Nick Yates (badminton)

Nick Yates is a retired male badminton player from England.

Nick Yates

Personal information
Nationality	England
Medal record Badminton Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane team event 1982 Brisbane singles 1982 Brisbane doubles 1986 Edinburgh team event 1986 Edinburgh singles

Badminton career

Yates represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and two silver medals in the singles and doubles, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Four years later he represented England again and won another gold medal in the team event in addition to a bronze medal in the singles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3]

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	German Open	Torben Carlsen	18–16, 15–0	Winner
1987	Carlton-Intersport-Cup	Sze Yu	15–11, 6–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1988	Japan Open	Zhang Qingwu	18–13, 9–15, 15–5	Winner
1988	Scottish Open	Morten Frost	7–15, 5–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	India Open	Steve Baddeley	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	3–15, 5–15	Runner-up

References

1. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.