Liza Parker
Liza Parker | ||||||||||||||
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Country | England | |||||||||||||
Born | St Albans, southern Hertfordshire, England | 30 October 1980|||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
Retired | in 2008 | |||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 14 (XD, with Kristian Roebuck), 15 (WD, with Suzanne Rayappan) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Liza Smith (née Parker; born 30 October 1980) is a retired English badminton player.[1]
Career summary[]
Smith played for almost 10 years in her career. Meantime she reached No. 14 in the world in mixed doubles and No. 15 in women's doubles as well as being No. 3 in England in women's doubles. Her best year on the international circuit was 2004 when she won both mixed and women's doubles titles at the Canadian Open as well as winning the Norwegian and Iceland women's doubles titles. She was also a Hertfordshire county stalwart and played for Redstar Mulhouse in France. She made her debut for country when she played women's doubles with Jo Davies against China in 1999 but only won a total of six caps. She was born in the era of other prominent doubles stars from England and wasn't fortunate enough to represent the country at the Olympics or Commonwealth games. She has also the degree in Physiotherapy from University of London.[2]
Achievements[]
European Junior Championships[]
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | Suzanne Rayappan | Karina Sørensen Helle Nielsen |
9–15, 7–15 | Bronze |
IBF World Grand Prix[]
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | U.S. Open | Suzanne Rayappan | Natalie Munt Joanne Wright |
2–11, 4–4r | Runner-up |
IBF/BWF International[]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Czech International | Suzanne Rayappan | |
17–14, 15–8 | Winner |
2000 | Iceland International | Natalie Munt | Emma Constable Suzanne Rayappan |
15–12, 15–11 | Winner |
2001 | Bulgarian International | Suzanne Rayappan | |
7–0, 8–7, 7–5 | Winner |
2001 | Welsh International | Suzanne Rayappan | Ella Miles Sara Sankey |
5–7, 8–6, 4–7, 4–7 | Runner-up |
2002 | Canadian International | Suzanne Rayappan | Natalie Munt Joanne Wright |
13–10, 11–6 | Winner |
2002 | Welsh International | Suzanne Rayappan | Joanne Wright Ella Tripp |
7–11, 11–13 | Runner-up |
2003 | Irish International | Suzanne Rayappan | Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk |
0–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
2004 | Austrian International | Suzanne Rayappan | Neli Boteva Petya Nedelcheva |
9–15, 14–15 | Runner-up |
2004 | Canadian International | Suzanne Rayappan | Helen Nichol Charmaine Reid |
15–11, 15–0 | Winner |
2004 | Norwegian International | Suzanne Rayappan | Yuan Wemyss |
15–0, 13–15, 15–8 | Winner |
2004 | Iceland International | Suzanne Rayappan | |
15–9, 13–15, 15–10 | Winner |
2006 | Croatian International | |
21–17, 22–20 | Winner | |
2006 | Portugal International | Jenny Day | Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke |
21–13, 21–9 | Winner |
2007 | Portugal International | Suzanne Rayappan Jenny Wallwork |
14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Austrian International | David Lindley | Johanna Persson |
9–15, 15–12, 9–15 | Runner-up |
2001 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Peter Jeffrey Suzanne Rayappan |
3–7, 2–7, 7–4, 4–7 | Runner-up | |
2001 | Bulgarian International | Robert Blair Natalie Munt |
7–4, 7–4, 2–7, ?, ? | Runner-up | |
2002 | Canadian International | David Lindley | Kristian Roebuck Natalie Munt |
8–11, 6–11 | Runner-up |
2003 | Norwegian International | Kristian Roebuck | Lee Jae-jin |
16–17, 2–15 | Runner-up |
2004 | Canadian International | Kristian Roebuck | David Lindley Suzanne Rayappan |
15–0, 15–6 | Winner |
2004 | Norwegian International | Kristian Roebuck | Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson |
17–16, 4–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
2004 | Malaysian Satellite | Kristian Roebuck | Daniel Shirley Sara Runesten-Petersen |
3–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
2005 | Swedish International | Kristian Roebuck | Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva |
4–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
2006 | Czech International | Robin Middleton | Rasmus Bonde Christinna Pedersen |
21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
2007 | Dutch International | Robin Middleton | Kristian Roebuck Natalie Munt |
17–21, 21–12, 21–15 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Profile:Liza Smith". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Liza calls time on her badminton career". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- 1980 births
- Living people
- English female badminton players