Christopher Coles (born 14 July 1992) is a badminton player from England. He started playing badminton at age 6.[1] He did a BTEC at Chippenham College, after year 11.[2] In 2011, he won the gold medal at the European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event with Matthew Nottingham.[3]
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| Nickname(s) | Chris | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Christopher Coles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1992 Bristol, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Jakob Hoi Pete Jeffery Julian Robertson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 39 (MD) 17 April 2014 57 (XD) 9 October 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
European Junior Championships edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland |  Matthew Nottingham
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 Fabian Holzer Max Schwenger
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15–21, 21–14, 21–15 |  Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 5 runners-up) edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Partner | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Welsh International | Matthew Nottingham
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 Martin Campbell Angus Gilmour
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21–19, 21–7 |  Winner
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| 2012 | Swiss International | Matthew Nottingham
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 Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha
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21–23, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2013 | Dutch International | Matthew Nottingham
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Łukasz Moreń Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
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13–21, 21–18, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Slovenia International | Matthew Nottingham
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 Nikita Khakimov Vasily Kuznetsov
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19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Welsh International | Matthew Nottingham
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 Robin Middleton Ross Smith
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21–17, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2016 | Iceland International | Adam Hall
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Ben Lane Sean Vendy
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21–19, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2016 | Polish International | Gregory Mairs
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 Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han
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16–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Partner | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Turkiye Open | Jessica Fletcher
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Ben Stawski Lauren Smith
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19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Welsh International | Sophie Brown
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Max Weißkirchen Eva Janssens
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18–21, 21–16, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2015 | Hungarian International | Victoria Williams
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 Patrick Buhl Isabella Nielsen
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21–19, 11–21, 21–17 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Christopher COLES". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Chris Coles". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
External links edit
- Chris Coles at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com