Oliver Leydon-Davis

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Oliver Leydon-Davis
Personal information
CountryNew Zealand
Born (1990-05-10) 10 May 1990 (age 34)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking37 (MD 28 June 2010)
43 (XD 27 February 2014)
Current ranking50 (with Anona Pak 20 December 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Ballarat Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Ballarat Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Invercargill Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Ballarat Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 North Harbour Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 North Harbour Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Melbourne Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Ballarat Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Hamilton Mixed doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Invercargill Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Ballarat Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Ballarat Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Auckland Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Melbourne Mixed team
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Ballarat Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Auckland Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Invercargill Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Hamilton Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Ballarat Men's team
BWF profile

Oliver Leydon-Davis (born 10 May 1990) is a New Zealand badminton player. [1] [2] He won the Oceania Championships title in the mixed doubles in 2014, [3] and in the men's doubles in 2020. [4]

Contents

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Stadium Southland,
Invercargill, New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand.svg Henry Tam Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
19–21, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver
2012 Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
17–21, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver
2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Chau
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sawan Serasinghe
15–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2015 X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Chau
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sawan Serasinghe
21–10, 16–21, 13–21 Med 2.png Silver
2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg Abhinav Manota Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Chau
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sawan Serasinghe
18–21, 21–9, 21–14 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg Susannah Leydon-Davis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Chau
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jacqueline Guan
21–19, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold
2015 X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand.svg Danielle Tahuri Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robin Middleton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Choo
12–21, 14–21 Med 2.png Silver
2018 Eastlink Badminton Stadium,
Hamilton, New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand.svg Susannah Leydon-Davis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sawan Serasinghe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa
12–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg Anona Pak Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenneth Choo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gronya Somerville
18–21, 21–19, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 10 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Nouméa International Flag of New Zealand.svg Henry Tam Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Wu
21–17, 22–24, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010Canterbury International Flag of New Zealand.svg Bjorn Seguin Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Gouw
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Setiadi
19–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Tahiti International Flag of New Zealand.svg Maoni Hu He Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
11–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011Altona International Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
17–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 Auckland International Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Flag of England.svg Tom Armstrong
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tjitte Weistra
21–18, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Internacional Mexicano Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Flag of Mexico.svg Job Castillo
Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Ocegueda
17–21, 21–12, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Lasse Mølhede Flag of India.svg Akshay Dewalkar
Flag of India.svg Tarun Kona
21–18, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Dutch International Flag of Denmark.svg Lasse Mølhede Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jim Middelburg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Russell Muns
18–21, 21–10, 24–22Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lasse Mølhede Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Campbell
Flag of Scotland.svg Patrick MacHugh
21–17, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 North Harbour International Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonathan Curtin
Flag of New Zealand.svg Dhanny Oud
21–13, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Austrian International Flag of Denmark.svg Lasse Mølhede Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Chen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ye Hong-wei
23–25, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Dutch International Flag of New Zealand.svg Abhinav Manota Flag of Denmark.svg Daniel Lundgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Thyrri
16–21, 21–15, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Hellas Open Flag of New Zealand.svg Abhinav Manota Flag of France.svg Éloi Adam
Flag of France.svg Julien Maio
18–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Bulgarian Open Flag of New Zealand.svg Abhinav Manota Flag of France.svg Éloi Adam
Flag of France.svg Julien Maio
21–10, 16–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Canterbury International Flag of New Zealand.svg Louise McKenzie Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Wu
Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Haliday
19–21, 21–19, 25–23Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Norwegian International Flag of New Zealand.svg Susannah Leydon-Davis Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley
Flag of New Zealand.svg Gabby Aves
11–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Flag of New Zealand.svg Susannah Leydon-Davis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nyl Yakura
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Tsai
11–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Sydney International Flag of New Zealand.svg Anona Pak Flag of the Philippines.svg Peter Gabriel Magnaye
Flag of the Philippines.svg Thea Pomar
9–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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References

  1. "Players: Oliver Leydon-Davis". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. "Athletes: Oliver Leydon-Davis". New Zealand Olympic Committee . Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  3. Sukumar, Dev (17 February 2014). "2014 Oceania Championships: Tho, Kessler Win Singles Titles". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. "Manota retains his title at Oceania Championships". The Courier. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.