Kevin James Dennerly-Minturn (born 18 May 1989) is a New Zealand badminton player.[1][2] In 2014, he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[3]
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| Birth name | Kevin James Dennerly-Minturn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1989 Greenlane, Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Thana Arikrishnan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 47 (MD 24 April 2014) 78 (XD 21 November 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Dennerly-Minturn is an Auckland player on the international circuit and is also from the College Rifles badminton club. He comes from a very active and sporting family. From an early age he was gifted at a number of sports including cricket but pursued his passion for badminton and is now a key feature of the New Zealand doubles set up. He is based in Denmark for most of the year playing and training in the tough European environment.[4]
In 2008, he was the semi-finals in the men's and mixed doubles event at the Oceania Championships and won bronze.[5] He also won bronze in 2014 and silver in 2015 in the men's doubles event partnered with Oliver Leydon-Davis.[6][7] Partner with Oliver, he won the 2012 Auckland and 2013 Mexico International tournaments.[8][9] In the mixed doubles, he won the Waikato International tournament teamed up with Susannah Leydon-Davis.[10]
In 2017, he won the silver medal at the Oceania Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Niccolo Tagle.[11] In the mixed doubles event, he teamed-up with Danielle Tahuri, and they reach the semi-final round but was defeated by the top seeds from Australia.[12]
In recent times Kevin has undertaken endurance sports, culminating in the completion of the Western Australia Ironman with a time of 16 hours 43 minutes.
Achievements edit
Oceania Championships edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
 Joe Wu
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 Ross Smith Glenn Warfe
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15–21, 9–21 |  Bronze
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| 2012 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Oliver Leydon-Davis
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Ross Smith Glenn Warfe
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17–21, 18–21 |  Silver
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| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Oliver Leydon-Davis
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Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe
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15–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
Oliver Leydon-Davis
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Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe
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21–10, 16–21, 13–21 | Silver
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| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Niccolo Tagle
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Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe
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8–21, 14–21 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Emma Rodgers
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Craig Cooper Renee Flavell
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21–19, 17–21, 10–21 | Bronze
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| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Danielle Tahuri
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Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa
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8–21, 11–21 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Nouméa International | Joe Wu
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Oliver Leydon-Davis Henry Tam
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17–21, 24–22, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2011 | Altona International | Oliver Leydon-Davis
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Ross Smith Glenn Warfe
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17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Auckland International | Oliver Leydon-Davis
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 Tom Armstrong Tjitte Weistra
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21–18, 22–20 |  Winner
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| 2013 | Internacional Mexicano | Oliver Leydon-Davis
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 Job Castillo Antonio Ocegueda
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17–21, 21–12, 21–6 | Winner
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| 2018 | North Harbour International | Oliver Leydon-Davis
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Jonathan Curtin Dhanny Oud
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21–13, 21–14 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Nouméa International | Louise McKenzie
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Henry Tam Donna Haliday
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19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Altona International | Stephanie Cheng
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Glenn Warfe Leanne Choo
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20–22, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Waikato International | Susannah Leydon-Davis
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Abhinav Manota Justine Villegas
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21–13, 21–14 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Kevin Dennerly-Minturn". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Athletes: Kevin Dennerly-Minturn". www.olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Dennerly - Minturn". www.sportsground.co.nz. Auckland Badminton. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Dennerly-Minturn - NZ National Squad". www.sportsnz.co.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Mixed doubles pair win Oceanias". www.radionz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "X-TRM Oceania Championships 2015 – Day 4: Guda, Chen Emerge Champions". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Badminton: Kiwi pair wins in Auckland". www.nzherald.co.nz. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Badminton Pair Win Where All Whites Stumbled". auckland.scoop.co.nz. Scoop. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Overseas players show their class at Waikato International badminton event". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand, Australia Dominate Finals". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Five in Line for Double – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2017: Semi-finals". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links edit
- Kevin Dennerly-Minturn at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com