Alexander Dunn (badminton)
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1998 Bellshill, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Motherwell, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ingo Kindervater Robert Blair Andy Bowman Keith Turnbull Jamie Neill | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 36 (MD with Adam Hall 2 February 2021) 99 (XD with 3 May 2018) | ||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 37 (MD with Adam Hall) 122 (XD with Ciara Torrance) (9 November 2021) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexander Dunn (born 13 September 1998) is a Scottish badminton player. Born in Bellshill, Dunn started playing badminton at aged seven, and joined the national team in 2009.[1][2] He won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event with his partner Adam Hall, also the silver medal in the mixed doubles event with in 2017.[3] He competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[4]
Dunn educated sport and physical activity at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow.[4]
Achievements[]
European Junior Championships[]
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland |
 Adam Hall
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 Alexander Bond Joel Eipe
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17–21, 21–18, 15–21 |  Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France |
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 Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova
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16–21, 14–21 |  Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 2 runner-up)[]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Polish Open | Adam Hall
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 Łukasz Moreń Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
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11–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2017 | Irish Open | Adam Hall
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 Joshua Magee Sam Magee
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21–15, 6–21, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2017 | Turkey International | Adam Hall
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21–14, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2018 | Iceland International | Adam Hall
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Nicklas Mathiasen Mikkel Stoffersen
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21–16, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2019 | Irish Open | Adam Hall
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 Jones Ralfy Jansen Peter Käsbauer
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19–21, 21–17, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Scottish Open | Adam Hall
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Jeppe Bay Mikkel Mikkelsen
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21–10, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2020 | Austrian Open | Adam Hall
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 Ruben Jille Ties van der Lecq
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21–18, 21–11 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Welsh International | Ciara Torrance
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 Matthew Clare
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21–14, 20–22, 21–17 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Players: Alexander Dunn". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Alex Dunn". BadmintonScotland. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Participants: Alexander Dunn". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
External links[]
- Alexander Dunn at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Alexander Dunn on Twitter
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