Daniel Shirley

Daniel A. Shirley (born 13 April 1979) is a male badminton player from New Zealand.

Career

Shirley competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Sara Petersen. They defeated Philippe Bourret and Denyse Julien of Canada in the first round but lost to Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark in the round of 16.

They also won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and the 2005 IBF World Championships, along with a silver metal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	8–15, 8–15	Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Bolton Arena, Manchester, England	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	1–7, 7–5, 6–8, 7–4, 2–7	Bronze Bronze
2006	Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	17–21, 10–21	Silver Silver

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Suva, Fiji	Template:Flagicon John Gordon	Template:Flagicon Peter Blackburn Template:Flagicon Murray Hocking	7–4, 5–7, 6–8	Bronze Bronze
2004	Waitakere City, New Zealand	Template:Flagicon John Gordon	Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Bellingham Template:Flagicon Craig Cooper	15–11, 17–15	Gold Gold
2006	Auckland, New Zealand	Template:Flagicon John Gordon	Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Bellingham Template:Flagicon Craig Cooper	21–19, 15–13 Retired	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Suva, Fiji	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Travis Denney Template:Flagicon Kate Wilson-Smith		Gold Gold
2004	Waitakere City, New Zealand	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Travis Denney Template:Flagicon Kate Wilson-Smith		Gold Gold
2006	Auckland, New Zealand	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Travis Denney Template:Flagicon Kate Wilson-Smith		Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	New Zealand Open	Template:Flagicon John Gordon	Template:Flagicon Boyd Cooper Template:Flagicon Travis Denney	11–15, 9–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	New Zealand Open	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Travis Denney Template:Flagicon Kate Wilson-Smith	15–8, 15–4	Winner
2005	Bitburger Open	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Vladislav Druzchenko Template:Flagicon Johanna Persson	11–15, 15–11, 6–15	Runner-up

IBF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Fiji International	Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Bellingham	Template:Flagicon Peter Blackburn Template:Flagicon Denis Constantin	13–15, 12–15	Runner-up
2000	New Zealand International	Template:Flagicon John Gordon	Template:Flagicon Robert Blair Template:Flagicon Russell Hogg	17–16, 15–7	Winner
2001	Canberra International	Template:Flagicon John Gordon	Template:Flagicon Peter Blackburn Template:Flagicon Murray Hocking	8–6, 7–5, 7–3	Winner
2002	Dutch International	Template:Flagicon John Gordon	Template:Flagicon Peter Jeffrey Template:Flagicon Ian Palethorpe		Winner
2002	Western Australia International	Template:Flagicon John Gordon	Template:Flagicon Shuichi Nakao Template:Flagicon Shuichi Sakamoto	7–4, 7–4, 7–4	Winner
2003	Wellington International	Template:Flagicon John Gordon	Template:Flagicon Yuichi Ikeda Template:Flagicon Shoji Sato	15–5, 16–17, 15–10	Winner
2006	Australian International	Template:Flagicon John Gordon	Template:Flagicon Aji Basuki Sindoro Template:Flagicon Ashley Brehaut	21–19, 13–21, 21–18	Winner
2007	Australian International	Template:Flagicon John Gordon	Template:Flagicon Aji Basuki Sindoro Template:Flagicon Ashley Brehaut	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2011	Counties Manukau International	Template:Flagicon Andrew Smith	Template:Flagicon Wesley Caulkett Template:Flagicon Raymond Tam		Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Auckland International	Template:Flagicon Tammy Jenkins	Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Bellingham Template:Flagicon Rhona Robertson		Winner
2002	New Zealand International	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Chris Blair Template:Flagicon Tammy Jenkins		Winner
2003	Waikato International	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Tadashi Ohtsuka Template:Flagicon Shizuka Yamamoto		Winner
2003	Western Australia International	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Norio Imai Template:Flagicon Chikako Nakayama		Winner
2004	Auckland International	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Ong Ewe Hock Template:Flagicon Sutheaswari Mudukasan		Winner
2004	Malaysia International	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Kristian Roebuck Template:Flagicon Liza Parker		Winner
2005	Waikato International	Template:Flagicon Sara Runesten-Petersen	Template:Flagicon Craig Cooper Template:Flagicon Lianne Shirley		Winner
2006	North Harbour International	Template:Flagicon Gabby Shirley	Template:Flagicon Kennevic Asuncion Template:Flagicon Kennie Asuncion	21–17, 17–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2006	Australian International	Template:Flagicon Joanne Quay	Template:Flagicon Craig Cooper Template:Flagicon Renee Flavell	21–10, 21–19	Winner
2011	Counties Manukau International	Template:Flagicon Gabby Aves	Template:Flagicon Oliver Leydon-Davis Template:Flagicon Susannah Leydon-Davis	21–11, 21–17	Winner