Andrew Smith | |
Birth Name: | Andrew Michael Smith |
Birth Date: | 3 June 1984 |
Birth Place: | Portsmouth, England |
Height: | 1.780NaN0 |
Event: | Men's singles |
Highest Ranking: | 12 |
Date Of Highest Ranking: | 5 April 2007 [1] |
Coach: | David Hunt |
Handedness: | Right |
Bwf Id: | 482146EE-2592-417D-B656-AF29F44516F3 |
Andrew Michael Smith (born 3 June 1984) is an English badminton player.
He had won the New Zealand International in 2004, the Australian International in 2004 and 2005, and also the Croatian International and the Vietnam Open in 2006. In 2008, he made it into the quarter finals of India Open and semifinals of Singapore Super Series.
Smith competed at the 2006 IBF World Championships. He defeated Pablo Abián of Spain 21–15, 21–13 in the first round. Then was defeated by Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 21–19, 21–13.
Although possessing a World ranking of 17, he did not attend the English National Championships in Manchester in 2007. He represented Great Britain in the badminton men's singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.[2]
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's singles
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2013 | Cyprus International | Scott Evans | 17–21, 11–21 | Runner-up | |
2012 | Victorian International | Anup Sridhar | 13–21, 11–21 | Runner-up | |
2012 | Slovenian International | Mohit Kamat | 21–18, 21–17 | Winner | |
2008 | Canadian International | Shoji Sato | 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up | |
2006 | Dutch International | Björn Joppien | 19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | |
2006 | Croatian International | Andrew Dabeka | 21–7, 22–24, 21–19 | Winner | |
2005 | Australian International | Geoffrey Bellingham | 15–8, 15–10 | Winner | |
2004 | Australian International | Niluka Karunaratne | 15–7, 15–8 | Winner | |
2004 | New Zealand International | Yuichi Ikeda | 15–0, 15–8 | Winner | |
2004 | Western Australia International | Sairul Amar Ayob | 12–15, 4–15 | Runner-up | |
2004 | Auckland International | Sairul Amar Ayob | 6–15, 11–15 | Runner-up | |
2004 | Ballarat International | Sairul Amar Ayob | 7–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament