David Lindley
Personal information
Country England
Born (1979-04-23) 23 April 1979 (age 44)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking43 (MD 8 October 2009)
45 (XD 8 October 2009)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Herning Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Almere Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Thessalonica Men's team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Nymburk Mixed doubles
BWF profile

David Lindley (born 23 April 1979) is an English badminton player and coach.[1] The right-handler, Lindley started playing badminton at aged six, and in the junior event, he becoming boys' doubles U-19 national champion in 1997 and 1998.[2][3] Lindley junior also won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 1997 European Junior Championships in Nymburk, Czech Republic.[4]

In the international event, he won double title at the 2000 Scottish[5] and Iceland International,[6] and at the 2006 Slovak International tournaments in the men's and mixed doubles event.[7] In the national event, Lindley who represented Nottinghamshire, was the men's doubles finalist at the national championships in 2004 partnered with Kristian Roebuck,[8] 2006 with Simon Archer,[9] 2007 with Chris Langridge,[10] and in 2008 with Richard Eidestedt,[11] Now he work as assistant pathway coach at the England national badminton team.[1]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Nymburk, Czech Republic England Donna Kellogg Denmark Kristian Langbak
Denmark Jane F. Bramsen 		9–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Bitburger Open England Robert Blair Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen 		17–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 U.S. Open England Suzanne Rayappan Chinese Taipei Lin Wei-hsiang
Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing 		5–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Swedish International England Chris Langridge Japan Naoki Kawamae
Japan Shoji Sato 		21–15, 14–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Scottish International England Chris Langridge England Richard Eidestedt
England Andrew Ellis 		19–21, 21–16, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Scottish International England Robert Blair Russia Vitalij Durkin
Russia Alexandr Nikolaenko 		21–18, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Slovak International England Chris Langridge England Dean George
England Chris Tonks 		21–12, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Italian International England Simon Archer Denmark Simon Mollyhus
Denmark Anders Kristiansen 		10–15, 15–9, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Norwegian International England Kristian Roebuck Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Ingo Kindervater 		14–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Canadian International England Kristian Roebuck England Ian Palethorpe
England Paul Trueman 		8–15, 15–13, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Iceland International England Kristian Roebuck Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Jesper Larsen 		8–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Norwegian International England Kristian Roebuck South Korea Lee Jae-jin
South Korea Hwang Ji-man 		10–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 French International England Peter Jeffrey France Vincent Laigle
Bulgaria Svetoslav Stoyanov 		1–7, 2–7, 2–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Iceland International England Peter Jeffrey England Stephen Foster
England Ian Palethorpe 		15–10, 9–15, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Scottish International England Peter Jeffrey Japan Yousuke Nakanishi
Japan Shinya Ohtsuka 		15–7, 12–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Spanish International England Michael Scholes France Manuel Dubrulle
France Vincent Laigle 		9–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Slovak International England Suzanne Rayappan England Matthew Honey
England Heather Olver 		21–12, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Canadian International England Suzanne Rayappan England Kristian Roebuck
England Liza Parker 		0–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Canadian International England Liza Parker England Kristian Roebuck
England Natalie Munt 		8–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Iceland International England Emma Constable England Graham Crow
England Natalie Munt 		15–3, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Scottish International England Emma Constable England Peter Jeffrey
England Suzanne Rayappan 		15–13, 6–15, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Austrian International England Liza Parker Sweden Ola Molin
Sweden Johanna Persson 		9–15, 15–12, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Slovak International England Joanne Wright England Anthony Clark
England Lorraine Cole 		5–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "Dave Lindley". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Making a racquet". BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ^ "History of Badminton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Post-War Scottish Open Championships winners" (PDF). BadmintonScotland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Iceland: International Championships". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Sport in Brief: Badminton". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Sport in Brief: Badminton". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Local Stars Shine Again". Nottinghamshire Badminton Association. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  10. ^ "National Championships – Robertson and Emms defeated". Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Another Busy Weekend – National Champs". Badzine.net. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

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