Andy Goode (badminton) explained

Andy Goode
Birth Name:Andrew Brian Goode
Birth Date:1960 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Height:1.83 m
Country:England
Handedness:Right
Bwf Id:1FBE9928-DF1E-4913-8640-04D84AA5C05B

Andrew Brian Goode (born 30 January 1960) is an English retired badminton player.

Badminton career

Goode represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and two silver medals in the men's and mixed doubles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1]

In 1990, Goode who won the men's and mixed doubles title at the National Championships, had been left out of the England team for the European Championships in Moscow.[2] He later won two more medals in the team event and mixed doubles at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]

He also competed for Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[4] Goode won nine titles at the English National Badminton Championships (1 singles, 5 men's doubles and 3 mixed doubles).

Personal life

He married Joanne Wright, an English badminton player who was five times National doubles champion.[5] They have three children named Jack, Molly, and Harry.[6] [7]

Achievements

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986Meadowbank Sports Centre,
Edinburgh, Scotland
Fiona Elliott Michael Scandolera
Audrey Tuckey
7–15, 5–15 Silver
1990Auckland Badminton Hall,
Auckland, New Zealand
Gillian Clark Steve Baddeley
Gillian Gowers
Walkover Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985English Masters Nigel Tier Zhang Qingwu
Chen Kang
15–7, 15–9 Winner
1991Swiss Open Chris Hunt Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Stellan Österberg
10–15, 14–18 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986Dutch Open Fiona Elliott Anders Nielsen
Gillian Gowers
15–8, 10–15, 15–5 Winner
1986Hong Kong Open Fiona Elliott Billy Gilliland
Nora Perry
5–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1986Scottish Open Fiona Elliott Jesper Knudsen
Nettie Nielsen
9–15, 15–3, 15–8 Winner
1987Poona Open Fiona Elliott Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks
14–18, 14–18 Runner-up
1987Carlton-Intersport-Cup Fiona Elliott Henrik Svarrer
Dorte Kjær
17–16, 9–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1987Canadian Open Gillian Gowers Lee Deuk-choon
Chung So-young
3–15, 15–11, 15–5 Winner
1988Chinese Taipei Open Gillian Gowers Jan-Eric Antonsson
Maria Bengtsson
15–7, 15–13 Winner
1988Grand Prix Finals Gillian Gowers Wang Pengren
Shi Fangjing
6–15, 6–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Scottish Open Gerry Asquith Billy Gilliland
Dan Travers
5–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1983Bell's Open Darrell Roebuck Nigel Tier
Duncan Bridge
8–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1984Victor Cup Nigel Tier Dipak Tailor
Chris Dobson
11–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1984Scottish Open Nigel Tier Morten Frost
Jens Peter Nierhoff
15–12, 8–15, 15–9 Winner
1986Bell's Open Miles Johnson Billy Gilliland
Dan Travers
12–15, 14–18 Runner-up
1987Swiss Open Billy Gilliland Alex Meijer
Pierre Pelupessy
15–4, 15–6 Winner
1987Bell's Open Miles Johnson Mike Brown
Richard Outterside
6–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1988Bell's Open Miles Johnson Nick Ponting
Dave Wright
7–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1989Bell's Open Mike Brown Andrew Fairhurst
Chris Hunt
15–17, 15–10, 13–18 Runner-up
1991Portugal International Glen Milton Chris Hunt
Simon Archer
15–7, 2–15, 15–10 Winner
1991Wimbledon Open Chris Hunt Nick Ponting
Dave Wright
4–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1991Irish International Chris Hunt Nick Ponting
Dave Wright
5–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1991Spanish International Chris Hunt Ricardo Fernandes
Fernando Silva
15–4, 15–3 Winner
1992Austrian International Chris Hunt Michael Keck
Robert Neumann
15–5, 15–10 Winner
1992Portugal International Chris Hunt Andrey Antropov
Nikolai Zuyev
15–11, 15–12 Winner
1992Wimbledon Open Chris Hunt Nick Ponting
Dave Wright
8–15, 4–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986Bell's Open Fiona Elliott Billy Gilliland
Helen Troke
4–15, 15–11, 17–15 Winner
1987Bell's Open Fiona Elliott Mike Brown
Sara Halsall
9–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1988Bell's Open Gillian Gowers Mike Brown
Jillian Wallwork
15–4, 15–7 Winner
1989Bell's Open Karen Chapman Miles Johnson
Cheryl Johnson
15–5, 15–8 Winner
1991French Open Cheryl Johnson Michael Keck
Anne-Katrin Seid
12–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1991Portugal International Heidi Bender Chris Hunt
Tracy Dineen
10–15, 15–2, 12–15 Runner-up
1991Wimbledon Open Gillian Gowers Andrey Antropov
Irina Serova
15–4, 15–0 Winner
1991Welsh International Joanne Wright Chris Hunt
Karen Chapman
18–17, 15–4 Winner
1991Spanish International Gillian Clark David Serrano
Esther Sanz
15–7, 15–3 Winner
1992Portugal International Joanne Wright Nikolai Zuyev
Marina Andrievskaya
15–3, 15–10 Winner

Open Tournament

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1979Scottish Open Winner
1979French Open Winner
1981Scottish Open Nick Yates15–7, 11–15, 2–15 Winner
1981Irish Open Rob Ridder15–11, 15–12 Winner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1978French Open Richard Purser John Taylor
Colin Bell
Winner
1981Scottish Open Gary Scott Billy Gilliland
Dan Travers
3–15, 15–7, 18–16 Winner
1981Irish Open Gary Scott Gerry Asquith
Dipak Tailor
9–15, 15–10, 15–4 Winner
1981Dutch Open Mike Tredgett Billy Gilliland
Dan Travers
5–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1981French Open Steve Baddeley Norman Goode
Nigel Tier
Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1979Czechoslovakian International Gillian Clark Kenneth Larsen
Charlotte Pilgaard
15–9, 15–6 Winner
1981Irish Open Diane Simpson Rob Ridder
Marjan Ridder
17–18, 15–9, 9–15 Runner-up

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1986 Athletes. Team England.
  2. Web site: Not Goode enough for England team . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . 20 March 1990 . 27 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. Web site: Profile. Olympic.org.
  5. Web site: Facts and Records. Badminton England. 2020-05-25. 2018-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20181227230728/https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/media/5830/chapter_2_-_facts_and_records_as_at_23-07-2017.pdf. dead.
  6. Web site: Goode times for Jo . The Argus . 21 September 2000.
  7. News: Sponsored Player Update Jo Goode . Ashaway UK . 1 September 2008 . 12 July 2019.