Richard Vaughan (badminton)

Richard Vaughan
Personal information
Country	Wales
Born	(1978-04-16) 16 April 1978 (age 43) Caerphilly, Wales[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	7[1] (2002)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Wales Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Men's singles European Championships 2000 Glasgow Men's singles European Junior Championships 1997 Nymburk Boys' singles
BWF profile

Richard Vaughan (born 16 April 1978) is a Welsh badminton player from Llanbradach, Caerphilly, Wales.^[2] Vaughan is currently the Chief Executive of Badminton Ireland and has an MBA from Leicester University; MA Sports Development from Bath University, having previously achieved a BSc(Hons) in Economics and Politics. Vaughan married Piret Hamer (Vaughan) on 2 May 2008, in Tallinn, Estonia.

Career[]

Richard Vaughan won a bronze medal at the 2000 European Badminton Championships losing to Peter Gade (Denmark) in the semi final. He also won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, beating Susilo (Singapore), and Gupta (India) on the way to the semi final where he lost to Lee (Malaysia). His highest world ranking was number 7 (2002). To date he has 107 caps representing Wales (March 2009). He manages the Richard Vaughan Badminton Academy.

Summer Olympics[]

Vaughan has competed twice in badminton at the Summer Olympics.

2000 Summer Olympics[]

Vaughan played badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's singles, beating Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand in the first round and Rasmus Wengberg of Sweden in the 2nd round, before losing to World Champion Sun Jun of China, 13–15 13–15.^[2]

2004 Summer Olympics[]

He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics despite contracting a virus similar to glandular fever which seriously impaired his preparation for the Athens Olympics. In men's singles, he defeated Marco Vasconcelos of Portugal in the first round. In the round of 16, Vaughan was himself defeated by Shon Seung-Mo of Korea, the eventual silver medalist.^[2]

Best Grand Prix results[]

• Last 16 All England 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007
• 1/4 Final Danish Grand Prix 2001
• 1/4 Final Swiss Grand Prix 2002
• 1/4 Final German Grand Prix 2002
• Semi Final Dutch Grand Prix 2000
• Semi Final US Grand Prix 2007
• Final Polish Grand Prix 2000
• Final Polish Grand Prix 2001

Achievements[]

Commonwealth Games[]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Bolton Arena, Manchester, England	Lee Tsuen Seng	4–7, 0–7, 1–7	Bronze

European Championships[]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Peter Gade	3–15, 4–15	Bronze

European Junior Championships[]

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Nymburk, Czech Republic	Dicky Palyama	15–11, 11–15, 15–18	Silver

World Grand Prix[]

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Polish Open	Vladislav Druzchenko	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1999	Polish Open	Rio Suryana	9–15, 15–6, 12–15	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series[]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Canadian International		19–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2006	Waikato International	John Moody	21–11, 16–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2006		Nikhil Kanetkar	22–20, 21–13	Winner
2006	Estonian International	Kęstutis Navickas	20–22, 21–15, 11–21	Runner-up
2006	Mauritius International	Klaus Raffeiner	21–11, 21–18	Winner
2006	Kenya International	Edwin Ekiring	21–16, 21–17	Winner
2006	South Africa International			Winner
2003	Peru International	Tjitte Weistra	15–4, 15–8	Winner
2003	Giraldilla International	Sho Sasaki	15–11, 6–15, 12–15	Runner-up
2003	Guatemala International	Hidetaka Yamada	11–15, 15–10, 15–8	Winner
2002	South Africa International	Stewart Carson	7–1, 7–0, 7–0	Winner
2002	Spanish International	Dicky Palyama	4–7, 1–7, 7–5	Runner-up
2001	Bulgarian International		7–2, 5–7, 7–2	Winner
2000	Cuba International	Jyri Aalto	15–8, 15–6	Winner
2000	Canadian International	Jyri Aalto	12–15, 15–7, 9–15	Runner-up
2000	Welsh International		1–7, 7–2, 7–5	Winner
2000	Dutch International	Vladislav Druzchenko	15–10, 6–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2000	Croatian International	Jyri Aalto	15–10, 15–13	Winner
1999	Welsh International	Rasmus Wengberg	17–16, 17–14	Winner
1999	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Pullela Gopichand	13–15, 15–14, 6–15	Runner-up
1999	Slovenian International	Kasper Ødum	15–4, 11–15, 15–9	Winner
1999	Chile International	Bobby Milroy	15–9, 15–5	Winner
1999	Peru International	Ardy Wiranata	15–7, 2–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1998	Argentina International	Oscar Brandon	15–1, 15–4	Winner
1998	Brazil International	Jim Ronny Andersen	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1998	Spanish International		15–5, 15–1	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Cyprus International	Sarah Thomas	Henry Tam Donna Haliday	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2009	Banuinvest International	Sarah Thomas	Valeriy Atrashchenkov Elena Prus	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References[]

External links[]

• Richard Vaughan Badminton Professional Official Site