Dorian James

Dorian James
Personal information
Birth nameDorian Lance James
Country South Africa
Born (1981-06-19) 19 June 1981
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking46 (MD 7 June 2012)
51 (XD 14 July 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing South Africa
All-Africa Games
2011 Maputo Men's doubles
2011 Maputo Mixed team
2007 Algiers Men's doubles
2007 Algiers Mixed team
African Championships
2012 Addis Ababa Men's doubles
2012 Addis Ababa Mixed doubles
2011 Marrakesh Men's doubles
2011 Marrakesh Mixed team
2010 Kampala Mixed doubles
2009 Nairobi Mixed team
2006 Algiers Mixed team
2004 Rose Hill Mixed team
2002 Casablanca Mixed team
2011 Marrakesh Mixed doubles
2009 Nairobi Men's doubles
2006 Algiers Men's doubles
2006 Algiers Mixed doubles
2010 Kampala Men's doubles
2009 Nairobi Mixed doubles
2004 Rose Hill Men's doubles
2004 Rose Hill Mixed doubles
2002 Casablanca Mixed doubles
Africa Team Championships
2012 Addis Ababa Men's team
2006 Rose Hill Men's team
2008 Rose Hill Men's team
2010 Kampala Men's team
BWF profile

Dorian Lance James (born 19 June 1981) is a male badminton player from South Africa.

James competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Stewart Carson. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Howard Bach and Kevin Han of the United States.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed with Willem Viljoen in the men's doubles event. They did not progress beyond the group stages.

Achievements

All African Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique Willem Viljoen Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
18–21, 19–21 Silver
2007 Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria Willem Viljoen Chris Dednam
Roelof Dednam
10–21, 15–21 Silver

African Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Willem Viljoen Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
21–15, 21–15 Gold
2011 Marrakesh, Morocco Willem Viljoen Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
21–18, 21–14 Gold
2010 Kampala, Uganda Willem Viljoen Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
15–21, 15–21 Bronze
2009 Nairobi, Kenya Chris Dednam Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
13–21, 14–21 Silver
2006 Algiers, Algeria Willem Viljoen Chris Dednam
Roelof Dednam
Silver
2004 Rose Hill, Mauritius Stewart Carson Dotun Akinsanya
Abimbola Odejoke
7–15, 15–10, 5–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Michelle Edwards Enrico James
Stacey Doubel
21–16, 21–6 Gold
2011 Marrakesh, Morocco Michelle Edwards Willem Viljoen
Annari Viljoen
13–21, 12–21 Silver
2010 Kampala, Uganda Michelle Edwards Roeloff Dednam
Annari Viljoen
21–13, 21–14 Gold
2009 Nairobi, Kenya Stacey Doubell Georgie Cupidon
Juliette Ah-Wan
13–21, 14–21 Bronze
2006 Algiers, Algeria Michelle Edwards Georgie Cupidon
Juliette Ah-Wan
16–21, 21–17, 16–21 Silver
2004 Rose Hill, Mauritius Michelle Edwards Orobosa Okuonghae
Grace Daniel
15–6, 9–15, 8–15 Bronze
2002 Casablanca, Morocco Michelle Edwards Johan Kleingeld
Chantal Botts
4–7, 4–7, 4–7 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (19 titles, 12 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 South Africa International Stewart Carson Chris Dednam
Johan Kleingeld
7–5, 0–7, 5–7 Runner-up
2006 Mauritius International Willem Viljoen Chris Dednam
Roelof Dednam
21–13, 23–21 Winner
2007 South Africa International Willem Viljoen Chris Dednam
Roelof Dednam
21–12, 21–18 Winner
2008 South Africa International Willem Viljoen Chris Dednam
Roelof Dednam
21–16, 21–17 Winner
2009 Kenya International Chris Dednam Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
21–14, 21–13 Winner
2009 Mauritius International Willem Viljoen Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
19–21, 22–20, 21–8 Winner
2009 South Africa International Willem Viljoen Mohammadreza Kheradmani
Ali Shahhosseini
22–20, 17–21, 21–15 Winner
2010 Uganda International Willem Viljoen Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
21–13, 21–9 Winner
2010 Kenya International Willem Viljoen Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
22–20, 21–17 Winner
2010 South Africa International Willem Viljoen Chris Dednam
Roelof Dednam
14–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2010 Botswana International Willem Viljoen Enrico James
Jacobs Maliekal
21–19, 21–10 Winner
2011 Mauritius International Willem Viljoen Manu Attri
Jishnu Sanyal
19–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2011 Kenya International Willem Viljoen Manu Attri
Jishnu Sanyal
14–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2011 Namibia International Willem Viljoen Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb
Abdelrahman Kashkal
21–13, 21–13 Winner
2011 Botswana International Willem Viljoen Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
21–23, 21–13, 15–21 Runner-up
2011 South Africa International Willem Viljoen Chris Dednam
Enrico James
21–19, 21–18 Winner
2012 Uganda International Willem Viljoen Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
24–22, 21–19 Winner
2012 South Africa International Enrico James Andries Malan
Willem Viljoen
22–24, 21–15, 22–24 Runner-up
2024 South Africa International Robert Summers Matthew Abela
Maxim Grinblat
21–10, 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 South Africa International Michelle Edwards Orobosa Okuonghae
Grace Daniel
13–15, 15–12, 15–13 Winner
2008 Mauritius International Michelle Edwards Chris Dednam
Annari Viljoen
21–16, 15–21, 21–11 Winner
2009 South Africa International Michelle Edwards Willem Viljoen
Jade Morgan
21–11, 21–17 Winner
2009 Kenya International Annari Viljoen Chris Dednam
Michelle Edwards
11–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2010 Uganda International Michelle Edwards Georgios Charalambidis
Anne Hald Jensen
14–21, 21–19, 21–7 Winner
2010 South Africa International Michelle Edwards Chris Dednam
Annari Viljoen
21–14, 10–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2010 Botswana International Michelle Edwards Enrico James
Stacey Doubell
21–19, 21–11 Winner
2011 Mauritius International Michelle Edwards Abdelrahman Kashkal
Hadia Hosny
21–16, 21–11 Winner
2011 Kenya International Michelle Edwards Lê Hà Anh
Lê Thu Huyền
25–23, 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2011 Botswana International Michelle Edwards Olaoluwa Fagbemi
Susan Funaya Ideh
21–16, 11–21, 21–19 Winner
2012 Uganda International Michelle Edwards Willem Viljoen
Annari Viljoen
7–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2012 South Africa International Michelle Edwards Willem Viljoen
Annari Viljoen
15–21, 21–16, 12–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorian James". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
  • tournamentsoftware.com