Joel Alexander Findlay (born 29 June 1989) is an Australian male badminton player.[1] In 2014, he won the men's doubles title at the Australian National Badminton Championships teamed up with fellow Victorian Luke Chong.[2] He and Chong also won bronze medal at the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships.[3] In 2017, he won the silver medal at the Oceania Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Gronya Somerville.[4]

Joel Findlay
Personal information
Birth nameJoel Alexander Findlay
Country Australia
Born (1989-06-29) 29 June 1989 (age 34)
Ballarat, Australia
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia
Men's
Highest ranking301 (MS) 24 May 2012
114 (MD) 29 Mar 2012
166 (XD) 12 Jul 2012
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Nouméa Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Ballarat Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Ballarat Men's doubles
BWF profile

Achievements edit

Oceania Championships edit

Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia
  Luke Chong   Raymond Tam
  Glenn Warfe
8-21, 15-21   Bronze
2012 Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia
  Nathan David   Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
  Oliver Leydon-Davis
16-21, 7-21   Bronze

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Salle Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia
  Gronya Somerville   Sawan Serasinghe
  Setyana Mapasa
19-21, 9-21   Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Nouméa International   Jeff Tho   Matthew Chau
  Sawan Serasinghe
21-17, 7-21, 14-21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Joel Findlay". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Joel Findlay secures national badminton title". www.thecourier.com.au. The Courier. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ "2014 Kumpoo Oceania Championships". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ "New Zealand, Australia Dominate Finals". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

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