Rhys Walker
{{Short description|English badminton player (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Rhys Walker
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|1|26}}
| birth_place = Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
| height = 1.75 m
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| event = Men's Singles
| country = {{ENG}}
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| handedness = Right
| coach = Steve Butler
| highest_ranking = 113
| date_of_highest_ranking = 19 Nov 2015
| current_ranking = 147
| date_of_current_ranking = 25 Aug 2016
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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Mixed Team Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2015 Leuven | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Men's Team Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2014 Basel | Men's team }}
{{MedalBronze | 2016 Kazan | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Youth Games }}
{{MedalBronze | 2011 Douglas | Boys' singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Junior Championships }}
{{MedalBronze | 2013 Ankara | Boys' singles }}
| bwfbadminton_id = 64936
| bwf_id = 922AE485-6179-4B37-B41B-79C275506431
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Rhys Walker (born 26 January 1994) is a badminton player from England.{{cite web | title= Rhys WALKER Full Profile |url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/biography.aspx?id=922AE485-6179-4B37-B41B-79C275506431 |website= bwf.tournamentsoftware.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation|accessdate=28 August 2016}} He started paying badminton at age 8, then in 2013, he won bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in men's singles event.{{cite web | title= Rhys Walker |url=http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/landingpage.asp?section=5532§ionTitle=Rhys+Walker |website= www.badmintonengland.co.uk |publisher=Badminton England|accessdate=28 August 2016}}
Achievements
= Commonwealth Youth Games =
Boys' singles
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! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2011 | align="left" | National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Wolfenden | align="left" | 21–14, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze |
= European Junior Championships =
Boys' singles
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! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey | align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Mark Caljouw | align="left" | 20–22, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze |
= BWF International Challenge/Series =
Men's singles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | Kharkiv International | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Henri Hurskainen | align="left" | 9–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up |
Men's doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Partner ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | Cyprus International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Parsons | align="left" | {{flagicon|WAL}} Joe Morgan | align="left" |22–24, 21–19, 14–21 | style="text-a lign:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up |
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BWF|922AE485-6179-4B37-B41B-79C275506431}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Nuneaton
Category:English male badminton players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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