Nichola Beck Explained

Nichola Beck
Birth Name:Nichola Louise Beck
Birth Date:12 June 1973
Birth Place:Ealing, West London, England
Height:1.70 m
Country:England
Handedness:Right
Bwf Id:1C985AE5-13BD-43F1-88B0-A488A916AA97

Nichola Louise Beck (born 1973) is a former English badminton international player and a former national champion.[1]

Biography

Beck became an English national champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships women's doubles title with Joanne Davies in 1997.[2] [3] The pair had previously finished runner-up in 1995.[4]

She represented Buckinghamshire. In 1994, she won the silver medal at the World University Championships in the mixed doubles partnered with John Quinn.

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

IBF International

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993Irish International Joanne Davies Karen Peatfield
Justine Willmott
15–1, 15–4 Winner
1994Wimbledon International Tracy Dineen Irina Yakusheva
Marina Yakusheva
9–15, 15–11, 10–15 Runner-up
1995Wimbledon International Joanne Muggeridge Eline Coene
Erica van den Heuvel
15–8, 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1996Finnish International Joanne Davies Kelly Morgan
Joanne Muggeridge
3–15, 10–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player: Nichola L Beck . bwfbadminton.com . BWF . 25 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Facts and Records. Badminton England . 25 May 2020.
  3. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 3 Feb. 1997, p. 36. Times Digital Archives . 25 May 2020.
  4. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 14 Feb. 1995, p. 40. Times Digital Archives . 25 May 2020.