Edward H Sutton (born 1948) is a former English

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 ...

international player and a former national champion.

Biography

Sutton became the English National doubles champion after winning the

English National Badminton Championships The English National Badminton Championships is a tournament organised by the Badminton England to crown the best badminton players in England. The tournament started in 1964 and is held annually. The first winners were Bill Havers and Ursula ...

in 1975 with David Eddy. Sutton played for Staffordshire and England and was also won the men's doubles title at the

Denmark Open The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Badminton Denmark. The Denmark Open was part of the BWF Super Series Premier from 2011 to 2017. BWF categorised it as one ...

in 1975 and the Czechoslovakian International in 1978. He was a teacher by trade and married fellow badminton player Barbara Giles on 22 October 1977.

Achievements

European Championships

''Men's doubles''

International tournaments (9 titles, 10 runners-up)

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

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