James Anderson (badminton)

James Anderson
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1974-02-15) 15 February 1974 (age 51)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight	79 kg (174 lb) [1]
Handedness	Right
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   England Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Mixed team 2002 Manchester Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2000 Glasgow Mixed team European Junior Championships 1991 Budapest Boys' doubles
BWF profile

James Anderson (born 15 February 1974) is a retired English badminton player. ^[2] He was part of the English national team that won the gold medal in the mixed team event, and a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. ^{[1] [3]} Anderson competed in the national event for Essex team. ^[4]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Bolton Arena, Manchester, England	Simon Archer	Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng	4–7, 5–7, 2–7	Bronze

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ian Pearson	Bambang Suyono Candra Wijaya	4–15, 9–15	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Budapest, Hungary	Ian Pearson	Peter Christensen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	7–15, 1–15	Bronze

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
2000	U.S. Open	Graham Hurrell	Anthony Clark Ian Sullivan	17–14, 15–11	Winner
1999	U.S. Open	Graham Hurrell	Michael Lamp Jonas Rasmussen	10–15, 13–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Austrian International	Robert Blair	Peter Jeffrey Ian Palethorpe	7–2, 7–3, 7–5	Winner
1999	Irish International	Graham Hurrell	Anthony Clark Paul Trueman	15–5, 14–17, 15–4	Winner
1999	Spanish International	Graham Hurrell	Manuel Dubrulle Vincent Laigle	15–3, 15–10	Winner
1998	Portugal International	Ian Pearson	Hugo Rodrigues Fernando Silva	15–8, 15–11	Winner
1997	Irish International	Ian Sullivan	Graham Hurrell Peter Jeffrey	15–2, 10–15, 15–7	Winner
1997	Welsh International	Ian Sullivan	Dennis Lens Quinten van Dalm	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1997	Czech International	Ian Sullivan	Steve Isaac Neil Waterman	7–9, 9–4, 5–1 retired	Winner
1996	Welsh International	Ian Pearson	Fredrik Bergström Rasmus Wengberg	18–16, 15–9	Winner
1996	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Ian Pearson	Steve Isaac Nathan Robertson	15–12, 13–15, 17–15	Winner
1996	Portugal International	Ian Pearson	Steve Isaac Nathan Robertson	15–11, 15–5	Winner
1996	Finnish International	Ian Pearson	Henrik Andersson Johan Tholinsson	15–4, 9–15, 15–2	Winner
1995	Wimbledon International	Ian Pearson	Chris Hunt John Quinn	2–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1994	Lausanne International	Ian Pearson	Steve Bish Imay Hendra	15–11, 15–5	Winner
1993	Czech International	Ian Pearson	Neil Cottrill John Quinn	15–11, 2–15, 2–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Portugal International	Sara Hardaker	Iain Sydie Denyse Julien	0–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1997	Welsh International	Sara Sankey	Ian Sullivan Gail Emms	15–6, 17–14	Winner
1996	Amor International	Emma Constable	Allan Borch Rikke Broen	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1996	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Emma Constable	Björn Siegemund Karen Neumann	11–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1996	Portugal International	Emma Constable	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	15–12, 13–15, 13–18	Runner-up
1996	Finnish International	Emma Constable	Trond Wåland Camilla Wright	15–13, 15–4	Winner
1994	Welsh International	Emma Constable	Nick Ponting Joanne Goode	15–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1994	Lausanne International	Emma Constable	Pavel Uvarov Diana Koleva	15–2, 17–16	Winner
1993	Czech International	Emma Constable	John Quinn Nichola Beck	14–17, 2–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Athlete Biography: James Anderson - England [ENG]". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
2. "Players: James Anderson". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 14 July 2020.
3. "Bronze Medals : Manchester 2002 Bronze Medalists". teamengland.org. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
4. Marshall, Dick (30 April 2008). "Essex No 1 Anderson wins at the double..." www.echo-news.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

External links

James Anderson at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)