Dave Wright (badminton)


David Wright is a former English badminton international player and two times English National doubles champion.

Biography

Wright who represented Yorkshire became an English National doubles champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships men's doubles title with Nick Ponting in 1991. He then repeated the success two years in 1993 later but this time he partnered Julian Robertson.
Wright represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games playing in the men's doubles with Nick Ponting. In the first round they beat German pair Stefan Frey and Stephan Kuhl, but defeated in the second round to Indonesian pair Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja.

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Dutch Open Sara Sankey Christian Jakobsen
Marianne Rasmussen		5–15, 15–8, 15–12 Winner

IBF International

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988Bell's Open Nick Ponting Andy Goode
Miles Johnson		15–7, 15–7 Winner
1988Welsh International Nick Ponting
Winner
1989Welsh International Nick Ponting Miles Johnson
Andy Salvidge		15–11, 15–9 Winner
1990Austrian International Nick Ponting Michael Keck
Kai Mitteldorf		 Winner
1990Welsh International Nick Ponting Mike Bitten
Bryan Blanshard		15–5, 10–15, 15–10 Winner
1991Wimbledon Open Nick Ponting Andy Goode
Chris Hunt		15–4, 15–10 Winner
1991Irish Internatinal Nick Ponting Andy Goode
Chris Hunt		15–5, 15–2 Winner
1992Wimbledon Open Nick Ponting Andy Goode
Chris Hunt		15–8, 15–4 Winner
1992Welsh International Nick Ponting Michael Adams
Chris Rees		15–9, 15–2 Winner
1993Iceland International Julian Robertson Broddi Kristjánsson
Oli Bjorn Zimsen		15–2, 15–4 Winner
1994Mauritius International Michael Adams Teh Chong Chen
Wong Choong Hann		15–7, 15–7 Winner
1996Mauritius International Nitin Panesar Mahathir Mustaffa
Jason Wong		15–6, 15–18, 15–9 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989Welsh International Claire Palmer Mike Brown
Jillian Wallwork		15–11, 15–6 Winner
1992Wimbledon Open Sara Sankey Simon Archer
Joanne Davies		5–15, 15–12, 15–11 Winner
1993Iceland International Lorraine Thomas Julian Robertson
Kerri McKittrick		15–5, 1–0 retired Winner
1994Mauritius International Karen Chapman Michael Adams
Joanne Davies		11–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1996Mauritius International Lorraine Cole Carl Fenton
Justine Willmott		15–4, 15–4 Winner