Andrew Smith My personal details Date of Birth: 3 June 1984 Place of Birth: Portsmouth Living: Portchester, Hampshire Right/Left hand: Right Height: 5 ft 10in Racket: Armortec 800 Sponsors: Yonex Highest world ranking: 21 Highest national ranking: 2 About me on court Event(s): Men’s Singles Coach David Hunt County/Team: Hampshire Started badminton at age: 7 yrs old How I got started: Mum and Dad took me to local Sports Hall Ambition as badminton player: To get as good as I can get First represented England: World Championships 2003 Season’s best performance: Australian Open winner Best performance of career: Yet to come Major national achievements: English Nationals 2003 (semi-finals) Major international achievements: New Zealand, Australia Open winner Biggest disappointment: Not selected for 2003 Sudirman Cup Favourite tournament: All England Toughest opponent: Lin Dan Best friend on the circuit: Many friends around the world The one change I would make to improve my sport: More media coverage for the sport worldwide About me off court My occupation/ professional qualification: Student My hobbies/ pets: Golf, music Most embarrassing thing happening to me: Having a big hole in my shorts and not noticing until the end of the match. Favourite food: Any type of Curry Favourite city or country: Melbourne Favourite holiday destination: New Zealand If not badminton, then I would be A journalist My personality in a nutshell: Polite off-court. Relaxed on court but determined.
Donna Kellogg My personal details Date of Birth: 20th January 1978 Place of Birth: Derby Living: Derby Right/Left hand: Right Height: 178 cm Racket: Sponsors: Babolat Hitec Highest world ranking: 4 Women’s Doubles Highest national ranking: 1 Women’s Doubles About me on court Event(s): Women’s Doubles Partner(s): Gail Emms / Anthony Clark Coach(es): Andy Wood / Julian Robertson County/Team: Derbyshire Started badminton at age: 10 How I got started: Teacher at junior school set up a school team Ambition as badminton player: To win a World or Olympic medal First represented England: Versus China World Championships 1997 in Scotland. Present caps 55 Season’s best performance: 2006 World championship runner-up in mixed doubles wih Anthony Clark. Final 16 WD Olympic Games 2004, finalist WD Korean Open 2005, ¼ finalist WD Denmark Open 2005, ¼ finalist WD World Championships 2005, Greek Open Champion WD + MXD 2005, National Champion WD 2005 Best performance of career: Winning European WD Gold Medal 2000 (with Jo Goode) and 2006 (with Gail Emms). 2006 world championship mixed doubles runner-up with Anthony Clark. Major national achievements: Twice National WD Champion (with Joanne Goode and Gail Emms) Major international achievements: Indonesian Open 2000 WD, European WD winner 2000 and 2006, Commonwealth 2 Golds and 1 Bronze 1998. Member of silver-medal winning team at Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006 and won women's doubles bronze with Gail Emms Biggest disappointment: Injuries Favourite tournament: Indonesian Open – because of noise and atmosphere Toughest opponent: Chinese Women’s Doubles players Best friend on the circuit: Natalie Munt The one change I would make to improve my sport: Higher public profile in Britain e.g. more TV coverage About me off court My occupation/ professional qualification: BSC Physical Education, Sport Science and Recreational Management Significant others: Family and boyfriend Johnny My hobbies/Pets: A ‘loyal’ Derby County fan, socialising with friends and dining out My car: Mini Most embarrassing happening: Sleepwalking into tricky situations!! Favourite food: Mexican Favourite city or country: Cape Town and Sydney Favourite holiday destination: Mexico Superstition: If I play well I keep the winning racket going as long as possible If not badminton, then I would be Netball player My personality in a nutshell: Fun loving, caring, but on court very competitive, determined and not best of company when I’ve just lost a match!
