Marcus Ellis


Marcus Ellis is a British badminton player. He was the men's doubles champion in the 2016 English National Badminton Championships. Ellis and Chris Langridge won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, also gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. At the 2019 Minsk European Games, Ellis captured two gold medals; in the men's doubles with Langridge and in the mixed doubles event with Lauren Smith.

Personal life

Marcus Ellis, the youngest son of Sheila and John Ellis, was born on 14 September 1989 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. He has an elder brother James. Ellis started playing badminton aged seven when his father took him to the Colne Valley Leisure Centre in Slaithwaite.
Ellis was first educated at Clough Head Junior School in Huddersfield, before attending Colne Valley High School, a state comprehensive school in the village of Linthwaite. He attended high school with Alex Smithies, now the goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town Football Club. He then studied for 6 months at Huddersfield New College before deciding to move away from Huddersfield at the age of 17 so he may train at the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes.
Ellis lived in St Albans.

Career

In the early years of his professional career, Ellis teamed up with a number of players in the doubles, such as Tom Wolfenden and Peter Mills in the men's doubles, and Gabby Adcock and Mariana Agathangelou in the mixed. He won the men's doubles at the Denmark International in 2013 with Paul van Rietvelde.
In September 2014, he teamed up with Chris Langridge. They won their first men's doubles title in December 2014 in the Italian Open, and their first title in the English National Badminton Championships in February 2015, which they won again in 2016. They also won the Welsh International in 2015. They were defeated in the 2016 European Championships in La Roche-sur-Yon in the semi-finals to gain a bronze. They have also won medals in the European Team Championships - a silver in the Mixed Team in 2015, and a bronze medal in the Men's Team in 2016.
During the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Ellis and Langridge were ranked No. 22 in the world, but they managed to win a bronze, the first medal in badminton men's doubles won by a British team at the Olympics.
In 2017, he won his first Grand Prix tournament title at the Dutch Open in the mixed doubles event with Lauren Smith.
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Australia, Ellis captured three medals – he won a gold in the men's doubles with Chris Langridge, which is England's first men's badminton double title at the Games in 40 years; a silver in the mixed doubles with Lauren Smith; and also a bronze in the mixed team event. At the 2018 European Championships held in Huelva, Spain, he finished in the semi final, and settled for a bronze medal in the mixed doubles event with Smith after lose a match to Danish pair Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen in the rubber games.
Ellis qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2019 European Games, played in the men's doubles with Chris Langridge and in the mixed doubles with Lauren Smith. Competed as the second seeds in the men's and mixed doubles event, he reached the finals in both events. In the men's doubles, Ellis and Langridge managed to claim the gold medal after beat the top seeds from Denmark Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in straight games 21–17, 21–10. He secured his second gold in the mixed doubles with Smith after beat their teammates the top seeds Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock with the score 21–14, 21–9.
Ellis opened the 2020 season by achieved his biggest triumph as in just his second tournament of the season, he won his first Super 300 event in Thailand Masters partnered with Lauren Smith.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Chris Langridge Chai Biao
Hong Wei		21–18, 19–21, 21–10 Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Chris Langridge Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty		21–13, 21–16 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Lauren Smith Chris Adcock
Gabrielle Adcock		21–19, 17–21, 16–21 Silver

European Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Chris Langridge Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen		21–17, 21–10 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Lauren Smith Chris Adcock
Gabrielle Adcock		21–14, 21–9 Gold

European Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Chris Langridge Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding		19–21, 14–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain Lauren Smith Mathias Christiansen
Christinna Pedersen		16–21, 21–19, 12–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (8 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Scottish OpenSuper 100 Chris Langridge David Daugaard
Frederik Søgaard		23–21, 21–16 Winner
2018SaarLorLux OpenSuper 100 Chris Langridge Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik		21–23, 21–18, 21–19 Winner
2018Canada OpenSuper 100 Chris Langridge Mark Lamsfuß
Marvin Emil Seidel		19–21, 21–18, 22–20 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Thailand MastersSuper 300 Lauren Smith Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja		21–16, 13–21, 21–16 Winner
2019Syed Modi InternationalSuper 300 Lauren Smith Rodion Alimov
Alina Davletova		18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2018Scottish OpenSuper 100 Lauren Smith Jacco Arends
Selena Piek		13–6 Retired Winner
2018SaarLorLux OpenSuper 100 Lauren Smith Lu Kai
Chen Lu		19–21, 21–18, 21–10 Winner
2018Dutch OpenSuper 100 Lauren Smith Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue		21–15, 21–15 Winner
2018Spain MastersSuper 300 Lauren Smith Niclas Nøhr
Sara Thygesen		19–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2018Canada OpenSuper 100 Lauren Smith Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Herttrich		21–13, 21–4 Winner
2018Swiss OpenSuper 300 Lauren Smith Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Herttrich		20–22, 19–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation and played between 2007 and 2017.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Dutch Open Lauren Smith Jacco Arends
Selena Piek		21–17, 21–18 Winner
2012Dutch Open Gabrielle White Mads Pieler Kolding
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		15–21, 13–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (16 titles, 14 runners-up)

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Kharkiv International Chris Langridge Ben Lane
Sean Vendy		19–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2019Azerbaijan International Chris Langridge Mark Lamsfuß
Marvin Emil Seidel		17–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2017Yonex / K&D Graphics International Chris Langridge Lu Chia-hung
Lu Chia-pin		21–14, 21–17 Winner
2016Austrian Open Chris Langridge Kenya Mitsuhashi
Yuta Watanabe		21–14, 21–16 Winner
2015Welsh International Chris Langridge Adam Cwalina
Przemysław Wacha		21–16, 16–21, 21–16 Winner
2015White Nights Chris Langridge Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong		10–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2014Italian International Chris Langridge Michael Fuchs
Johannes Schoettler		21–11, 21–19 Winner
2013Italian International Paul van Rietvelde Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Kim Astrup Sorensen		25–23, 16–21, 21–19 Winner
2012Welsh International Paul van Rietvelde Peter Briggs
Harley Towler		16–21, 21–9, 21–16 Winner
2012Belgian International Paul van Rietvelde Adam Cwalina
Koen Ridder		18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2012Portugal International Paul van Rietvelde Zvonimir Durkinjak
Nikolaj Overgaard		12–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2011Irish International Peter Mills Adam Cwalina
Michal Logosz		15–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2011Scottish International Peter Mills Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov		19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2010Scottish International Peter Mills Chris Adcock
Andrew Ellis		21–19, 11–21, 21–15 Winner
2010Norwegian International Peter Mills Ingo Kindervater
Johannes Schöttler		17–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2010Bulgarian International Peter Mills Martin Campbell
Angus Gilmour		21–14, 21–10 Winner
2010Czech International Peter Mills Chris Langridge
Robin Middleton		9–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2009Irish International Peter Mills Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding		18–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2009Belgian International Peter Mills Ruud Bosch
Koen Ridder		28–30, 12–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Italian International Lauren Smith Ben Lane
Jessica Pugh		21–16, 19–21, 4–21 Runner-up
2013French International Alyssa Lim Robert Blair
Imogen Bankier		17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2012Welsh International Gabrielle White Chris Langridge
Heather Olver		22–20, 21–16 Winner
2012Scottish International Gabrielle White Ruud Bosch
Selena Piek		21–16, 21–16 Winner
2012Czech International Gabrielle White Chris Langridge
Heather Olver		20–22, 7–6 Retired Runner-up
2012Belgian International Gabrielle White Chris Langridge
Heather Olver		9–21, 21–10, 21–17 Winner
2012Spanish Open Gabrielle White Ronan Labar
Emilie Lefel		21–9, 21–13 Winner
2012Portugal International Gabrielle White Zvonimir Durkinjak
Stasa Poznanovic		21–17, 15–21, 24–22 Winner
2011Irish International Heather Olver Dave Khodabux
Selena Piek		21–19, 21–17 Winner
2009Belgian International Heather Olver Wouter Claes
Nathalie Descamps		21–9, 25–23 Winner
2009Norwegian International Heather Olver Robin Middleton
Mariana Agathangelou		21–19, 21–17 Winner