Nick Yates (badminton)
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| Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Lee, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nick Yates is an English badminton player.
Badminton career
[edit]Yates represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and two silver medals in the singles and doubles, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Four years later he represented England again and won another gold medal in the team event in addition to a bronze medal in the singles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3]
Achievements
[edit]IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1985 | German Open |  Torben Carlsen
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18–16, 15–0 |  Winner
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| 1987 | Carlton-Intersport-Cup |  Sze Yu
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15–11, 6–15, 10–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1988 | Japan Open |  Zhang Qingwu
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18–13, 9–15, 15–5 | Winner
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| 1988 | Scottish Open | Morten Frost
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7–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1985 | India Open |  Steve Baddeley
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 Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo
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3–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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References
[edit]- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
Categories:
- English male badminton players
- Living people
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Badminton players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games