Robert Laing (badminton)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bathgate, Scotland | 17 September 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Livingston, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles and doubles SH6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 25 (MS 1 January 2019) 8 (MD with Andrew Moorcroft 1 January 2019) 2 (XD with Rebecca Bedford 6 January 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 61 (MS) 30 (MD with Andrew Moorcroft) 18 (XD with Rebecca Bedford) (8 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Laing (born 17 September 1999) is a Scottish para badminton player who competes in international level events. He has won two medals in the mixed doubles alongside Rebecca Bedford and he has represented Great Britain at the World Dwarf Games.[1][2][3]
Achievements
[edit]World Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England |
Andrew Moorcroft | Andrew Martin Isaak Dalglish |
7–21, 10–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
Rebecca Bedford | Andrew Martin Rachel Choong |
15–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
European Championships
[edit]Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands |
Isaak Dalglish | Krysten Coombs Jack Shephard |
9–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France |
Rebecca Bedford | Andrew Martin Rachel Choong |
17–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
References
[edit]- ^ "Robert Laing - BWF Para Badminton Tournament Software". BWF Para Badminton Tournament Software. 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Badminton for Disabled People in Scotland". Badminton People. 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Para-badminton: England win 18 medals at European Championships". BBC Sport. 31 October 2016.