Darren Hall (badminton)

Darren James Hall (born 25 October 1965) is an English retired badminton player who is generally rated as one of the best men's singles players that England has produced and holds the record of 10 National singles titles.

Career

Hall won a record ten English national singles titles from 1986 until 1999. During the 1993 championships he broke the existing record of five, set in 1981 by his cousin Ray Stevens.

He is the only Englishman since the 1930s to win the prestigious Danish Open (1992) in the men's singles. He won the singles gold medal at the 1988 European Badminton Championships, defeating Morten Frost in the final.

Hall represented England in a demonstration of badminton at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He then competed in 1992 Summer Olympics in the men's singles. He lost in the second round to Zhao Jianhua, of China, 6–15, 9–15. In 1996, he played in the singles and doubles event. In the singles, he lost to Lee Gwang-jin of South Korea in the second round, 7–15, 11–15, and in the doubles event with Peter Knowles, they were defeated by Chinese pair Ge Cheng and Tao Xiaoqiang, 2–15, 3–15.

Hall competed at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 and 1998, and has collected a gold and three bronze medals.

Achievements

World Cup

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Jeffer Rosobin	15–9, 14–17, 9–14	Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand	Template:Flagicon Steve Baddeley	Walkover	Bronze Bronze
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Yong Hock Kin	7–15, 1–15	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway	Template:Flagicon Morten Frost	8–15, 15–12, 15–9	Gold Gold
1990	Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	Template:Flagicon Steve Baddeley	15–11, 3–15, 7–15	Silver Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Helsinkian Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland	Template:Flagicon Stuart Spurling	Template:Flagicon Karsten Schultz Template:Flagicon Claus Thomsen	14–17, 8–15	Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	4–15, 1–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1987	German Open	Template:Flagicon Ib Frederiksen	17–16, 4–15, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
1987	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Xiong Guobao	15–6, 4–15, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1987	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Torben Carlsen	7–15, 4–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1991	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Jens Olsson	11–15, 15–9, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
1992	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	15–11, 18–13	Template:Gold1 Winner

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Morten Frost	2–15, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1984	Victor Cup	Template:Flagicon Lius Pongoh	6–15, 2–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1985	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	18–16, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1986	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Anders Nielsen	15–11, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
1988	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Chris Rees	15–5, 5–1 retired	Template:Gold1 Winner
1992	Wimbledon Open	Template:Flagicon Anders Nielsen	15–8, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1993	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Peter Knowles	14–17, 15–6, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1993	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Tomas Johansson	Walkover	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Daniel Eriksson	15–12, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Niels Christian Kaldau	16–18, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1998	Scottish International	Template:Flagicon Pontus Jäntti	13–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1998	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Mark Constable	15–7, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Peter Knowles	9–15, 4–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens	Template:Flagicon Billy Gilliland Template:Flagicon Dan Travers	15–13, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner

External links

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