| Kevin Dennerly-Minturn | |
| Birth Name: | Kevin James Dennerly-Minturn |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Birth Date: | 1989 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Greenlane, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Weight: | 96 kg |
| Coach: | Thana Arikrishnan |
| Event: | Men's & mixed doubles |
| Highest Ranking: | 47 (MD 24 April 2014) 78 (XD 21 November 2013) |
| Bwf Id: | AE733592-9CA2-4584-BFB8-1D8D7D52528A |
Kevin James Dennerly-Minturn (born 18 May 1989) is a New Zealand badminton player.[1] [2] In 2014, he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[3]
Dennerly-Minturn is an Auckland player on the international circuit and is also from the College Rifles badminton club. He comes from a very active and sporting family. From an early age he was gifted at a number of sports including cricket but pursued his passion for badminton and is now a key feature of the New Zealand doubles set up. He is based in Denmark for most of the year playing and training in the tough European environment.[4]
In 2008, he was the semi-finals in the men's and mixed doubles event at the Oceania Championships and won bronze.[5] He also won bronze in 2014 and silver in 2015 in the men's doubles event partnered with Oliver Leydon-Davis.[6] [7] Partner with Oliver, he won the 2012 Auckland and 2013 Mexico International tournaments.[8] [9] In the mixed doubles, he won the Waikato International tournament teamed up with Susannah Leydon-Davis.[10]
In 2017, he won the silver medal at the Oceania Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Niccolo Tagle.[11] In the mixed doubles event, he teamed-up with Danielle Tahuri, and they reach the semi-final round but was defeated by the top seeds from Australia.[12]
In recent times Kevin has undertaken endurance sports, culminating in the completion of the Western Australia Ironman with a time of 16 hours 43 minutes.
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia |  Joe Wu |  Ross Smith Glenn Warfe | 15–21, 9–21 | Bronze | |
| 2012 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Ross Smith Glenn Warfe | 17–21, 18–21 | Silver | |
| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe | 15–21, 19–21 | Bronze | |
| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe | 21–10, 16–21, 13–21 | Silver | |
| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Niccolo Tagle | Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe | 8–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Emma Rodgers | Craig Cooper Renee Flavell | 21–19, 17–21, 10–21 | Bronze | |
| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Danielle Tahuri | Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa | 8–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nouméa International | Joe Wu | Oliver Leydon-Davis Henry Tam | 17–21, 24–22, 16–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2011 | Altona International | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Ross Smith Glenn Warfe | 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2012 | Auckland International | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Tom Armstrong Tjitte Weistra | 21–18, 22–20 | Winner | |
| 2013 | Internacional Mexicano | Oliver Leydon-Davis |  Job Castillo Antonio Ocegueda | 17–21, 21–12, 21–6 | Winner | |
| 2018 | North Harbour International | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Jonathan Curtin Dhanny Oud | 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nouméa International | Louise McKenzie | Henry Tam Donna Haliday | 19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2011 | Altona International | Stephanie Cheng | Glenn Warfe Leanne Choo | 20–22, 11–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2016 | Waikato International | Susannah Leydon-Davis | Abhinav Manota Justine Villegas | 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament