Sam Parsons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Coventry, England | 23 August 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Loughborough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Steve Butler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 61 (MS 21 June 2018) 175 (MD 19 November 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 208 (MS), 594 (MD) (20 August 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Sam Parsons (born 23 August 1995) is a badminton player from England. [1] Parsons started playing badminton at age five. In 2014, he was the finalist in the English National Badminton Championships in the men's singles event and in 2015 the winner of this event. [2]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Carebaco International | Timothy Lam | 21–13, 21–11 | Winner |
2018 | Iceland International | Bodhit Joshi | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
2017 | Egypt International | Anatoliy Yartsev | 21–23, 21–7, 21–14 | Winner |
2016 | Swiss International | Artem Pochtarev | 21–8, 21–17 | Winner |
2015 | Hatzor International | Lukas Zevl | 20–22, 21–8, 21–8 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Partner | Score | Result |
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2013 | Cyprus International | Joe Morgan Nic Strange | Rhys Walker | 22–24, 21–19, 14–21 | Runner-up |
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