Andrew Ellis (born 21 January 1987) is an English badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] He won the European individual bronze medals with Chris Adcock in 2012 and 2014. Ellis reached top 10 BWF ranking in the men's doubles event with Adcock in November 2013.[2] He competed for England in the men's doubles and mixed team events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal in the team event.[3]
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| Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 January 1987 Leeds, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (MD) 22 May 2014 58 (XD) 28 November 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editEuropean Championships
editMen's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia |  Chris Adcock
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 Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding
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16–21, 21–19, 8–21 |  Bronze
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| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | Chris Adcock
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Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
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11–21, 14–21 | Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix
editThe 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
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Scottish Open | Peter Mills
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 Michael Fuchs Johannes Schöttler
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15–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2009 | Bitburger Open | Chris Adcock
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 Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas
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21–17, 20–22, 22–24 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
editMen's Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Finnish Open | Peter Mills
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Mathias Christiansen David Daugaard
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21–19, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2010 | Irish International | Chris Adcock
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Anthony Clark Chris Langridge
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21–13, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2010 | Scottish International | Chris Adcock
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Marcus Ellis Peter Mills
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19–21, 21–11, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Austrian International | Dean George
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 Viki Indra Okvana Ardiansyah Putra
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17–21, 23–21, 26–28 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Scottish International | Richard Eidestedt
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Chris Langridge David Lindley
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21–19, 16–21, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2008 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Richard Eidestedt
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 Wouter Claes Frédéric Mawet
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21–12, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2008 | Irish International | Richard Eidestedt
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Martin Delfs Morten Kronborg
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21–13, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2006 | Welsh International | Richard Eidestedt
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 Matthew Hughes Martyn Lewis
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9–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2005 | Welsh International | Dean George
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Edward Foster Matthew Honey
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15–12, 13–15, 15–5 | Winner
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Mixed Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Polish International | Jenny Wallwork
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 Wojciech Szkudlarczyk Agnieszka Wojtkowska
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21–13, 21–12 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Andrew Ellis". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Doubles specialist Andy Ellis announces retirement from badminton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Andrew Ellis Biography". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrew Ellis (badminton player).
- Andrew Ellis at BWFBadminton.com
- Andrew Ellis at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Andrew Ellis at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Andrew Ellis at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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