Anthony Clark (badminton)

Anthony Ian Clark (born 1 November 1977) is an English former badminton player. He is a mixed and men's doubles silver medalists at the 2006 World Championships. Clark won the mixed doubles title at the 2008 European Championships, and was part of the England winning team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Anthony Clark
Personal information
Birth nameAnthony Ian Clark
CountryEngland
Born (1977-11-01) 1 November 1977
Derby, England[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessLeft
CoachPeter Jeffrey
Julian Robertson
Andy Wood[1]
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking4 (in MD)
5 (in XD)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
World Championships
2006 Madrid Men's doubles
2006 Madrid Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester Mixed team
2006 Melbourne Mixed team
2010 Delhi Men's doubles
2002 Manchester Men's doubles
2002 Manchester Mixed doubles
2006 Melbourne Men's doubles
2010 Delhi Mixed team
European Championships
2008 Herning Mixed doubles
2002 Malmö Men's doubles
2004 Geneva Men's doubles
2006 Den Bosch Men's doubles
2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2002 Malmö Mixed team
2008 Herning Mixed team
2009 Liverpool Mixed team
2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
2008 Almere Men's team
2006 Thessalonica Men's team
BWF profile

Career

2004 Summer Olympics

Clark competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Nathan Robertson. They defeated Patapol Ngernsrisuk and Sudket Prapakamol of Thailand in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia.

2006 World Champs

Clark reached the mixed doubles final at the 2006 IBF World Championships together with Donna Kellogg, losing the final against Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson. He also lost the men's doubles final in the same event together with Robert Blair.

2008 Olympics

Currently living in Coalville, Leicestershire, Clark represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles badminton event.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Robert Blair Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
9–21, 13–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Donna Kellogg Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms
15–21, 12–21 Silver

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Nathan Robertson Chang Kim Wai
Choong Tan Fook
5–8, 3–7, 4–7 Bronze
2006 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia Robert Blair Ashley Brehaut
Travis Denney
21–6, 21–14 Bronze
2010 Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India Nathan Robertson Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
19–21, 14–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Sara Sankey Chew Choon Eng
Chin Eei Hui
7–4, 7–3, 4–7, 4–7, 0–7 Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden Nathan Robertson Jens Eriksen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen
4–7, 7–1, 3–7, 7–2, 3–7 Silver
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Nathan Robertson Jens Eriksen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen
3–15, 9–15 Silver
2006 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Robert Blair Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
17–21, 21–11, 18–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Donna Kellogg Jens Eriksen
Mette Schjoldager
16–21, 14–21 Bronze
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Donna Kellogg Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
16–21, 22–20, 21–15 Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[3] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Singapore Open Nathan Robertson Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
21–12, 21–11 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 All England Open Donna Kellogg Zheng Bo
Gao Ling
21–16, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2007 China Masters Donna Kellogg Zheng Bo
Gao Ling
16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2008 Swiss Open Donna Kellogg He Hanbin
Yu Yang
15–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2008 Singapore Open Donna Kellogg Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
21–17, 14–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2008 French Open Donna Kellogg He Hanbin
Yu Yang
13–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2009 Denmark Open Donna Kellogg Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
16–21, 27–25, 17–21 Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 U.S. Open Ian Sullivan James Anderson
Graham Hurrell
14–17, 11–15 Runner-up
2004 Thailand Open Nathan Robertson Luluk Hadiyanto
Alvent Yulianto
12–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2005 Thessaloniki Grand Prix Robert Blair Michael Fuchs
Roman Spitko
15–6, 15–9 Winner
2006 German Open Robert Blair Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae
11–15, 6–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Thessaloniki Grand Prix Donna Kellogg Robert Blair
Natalie Munt
15–4, 6–15, 15–13 Winner
2006 Denmark Open Donna Kellogg Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
14–21, 21–14, 22–20 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Ian Sullivan Michael Helber
Björn Siegemund
12–15, 17–18 Runner-up
1997 Austrian International Ian Pearson Dennis Lens
Quinten van Dalm
16–17, 15–11, 15–7 Winner
1998 Slovak International Ian Sullivan Graham Hurrell
Peter Jeffrey
15–8, 12–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1998 Scottish International Ian Sullivan Michael Lamp
Martin Lundgaard Hansen
10–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1999 French Open Ian Sullivan Michał Łogosz
Robert Mateusiak
15–11, 15–10 Winner
1999 Italian International Ian Sullivan Takaaki Hayashi
Katsuya Nishiyama
15–6, 15–9 Winner
1999 Irish International Paul Trueman James Anderson
Graham Hurrell
5–15, 17–14, 4–15 Runner-up
2000 Welsh International Ian Sullivan Kristian Langbak
Jesper Thomsen
8–6, 1–7, 7–0 Winner
2002 BMW Open International Nathan Robertson Simon Archer
Flandy Limpele
5–15, 14–17 Runner-up
2004 Bitburger Open Simon Archer Jean-Michel Lefort
Svetoslav Stoyanov
15–5, 15–7 Winner
2005 Portugal International Simon Archer Keishi Kawaguchi
Toru Matsumoto
17–15, 15–4 Winner
2005 Swedish International Simon Archer Henrik Andersson
Fredrik Bergström
Walkover Winner
2010 Irish International Chris Langridge Chris Adcock
Andrew Ellis
13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2010 Italian International Chris Langridge Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov
21–14, 21–19 Winner
2011 Austrian International Chris Langridge Hiroyuki Saeki
Ryota Taohata
21–15, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Czech International Lorraine Cole Ian Sullivan
Gail Emms
15–4, 15–13 Winner
1998 Slovak International Lorraine Cole David Lindley
Joanne Wright
15–5, 15–3 Winner
1999 Italian International Zeng Yaqiong Ian Sullivan
Han Jingna
11–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1999 Irish International Lorraine Cole Ruud Kuijten
Manon Albinus
15–7, 15–8 Winner
2000 Welsh International Gail Emms Henrik Andersson
Johanna Persson
7–4, 7–1, 7–0 Winner
2005 Portugal International Donna Kellogg Sergio Llopis
Dolores Marco
15–5, 15–10 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF/IBF International Series tournament

References

  1. "Anthony Clark". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  3. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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