Nick Ponting

Nicholas Ponting (born 13 June 1966) is a former professional badminton player from England.

Nick Ponting
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Ponting
Country	England
Born	(1966-06-13) 13 June 1966 (age 59) London, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  England World Championships 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles World Cup 1993 New Delhi Mixed doubles Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Mixed team 1994 Victoria Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Early life

He grew up in Bishop's Cleeve.^[1] He attended Cleeve School and studied Maths at university.^[2]

Career

Olympic Games

He was ranked No. 1 in the world at mixed doubles during 1993 and represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games in Barcelona and Atlanta.^[3]

All England Open Badminton Championships

He won the mixed doubles event at the 1994 All England Open Badminton Championships with Joanne Wright.

World Championships

He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Clark.

Commonwealth Games

He represented England and won a gold medal in the mixed team event and a bronze medal in the mixed doubles with Joanne Wright, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.^[4][5][6]

Masters

Ponting still plays competitive badminton and currently represents England on the International Masters circuit winning multiple National and All England Masters titles in singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles.

World Senior Championships and Senior European Championships Results:

• 2009 World Championships Punta Umbria Spain – Gold medal 40+ men's doubles (with Chris Hunt) and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
• 2010 European Senior Championships Dundalk Ireland – Silver medal 40+ men's doubles (with Chris Hunt) and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
• 2011 World Championships Richmond Vancouver Canada – Gold medal 40+ men's doubles (with Chris Hunt) and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
• 2013 World Championships Ankara Turkey – Silver medal 35+ men's doubles (with Lee Clapham )and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
• 2014 European Championships Portugal – Gold medal 45+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
• 2016 European Championships Slovenia – Gold medal 40+ men's doubles ( with Dan Plant)
• 2017 World Championships Cochin, India – Gold medal 45+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Gillian Clark	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	8–15, 15–18	Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India	Gillian Clark	Peter Axelsson Gillian Gowers	12–15, 11–15	Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Joanne Goode	Simon Archer Julie Bradbury	10–15, 12–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Scottish Open	Julian Robertson	Jesper Larsen Stellan Österberg	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1996	Polish Open	Julian Robertson	Ge Cheng Tao Xiaoqiang	15–9, 12–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1997	Dutch Open	John Quinn	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	15–7, 8–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1998	Polish Open	Ian Pearson	Julian Robertson Nathan Robertson	15–2, 8–15, 3–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Swiss Open	Cheryl Johnson	Kim Moon-soo Chung So-young	15–18, 4–15	Runner-up
1991	Canada Open	Gillian Gowers	Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson	15–10, 15–17, 15–6	Winner
1991	U.S. Open	Gillian Gowers	Lee Sang-bok Shim Eun-jung	14–18, 2–15	Runner-up
1993	Chinese Taipei Open	Gillian Clark	Denny Kantono Zelin Resiana	walkover	Runner-up
1993	World Grand Prix Finals	Gillian Clark	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1994	All England Open	Joanne Goode	Chris Hunt Gillian Clark	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1994	Thailand Open	Joanne Goode	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	10–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1996	Polish Open	Joanne Goode	Chen Xingdong Peng Xinyong	15–10, 12–15, 8–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Bell's Open	Dave Wright	Andy Goode Miles Johnson	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1988	Welsh International	Dave Wright	Mike Adams Chris Rees	15–3, 10–15, 15–8	Winner
1989	Welsh International	Dave Wright	Miles Johnson Andy Salvidge	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1990	Austrian International	Dave Wright	Michael Keck Kai Mitteldorf	15–3, 15–11	Winner
1990	Welsh International	Dave Wright	Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard	15–5, 10–15, 15–10	Winner
1991	Wimbledon Open	Dave Wright	Andy Goode Chris Hunt	15–4, 15–10	Winner
1991	Irish International	Dave Wright	Andy Goode Chris Hunt	15–5, 15–2	Winner
1992	Wimbledon Open	Dave Wright	Andy Goode Chris Hunt	15–8, 15–4	Winner
1992	Welsh International	Dave Wright	Mike Adams Chris Rees	15–9, 15–2	Winner
1993	Austrian International	Simon Archer	Edwin van Dalm Quinten van Dalm	15–5, 15–5	Winner
1994	Welsh International	Julian Robertson	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	2–15, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Welsh International	Joanne Goode	Vitali Shmakov Vlada Chernyavskaya	17–14, 7–15, 15–11	Winner
1991	Irish International	Joanne Goode	Michael Keck Anne-Katrin Seid	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1992	Welsh International	Joanne Goode	Michael Keck Karen Neumann	15–7, 18–16	Winner
1992	Irish International	Joanne Davies	Lars Pedersen Anne Mette Bille	7–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1993	Austrian International	Joanne Goode	Heinz Fischer Irina Serova	15–9, 15–7	Winner
1994	Welsh International	Joanne Goode	James Anderson Emma Constable	18–15, 15–9	Winner
1996	Scottish Open	Joanne Goode	Jens Olsson Astrid Crabo	12–15, 15–11, 8–15	Runner-up