Mike Tredgett

Michael Graham Tredgett MBE^[2] (born 5 April 1949) is an English badminton player who specialized in doubles and played at the world level for more than a decade, winning numerous international men's doubles and mixed doubles titles. Partnered with Nora Perry, they became the first ever world number one mixed doubles pairing in the inaugural IBF world ranking release in 1978.^[3]

Mike Tredgett MBE
Personal information
Country	England
Born	5 April 1949 (1949-04-05) (age 76)[1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Great Britain World Games 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles Representing  England World Championships 1983 Copenhagen Men's doubles 1980 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1977 Malmö Men's doubles 1977 Malmö Mixed doubles 1983 Copenhagen Mixed doubles Thomas Cup 1982 London Men's team 1984 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton Men's doubles 1978 Edmonton Mixed doubles 1978 Edmonton Mixed team 1974 Christchurch Men's doubles European Championships 1976 Dublin Men's doubles 1978 Preston Men's doubles 1984 Preston Men's doubles 1978 Preston Mixed doubles 1980 Groningen Mixed doubles 1982 Böblingen Men's doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles 1974 Vienna Men's doubles 1980 Groningen Men's doubles 1974 Vienna Mixed doubles 1976 Dublin Mixed doubles 1984 Preston Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1974 Vienna Mixed team 1978 Preston Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1984 Preston Mixed team 1976 Dublin Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed team

Badminton career

Tredgett won five medals in the World Championships between 1977 and 1983. He is also one of the most successful players ever in the European Badminton Championships with 5 titles, three of them in men's doubles and two in mixed doubles. He shared three All-England mixed doubles titles (1978, 1980, 1981) with Nora Perry and reached the All-England men's doubles final twice with Ray Stevens (1972, 1980) and twice with Martin Dew (1983, 1984). He won men's doubles with Stevens at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.

Personal Life and Post Career

In 1978 he married fellow badminton player Kathryn Whiting (a former English Junior champion).^[4] In 1984, Tredgett was inaugurated with Most Excellent Order of The British Empire (MBE) medal due to his excellent service in sports.^[2] In 2019, Tredgett was being inducted into Badminton Europe (BEC) Hall of fame.^[5]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Ray Stevens	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	8–15, 10–15	Bronze
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Martin Dew	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	10–15, 10–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Nora Perry	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–17, 10–15	Bronze
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Nora Perry	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	12–15, 4–15	Silver
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Karen Chapman	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	10–15, 15–9, 6–15	Bronze

World Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Nora Perry	Thomas Kihlstrom Gillian Gilks	6–15, 14–18	Silver

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Ray Stevens	Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot	6–15, 15–6, 11–15	Silver
1978	University of Alberta Arena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Ray Stevens	Moo Foot Lian Ong Teong Boon	15–10, 15–5	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	University of Alberta Arena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Nora Perry	Billy Gilliland Joanna Flockhart	15–7, 15–7	Gold

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria	Ray Stevens	Poul Petersen Svend Pri	8–15, 8–15	Bronze
1976	Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin, Ireland	Ray Stevens	Eddy Sutton Derek Talbot	13–15, 15–12, 15–6	Gold
1978	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Ray Stevens	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	15–6, 15–5	Gold
1980	Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands	Ray Stevens	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	11–15, 10–15	Bronze
1982	Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany	Martin Dew	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	9–15, 3–15	Silver
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Martin Dew	Morten Frost Jens Peter Nierhoff	15–8, 15–10	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria	Barbara Giles	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	0–15, 11–15	Bronze
1976	Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin, Ireland	Nora Perry	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–9, 7–15, 4–15	Bronze
1978	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Nora Perry	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–9, 15–10	Gold
1980	Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands	Nora Perry	Lars Wengberg Anette Börjesson	15–0, 15–6	Gold
1982	Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany	Nora Perry	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	12–15, 5–15	Silver
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Karen Chapman	Thomas Kihlström Maria Bengtsson	8–15, 12–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (2 titles, 8 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	Martin Dew	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	13–18, 10–15	Runner-up
1983	German Open	Martin Dew	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	8–15, 15–12, 15–8	Winner
1983	All England Open	Martin Dew	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	10–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1983	Scandinavian Cup	Martin Dew	Rudy Heryanto Kartono	15–12, 16–18, 11–15	Runner-up
1984	German Open	Martin Dew	Duncan Bridge Nigel Tier	15–9, 7–15, 18–17	Winner
1984	All England Open	Martin Dew	Rudy Heryanto Kartono	11–15, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	English Masters	Karen Chapman	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1983	Holland Masters	Karen Beckman	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	4–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1983	Scandinavian Cup	Karen Chapman	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	13–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1984	German Open	Karen Chapman	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	5–15, 15–12, 11–15	Runner-up

IBF International (3 titles)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Welsh International	Martin Dew	Duncan Bridge Nigel Tier	18–14, 15–9	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Welsh International	Karen Chapman	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	8–15, 15–9, 18–15	Winner
1987	Irish Open	Karen Beckman	Billy Gilliland Jennifer Allen	15–7, 8–15, 15–11	Winner

