|
Yuan Wemyss
Yuan Wemyss (also known as ''Rita Yuan Gao'', ''Yuan Gao'' and ''Rita Pickering''; Chinese: 高源; born 14 January 1976) is a former Chinese-born Scottish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ... player who won Scottish National Championships for 13 times. Career Wemyss was a bright sport prospect who formerly played at the regional level in China but never made it up to the national squad due to very tough competition. She temporarily left the sport in 1999 and began pursuing her another interest in learning English at the Carlisle College. In Carlisle she met Scottish National badminton coach Dan Travers who in turn began supporting her for playing further Badminton and represent Scotland at international stage. She there got her nickname Rita, then after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuhan
Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei Province in the People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the ninth-most populous Chinese city and one of the nine National Central Cities of China. The name "Wuhan" came from the city's historical origin from the conglomeration of Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, which are collectively known as the "Three Towns of Wuhan" (). Wuhan lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain, at the confluence of the Yangtze river and its largest tributary, the Han River, and is known as "Nine Provinces' Thoroughfare" (). Wuhan has historically served as a busy city port for commerce and trading. Other historical events taking place in Wuhan include the Wuchang Uprising of 1911, which led to the end of 2,000 years of dynastic rule. Wuhan was briefly the capital of China in 1927 under the left wing of the Kuomintang (KMT) government. The city later serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA International
The USA International is an international badminton tournament held in United States since 1998. This tournament formerly known as ''Miami PanAm International'' or ''Southern PanAm Classic'' and belongs to Badminton Pan Am The Badminton Pan Am (BPA) organisation is the governing body for the sport of badminton in the Americas and is recognized as such by the Badminton World Federation - BWF. It was founded as a continental governing body on February 13, 1976 in th .... Previous winners References {{reflist External links sbabadminton.org Badminton tournaments in the United States International sports competitions hosted by the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhona Robertson
Rhona Robertson (born 19 July 1970 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former female badminton player from New Zealand. She is a veteran of two Olympic Games and four Commonwealth Games. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games she won a bronze medal in the women's singles. Robertson won another bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay language, Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by sev ... partnering Tammy Jenkins in the women's doubles. Four years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won another bronze medal in the mixed team. References 1970 births Living people New Zealand female badminton players Olympic badminton players of New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Open (badminton)
The New Zealand Open in badminton is an international tournament held in New Zealand. In 2011, the New Zealand International was originally scheduled to be a Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ... event, but was downgraded to International Challenge level due to lack of funding. As of 2016, this tournament has been upgraded to Grand Prix Gold. Previous winners Performances by countries References External linksOfficial website {{Badminton competitions Badminton tournaments in New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Cann
Elizabeth Cann (born 21 March 1979) is a badminton player from England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe .... Cann started playing badminton along with many other sports at about age six, and was coached by her mother, Carmen. When she was 19, Cann moved to Denmark for three years to develop her badminton further, and started receiving formal technical coaching. Achievements Commonwealth Games Women's singles BWF International Challenge/Series References External links * 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Surrey English female badminton players Commonwealth Games competitors for Jersey Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Open (badminton)
The Irish International or Irish Open in badminton is an international open held in Ireland since 1902 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. It was however interrupted by the two World Wars. This tournament is currently a part of the European Badminton Circuit and takes place at the end of November every year as part of the home nations loop of international tournaments that include the Scottish Open and the Welsh Open in consecutive weeks. The tournament for most part and in recent years has been an International Challenge rated event. The recent exception was in 2012, 2017 & 2018 when the tournament was downgraded to International Series due to funding. Recent editions have been held in the Baldoyle Badminton Centre except for 2007 and 2011 tournaments which were held in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. In 2016 the Irish Open moved to the new National Indoor Arena in Blanchardstown, Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Overzier
Petra Overzier (born 8 March 1982) is a German professional badminton player. She is the first player originally from Germany to medal at the World Championships in women's singles category in 2006. Her younger sister Birgit Overzier Birgit Michels ( Overzier; born 28 September 1984) is a German badminton player. She competed for Germany at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles. In 2008, she competed with Kristof Hopp, and in 2012 she competed with Michael ... is also a professional badminton player. Achievements World Championships ''Women's Singles'' European Junior Championships ''Girls' singles'' ''Girls' doubles'' IBF/BWF International ''Women's Singles'' ''Women's doubles'' Record against selected opponents Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Overzier, Petra Living people 1982 births Sportspeople from Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian International
The Norwegian International in badminton is an international open held in Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ... since 1954. In the first years only the pure man disciplines were played, but since 1959 women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles were also played. In 1957, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1979 and 1990 the championships were halted. It is currently one of the tournaments on the European Badminton Circuit. Past winners Performances by nation References {{Badminton competitions Badminton tournaments in Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland International
The Iceland International in badminton is an international open held in Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ... since 1986. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit. In 2008, the organisation of this event had to be cancelled due to the 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis. Previous winners Performances by nation {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! colspan="10" , Top Nations , - ! Rank ! Nation ! MS ! WS ! MD ! WD ! XD ! Total , - , 1 , align="left" , , 5 , 13 , 8 , 13 , 8 , 47 , - , 2 , align="left" , , 7 , 3 , 9 , 2 , 9 , 30 , - , 3 , align="left" , , 7 , 3 , 4.5 , 7 , 6 , 27.5 , - , 4 , align="left" , , , 4 , 4.5 , 4 , 2 , 14.5 , - , 5 , align="left" , , 4 , 3 , 1 , 1.5 , 4 , 13.5 , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Pittard
Jill Pittard (born 5 September 1977) is a badminton player from England. Career All matches in the following incomplete list were in women's singles. *2009 Portugal International: winner *2009 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse: finalist *2007 BWF World Championships: defeated in the first round by Kaori Mori, of Japan, 21–13, 21–16 *2007 National Championships: finalist, defeated by Elizabeth Cann, 21–19, 21–17 *2006 National Championships: finalist, defeated by Tracey Hallam, 8–11, 11–4, 11–0 *Winner, 2006/07 European Badminton Circuit , 2 May 2007 *2004 Austrian Open: defeated 16th-ranked Miho Tanaka of Japan in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Open (badminton)
The Scottish Open in badminton is an open international championships held in Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ... since 1907 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The tournament was halted during the two World Wars. Past winners Performances by nation Updated after 2021 edition. References {{Badminton competitions Recurring sporting events established in 1907 1907 establishments in Scotland Badminton tournaments in Scotland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanine Cicognini
Jeanine Cicognini (born 14 November 1986) is a Swiss badminton player who now represents Italy. Cicognini won her first Swiss senior title at age 16 and has since won the award seven more times. Biography In 2005, she won the silver medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in the girls' singles event. Cicognini became a badminton professional as soon as she left school. She soon moved to Denmark, and then moved to the International Badminton Federation's training centre in Saarbrücken, Germany. In 2010, she returned to Switzerland and joined the sport army, where she played for the BC Uzwil. She later moved to Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and played for the 1.BV Mülheim in the first bundesliga. At the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing she reached the second round, losing to Anna Rice of Canada. In 2016, she did not advance to the elimination round after placing third in the group stage. In 2015, she represented Italy to compete at the European Games in the women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
