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Nickname(s) | Arch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Simon David Archer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Worcester, Worcestershire, England | 27 June 1973||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Simon David Archer MBE (born 27 June 1973) is an English former badminton player. Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph. [1]
Archer competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in doubles, with Chris Hunt. They were knocked out in the quarterfinals. In 2000 he coupled with Nathan Robertson, but they too lost in the quarterfinals, this time to Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya of Indonesia. However, Archer also competed in mixed doubles with Joanne Goode and won a bronze medal.
He represented England and won double silver in the mixed doubles and men's doubles event and was a member of the mixed team that won the gold medal, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. [2] [3] [4]
Archer and Goode won gold medals twice at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002. Archer also won bronze medals in men's doubles in both these Games, together with Chris Hunt and James Anderson respectively.
In August 2006 Archer announced, that he will no longer compete on international level. [5] However he still plays county badminton for Worcestershire and has had an offer to play for a club in Germany.
Archer was awarded a world record by the Guinness World Records in 1997, for his smash that reached 162 mph. [6]
Archer was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours. [7] [8]
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia |
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15–4, 12–15, 17–14 |
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Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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11–15, 8–15 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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10–15, 13–15 |
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Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada |
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10–15, 9–15 |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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13–15, 11–15 |
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2002 | Bolton Arena, Manchester, England |
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4–7, 5–7, 2–7 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada |
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11–15, 4–15 |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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15–2, 15–5 |
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2002 | Bolton Arena, Manchester, England |
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0–7, 7–5, 7–3, 7–3 |
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Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands |
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18–16, 15–4 |
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1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark |
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6–15, 10–15 |
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1998 | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria |
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15–3, 15–3 |
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2000 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
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13–15, 15–7, 3–15 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark |
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16–18, 2–15 |
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1998 | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria |
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15–8, 11–15, 8–15 |
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Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1991 | Budapest, Hungary |
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15–11, 12–15, 8–15 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1991 | Budapest, Hungary |
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11–15, 4–15 |
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The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Dutch Open |
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18–17, 5–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
1995 | Swiss Open |
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6–15, 7–15 | ![]() |
1996 | Denmark Open |
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15–17, 15–10, 7–15 | ![]() |
1997 | German Open |
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4–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Denmark Open |
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8–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
1996 | Korea Open |
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9–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1996 | Swiss Open |
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7–15, 15–12, 11–15 | ![]() |
1996 | All England Open |
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10–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
1998 | Hong Kong Open |
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15–8, 7–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
1999 | All England Open |
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15–2, 15–13 | ![]() |
1999 | Swiss Open |
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15–5, 15–4 | ![]() |
2000 | Thailand Open |
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13–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
2000 | Indonesia Open |
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15–13, 11–15, 15–4 | ![]() |
2000 | Dutch Open |
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15–8, 12–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
2002 | U.S. Open |
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11–7, 4–11, 6–11 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1991 | Portugal International |
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7–15, 15–2, 10–15 | ![]() |
1992 | Iceland International |
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15–9, 15–9 | ![]() |
1993 | Austrian International |
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15–5, 15–5 | ![]() |
1993 | Hamburg Cup |
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8–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1993 | Wimbledon Open |
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6–15, 15–7, 15–5 | ![]() |
1993 | Welsh International |
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15–3, 15–5 | ![]() |
1993 | Irish International |
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15–10, 15–6 | ![]() |
2002 | BMW Open International |
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15–5, 17–14 | ![]() |
2004 | Portugal International |
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15–9, 12–15, 15–7 | ![]() |
2004 | Bitburger Open |
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15–5, 15–7 | ![]() |
2005 | Portugal International |
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17–15, 15–4 | ![]() |
2005 | Swedish International |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2005 | Italian International |
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10–15, 15–9, 13–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1992 | Austrian International |
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15–3, 15–2 | ![]() |
1992 | Wimbledon Open |
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15–5, 12–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1993 | Welsh International |
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9–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
1993 | Irish International |
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15–5, 15–10 | ![]() |
2003 | Austrian International |
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11–6, 5–11, 11–6 | ![]() |
2003 | Slovenian International |
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15–2, 17–16 | ![]() |
2003 | Iceland International |
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15–13, 15–4 | ![]() |
2003 | Scottish International |
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15–5, 15–3 | ![]() |
2003 | Irish International |
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15–12, 15–4 | ![]() |
2004 | Portugal International |
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15–12, 15–12 | ![]() |
Simon Archer MBE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Arch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Simon David Archer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Worcester, Worcestershire, England | 27 June 1973||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Simon David Archer MBE (born 27 June 1973) is an English former badminton player. Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph. [1]
Archer competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in doubles, with Chris Hunt. They were knocked out in the quarterfinals. In 2000 he coupled with Nathan Robertson, but they too lost in the quarterfinals, this time to Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya of Indonesia. However, Archer also competed in mixed doubles with Joanne Goode and won a bronze medal.
