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 (age 66)
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.

He is one of the very few elite players to have completed a Ph.D during his playing career. He gained a Ph.D in 1984 from Hatfield University in the subject of Numerical Optimsation in coperation with Rolls Royce aeroengines.

Achievements

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

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Gillian Gilks	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing	7–15, 8–15	Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Gillian Gilks	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	15–8, 9–15, 15–8	Gold
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Gillian Gilks	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	15–4, 3–15, 10–15	Bronze
1985	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Gillian Gilks	Steen Fladberg Nora Perry	8–15, 7–15	Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Chandler Sports Hall, Brisbane, Australia	Nick Yates	Ong Beng Teong Razif Sidek	10–15, 15–17	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Chandler Sports Hall, Brisbane, Australia	Karen Chapman	Duncan Bridge Karen Beckman	18–13, 15–3	Gold

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany	Mike Tredgett	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	9–15, 3–15	Silver
1984	Preston Guild Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England	Mike Tredgett	Morten Frost Jens Peter Nierhoff	15–8, 15–10	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany	Gillian Gilks	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–12, 15–5	Gold
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Gillian Gilks	Thomas Kihlström Maria Bengtsson	15–5, 17–15	Gold
1986	Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden	Gillian Gilks	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	15–6, 15–8	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (26 titles, 19 runners-up)

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	Dutch Open	Mike Tredgett	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	13–18, 10–15	Runner-up
1983	German Open	Mike Tredgett	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	8–15, 15–12, 15–8	Winner
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
1983	India Open	Steve Baddeley	Jens Peter Nierhoff Jesper Helledie	15–7, 6–15, 14–15	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	Jalani Sidek Razif 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

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Japan Open	Jane Webster	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	5–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1983	Scandinavian Cup	Gillian Gilks	Mike Tredgett Karen Chapman	15–13, 15–12	Winner
1983	Dutch Open	Gillian Gilks	Steen Skovgaard Anne Skovgaard	15–10, 17–16	Winner
1983	Malaysia Open	Nora Perry	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	5–15, 15–10, 15–6	Winner
1983	Indonesia Open	Gillian Gilks	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	17–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1983	Dutch Masters	Gillian Gilks	Mike Tredgett Karen Chapman	15–4, 15–10	Winner
1983	English Masters	Gillian Gilks	Mike Tredgett Karen Chapman	15–5, 15–8	Winner
1984	German Open	Gillian Gilks	Mike Tredgett Karen Chapman	15–5, 12–15, 15–11	Winner
1984	All England Open	Gillian Gilks	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	15–8, 15–3	Winner
1984	Scandinavian Cup	Gillian Gilks	Dipak Tailor Gillian Gowers	17–14, 15–3	Winner
1984	Dutch Open	Gillian Gilks	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	17–14, 13–15, 15–6	Winner
1984	Indonesia Open	Gillian Gilks	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	12–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1984	Malaysia Open	Gillian Clark	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	15–6, 15–5	Winner
1984	Dutch Masters	Gillian Gilks	Jiang Guoliang Lin Ying	15–10, 14–17, 15–10	Winner
1984	English Masters	Gillian Gilks	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	18–15, 15–7	Winner
1984	Japan Open	Gillian Gilks	Thomas Kihlström Maria Bengtsson	5–15, 15–3, 18–16	Winner
1985	German Open	Gillian Gilks	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	12–15, 15–4, 15–13	Winner
1985	Indonesia Open	Gillian Gilks	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	15–12, 15–0	Winner
1985	Japan Open	Gillian Gilks	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	10–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1985	Chinese Taipei Open	Gillian Gilks	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1985	Denmark Open	Gillian Gilks	Dipak Tailor Nora Perry	8–15, 15–8, 10–15	Runner-up
1985	Hong Kong Open	Gillian Gilks	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	15–10, 18–16	Winner
1986	German Open	Gillian Gilks	Lee Deuk-choon Chung Myung-hee	15–10, 17–18, 10–15	Runner-up
1986	Carlton Intersport Cup	Gillian Gilks	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	15–12, 15–4	Winner
1986	Scandinavian Cup	Gillian Gilks	Lee Deuk-choon Chung Myung-hee	17–16, 12–15, 15–7	Winner
1986	Denmark Open	Gillian Gilks	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1987	German Open	Gillian Gilks	Dipak Tailor Gillian Clark	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1987	Poona Open	Gillian Gilks	Andy Goode Fiona Elliott	18–14, 18–14	Winner
1988	German Open	Gillian Gilks	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark	15–9, 14–18, 4–15	Runner-up

International tournaments (7 titles, 6 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	English Masters	Mike Tredgett	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	15–9, 2–15, 15–10	Winner
1981	German Open	Duncan Bridge	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	15–6, 11–15, 15–9	Winner
1982	Chinese Taipei Open	Mike Tredgett	Bobby Ertanto Hadibowo Susanto	15–6, 11–15, 15–11	Winner
1982	Japan Open	Mike Tredgett	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	15–9, 7–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1982	Dutch Open	Mike Tredgett	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	11–15, 15–5, 17–15	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Swedish Open	Gillian Clark	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry	4–15, 18–14	Runner-up
1981	Bell’s Open	Gillian Gilks	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry	16–17, 10–15	Runner-up
1982	Japan Open	Jane Webster	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	10–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1982	All England Open	Gillian Gilks	Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman	15–10, 14–17, 15–7	Winner
1982	Indonesia Open	Gillian Gilks	Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman	5–15, 15–8, 15–10	Winner
1982	Dutch Open	Gillian Gilks	Steen Skovgaard Dorte Kjær	17–14, 14–17, 15–8	Winner
1982	Denmark Open	Gillian Gilks	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	11–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1982	Victor Cup	Gillian Gilks	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	15–9, 9–15, 9–15	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 (archived, alternate link)
• Martin Dew at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)