Martyn Lewis (badminton)

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Martyn Lewis
Personal information
Birth nameMartyn James Lewis
CountryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Born (1982-08-12) 12 August 1982 (age 41)
Wales
Residence Caerphilly, Wales [1]
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Years active1999
HandednessRight
CoachZhou Junling
EventMen's & mixed doubles
BWF profile

Martyn James Lewis (born 12 August 1982) [2] is a Welsh badminton player specialist in doubles. [3] He represented Wales at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Commonwealth Games. In the national event, he plays for the Caerphilly, and has won eleven times the National Championships title from 2003-2016. [4]

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Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2004 Brazil International Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Ikeda 7–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Welsh International Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Bowman Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Koch
Flag of Austria.svg Peter Zauner
14–21, 21–15, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Belgian International Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Bowman Flag of Germany.svg Peter Käsbauer
Flag of Germany.svg Roman Spitko
21–14, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Welsh International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of England.svg Andrew Ellis
Flag of England.svg Richard Eidestedt
21–9, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Spanish International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of Denmark.svg Simon Mollyhus
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Kristiansen
21–18, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Polish International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of Poland.svg Michał Łogosz
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Mateusiak
18–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006 Southern Pan Am International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg William Milroy
21–13, 18–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Brazil International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philippe Bourret
Flag of Denmark.svg Janek Roos
15–12, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Spanish International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wouter Claes
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Mawet
15–11, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Polish International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of Poland.svg Michał Łogosz
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Mateusiak
9–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Brazil International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Kumasaka
Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Pardo
15–4, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 Spanish International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Larsen
6–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Hungarian International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Zuyev
Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Ivlev
3–15, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2003 Nigeria International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Escartín
Flag of Spain.svg Arturo Ruiz
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Mauritius International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of Mauritius.svg Stephan Beeharry
Flag of Mauritius.svg Yogeshsingh Mahadnac
15–10, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Mexico International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Hughes Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Kumasaka
Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Pardo
15–8, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
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References

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