David Lindley (badminton)


David Lindley is an English badminton player and coach. The right-handler, Lindley started playing badminton at aged six, and in the junior event, he becoming boys' doubles U-19 national champion in 1997 and 1998. Lindley junior also won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 1997 European Junior Championships in Nymburk, Czech Republic.
In the international event, he won double title at the 2000 Scottish and Iceland International, and at the 2006 Slovak International tournaments in the men's and mixed doubles event. In the national event, Lindley who represented Nottinghamshire, was the men's doubles finallist at the national championships in 2004 partnered with Kristian Roebuck, 2006 with Simon Archer, 2007 with Chris Langridge, and in 2008 with Richard Eidestedt, Now he work as assistant pathway coach at the England national badminton team.

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997Nymburk, Czech Republic Donna Kellogg Kristian Langbak
Jane F. Bramsen
9–15, 9–15 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Bitburger Open Robert Blair Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
17–21, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004U.S. Open Suzanne Rayappan Lin Wei-hsiang
Cheng Wen-hsing
5–15, 7–15 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Swedish International Chris Langridge Naoki Kawamae
Shoji Sato
21–15, 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2008Scottish International Chris Langridge Richard Eidestedt
Andrew Ellis
19–21, 21–16, 16–21 Runner-up
2007Scottish International Robert Blair Vitalij Durkin
Alexandr Nikolaenko
21–18, 21–12 Winner
2006Slovak International Chris Langridge Dean George
Chris Tonks
21–12, 21–11 Winner
2005Italian International Simon Archer Simon Mollyhus
Anders Kristiansen
10–15, 15–9, 13–15 Runner-up
2004Norwegian International Kristian Roebuck Kristof Hopp
Ingo Kindervater
14–15, 13–15 Runner-up
2004Canadian International Kristian Roebuck Ian Palethorpe
Paul Trueman
8–15, 15–13, 12–15 Runner-up
2003Iceland International Kristian Roebuck Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Jesper Larsen
8–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2003Norwegian International Kristian Roebuck Lee Jae-jin
Hwang Ji-man
10–15, 2–15 Runner-up
2001French International Peter Jeffrey Vincent Laigle
Svetoslav Stoyanov
1–7, 2–7, 2–7 Runner-up
2000Iceland International Peter Jeffrey Stephen Foster
Ian Palethorpe
15–10, 9–15, 15–11 Winner
2000Scottish International Peter Jeffrey Yousuke Nakanishi
Shinya Ohtsuka
15–7, 12–15, 15–12 Winner
1998Spanish International Michael Scholes Manuel Dubrulle
Vincent Laigle
9–15, 11–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Slovak International Suzanne Rayappan Matthew Honey
Heather Olver
21–12, 21–19 Winner
2004Canadian International Suzanne Rayappan Kristian Roebuck
Liza Parker
0–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2002Canadian International Liza Parker Kristian Roebuck
Natalie Munt
8–11, 6–11 Runner-up
2000Iceland International Emma Constable Graham Crow
Natalie Munt
15–3, 15–8 Winner
2000Scottish International Emma Constable Peter Jeffrey
Suzanne Rayappan
15–13, 6–15, 15–13 Winner
2000Austrian International Liza Parker Ola Molin
Johanna Persson
9–15, 15–12, 9–15 Runner-up
1998Slovak International Joanne Wright Anthony Clark
Lorraine Cole
5–15, 3–15 Runner-up