Martin Dew

Martin Dew (born 16 August 1958) is a former English male badminton player who specialized in doubles.

Martin Dew
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1958-08-16) 16 August 1958
Medal record Men's badminton Representing England World Championships 1983 Copenhagen Men's doubles 1987 Beijing Mixed doubles World Cup 1983 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1984 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1985 Jakarta Mixed doubles Thomas Cup 1982 London Men's team 1984 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane Mixed doubles 1982 Brisbane Mixed team 1982 Brisbane Men's doubles European Championships 1984 Preston Men's doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles 1984 Preston Mixed doubles 1986 Uppsala Mixed doubles 1982 Böblingen Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1984 Preston Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Mixed team

Career

Dew won two medals in the World Championships, a silver medal in 1983 for men's doubles and a bronze medal in 1987 for mixed doubles. He shared the mixed doubles title at the prestigious All-England Championships twice with Gillian Gilks (1982 and 1984). Dew is also one of the most successful players ever in the European Badminton Championships with four titles, one of them in men's doubles and three in mixed doubles.

Achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
World Championships
3	Mixed doubles (with Gillian Gilks)	1987	Beijing, CHN
World Cup
1	Mixed doubles(with Gillian Gilks)	1983	Kuala Lumpur, MLY
European Championships
1	Mixed doubles	1982	Böblingen, GER
1 1	Men's doubles Mixed doubles	1984	Preston, ENG
1	Mixed doubles	1986	Uppsala, SWE
2	Men's doubles	1982	Böblingen, GER
Commonwealth Games
1	Mixed doubles	1982	Brisbane, AUS
2	Men's doubles	1982	Brisbane, AUS
Open Championships
1	Mixed doubles	1982, 1984	All England
1	Mixed doubles	1982, 1985	Indonesia Open

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Mike Tredgett	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	10–15, 10–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	All England Open	Mike Tredgett	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson	10–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1983	Scandinavian Cup	Mike Tredgett	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	15–12, 16–18, 11–15	Runner-up
1984	Japan Open	Steve Baddeley	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson	6–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1984	German Open	Mike Tredgett	Duncan Bridge Nigel Tier	15–9, 7–15, 18–17	Winner
1984	All England Open	Mike Tredgett	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	11–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1985	Malaysia Open	Dipak Tailor	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	16–18, 15–12, 3–15	Runner-up
1985	Scandinavian Cup	Dipak Tailor	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	12–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1986	Scandinavian Cup	Dipak Tailor	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	9–15, 18–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1986	Carlton-Intersport-Cup	Dipak Tailor	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	15–9, 18–14	Winner
1986	Denmark Open	Dipak Tailor	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	9–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1986	English Masters	Dipak Tailor	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	15–11, 5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1987	Poona Open	Dipak Tailor	Peter Buch Nils Skeby	15–3, 17–15	Winner
1987	German Open	Dipak Tailor	Sawei Chanseorasmee Sakrapee Thongsari	12–15, 10–15	Runner-up

References

• European results
• English statistics
• All England champions 1899-2007
• Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, pp. 38–39, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6

External links

• Martin Dew at BWFBadminton.com
• Martin Dew at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Martin Dew at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)