David Lindley (badminton)

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]

David Lindley
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1979-04-23) 23 April 1979 (age 46)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	43 (MD 8 October 2009) 45 (XD 8 October 2009)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  England Sudirman Cup 2007 Glasgow Mixed team European Mixed Team Championships 2008 Herning Mixed team 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team European Men's Team Championships 2008 Almere Men's team 2006 Thessalonica Men's team European Junior Championships 1997 Nymburk Mixed doubles
BWF profile

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	Donna Kellogg	Kristian Langbak Jane F. Bramsen	9–15, 9–15	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	Robert Blair	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	17–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	U.S. Open	Suzanne Rayappan	Lin Wei-hsiang Cheng Wen-hsing	5–15, 7–15	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	Chris Langridge	Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato	21–15, 14–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2008	Scottish International	Chris Langridge	Richard Eidestedt Andrew Ellis	19–21, 21–16, 16–21	Runner-up
2007	Scottish International	Robert Blair	Vitalij Durkin Alexandr Nikolaenko	21–18, 21–12	Winner
2006	Slovak International	Chris Langridge	Dean George Chris Tonks	21–12, 21–11	Winner
2005	Italian International	Simon Archer	Simon Mollyhus Anders Kristiansen	10–15, 15–9, 13–15	Runner-up
2004	Norwegian International	Kristian Roebuck	Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater	14–15, 13–15	Runner-up
2004	Canadian International	Kristian Roebuck	Ian Palethorpe Paul Trueman	8–15, 15–13, 12–15	Runner-up
2003	Iceland International	Kristian Roebuck	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Jesper Larsen	8–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2003	Norwegian International	Kristian Roebuck	Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man	10–15, 2–15	Runner-up
2001	French International	Peter Jeffrey	Vincent Laigle Svetoslav Stoyanov	1–7, 2–7, 2–7	Runner-up
2000	Iceland International	Peter Jeffrey	Stephen Foster Ian Palethorpe	15–10, 9–15, 15–11	Winner
2000	Scottish International	Peter Jeffrey	Yousuke Nakanishi Shinya Ohtsuka	15–7, 12–15, 15–12	Winner
1998	Spanish International	Michael Scholes	Manuel Dubrulle Vincent Laigle	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Slovak International	Suzanne Rayappan	Matthew Honey Heather Olver	21–12, 21–19	Winner
2004	Canadian International	Suzanne Rayappan	Kristian Roebuck Liza Parker	0–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2002	Canadian International	Liza Parker	Kristian Roebuck Natalie Munt	8–11, 6–11	Runner-up
2000	Iceland International	Emma Constable	Graham Crow Natalie Munt	15–3, 15–8	Winner
2000	Scottish International	Emma Constable	Peter Jeffrey Suzanne Rayappan	15–13, 6–15, 15–13	Winner
2000	Austrian International	Liza Parker	Ola Molin Johanna Persson	9–15, 15–12, 9–15	Runner-up
1998	Slovak International	Joanne Wright	Anthony Clark Lorraine Cole	5–15, 3–15	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament