Sam Parsons
{{Short description|English badminton player (born 1995)}}
{{About|the English badminton player|the German long-distance runner|Sam Parsons (runner)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Sam Parsons
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|8|23}}
| birth_place = Coventry, England
| residence = Loughborough, England
| height = 1.76 m
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| country = {{ENG}}
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| handedness = Right
| coach = Steve Butler
| event = Men's singles & doubles
| highest_ranking = 61 (MS 21 June 2018)
175 (MD 19 November 2015)
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| current_ranking = 208 (MS), 594 (MD)
| date_of_current_ranking = 20 August 2019
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{{MedalSport |Men's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Mixed Team Championships }}
{{MedalBronze | 2017 Lubin |Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Men's Team Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2018 Kazan | Men's team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2014 Basel | Men's team }}
{{MedalBronze | 2016 Kazan | Men's team }}
| bwfbadminton_id = 90842
| bwf_id = 030F7745-66F9-4B2D-8665-BF574E8690E1
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Sam Parsons (born 23 August 1995) is a badminton player from England.{{cite web |title=Sam Parsons |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/90842/sam-parsons |website= bwfbadminton.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation|accessdate=19 February 2018}} Parsons started playing badminton at age five. In 2014, he was the finalist in the English National Badminton Championships in the men's singles event and in 2015 the winner of this event.{{cite web |title=Sam Parsons |url=http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/landingpage.asp?section=5529§ionTitle=Sam+Parsons |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824204741/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/landingpage.asp?section=5529§ionTitle=Sam+Parsons |url-status=dead |publisher=Badminton England |archivedate=24 August 2016 |accessdate=28 August 2016}}
Achievements
= BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up) =
Men's singles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Carebaco International | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Timothy Lam | align="left" | 21–13, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Iceland International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Bodhit Joshi | align="left" | 21–14, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Egypt International | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anatoliy Yartsev | align="left" | 21–23, 21–7, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Swiss International | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} Artem Pochtarev | align="left" | 21–8, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | Hatzor International | align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukas Zevl | align="left" | 20–22, 21–8, 21–8 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
Men's doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Partner ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | Cyprus International | align="left" | {{flagicon|WAL}} Joe Morgan | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Rhys Walker | align="left" | 22–24, 21–19, 14–21 | style="text-align: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|030F7745-66F9-4B2D-8665-BF574E8690E1}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parsons, Sam}}
Category:Sportspeople from Coventry
Category:English male badminton players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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