Philip Sutton (badminton)

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Phil Sutton
Personal information
Birth namePhilip Colin Sutton
Born (1960-05-04) 4 May 1960 (age 64) [1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
HandednessRight [1]
Men's singles
Highest ranking11
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Helvetia Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Sandefjord Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Basel Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Warsaw Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Belfast Team

Philip "Phil" Sutton (born 4 May 1960, Ebbw Vale, Wales) is a former Welsh badminton player.

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Career

Phil Sutton won the Welsh badminton nationals singles title 6 times in row between 1979 and 1985. [2] During his career Sutton won the 1983 Peruvian Open men's singles and doubles titles in Lima. Sutton also reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles 1983 All England Championships at Wembley and the last 16 of the 1983 World Championships in Denmark losing to Morten Frost in both events. [3]

In 1984 Phil Sutton partnered with Jane Webster of England (she is now his wife) and reached the semifinals of the Indonesian Open mixed doubles. In 1987 Phil won the Swiss Open men's singles title. Sutton represented Wales 87 times in international matches [4] and competed for Wales in two Commonwealth Games, 1982 Australia and in 1986 Scotland.

All-England

Men's Singles

Mixed doubles

IBF International

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1987 Swiss International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pierre Pelupessy 15-10, 15-3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1983 Peru International Flag of Peru.svg Federico Valdez 15–4, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1981 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Stephen Baddeley 15-3, 15-9Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983 Peru International Flag of England.svg Gary Scott Flag of Peru.svg F Valdez
Flag of Peru.svg G Valdez 		15–7, 15-7Gold medal icon.svgWinner

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Players: Chris Rees". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Agence France-Presse (6 May 1983). "Chinese dominate badminton championships". The Ottawa Citizen . Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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