Andrew Ellis (badminton)

Andrew Ellis (born 21 January 1987) is an English badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] He won the European individual bronze medals with Chris Adcock in 2012 and 2014. Ellis reached top 10 BWF ranking in the men's doubles event with Adcock in November 2013.[2] He competed for England in the men's doubles and mixed team events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal in the team event.[3]

Andrew Ellis
Andrew Ellis at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987
Leeds, England
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking9 (MD) 22 May 2014
58 (XD) 28 November 2013
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Karlskrona Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Basel Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Amsterdam Men's team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Bendigo Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

European Championships

Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia England Chris Adcock Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen
Denmark Mads Pieler Kolding
16–21, 21–19, 8–21 Bronze Bronze
2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden England Chris Adcock Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
11–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Scottish Open England Peter Mills Germany Michael Fuchs
Germany Johannes Schöttler
15–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Bitburger Open England Chris Adcock India Rupesh Kumar
India Sanave Thomas
21–17, 20–22, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Finnish Open England Peter Mills Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark David Daugaard
21–19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Irish International England Chris Adcock England Anthony Clark
England Chris Langridge
21–13, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Scottish International England Chris Adcock England Marcus Ellis
England Peter Mills
19–21, 21–11, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Austrian International England Dean George Indonesia Viki Indra Okvana
Indonesia Ardiansyah Putra
17–21, 23–21, 26–28 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Scottish International England Richard Eidestedt England Chris Langridge
England David Lindley
21–19, 16–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse England Richard Eidestedt Belgium Wouter Claes
Belgium Frédéric Mawet
21–12, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Irish International England Richard Eidestedt Denmark Martin Delfs
Denmark Morten Kronborg
21–13, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Welsh International England Richard Eidestedt Wales Matthew Hughes
Wales Martyn Lewis
9–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Welsh International England Dean George England Edward Foster
England Matthew Honey
15–12, 13–15, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Polish International England Jenny Wallwork Poland Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
Poland Agnieszka Wojtkowska
21–13, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Andrew Ellis". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. "Doubles specialist Andy Ellis announces retirement from badminton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. "Andrew Ellis Biography". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.


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