Tom Wolfenden

Tom Wolfenden (born 23 February 1994) is a badminton player from England.[1][2] He started playing badminton at aged 6, he won U-19 England national badminton championships five times, and became the England's Young Player of the year 2012-13.[3]

Tom Wolfenden
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994
Liverpool, England
ResidenceMilton Keynes, England
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Years active2011
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking34 (25 January 2018)
Current ranking38 (15 February 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kazan Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Basel Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Douglas Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

Commonwealth Youth Games

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man England Ryan McCarthy Malaysia Nelson Heg
Malaysia Teo Ee Yi
22–24, 16–21 Silver Silver

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
2017 Canada Open England Peter Briggs South Korea Kim Won-ho
South Korea Seo Seung-jae
22–20, 16–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Belgian International England Peter Briggs Denmark Frederik Colberg
Denmark Rasmus Fladberg
21–16, 13–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Swiss International England Peter Briggs Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
21–18, 16–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Croatian International England Peter Briggs Malaysia Lim Ming Chuen
Malaysia Ong Wei Khoon
21–19, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Portugal International England Peter Briggs Scotland Martin Campbell
Scotland Patrick Machugh
21–17, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Austrian International England Peter Briggs Indonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto
21–23, 21–18, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Tom WOLFENDEN". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. "Tom Wolfenden". www.surreysmashers.co.uk. Surrey Smashers Badminton. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. "Tom Wolfenden". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Retrieved 31 August 2016.


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