Paul van Rietvelde

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Paul van Rietvelde
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Personal information
CountryFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Born (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 (age 32)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Residence Longniddry, Scotland
Height1.8552 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Coach Diana Koleva
Rita Yuan Gao
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking33 (MD 16 May 2013)
119 (XD 19 Apr 2012)
BWF profile

Paul van Rietvelde (born 7 August 1991) is a Scottish badminton player. [1] [2] Paul competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India and 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. [3] [4]

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Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Denmark International Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Kim Astrup
25–23, 16–21, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of England.svg Peter Briggs
Flag of England.svg Harley Towler
16–21, 21–9, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 Belgian International Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of Poland.svg Adam Cwalina
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Koen Ridder
18–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of Croatia.svg Zvonimir Durkinjak
Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolaj Overgaard
12–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Turkey Open Antalya Flag of England.svg Ben Stawski Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Mikkelsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolaj Overgaard
21–19, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Paul van Rietvelde". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. "Paul Van Rietvelde". badmintonscotland.org.uk. BadmintonScotland . Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. "Paul Van Rietvelde". badmintonscotland.org.uk. BadmintonScotland . Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. "Paul Van Rietvelde Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.