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Sam Parsons

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Sam Parsons
Personal information
Country England
Born (1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 29)
Coventry, England
ResidenceLoughborough, England
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
CoachSteve Butler
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking61 (MS 21 June 2018)
175 (MD 19 November 2015)
Current ranking208 (MS), 594 (MD) (20 August 2019)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
European Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kazan Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Basel Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan Men's team
BWF profile

Sam Parsons (born 23 August 1995) is a badminton player from England.[1] Parsons started playing badminton at age five. In 2014, he was the finalist in the English National Badminton Championships in the men's singles event and in 2015 the winner of this event.[2]

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Carebaco International United States Timothy Lam 21–13, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Iceland International India Bodhit Joshi 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Egypt International Russia Anatoliy Yartsev 21–23, 21–7, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Swiss International Ukraine Artem Pochtarev 21–8, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Hatzor International Czech Republic Lukas Zevl 20–22, 21–8, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Opponent Partner Score Result
2013 Cyprus International Wales Joe Morgan
Wales Nic Strange
England Rhys Walker 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. ^ "Sam Parsons". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Sam Parsons". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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