–15	Winner
2023	4 Nations Para Badminton International	Level 1	Rachel Choong	Subhan Rina Marlina	19–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2024	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Rachel Choong	Sivarajan Solaimalai Nithya Sre Sivan	21–14, 21–14	Winner
2024	Spanish Para Badminton International I	Level 1	Rachel Choong	Nilton Quispe Giuliana Póveda	21–15, 16–21, 21–12	Winner

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (12 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles SH6

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Spanish Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	13–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2017	Irish Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	13–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2017	Japan Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	18–21, 23–21, 23–21	Winner
2018	Spanish Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	21–15, 21–19	Winner
2018	Dubai Para Badminton International	Didin Taresoh	21–7, 24–22	Winner
2018	Irish Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	13–21, 21–19, 21–13	Winner
2018	Thailand Para Badminton International	Wong Chun Yim	14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2018	Japan Para Badminton International	Jack Shephard	21–11, 14–21, 21–19	Winner
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Chu Man Kai	16–21, 21–19, 21–17	Winner
2021	Spanish Para Badminton International	Jack Shephard	21–23, 21–23	Runner-up

Men's doubles SH6

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Spanish Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	Isaak Dalglish Andrew Martin	21–11, 21–9	Winner
			Grzegorz Jednaki Sun-jong Lie	21–8, 21–8
			Robert Laing Wong Chun Yim	21–14, 21–6
2016	Irish Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	Oliver Clarke Andrew Martin	21–4, 21–19	Winner
2018	Dubai Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim	21–12, 21–16	Winner
2018	Irish Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim	21–17, 21–11	Winner
2018	Thailand Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim	14–21, 21–11, 21–16	Winner
2018	Japan Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	An Gyeong-min Andrew Moorcroft	21–3, 21–7	Winner
			Natthapong Meechai Bunthan Yaemmali	21–5, 21–11
			Yohei Hatakeyama Fabien Morat	21–7, 21–2

Notes

1. This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

1. "Jack Shephard - Profile". Badminton England . 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020.
2. "Tokyo 2020 One to Watch - Jack Shephard". Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. 6 December 2019.
3. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation . 29 May 2022.

External links

• Jack Shephard at BWF Badminton.com
• Jack Shephard at ParalympicsGB
• Jack Shephard at the International Paralympic Committee
• Jack Shephard on Instagram