Christopher Grimley
| Christopher Grimley | ||||||||||||||
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 Grimley at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympycs | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Scotland | |||||||||||||
| Born | 6 February 2000 Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Years active | 2015–present | |||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | |||||||||||||
| Men's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 59 (MD with 3 March 2020) 84 (XD with Eleanor O'Donnell 23 November 2021) | |||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 59 (MD with Matthew Grimley) 85 (XD with Eleanor O'Donnell) (30 November 2021) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christopher Grimley (born 6 February 2000) is a Scottish badminton player who competes in international level events. His doubles partner is his twin brother .[2] Christopher has competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[3]
Career[]
Early career[]
Christopher Grimley started to know about badminton at the age of six because his parents playing this sport. He used to attend Lourdes Primary School before he got the chance to move to the Glasgow School of Sport, based at Bellahouston Academy. The twins have already won a host of titles and are the Scottish National U–13 doubles champions in 2012. They also hold the doubles titles for Glasgow, the West of Scotland and the East of Scotland. Christopher also won the Glasgow U–13 singles title.[4]
2017–2018[]
In 2017, Christopher and Matthew were reaching the round of 16 at the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships. The twins then won the silver medal at the 2018 European Junior Championships.[5]
2019–2020[]
In 2019, Christopher and Matthew were at least in the final four in six tournaments, and finished as runner-up at the Portugal International tournament.[6]
In March 2020, the twins ranked as number 60 in BWF World ranking.[6]
Achievements[]
European Junior Championships[]
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | 
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 Fabien Delrue William Villeger
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18–21, 15–21 |  Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)[]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Portugal International |
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 Chang Ko-chi Lee Fang-jen
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21–16, 16–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2020 | Portugal International | Matthew Grimley
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Lucas Corvée Brice Leverdez
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24–26, 22–24 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Scottish Open | Matthew Grimley
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 Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal
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22–20, 21–16 |  Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Portugal International | Eleanor O'Donnell
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21–18, 21–6 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (11 titles, 6 runners-up)[]
Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Estonian Junior International |
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11–7, 7–11, 9–11, 11–8, 11–5 | Winner
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| 2018 | Swedish Junior International | 
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21–19, 19–21, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2018 | Hellas Junior International | 
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23–21, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2018 | Cyprus Junior International | 
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14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Lithuanian Junior International | Lukas Resch
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21–19, 21–11 | Winner
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Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Irish Junior Open |
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14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Czech Junior International | Matthew Grimley
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 Paweł Śmiłowski
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17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Estonian Junior International | Matthew Grimley
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11–2, 9–11, 11–5, 11–6 | Winner
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| 2017 | Irish Junior Open | Matthew Grimley
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Nhat Nguyen
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12–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Czech Junior International | Matthew Grimley
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13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Estonian Junior International | Matthew Grimley
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11–6, 11–9, 11–8 | Winner
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| 2018 | Swedish Junior International | Matthew Grimley
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21–5, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2018 | Hungarian Junior International | Matthew Grimley
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19–21, 22–20, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2018 | Bulgarian Junior International | Matthew Grimley
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Georgii Karpov
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21–12, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2018 | Lithuanian Junior International | Matthew Grimley
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21–12, 21–14 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Danish Junior Cup | Ciara Torrance
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 Rasmus Kjær Irina Amalie Andersen
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21–11, 7–21, 23–25 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Czech Junior International | Ciara Torrance
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21–19, 21–17 | Winner
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References[]
- ^ a b "Players: Christophe Grimley". Gosen. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Christophe Grimley - BWF Badminton". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Net gain as players give new format the thumbs-up". Olympic. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Lach, Stef (21 June 2012). "Glasgow twins have Youth Olympic ambitions". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Winning Students badminton bros claim European Junior silver". Winning Students-scotland. 18 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Christopher Grimley: A little pressure is a good thing". Badminton Europe. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
External links[]
- Christopher Grimley at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Scottish male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Twin sportspeople