Daniel Bethell

Daniel Bethell
Daniel Bethell
Personal information
Country	England
Born	28 January 1996 (age 28); Huntingdon, England
Men's singles SL3
Highest ranking	1 (19 July 2022)
Current ranking	1 (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
European Para Championships
Representing England
World Championships
European Championships

Daniel Bethell (born 28 January 1996^[1]) is a British Para-badminton player.^[2] He has a lower limb disability and played his first tournament in 2013.^[3] He won silver at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Bethell is currently ranked world number one in para-badminton men’s singles SL3.

Achievements edit

Paralympic Games edit

Men's singles SL3

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Pramod Bhagat	14–21, 17–21	Silver

World Championships edit

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Pramod Bhagat	21–15, 15–21, 16–21	Bronze
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Pramod Bhagat	21–6, 14–21, 5–21	Silver
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Pramod Bhagat	21–14, 15–21, 14–21	Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Bobby Griffin	Anand Kumar Boregowda Manoj Sarkar	8–21, 11–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Julie Thrane	Rakesh Pandey Manasi Girishchandra Joshi	21–15, 15–21, 18–21	Bronze

European Championships edit

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain	Simón Cruz Mondejar	21–11, 21–14	Gold
2016	Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands	Pascal Wolter	19–21, 21–10, 21–6	Gold
2018	Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France	Oleksandr Chyrkov	21–9, 21–7	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain	Bobby Griffin	Simón Cruz Mondejar Jan-Niklas Pott	24–22, 19–21, 15–21	Bronze
2016	Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands	Bobby Griffin	Marcel Adam Simón Cruz Mondejar	14–21, 21–23	Bronze
2018	Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France	Bobby Griffin	Guillaume Gailly Mathieu Thomas	18–21, 24–22, 16–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014^[a]	High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain	Julie Thrane	Pascal Baron Thiéfaine Auvert	21–4, 21–5	Silver
			Muammer Çankaya Zehra Bağlar	21–10, 21–3
			Bobby Griffin Helle Sofie Sagøy	16–21, 21–23

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (5 titles, 1 runner-up) edit

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.^[4]^[5]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International	Level 1	Pramod Bhagat	21–9, 21–13	Winner
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Pramod Bhagat	Walkover	Runner-up
2022	Canada Para Badminton International	Level 1	Pramod Bhagat	21–14, 9–21, 21–15	Winner
2022	4 Nations Para Badminton International	Level 1	Pramod Bhagat	21–17, 21–9	Winner
2022	Thailand Para Badminton International	Level 1	Pramod Bhagat	21–13, 21–19	Winner
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International	Level 2	Pramod Bhagat	21–18, 21–8	Winner

International Tournaments (9 titles, 7 runners-up) edit

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	England Para Badminton Championships	Liew Teak Han	21–4, 21–8	Winner
2015	Spanish Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	11–21, 21–8, 23–25	Runner-up
2015	Irish Para Badminton International	Mathieu Thomas	21–11, 21–11	Winner
2017	Spanish Para Badminton International	Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek	21–12, 21–12	Winner
2017	Japan Para Badminton International	Daisuke Fujihara	21–17, 19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2018	Spanish Para Badminton International	Daisuke Fujihara	21–11, 21–13	Winner
2018	Japan Para Badminton International	Daisuke Fujihara	21–11, 21–8	Winner
2019	Dubai Para Badminton International	Pramod Bhagat	21–15, 18–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Ukun Rukaendi	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2019	Irish Para Badminton International	Pramod Bhagat	17–21, 21–17, 10–21	Runner-up
2019	China Para Badminton International	Pramod Bhagat	21–19, 13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Japan Para Badminton International	Pramod Bhagat	21–16, 21–19	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	England Para Badminton Championships	Bobby Griffin	Liew Teak Han Bakri Omar	14–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2015	Irish Para Badminton International	Bobby Griffin	Lucas Mazur Mathieu Thomas	20–22, 17–21	Runner-up
2017	Spanish Para Badminton International	Bobby Griffin	Lucas Mazur Mathieu Thomas	21–14, 21–16	Winner
2017	Japan Para Badminton International	Bobby Griffin	Lucas Mazur Mathieu Thomas	21–16, 21–16	Winner

References edit

^ Paralympics GB page
^ Tokyo 2020 Profile
^ Sky Sports
^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

Notes edit

^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

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[1] Paralympics GB page

[2] Tokyo 2020 Profile

[3] Sky Sports

[5] "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.

[6] "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

[4] This tournament uses a round robin system.

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