Anthony Clark (badminton) explained

Anthony Clark
Birth Name:Anthony Ian Clark
Country:England
Birth Date:1977 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Derby, England[1]
Height:1.73 m
Handedness:Left
Coach:Peter Jeffrey
Julian Robertson
Andy Wood
Event:Men's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:4 (in MD)
5 (in XD)
Bwf Id:A42492B5-4119-40D2-B59C-6198DC5EFBFB

Anthony Ian Clark (born 1 November 1977) is an English former badminton player. He is a mixed and men's doubles silver medalists at the 2006 World Championships. Clark won the mixed doubles title at the 2008 European Championships, and was part of the England winning team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Career

2004 Summer Olympics

Clark competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Nathan Robertson. They defeated Patapol Ngernsrisuk and Sudket Prapakamol of Thailand in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia.

2006 World Champs

Clark reached the mixed doubles final at the 2006 IBF World Championships together with Donna Kellogg, losing the final against Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson. He also lost the men's doubles final in the same event together with Robert Blair.

2008 Olympics

Currently living in Coalville, Leicestershire, Clark represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles badminton event.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Nathan Robertson Chang Kim Wai
Choong Tan Fook
5–8, 3–7, 4–7 Bronze
2006Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia Robert Blair Ashley Brehaut
Travis Denney
21–6, 21–14 Bronze
2010Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India Nathan Robertson Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
19–21, 14–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden Nathan Robertson Jens Eriksen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen
4–7, 7–1, 3–7, 7–2, 3–7 Silver
2004Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Nathan Robertson Jens Eriksen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen
3–15, 9–15 Silver
2006Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Robert Blair Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
17–21, 21–11, 18–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Donna Kellogg Jens Eriksen
Mette Schjoldager
16–21, 14–21 Bronze
2008Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Donna Kellogg Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
16–21, 22–20, 21–15 Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[3] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007All England Open Donna Kellogg Zheng Bo
Gao Ling
21–16, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2007China Masters Donna Kellogg Zheng Bo
Gao Ling
16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2008Swiss Open Donna Kellogg He Hanbin
Yu Yang
15–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2008Singapore Open Donna Kellogg Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
21–17, 14–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2008French Open Donna Kellogg He Hanbin
Yu Yang
13–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2009Denmark Open Donna Kellogg Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
16–21, 27–25, 17–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000U.S. Open Ian Sullivan James Anderson
Graham Hurrell
14–17, 11–15 Runner-up
2004Thailand Open Nathan Robertson Luluk Hadiyanto
Alvent Yulianto
12–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2005Thessaloniki Grand Prix Robert Blair Michael Fuchs
Roman Spitko
15–6, 15–9 Winner
2006German Open Robert Blair Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae
11–15, 6–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Thessaloniki Grand Prix Donna Kellogg Robert Blair
Natalie Munt
15–4, 6–15, 15–13 Winner
2006Denmark Open Donna Kellogg Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
14–21, 21–14, 22–20 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997La Chaux-de-Fonds International Ian Sullivan Michael Helber
Björn Siegemund
12–15, 17–18 Runner-up
1997Austrian International Ian Pearson Dennis Lens
Quinten van Dalm
16–17, 15–11, 15–7 Winner
1998Slovak International Ian Sullivan Graham Hurrell
Peter Jeffrey
15–8, 12–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1998Scottish International Ian Sullivan Michael Lamp
Martin Lundgaard Hansen
10–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1999French Open Ian Sullivan Michał Łogosz
Robert Mateusiak
15–11, 15–10 Winner
1999Italian International Ian Sullivan Takaaki Hayashi
Katsuya Nishiyama
15–6, 15–9 Winner
1999Irish International Paul Trueman James Anderson
Graham Hurrell
5–15, 17–14, 4–15 Runner-up
2000Welsh International Ian Sullivan Kristian Langbak
Jesper Thomsen
8–6, 1–7, 7–0 Winner
2002BMW Open International Nathan Robertson Simon Archer
Flandy Limpele
5–15, 14–17 Runner-up
2004Bitburger Open Simon Archer Jean-Michel Lefort
Svetoslav Stoyanov
15–5, 15–7 Winner
2005Portugal International Simon Archer Keishi Kawaguchi
Toru Matsumoto
17–15, 15–4 Winner
2005Swedish International Simon Archer Henrik Andersson
Fredrik Bergström
Walkover Winner
2010Irish International Chris Langridge Chris Adcock
Andrew Ellis
13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2010Italian International Chris Langridge Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov
21–14, 21–19 Winner
2011Austrian International Chris Langridge Hiroyuki Saeki
Ryota Taohata
21–15, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Czech International Lorraine Cole Ian Sullivan
Gail Emms
15–4, 15–13 Winner
1998Slovak International Lorraine Cole David Lindley
Joanne Wright
15–5, 15–3 Winner
1999Italian International Zeng Yaqiong Ian Sullivan
Han Jingna
11–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1999Irish International Lorraine Cole Ruud Kuijten
Manon Albinus
15–7, 15–8 Winner
2000Welsh International Gail Emms Henrik Andersson
Johanna Persson
7–4, 7–1, 7–0 Winner
2005Portugal International Donna Kellogg Sergio Llopis
Dolores Marco
15–5, 15–10 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF/IBF International Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anthony Clark . www.badmintonengland.co.uk . 12 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927234702/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/text.asp?section=000100010002001700010032&itemTitle=Anthony+Clark . dead . 27 September 2007.
  2. Web site: BWF Launches Super Series . Badminton Australia . 15 December 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 . dead . 6 October 2007.
  3. Web site: Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event . www.ibadmintonstore.com . 29 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx . dead . 2 October 2013.