Andrew Michael Smith (born 3 June 1984) is an
English
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badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
player.
Career
He had won the New Zealand International in 2004, the
Australian International in 2004 and 2005, and also the
Croatian International The Croatian International in badminton is an international open held in Croatia
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and the Vietnam Open in 2006. In 2008, he made it into the quarter finals of India Open and semifinals of
Singapore Super Series.
Smith competed at the
2006 IBF World Championships
The 2006 IBF World Championships, the 15th tournament of the World Badminton Championships, was held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, from September 18 to 24, 2006.
Host city selection
Aarhus (Denmark) and Madrid (Spain) were the candidates fo ...
. He defeated
Pablo Abián
Pablo Abián Vicén (; born 12 June 1985) is a Spanish badminton player. He was the men's singles gold medalists at the 2015 European Games, 2018 and 2022 Mediterranean Games.
Olympic Games
2008 (Beijing, China)
He competed in badminton ...
of
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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21–15, 21–13 in the first round. Then was defeated by
Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Sony Dwi Kuncoro (born 7 July 1984) is a badminton singles player from Indonesia. He was the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist, two-time World Championships medalist (silver–2007, bronze–2009) and three-time Asian Champion (2002, 2003, 2005). H ...
of
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
21–19, 21–13.
Although possessing a World ranking of 17, he didn't attend the
English National Championships in Manchester in 2007. He represented Great Britain in the badminton men's singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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Achievements
IBF World Grand Prix (1 title)
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
''Men's singles''
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 7 runners-up)
''Men's singles''
''Men's doubles''
: BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
: BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
: BWF Future Series
The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
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1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Portsmouth
English male badminton players
Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players of Great Britain