Kenny Middlemiss Explained

Kenny Middlemiss
Birth Date:1964 6, df=y
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Height:1.79 m
Event:Doubles
Handedness:Right
Bwf Id:68CE86B1-7C00-4FA5-8F79-E9AD12B56CE6

Kenny Middlemiss (also known as Ken and Kenneth Middlemiss; born 19 June 1964) is a Scottish former badminton player.[1] Kenny, is a 20-times National champion and has won 155 caps for the Scotland in badminton, highest ever by any British athlete.[2] Ken has represented Scotland in the four consecutive Commonwealth games between 1986 and 1998 across three disciplines; reaching quarterfinals several times. He also played in World championships between 1989 and 1997. He has won titles mainly in European grand prix in Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia, Spain & Austria. He also won one World grand prix tournament in United States besides couple of runner-up performances in France and Scotland. He is married to Elinor Middlemiss, another former player from his country.

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Mixed doubles

IBF International

Men's singles

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989Irish International Dan Travers Anthony Gallagher
Russell Hogg
15–6, 15–6 Winner
1992Iceland International Russell Hogg Simon Archer
Julian Robertson
9–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1992Amor International Russell Hogg Broddi Kristjánsson
Árni Þór Hallgrímson
15–4, 15–12 Winner
1997Portugal International Russell Hogg Hugo Rodrigues
Fernando Silva
Walkover Runner-up
1997Slovenian International Russell Hogg Harald Koch
Jürgen Koch
18–14, 15–5 Winner
1999La Chaux-de-Fonds Russell Hogg Aras Razak
Henrik Sørensen
10–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1999Scottish International Russell Hogg Michael Lamp
Jonas Rasmussen
8–15, 11–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986Portugal International Margarida Cruz–, ––, – Winner
1992Iceland International Elinor Middlemiss Mike Brown
Ása Pálsdóttir
15–9, 15–9 Winner
1994Irish International Elinor Middlemiss Ian Pearson
Karen Chapman
15–11, 10–15, 15–9 Winner
1997Slovenian International Elinor Middlemiss Russell Hogg
Jillian Haldane
15–10, 15–8 Winner
1997French International Elinor Middlemiss Peter Jeffrey
Sara Hardaker
8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1997Portugal International Elinor Middlemiss Russell Hogg
Karen Peatfield
Walkover Runner-up
1997Spanish International Elinor Middlemiss Mike Beres
Kara Solmundson
15–8, 15–4 Winner
1998Austrian International Elinor Middlemiss Jürgen Koch
Irina Serova
18–15, 15–4 Winner

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile:Kenny Middlemiss. bwfbadminton.com . Badminton World Federation. 10 January 2021.
  2. Web site: One last cap for Kenny. www.heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 8 April 2000. 10 January 2021.