Elizabeth Cann Elizabeth Cann My personal details Date of Birth: 21st March 1979 Place of Birth: Redhill, Surrey Living: Milton Keynes, previously Jersey and Denmark Right/Left hand: Right Height: 5ft 6in Racket: Babolat (Satellite Synchro) Sponsors: Babolat Rackets Highest world ranking: 19 Highest national ranking: 2 About me on court Event(s): Ladies Singles Coach(es): Lee Jae Bok, Dalton Grant Started badminton at age: 7 How I got started: My family all played. Ambition as badminton player: To be a World Class player First represented England: U14 (Juniors), World Championships Seville 2001 (Seniors) Season’s best performance: Winning National Championship (WS) 2005, winning all 3 Elite Tournaments and Final Best performance of career: As above Major national achievements: Winning Nationals 2005 and all 3 Elites and Finals Major international achievements: Won Bulgarian and Swedish Opens 2004/2005 Biggest disappointment: Losing in the quarter finals of Nationals in 2001, losing bronze-medal play-off in 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne when representing Jersey. Favourite tournament: All England Toughest opponent: Wang Chen Best friend on the circuit: Solenn Pasturel The one change I would make to improve my sport: More TV coverage in Britain About me off court My occupation/ professional qualification: Full-time badminton player and I have 3 A levels My hobbies/ pets: Listening to music My car: Fiat Punto Favourite food: Indian Favourite city or country: London and Jersey Favourite holiday destination: Greece Superstition: I never walk under a ladder If not badminton, then I would be Travel the world My personality in a nutshell: Friendly, determined
Jenny Wallwork My personal details Name: Jenny Louise Wallwork Date of Birth: 17/01/1987 Place of Birth: Bolton, Lancashire Living: Leeds Right/Left hand: Right Height: 5ft 9in Racket: Yonex Nano Speed 8000 Sponsors: Yonex About me on court Event(s): Mixed and Ladies Doubles Partner(s): Kristian Roebuck and Sarah Bok Coach(es): James Vincent and Brian Wallwork County/Team: Yorkshire Started badminton at age: 8 How I got started: Mum & Dad played Ambition as badminton player: To win the Olympics – Mixed or Ladies Doubles First represented England: 12 Season’s best performance: Winner Scottish Open Mixed Doubles and Irish Open Ladies Doubles Best performance of career: Scottish Open Major national achievements: Won Three Senior Elite Titles 2005/06 (2 x Mixed / 1 x Ladies Doubles)9 x National Junior Titles (Singles / Mixed and Ladies Doubles) Major international achievements: Won 25 Junior International Titles.Senior Titles at Irish, Scottish and Bulgarian Opens. Biggest disappointment: As a pair Sarah and I played poorly in this season’s final of Ladies Doubles Elite, losing to Ella Tripp and Joanne Nicholas. Favourite tournament: All England Toughest opponent: Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms Best friend on the circuit: Sarah Bok The one change I would make to improve my sport: To raise Badminton media profile About me off court My occupation/ professional qualification: Full-time Badminton Player Significant others: Little time for anything else. My hobbies/ pets: Chilling out with friends. Border Collie called Max. My car: Vauxhall Corsa Favourite food: Steak / Gammon Favourite city or country: Vancouver Favourite holiday destination: Spain Superstition: None If not badminton, then I would be In another sport, probably Tennis. My personality in a nutshell: Bright and bubbly
Yuan Wemyss Date of birth: 14th January 1976 Marital status: Married Residence: Dumfries Main events: Ladies Singles & Ladies Doubles Scottish Senior Caps: 53 International Titles: 2004 Scottish International Ladies Singles Champion 2005 Portuguese International Ladies Singles Champion 2005 Peru International Ladies Singles Champion 2005 Southern PanAm International (Miami) Ladies Singles Champion 2006 Portuguese International Ladies Singles Champion Scottish Titles: 2005 (Oct) National Ladies Doubles Champion 2005 (Feb) National Ladies Singles and Doubles Champion 2004 National Ladies Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles Champion Other notable achievements: Commonwealth Games Team Bronze medal Highest World Ranking: 7 in Ladies Doubles with Sandra Watt & 18 Ladies Singles (July 2005) Coaches: Dan Travers & Anne Roberston Sponsors: sportscotland Lottery Fund, Scottish Institute of Sport & Yonex Equipment used: Yonex Badminton Goals & Ambitions: Individual medal at Commonwealth Games Typical week Training Schedule: Mon, tues, thurs & fri training at National Badminton Academy, Scotstoun. Training programme set by Scottish Institute of Sport When did you start playing badminton and why? When I was eight, the coach came to my school and chose me to play badminton First badminton memories: Remembering that the training was too hard What do you enjoy most about being a badminton player? Winning tournaments If not badminton then I would like to… Work with children Tips for young players: The harder you train the more tournaments you will win. The more you give the more you get Superstition: None Hobbies: Boat fishing, going to cinema Favourite food: Chinese food Favourite music: Pop music Favourite foreign badminton destination: USA Favourite badminton tournament: Bank of Scotland International Most admired badminton player: Han Ai Ping
probably! I saw her before in a tournament, she was coaching my friend who is from Scotland she is quite tall (well, I'm small so... )
I beleive he has trained in Malaysia. Though I doubt it is why his favourite is curry. Curry is one of the most popular foods in UK
UK curry differs from M'sian curry....UK version has been westernized... out of topic....hope england will produce more and more good players especially in singles event
Just like everything (Ever had a Chinese takeaway in UK? you will know what I mean) The basis is more or less the same though Meat+Oil+spice.
