Liza Parker

Liza Smith (née Parker; born 30 October 1980) is a retired English badminton player.[1]

Liza Parker
Personal information
Country	England
Born	30 October 1980 St Albans, southern Hertfordshire, England
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Retired	in 2008
Handedness	Right
Highest ranking	14 (XD, with Kristian Roebuck), 15 (WD, with Suzanne Rayappan)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  England European Junior Championships 1999 Glasgow Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career summary

Smith played for almost 10 years in her career. Meantime she reached No. 14 in the world in mixed doubles and No. 15 in women's doubles as well as being No. 3 in England in women's doubles. Her best year on the international circuit was 2004 when she won both mixed and women's doubles titles at the Canadian Open as well as winning the Norwegian and Iceland women's doubles titles. She was also a Hertfordshire county stalwart and played for Redstar Mulhouse in France. She made her debut for country when she played women's doubles with Jo Davies against China in 1999 but only won a total of six caps. She was born in the era of other prominent doubles stars from England and wasn't fortunate enough to represent the country at the Olympics or Commonwealth games. She has also the degree in Physiotherapy from University of London.[2]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Suzanne Rayappan	Karina Sørensen Helle Nielsen	9–15, 7–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	U.S. Open	Suzanne Rayappan	Natalie Munt Joanne Wright	2–11, 4–4^r	Runner-up

IBF/BWF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Czech International	Suzanne Rayappan	Anne Hönscheid Wiebke Schrempf	17–14, 15–8	Winner
2000	Iceland International	Natalie Munt	Emma Constable Suzanne Rayappan	15–12, 15–11	Winner
2001	Bulgarian International	Suzanne Rayappan	Emma Hendry Kelly Matthews	7–0, 8–7, 7–5	Winner
2001	Welsh International	Suzanne Rayappan	Ella Miles Sara Sankey	5–7, 8–6, 4–7, ?, ?	Runner-up
2002	Canadian International	Suzanne Rayappan	Natalie Munt Joanne Wright	13–10, 11–6	Winner
2002	Welsh International	Suzanne Rayappan	Joanne Wright Ella Tripp	7–11, 11–13	Runner-up
2003	Irish International	Suzanne Rayappan	Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk	0–15, 1–15	Runner-up
2004	Austrian International	Suzanne Rayappan	Neli Boteva Petya Nedelcheva	9–15, 14–15	Runner-up
2004	Canadian International	Suzanne Rayappan	Helen Nichol Charmaine Reid	15–11, 15–0	Winner
2004	Norwegian International	Suzanne Rayappan	Michelle Douglas Yuan Wemyss	15–0, 13–15, 15–8	Winner
2004	Iceland International	Suzanne Rayappan	Lina Alfredsson Lina Uhac	15–9, 13–15, 15–10	Winner
2006	Croatian International	Jenny Day	Małgorzata Kurdelska Paulina Matusewicz	21–17, 22–20	Winner
2006	Portugal International	Jenny Day	Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke	21–13, 21–9	Winner
2007	Portugal International	Sarah Bok	Suzanne Rayappan Jenny Wallwork	14–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Austrian International	David Lindley	Ola Molin Johanna Persson	9–15, 15–12, 9–15	Runner-up
2001	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Paul Trueman	Peter Jeffrey Suzanne Rayappan	3–7, 2–7, 7–4, ?, ?	Runner-up
2001	Bulgarian International	Paul Trueman	Robert Blair Natalie Munt	7–4, 7–4, 2–7, ?, ?	Runner-up
2002	Canadian International	David Lindley	Kristian Roebuck Natalie Munt	8–11, 6–11	Runner-up
2003	Norwegian International	Kristian Roebuck	Lee Jae-jin Lee Eun-woo	16–17, 2–15	Runner-up
2004	Canadian International	Kristian Roebuck	David Lindley Suzanne Rayappan	15–0, 15–6	Winner
2004	Norwegian International	Kristian Roebuck	Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson	17–16, 4–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2004	Malaysian Satellite	Kristian Roebuck	Daniel Shirley Sara Runesten-Petersen	3–15, 3–15	Runner-up
2005	Swedish International	Kristian Roebuck	Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva	4–15, 8–15	Runner-up
2006	Czech International	Robin Middleton	Rasmus Bonde Christinna Pedersen	21–16, 21–12	Winner
2007	Dutch International	Robin Middleton	Kristian Roebuck Natalie Munt	17–21, 21–12, 21–15	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Profile:Liza Smith". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
2. "Liza calls time on her badminton career". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2020.