Alexander Dunn (badminton)
Alexander Dunn (born 13 September 1998) is a Scottish badminton player. Born in Bellshill, Dunn started playing badminton at aged seven, and joined the national team in 2009.[1][2] He won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event with his partner Adam Hall, also the silver medal in the mixed doubles event with Eleanor O’Donnell in 2017.[3] He competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[4]
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| Born | 13 September 1998 Bellshill, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Motherwell, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ingo kindervater Robert Blair Andy Bowman Keith Turnbull Jamie Neill | ||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 38 (MD 25 February 2020) 99 (XD 3 May 2018) | ||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 38 (MD), 173 (XD) (25 February 2020) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dunn educated sport and physical activity at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow.[4]
Achievements
European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland |
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17–21, 21–18, 15–21 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France |
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16–21, 14–21 |  |
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 2 runner-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Austrian Open | |
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21–18, 21–11 |  |
| 2019 | Scottish Open | |
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21–10, 21–17 | |
| 2019 | Irish Open | |
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19–21, 21–17, 18–21 |  |
| 2018 | Iceland International | |
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21–16, 21–18 | |
| 2017 | Turkey International | |
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21–14, 21–9 | |
| 2017 | Irish Open | |
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21–15, 6–21, 21–10 | |
| 2017 | Polish Open | |
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11–21, 18–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Welsh International | |
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21–14, 20–22, 21–17 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Alexander Dunn". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- "Alex Dunn". www.badmintonscotland.org.uk. BadmintonScotland. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- "Participants: Alexander Dunn". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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