Nic Strange | |
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Personal information | |
Birth name | Nicolas Strange |
Country | Wales |
Born | Bangor, Wales | 26 March 1987
Residence | Warwick, England |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
Men's & mixed doubles | |
Highest ranking | 56 (MD 31 October 2013) 624 (XD 20 August 2015) |
BWF profile |
Nicolas Strange (born 26 March 1987) is a Welsh badminton player. He won five men's doubles title at the Welsh National Championships and three international title in Slovak, Iceland and Cyprus. [1] Strange participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [2] He now works as head coach at the University of Warwick. [3]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Slovak Open | Joe Morgan | Aleksei Konakh Yauheni Yakauchuk | 21–9 21–17 | Winner |
2012 | Iceland International | Joe Morgan | Martin Campbell Patrick MacHugh | 21–17,21–16 | Winner |
2013 | Cyprus International | Joe Morgan | Sam Parsons Rhys Walker | 24–22, 19–21, 21–14 | Winner |
2013 | Bulgarian Eurasia Open | Joe Morgan | Martin Campbell Patrick MacHugh | 23–25, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Hatzor International | Joe Morgan | Vladimir Malkov Vadim Novoselov | 18–21, 21–19, 25–27 | Runner-up |
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