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Rhys Walker

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Rhys Walker
Personal information
Country England
Born (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 30)
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
CoachSteve Butler
Men's Singles
Highest ranking113 (19 Nov 2015)
Current ranking147 (25 Aug 2016)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Basel Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Douglas Boys' singles
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ankara Boys' singles
BWF profile

Rhys Walker (born 26 January 1994) is a badminton player from England.[1] He started paying badminton at age 8, then in 2013, he won bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in men's singles event.[2]

Achievements

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Commonwealth Youth Games

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man England Tom Wolfenden 21–14, 21–18 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey Netherlands Mark Caljouw 20–22, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Kharkiv International Sweden Henri Hurskainen 9–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Opponent Partner Score Result
2013 Cyprus International England Sam Parsons Wales Joe Morgan
Wales Nic Strange
22–24, 21–19, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Rhys WALKER Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Rhys Walker". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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