Dan Travers

Dan Travers
Personal information
Country	Scotland
Born	(1956-06-16) 16 June 1956 (age 65) Scotland
Handedness	Right
Doubles
Highest ranking	2 (with Billy Gilliland) (1982)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Great Britain World Games 1981 Santa Clara Men's doubles Representing  Scotland Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Men's doubles European Championships 1984 Preston Men's doubles
BWF profile

Dan Travers (also known as Daniel Travers; born 16 June 1956) is a former British badminton player and National coach.^[1][2]

About[]

Travers was a bronze medalist at the 1981 World Games, losing out to Swedish pair in semifinals. Travers competed in three commonwealth games in 1978, 1986 & 1990. He is a former Commonwealth games champion of 1986 in men's doubles with Gilliland, first ever player(s) in history of Scottish badminton to be a gold medalist. Until now, they remain only gold medalist from their country. They also reached career high of World no. 2 after their stellar display at the All England in 1982.^[3] In 1986 along with Billy Gilliland, they were awarded with BBC Scotland Sportsperson of the year.^[4] He became National coach of Scotland in 1997 and later president of Badminton Scotland and has coached players at many Commonwealth games & other championships, even playing competitive sport himself at the senior level. He is a numerous time European Senior Champion and World Senior Champion as well.^[5]

Travers is married to Aileen Travers, a former international player.^[6]

Achievements[]

World Games[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Billy Gilliland	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson	15–10, 0–15, 9–15	Bronze

Commonwealth Games[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Billy Gilliland	Andy Goode Nigel Tier	15–8, 15–5	Gold

European Championships[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Billy Gilliland	Morten Frost Jens Peter Nierhoff	13–15, 14–18	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix[]

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Canada Open	Billy Gilliland	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	11–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1985	Canada Open	Billy Gilliland	Jens Peter Nierhoff Henrik Svarrer	12–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1985	Scottish Open	Billy Gilliland	Michael Kjeldsen Mark Christiansen	2–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1986	Dutch Open	Billy Gilliland		13–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1986	Scottish Open	Billy Gilliland	Jesper Knudsen Henrik Svarrer	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up

Open tournaments[]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Irish Open		–, –	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Irish Open			–, –	Winner
1980	Welsh Open	Billy Gilliland	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	15–7, 11–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1980	Bells Open	Billy Gilliland	Ray Stevens Steve Baddeley	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1981	Bells Open	Billy Gilliland	Duncan Bridge Martin Dew	18–17, 15–12	Winner
1981	Dutch Open	Billy Gilliland	Andy Goode Mike Tredgett	15–5, 15–8	Winner
1982	Victor Cup	Billy Gilliland	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	3–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1982	Scottish Open	Billy Gilliland		15–10, 15–10	Winner
1982	Canada Open	Billy Gilliland		5–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1982	All England Open	Billy Gilliland	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	15–8, 9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1982	Irish Open	Billy Gilliland		15–7, 15–8	Winner
1982	Portugal Open	Billy Gilliland	Darren Hall Ray Stevens	13–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1982	Dutch Open	Billy Gilliland	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	15–11, 5–15, 15–17	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Irish Open			–, –	Runner-up

IBF International[]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Bells Open		9–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1986	Irish International		10–15, 14–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Irish International	Billy Gilliland		15–2, 15–4	Winner
1983	Scottish International	Billy Gilliland	Andy Goode	15–6, 15–7	Winner
1984	Bells Open	Billy Gilliland	Bobby Ertanto	15–8, 15–5	Winner
1984	Welsh International	Billy Gilliland	–, –	–, –	Winner
1985	Irish International	Billy Gilliland		15–3, 18–14	Winner
1985	Bells Open	Billy Gilliland	Mike Brown Richard Outterside	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1986	Bells Open	Billy Gilliland	Andy Goode Miles Johnson	15–12, 18–14	Winner
1986	Irish International		Miles Johnson	18–15, 15–8	Winner
1987	Irish International	Billy Gilliland		9–15, 15–12, 16–18	Runner-up
1988	Irish International		Iain Pringle Alex White	7–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1989	Irish International	Kenny Middlemiss	Russell Hogg	15–6, 15–6	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Irish International		Billy Gilliland	–, –	Runner-up
1985	Irish International	Pamela Hamilton	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	–, –	Runner-up
1986	Irish International		Miles Johnson	15–10, 15–7	Winner

References[]

External links[]

• Dan Travers at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Dan Travers at the Commonwealth Games Federation

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