International tournaments (38 titles, 22 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Welsh International	Philip Stevens	18–16, 15–8	Winner
1976	South African Championships	Ray Stevens	9–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1977	Welsh International	David Eddy	15–9, 15–4	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Canadian Open	Ray Stevens	Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot	15–11, 15–13	Winner
1972	All England Open	Ray Stevens	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	5–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1973	U.S. Open	Derek Talbot	James Richard Poole Donald C. Paup	15–11, 11–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1973	Jamaica International	Derek Talbot	Jamie Paulson Yves Paré	11–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1974	Dutch Open	Ray Stevens	Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot	8–15, 15–12, 15–4	Winner
1974	Scottish Open	Ray Stevens	Tom Bacher Punch Gunalan	9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1974	German Open	Ray Stevens	Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot	12–15, 15–14, 5–15	Runner-up
1975	Swedish Open	Ray Stevens	Jesper Helledie Jørgen Mortensen	15–6, 13–15, 15–6	Winner
1975	Dutch Open	Ray Stevens	David Eddy Eddy Sutton	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1975	Canadian Open	Ray Stevens	Nobutaka Ikeda Shoichi Toganoo	17–16, 12–15, 15–12	Winner
1975	Jamaica International	Ray Stevens	Flemming Delfs Elo Hansen	13–15, 15–4, 15–11	Winner
1976	Canadian Open	Ray Stevens	Bandid Jaiyen Surapong Suharitdamrong	12–15, 15–10, 15–6	Winner
1976	Scottish Open	Ray Stevens	Jim Ansari John Britton	15–7, 15–11	Winner
1976	South African Championships	Ray Stevens	David Eddy Rob Ridder	15–13, 15–9	Winner
1977	Welsh International	Elliot Stuart	David Eddy Eddy Sutton	13–9 retired	Runner-up
1978	German Open	Ray Stevens	Ola Eriksson Christian Lundberg	6–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1978	Scottish Open	Derek Talbot	Billy Gilliland Fraser Gow	15–6, 15–7	Winner
1978	Dutch Open	Ray Stevens	Jesper Helledie Svend Pri	15–9, 1–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1979	English Masters	Ray Stevens	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	16–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1980	Welsh International	Ray Stevens	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	7–15, 15–11, 15–6	Winner
1980	Scottish Open	Ray Stevens	Kevin Jolly Derek Talbot	15–4, 15–11	Winner
1980	All England Open	Ray Stevens	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	15–10, 9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1980	Canadian Open	Ray Stevens	Claes Nordin Stefan Karlsson	15–9, 8–8 ret.	Winner
1981	English Masters	Martin Dew	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	15–9, 2–15, 15–10	Winner
1981	Dutch Open	Andy Goode	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1982	Chinese Taipei Open	Martin Dew	Bobby Ertanto Hadibowo	15–6, 11–15, 15–11	Winner
1982	Japan Open	Martin Dew	Rudy Heryanto Kartono	15–9, 7–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1982	Dutch Open	Martin Dew	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	11–15, 15–5, 17–15	Winner
1982	Welsh International	Dipak Tailor	Andy Goode Gary Scott	15–7, 7–15, 15–12	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Welsh International	Kathleen Whiting	D. R. M. Fither M. Withers	15–0, 15–1	Winner
1973	Jamaica International	Margaret Beck	Sture Johnsson Eva Twedberg	3–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1974	Scottish Open	Margaret Boxall	Paul Whetnall Nora Perry	4–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1975	Swedish Open	Nora Perry	Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall	15–12, 15–6	Winner
1976	German Open	Nora Perry	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–9, 15–10	Winner
1976	Scottish Open	Nora Perry	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	17–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1976	South African Championships	Nora Perry	Gordon McMillan Marianne van der Walt	15–1, 15–6	Winner
1977	All England Open	Nora Perry	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1978	Dutch Open	Nora Perry	Billy Gilliland Joanna Flockhart	15–8, 15–9	Winner
1978	Denmark Open	Nora Perry	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1978	All England Open	Nora Perry	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–7, 15–4	Winner
1978	Swedish Open	Nora Perry	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–2, 15–9	Winner
1978	German Open	Nora Perry	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder	11–15, 15–6, 10–15	Runner-up
1979	Swedish Open	Nora Perry	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	12–15, 18–17, 18–16	Winner
1979	All England Open	Nora Perry	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	1–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1980	Canadian Open	Nora Perry	Steen Fladberg Johanne Falardeau	15–7, 15–9	Winner
1980	Denmark Open	Nora Perry	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–11, 15–8	Winner
1980	Scottish Open	Karen Chapman	Billy Gilliland Joanna Flockhart	15–2, 15–2	Winner
1980	All England Open	Nora Perry	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	18–13, 15–10	Winner
1980	Welsh International	Nora Perry	Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman	10–15, 15–11, 15–10	Winner
1981	Copenhagen Cup	Nora Perry	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder	15–12, 15–6	Winner
1981	Denmark Open	Nora Perry	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	15–2, 15–2	Winner
1981	All England Open	Nora Perry	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	10–15, 18–14, 15–10	Winner
1981	English Masters	Nora Perry	Morten Frost Lene Køppen	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1981	Dutch Open	Nora Perry	Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1981	Scandinavian Cup	Nora Perry	Steen Skovgaard Jane Webster	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1982	Japan Open	Nora Perry	Martin Dew Jane Webster	15–10, 15–2	Winner
1982	Welsh International	Gillian Clark	Dipak Tailor Nora Perry	14–18, 11–15	Runner-up