He represented England and won double silver in the mixed doubles and men's doubles event and was a member of the mixed team that won the gold medal, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. [2] [3] [4]
Archer and Goode won gold medals twice at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002. Archer also won bronze medals in men's doubles in both these Games, together with Chris Hunt and James Anderson respectively.
In August 2006 Archer announced, that he will no longer compete on international level. [5] However he still plays county badminton for Worcestershire and has had an offer to play for a club in Germany.
Archer was awarded a world record by the Guinness World Records in 1997, for his smash that reached 162 mph. [6]
Archer was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours. [7] [8]
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia |
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15–4, 12–15, 17–14 |
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Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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11–15, 8–15 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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10–15, 13–15 |
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Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada |
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10–15, 9–15 |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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13–15, 11–15 |
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2002 | Bolton Arena, Manchester, England |
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4–7, 5–7, 2–7 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada |
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11–15, 4–15 |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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15–2, 15–5 |
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2002 | Bolton Arena, Manchester, England |
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0–7, 7–5, 7–3, 7–3 |
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Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands |
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18–16, 15–4 |
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1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark |
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6–15, 10–15 |
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1998 | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria |
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15–3, 15–3 |
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2000 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
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13–15, 15–7, 3–15 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark |
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16–18, 2–15 |
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1998 | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria |
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15–8, 11–15, 8–15 |
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Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1991 | Budapest, Hungary |
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15–11, 12–15, 8–15 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1991 | Budapest, Hungary |
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11–15, 4–15 |
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The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Dutch Open |
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18–17, 5–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
1995 | Swiss Open |
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6–15, 7–15 | ![]() |
1996 | Denmark Open |
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15–17, 15–10, 7–15 | ![]() |
1997 | German Open |
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4–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Denmark Open |
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8–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
1996 | Korea Open |
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9–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1996 | Swiss Open |
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7–15, 15–12, 11–15 | ![]() |
1996 | All England Open |
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10–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
1998 | Hong Kong Open |
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15–8, 7–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
1999 | All England Open |
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15–2, 15–13 | ![]() |
1999 | Swiss Open |
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15–5, 15–4 | ![]() |
2000 | Thailand Open |
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13–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
2000 | Indonesia Open |
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15–13, 11–15, 15–4 | ![]() |
2000 | Dutch Open |
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15–8, 12–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
2002 | U.S. Open |
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11–7, 4–11, 6–11 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1991 | Portugal International |
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7–15, 15–2, 10–15 | ![]() |
1992 | Iceland International |
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15–9, 15–9 | ![]() |
1993 | Austrian International |
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15–5, 15–5 | ![]() |
1993 | Hamburg Cup |
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8–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1993 | Wimbledon Open |
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6–15, 15–7, 15–5 | ![]() |
1993 | Welsh International |
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15–3, 15–5 | ![]() |
1993 | Irish International |
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15–10, 15–6 | ![]() |
2002 | BMW Open International |
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15–5, 17–14 | ![]() |
2004 | Portugal International |
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15–9, 12–15, 15–7 | ![]() |
2004 | Bitburger Open |
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15–5, 15–7 | ![]() |
2005 | Portugal International |
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17–15, 15–4 | ![]() |
2005 | Swedish International |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2005 | Italian International |
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10–15, 15–9, 13–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1992 | Austrian International |
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15–3, 15–2 | ![]() |
1992 | Wimbledon Open |
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15–5, 12–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1993 | Welsh International |
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9–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
1993 | Irish International |
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15–5, 15–10 | ![]() |
2003 | Austrian International |
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11–6, 5–11, 11–6 | ![]() |
2003 | Slovenian International |
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15–2, 17–16 | ![]() |
2003 | Iceland International |
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15–13, 15–4 | ![]() |
2003 | Scottish International |
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15–5, 15–3 | ![]() |
2003 | Irish International |
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15–12, 15–4 | ![]() |
2004 | Portugal International |
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15–12, 15–12 | ![]() |