John Moody (badminton)

John Moody
Personal information
Birth name	John David Moody
Country	New Zealand
Born	(1983-02-21) 21 February 1983 (age 42) Whangārei, New Zealand
Residence	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Tjitte Weistra
Event	Men's singles & doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   New Zealand Oceania Championships 2008 Nouméa Men's singles 2006 Auckland Men's singles 2004 Waitakere City Men's singles 2002 Suva Mixed doubles Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2008 Nouméa Mixed team 2006 Auckland Mixed team 2004 Waitakere City Mixed team 2002 Suva Mixed team Oceania Men's Team Championships 2008 Nouméa Men's team 2006 Auckland Men's team 2004 Ballarat Men's team
BWF profile

John David Moody (born 21 February 1983) is a New Zealand badminton player. ^[1] In 2002 and 2004 he won the Fiji International, in 2005 the Ballarat Eureka International and the Waikato International, and in 2006 the North Harbour International and the Waikato International.

He represented New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2008 Summer Olympics. ^[2] At the Commonwealth Games, Moody reaching in to the third round in the men's singles event, quarterfinalists in the men's doubles event, and also the semi-finalists in the mixed team event. He won a match in the bronze medal match against the Indian team, but his team was defeated 3–1. ^[3]

At the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Moody was defeated in the second round by Chinese player Chen Jin in straight games with the score 9–21, 11–21. ^[4]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Nouméa, New Caledonia	Stuart Gomez	21–12, 21–16	Gold
2006	Auckland, New Zealand	Geoffrey Bellingham	21–13, 16–21, 8–21	Silver
2004	Waitakere City, New Zealand	Leonard Tjoe	13–15, 15–17	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Suva, Fiji	Lianne Shirley	Travis Denney Kate Wilson-Smith	3–7, 0–7, 3–7	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	North Shore City International	Ajay Jayaram	21–16, 22–20	Winner
2007	North Shore City International	Erwin Kehlhoffner	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2007	Australian International	Marco Vasconcelos	21–16, 22–20	Winner
2006	Waikato International	Richard Vaughan	11–21, 21–16, 22–20	Winner
2006	North Harbour International	Nicholas Kidd	21–19, 22–20	Winner
2006	Ballarat International	Nicholas Kidd	18–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2005	Waikato International	Yousuke Nakanishi	17–15, 15–8	Winner
2005	North Harbour International	Geoffrey Bellingham	12–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2004	Fiji International	Burty Molia	15–4, 15–1	Winner
2002	Fiji International	Burty Molia	15–1, 15–3	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	North Shore City International	John Gordon	Rei Sato Naomasa Senkyo	11–21, 21–15, 13–21	Runner-up
2007	North Shore City International	Alan Chan	Nathan Hannam Henry Tam	18–21, 21–14, 21–9	Winner
2004	Fiji International	Mark Robertson	Damien Ah Sam Burty Molia	15–11, 15–6	Winner
2002	Fiji International	Andy Wong	Damien Ah Sam Burty Molia	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Fiji International	Lynne Scutt	Mark Robertson Jolee Stewart	15–11, 15–13	Winner
2000	Nouméa International	Renee Flavell	Nathan Malpass Diane Malpass	15–3, 15–8	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Players: John Moody". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 26 February 2018.
2. "John Moody". New Zealand Olympic Committee . Retrieved 26 February 2018.
3. "Biography: Moody John David". Melbourne 2006. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
4. "Badminton: Lessons for Moody". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 26 February 2018.

External links

• John Moody at BWF Badminton.com (archive)
• John Moody at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link )
• John Moody at Olympedia
• John Moody at Olympics.com
• John Moody at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• John Moody at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Profile at NZCG website ^{[ dead link ‍]}