Anthony Clark (badminton)

Anthony Ian Clark (born 1 November 1977) is an English former badminton player who represented England on 106 occasions. He became the first European male player ever to reach 2 finals at the same World Championships. Reaching the final of both mixed and men's doubles at the 2006 World Championships in Madrid. Clark also won the mixed doubles title at the 2008 European Championships, Captained the England team to a bronze medal at the 2007 Surdiman Cup , and was part of the England winning team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Career

2004 Summer Olympics

Clark competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Nathan Robertson. They defeated Patapol Ngernsrisuk and Sudket Prapakamol of Thailand in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia.

2006 World Champs

Clark reached the mixed doubles final at the 2006 IBF World Championships together with Donna Kellogg, losing the final against Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson. He also lost the men's doubles final in the same event together with Robert Blair.

2008 Olympics

Currently living in Coalville, Leicestershire, Clark represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles badminton event.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain	Template:Flagicon Robert Blair	Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng	9–21, 13–21	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	15–21, 12–21	Silver Silver

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Bolton Arena, Manchester, England	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson	Template:Flagicon Chang Kim Wai Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook	5–8, 3–7, 4–7	Bronze Bronze
2006	Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Template:Flagicon Robert Blair	Template:Flagicon Ashley Brehaut Template:Flagicon Travis Denney	21–6, 21–14	Bronze Bronze
2010	Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson	Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong	19–21, 14–21	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Bolton Arena, Manchester, England	Template:Flagicon Sara Sankey	Template:Flagicon Chew Choon Eng Template:Flagicon Chin Eei Hui	7–4, 7–3, 4–7, 4–7, 0–7	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen	4–7, 7–1, 3–7, 7–2, 3–7	Silver Silver
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen	3–15, 9–15	Silver Silver
2006	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Template:Flagicon Robert Blair	Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen	17–21, 21–11, 18–21	Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Mette Schjoldager	16–21, 14–21	Bronze Bronze
2008	Messecenter, Herning, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon Robert Mateusiak Template:Flagicon Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	16–21, 22–20, 21–15	Gold Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson	Template:Flagicon Markis Kido Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan	21–12, 21–11	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	21–16, 18–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2007	China Masters	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	16–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2008	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon He Hanbin Template:Flagicon Yu Yang	15–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2008	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	21–17, 14–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2008	French Open	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon He Hanbin Template:Flagicon Yu Yang	13–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2009	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon Joachim Fischer Nielsen Template:Flagicon Christinna Pedersen	16–21, 27–25, 17–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Ian Sullivan	Template:Flagicon James Anderson Template:Flagicon Graham Hurrell	14–17, 11–15	Runner-up
2004	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto Template:Flagicon Alvent Yulianto	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2005	Thessaloniki Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Robert Blair	Template:Flagicon Michael Fuchs Template:Flagicon Roman Spitko	15–6, 15–9	Winner
2006	German Open	Template:Flagicon Robert Blair	Template:Flagicon Jung Jae-sung Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae	11–15, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Thessaloniki Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon Robert Blair Template:Flagicon Natalie Munt	15–4, 6–15, 15–13	Winner
2006	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon Thomas Laybourn Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl	14–21, 21–14, 22–20	Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Template:Flagicon Ian Sullivan	Template:Flagicon Michael Helber Template:Flagicon Björn Siegemund	12–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1997	Austrian International	Template:Flagicon Ian Pearson	Template:Flagicon Dennis Lens Template:Flagicon Quinten van Dalm	16–17, 15–11, 15–7	Winner
1998	Slovak International	Template:Flagicon Ian Sullivan	Template:Flagicon Graham Hurrell Template:Flagicon Peter Jeffrey	15–8, 12–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1998	Scottish International	Template:Flagicon Ian Sullivan	Template:Flagicon Michael Lamp Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen	10–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1999	French Open	Template:Flagicon Ian Sullivan	Template:Flagicon Michał Łogosz Template:Flagicon Robert Mateusiak	15–11, 15–10	Winner
1999	Italian International	Template:Flagicon Ian Sullivan	Template:Flagicon Takaaki Hayashi Template:Flagicon Katsuya Nishiyama	15–6, 15–9	Winner
1999	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Paul Trueman	Template:Flagicon James Anderson Template:Flagicon Graham Hurrell	5–15, 17–14, 4–15	Runner-up
2000	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Ian Sullivan	Template:Flagicon Kristian Langbak Template:Flagicon Jesper Thomsen	8–6, 1–7, 7–0	Winner
2002	BMW Open International	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele	5–15, 14–17	Runner-up
2004	Bitburger Open	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Jean-Michel Lefort Template:Flagicon Svetoslav Stoyanov	15–5, 15–7	Winner
2005	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Keishi Kawaguchi Template:Flagicon Toru Matsumoto	17–15, 15–4	Winner
2005	Swedish International	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Henrik Andersson Template:Flagicon Fredrik Bergström	Walkover	Winner
2010	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Chris Langridge	Template:Flagicon Chris Adcock Template:Flagicon Andrew Ellis	13–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2010	Italian International	Template:Flagicon Chris Langridge	Template:Flagicon Vladimir Ivanov Template:Flagicon Ivan Sozonov	21–14, 21–19	Winner
2011	Austrian International	Template:Flagicon Chris Langridge	Template:Flagicon Hiroyuki Saeki Template:Flagicon Ryota Taohata	21–15, 21–16	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Czech International	Template:Flagicon Lorraine Cole	Template:Flagicon Ian Sullivan Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	15–4, 15–13	Winner
1998	Slovak International	Template:Flagicon Lorraine Cole	Template:Flagicon David Lindley Template:Flagicon Joanne Wright	15–5, 15–3	Winner
1999	Italian International	Template:Flagicon Zeng Yaqiong	Template:Flagicon Ian Sullivan Template:Flagicon Han Jingna	11–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1999	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Lorraine Cole	Template:Flagicon Ruud Kuijten Template:Flagicon Manon Albinus	15–7, 15–8	Winner
2000	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	Template:Flagicon Henrik Andersson Template:Flagicon Johanna Persson	7–4, 7–1, 7–0	Winner
2005	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon Sergio Llopis Template:Flagicon Dolores Marco	15–5, 15–10	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF/IBF International Series tournament

External links

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