Martin Campbell (badminton)
Martin Campbell (born 26 July 1990) is a Scottish badminton player from BC Adliswil Zurich. Campbell started playing badminton when he was around seven years old, and joined the national team in 2008.[1] He was the bronze medalist at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India,[2] and competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3][4] He won his first National Championships title in 2015.[5]
Martin Campbell | |
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Martin Campbell on 12 October 2014 | |
Personal information | |
Country | Scotland |
Born | Edinburgh, Scotland | 26 July 1990
Residence | Glasgow, Scotland |
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
Years active | 2007 |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Wong Tat Meng Andrew Bowman |
Men's & mixed doubles | |
Highest ranking | 52 (MD 26 October 2017 101 (XD 13 July 2017) |
BWF profile |
Campbell graduated from Loughborough University with a first class honours degree.[2]
Campbell announced his retirement from full-time badminton in July 2018, and amassed 29 Scotland caps since 2010.[6]
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Romanian International | Jillie Cooper | Bastian Kersaudy Teshana Vignes Waran |
21–14, 21–15 | Winner |
2011 | Welsh International | Ng Hui Lin | Peter Briggs Ng Hui Ern |
21–16, 21–19 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Martin Campbell". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- "Martin Campbell Badminton". Team Scotland. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Martin Campbell Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- "Participants: Martin Campbell". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Martin Campbell and Patrick MacHugh win Scottish title". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Badminton: Scots Martin Campbell and Patrick MacHugh to retire". BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
External links
- Martin Campbell at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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