David Eddy (badminton)
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| Born | May 1944 (age 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John David Eddy (born 1944) is a retired badminton player from England who won national and international titles from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.
Career
Eddy started to represent England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2] Eight years later he was part of the team that won the gold medal in the new team event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.[3]
Though a highly competent singles player, the crisp hitting Eddy's greatest success came in doubles. He won the gold medal at the 1968 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Robert Powell. Two years later he also won the gold medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles partnered by Susan Whetnall[4] with whom he shared the All-England mixed doubles title in 1974.[5] Eddy and Powell were men's doubles runners-up at the All-Englands in both 1969 and 1970.[6] Eddy and Eddy Sutton won men's doubles at the Danish Open in 1976, the only English team to do so since the 1930s. He compiled an impressive winning record on four successive English Thomas Cup (men's international) teams between 1969 and 1979.[7]
He represented Staffordshire at county level.
Achievements
World Cup
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Tokyo, Japan | Derek Talbot | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata |
5–15, 8–15 | Bronze |
European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, West Germany | Roger Powell | Tony Jordan Roger Mills |
7–15, 15–13, 15–5 | Gold |
| 1970 | Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales | Roger Powell | Erland Kops Henning Borch |
8–15, 5–15 | Bronze |
| 1978 | Guild Hall, Preston, England | Eddy Sutton | Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström |
9–15, 5–15 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales | Susan Whetnall | Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin |
17–16, 17–16 | Gold |
International tournaments (25 titles, 17 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Welsh International | Rob Ridder | 15–11, 14–17, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1977 | Welsh International | Mike Tredgett | 9–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1980 | Portugal International | Gerry Asquith | 15–6, 9–15, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1981 | Malta International | Joachim Reiche | 15–9, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1983 | Malta International | Clemens Wortel | 14–17, 15–8, 15–6 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Scottish Open | Roger Powell | David Horton Tony Jordan |
11–15, 15–6, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1969 | All England Open | Roger Powell | Henning Borch Erland Kops |
15–13, 10–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1969 | Irish Open | Roger Powell | Roger Mills Tony Jordan |
15–8, 15–8 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Scottish Open | Derek Talbot | David Horton Elliot Stuart |
18–13, 5–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | All England Open | Roger Powell | Tom Bacher Poul Petersen |
11–15, 0–15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Dutch Open | Roger Powell | Roland Maywald Gerhard Kucki |
15–8, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1973 | Dutch Open | Eddy Sutton | Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart |
15–12, 18–15 | Winner |
| 1975 | Dutch Open | Eddy Sutton | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett |
12–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1975 | German Open | Eddy Sutton | Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström |
13–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1976 | Denmark Open | Eddy Sutton | Flemming Delfs Elo Hansen |
15–13, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1976 | Welsh International | Eddy Sutton | Alan Connor William Kidd |
15–7, 13–18, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1977 | Dutch Open | Eddy Sutton | Elo Hansen Steen Skovgaard |
6–15, 15–8, 17–15 | Winner |
| 1977 | Welsh International | Eddy Sutton | Elliot Stuart Mike Tredgett |
9–13 retired | Winner |
| 1978 | Welsh International | Eddy Sutton | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett |
8–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1979 | Denmark Open | Eddy Sutton | Yoshitaka Iino Masao Tsuchida |
9–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1979 | Bell's Open | Ray Stevens | Billy Gilliland Dan Travers |
15–12, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1980 | Portugal International | Elliot Stuart | Gerry Asquith Ray Rofe |
15–6, 15–18, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1981 | Welsh International | Eddy Sutton | Tim Stokes Mark Richards |
15–11, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1982 | Bell's Open | Eddy Sutton | Claus Thomsen Nils Skeby |
18–15, 10–15, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1983 | Malta International | Chris Baxter | Martin Kooymans Clemens Wortel |
6–15, 15–6, 17–14 | Winner |
| 1984 | Portugal International | Chris Baxter | Gerry Asquith Elliot Stuart |
15–17, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1986 | Portugal International | Elliot Stuart | Kenny Middlemiss Kevin Scott |
13–15, 15–12, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1987 | Portugal International | Elliot Stuart | N. Clinton Nick Pettman |
15–4, 15–4 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Dutch Open | Margaret Boxall | Paul Whetnall Angela Bairstow |
13–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Dutch Open | Margaret Boxall | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
14–18, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1972 | Swedish Open | Gillian Gilks | Svend Pri Ulla Strand |
15–10, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1974 | All England Open | Susan Whetnall | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
15–6, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1975 | Dutch Open | Susan Whetnall | Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann |
15–8, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1976 | U.S. Open | Susan Whetnall | Thomas Kihlström Pam Brady |
15–6, 10–15, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1976 | Denmark Open | Barbara Sutton | Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen |
8–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1976 | Welsh International | Barbara Sutton | Rob Ridder Pauline Davies |
15–9, 12–15, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1977 | Canadian Open | Nora Perry | Steen Skovgaard Jane Webster |
15–4, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1977 | Denmark Open | Barbara Sutton | Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen |
12–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1977 | German Open | Barbara Sutton | Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder |
15–11, 12–15, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1979 | Dutch Open | Barbara Sutton | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
8–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1979 | Welsh International | Barbara Sutton | Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman |
7–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1984 | Portugal International | Eva Stuart | Gerry Asquith Fiona Elliott |
12–15, 15–9, 3–15 | Runner-up |
References
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Pat Davis. The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 115.
- ^ Davis, 108.
- ^ Herbert Scheele. The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 165.
- ^ Davis, 126.