Tom Wolfenden

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Tom Wolfenden
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 (age 30)
Liverpool, England
Residence Milton Keynes, England
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Years active2011
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking34 (25 January 2018)
Current ranking38 (15 February 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Kazan Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Basel Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Kazan Men's team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Douglas Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Tom Wolfenden (born 23 February 1994) is a badminton player from England. [1] [2] He started playing badminton at aged 6, he won U-19 England national badminton championships five times, and became the England's Young Player of the year 2012-13. [3]

Contents

Achievements

Commonwealth Youth Games

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man Flag of England.svg Ryan McCarthy Flag of Malaysia.svg Nelson Heg
Flag of Malaysia.svg Teo Ee Yi
22–24, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Canada Open Flag of England.svg Peter Briggs Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Won-ho
Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Seung-jae
22–20, 16–21, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Belgian International Flag of England.svg Peter Briggs Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Colberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Fladberg
21–16, 13–21, 6–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Swiss International Flag of England.svg Peter Briggs Flag of Malaysia.svg Koo Kien Keat
Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Boon Heong
21–18, 16–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Croatian International Flag of England.svg Peter Briggs Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Ming Chuen
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Wei Khoon
21–19, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Peter Briggs Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Campbell
Flag of Scotland.svg Patrick Machugh
21–17, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Austrian International Flag of England.svg Peter Briggs Flag of Indonesia.svg Fajar Alfian
Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Rian Ardianto
21–23, 21–18, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Tom WOLFENDEN". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. "Tom Wolfenden". www.surreysmashers.co.uk. Surrey Smashers Badminton. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. "Tom Wolfenden". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England . Retrieved 31 August 2016.