Alexander Dunn (born 13 September 1998) is a Scottish badminton player. Born in Bellshill, Dunn started playing badminton at aged seven, and joined the national team in 2009.[1][2] He won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event with his partner Adam Hall, also the silver medal in the mixed doubles event with Eleanor O'Donnell in 2017.[3][4] He competed at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5][6][7]
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| Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1998 Bellshill, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Motherwell, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ingo Kindervater Robert Blair Andy Bowman Keith Turnbull Jamie Neill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 22 (MD with Adam Hall 24 January 2023) 82 (XD with Ciara Torrance 20 September 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 30 (MD with Adam Hall 16 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editDunn educated sport and physical activity at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow.[5] At the age of 13, he was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1.[7]
Achievements
editEuropean Games
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland |
 Adam Hall
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 Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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13–21, 21–16, 10–21 |  Bronze
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European Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain |
 Adam Hall
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 Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel
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17–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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European Junior Championships
editBoys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland |
Adam Hall
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Alexander Bond Joel Eipe
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17–21, 21–18, 15–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France |
Eleanor O'Donnell
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 Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova
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16–21, 14–21 | Silver
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BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | Julie MacPherson
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Jesper Toft Amalie Magelund
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19–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 2 runner-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Polish Open | Adam Hall
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 Łukasz Moreń Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
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11–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Irish Open | Adam Hall
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 Joshua Magee Sam Magee
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21–15, 6–21, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2017 | Turkey International | Adam Hall
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Mikkel Stoffersen Mathias Thyrri
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21–14, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2018 | Iceland International | Adam Hall
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Nicklas Mathiasen Mikkel Stoffersen
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21–16, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2019 | Irish Open | Adam Hall
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Jones Ralfy Jansen Peter Käsbauer
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19–21, 21–17, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Scottish Open | Adam Hall
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Jeppe Bay Mikkel Mikkelsen
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21–10, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2020 | Austrian Open | Adam Hall
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 Ruben Jille Ties van der Lecq
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21–18, 21–11 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Welsh International | Ciara Torrance
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 Matthew Clare Hope Warner
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21–14, 20–22, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2024 | Scottish Open | Julie MacPherson
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 Rubén García Lucía Rodríguez
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23–21, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Alexander Dunn biography". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2022 – via Tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ "Alex Dunn". BadmintonScotland. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ McConnell, Stewart (21 April 2017). "Beith badminton ace Eleanor enjoys silver medal glory". Ardrossan Herald. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Participants: Alexander Dunn". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Egelstaff, Susan (18 March 2018). "Alex Dunn harbouring ambitions of a badminton medal in Gold Coast". The Herald. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ a b Fotheringham, Ann (25 July 2022). "Motherwell badminton star Alex Dunn heading to Commonwealth Games". Glasgow Times. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
edit- Alexander Dunn at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Alexander Dunn at BWFBadminton.com
- Alexander Dunn at Team Scotland
- Alex Dunn on Twitter
