Oliver Leydon-Davis (born 10 May 1990) is a New Zealand badminton player.[1][2] He won the Oceania Championships title in the mixed doubles in 2014,[3] and in the men's doubles in 2020.[4]
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1990 Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 37 (MD 28 June 2010) 43 (XD 27 February 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 50 (with Anona Pak 20 December 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
Oceania Championships edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Stadium Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand |
 Henry Tam
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 Ross Smith Glenn Warfe
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19–21, 12–21 |  Silver
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| 2012 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
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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 |
Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
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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 |
Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
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Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe
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21–10, 16–21, 13–21 | Silver
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| 2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
Abhinav Manota
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Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe
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18–21, 21–9, 21–14 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Susannah Leydon-Davis
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Matthew Chau Jacqueline Guan
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21–19, 21–13 | Gold
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| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
Danielle Tahuri
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Robin Middleton Leanne Choo
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12–21, 14–21 | Silver
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| 2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
Susannah Leydon-Davis
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Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa
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12–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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| 2022 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
Anona Pak
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Kenneth Choo Gronya Somerville
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18–21, 21–19, 12–21 | Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 10 runners-up) edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Nouméa International | Henry Tam
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Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Joe Wu
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21–17, 22–24, 21–16 |  Winner
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| 2010 | Canterbury International | Bjorn Seguin
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 Daniel Gouw Arnold Setiadi
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19–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2010 | Tahiti International | Maoni Hu He
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Ross Smith Glenn Warfe
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11–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Altona International | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
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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 | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
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 Tom Armstrong Tjitte Weistra
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21–18, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2013 | Internacional Mexicano | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
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 Job Castillo Antonio Ocegueda
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17–21, 21–12, 21–6 | Winner
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| 2016 | Norwegian International |  Lasse Mølhede
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 Akshay Dewalkar Tarun Kona
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21–18, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2017 | Dutch International | Lasse Mølhede
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 Jim Middelburg Russell Muns
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18–21, 21–10, 24–22 | Winner
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| 2018 | Swedish Open | Lasse Mølhede
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 Martin Campbell Patrick MacHugh
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21–17, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2018 | North Harbour International | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
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Jonathan Curtin Dhanny Oud
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21–13, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2018 | Austrian International | Lasse Mølhede
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 Lu Chen Ye Hong-wei
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23–25, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Dutch International | Abhinav Manota
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Daniel Lundgaard Mathias Thyrri
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16–21, 21–15, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Hellas Open | Abhinav Manota
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 Éloi Adam Julien Maio
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18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Abhinav Manota
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Éloi Adam Julien Maio
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21–10, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Canterbury International | Louise McKenzie
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Joe Wu Donna Haliday
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19–21, 21–19, 25–23 | Winner
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| 2011 | Norwegian International | Susannah Leydon-Davis
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Daniel Shirley Gabby Aves
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11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Susannah Leydon-Davis
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 Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai
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11–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Sydney International | Anona Pak
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 Peter Gabriel Magnaye Thea Pomar
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9–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Oliver Leydon-Davis". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Athletes: Oliver Leydon-Davis". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (17 February 2014). "2014 Oceania Championships: Tho, Kessler Win Singles Titles". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Manota retains his title at Oceania Championships". The Courier. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
External links edit
- Oliver Leydon-Davis at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Glasgow 2014