David Eddy (badminton)

John David Eddy (born 1944) is a retired badminton player from England who won national and international titles from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.

Career

Eddy started to represent England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Eight years later he was part of the team that won the gold medal in the new team event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.

Though a highly competent singles player, the crisp hitting Eddy's greatest success came in doubles. He won the gold medal at the 1968 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Robert Powell. Two years later he also won the gold medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles partnered by Susan Whetnall with whom he shared the All-England mixed doubles title in 1974. Eddy and Powell were men's doubles runners-up at the All-Englands in both 1969 and 1970. Eddy and Eddy Sutton won men's doubles at the Danish Open in 1976, the only English team to do so since the 1930s. He compiled an impressive winning record on four successive English Thomas Cup (men's international) teams between 1969 and 1979.

He represented Staffordshire at county level.

Achievements

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Tokyo, Japan	Template:Flagicon Derek Talbot	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	5–15, 8–15	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, West Germany	Template:Flagicon Roger Powell	Template:Flagicon Tony Jordan Template:Flagicon Roger Mills	7–15, 15–13, 15–5	Gold Gold
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	Template:Flagicon Roger Powell	Template:Flagicon Erland Kops Template:Flagicon Henning Borch	8–15, 5–15	Bronze Bronze
1978	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström	9–15, 5–15	Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	Template:Flagicon Susan Whetnall	Template:Flagicon Derek Talbot Template:Flagicon Gillian Perrin	17–16, 17–16	Gold Gold

International tournaments (25 titles, 17 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Rob Ridder	15–11, 14–17, 15–8	Winner
1977	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett	9–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1980	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Gerry Asquith	15–6, 9–15, 15–5	Winner
1981	Malta International	Template:Flagicon Joachim Reiche	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1983	Malta International	Template:Flagicon Clemens Wortel	14–17, 15–8, 15–6	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Roger Powell	Template:Flagicon David Horton Template:Flagicon Tony Jordan	11–15, 15–6, 15–5	Winner
1969	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Roger Powell	Template:Flagicon Henning Borch Template:Flagicon Erland Kops	15–13, 10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1969	Irish Open	Template:Flagicon Roger Powell	Template:Flagicon Roger Mills Template:Flagicon Tony Jordan	15–8, 15–8	Runner-up
1970	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Derek Talbot	Template:Flagicon David Horton Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart	18–13, 5–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1970	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Roger Powell	Template:Flagicon Tom Bacher Template:Flagicon Poul Petersen	11–15, 0–15	Runner-up
1970	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Roger Powell	Template:Flagicon Roland Maywald Template:Flagicon Gerhard Kucki	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1973	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	Template:Flagicon Derek Talbot Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart	15–12, 18–15	Winner
1975	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett	12–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1975	German Open	Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström	13–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1976	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen	15–13, 15–11	Winner
1976	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	Template:Flagicon Alan Connor Template:Flagicon William Kidd	15–7, 13–18, 15–7	Winner
1977	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard	6–15, 15–8, 17–15	Winner
1977	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett	9–13 retired	Winner
1978	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett	8–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1979	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	Template:Flagicon Yoshitaka Iino Template:Flagicon Masao Tsuchida	9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1979	Bell's Open	Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens	Template:Flagicon Billy Gilliland Template:Flagicon Dan Travers	15–12, 15–5	Winner
1980	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart	Template:Flagicon Gerry Asquith Template:Flagicon Ray Rofe	15–6, 15–18, 15–11	Winner
1981	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	Template:Flagicon Tim Stokes Template:Flagicon Mark Richards	15–11, 15–6	Winner
1982	Bell's Open	Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	Template:Flagicon Claus Thomsen Template:Flagicon Nils Skeby	18–15, 10–15, 15–8	Winner
1983	Malta International	Template:Flagicon Chris Baxter	Template:Flagicon Martin Kooymans Template:Flagicon Clemens Wortel	6–15, 15–6, 17–14	Winner
1984	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Chris Baxter	Template:Flagicon Gerry Asquith Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart	15–17, 12–15	Runner-up
1986	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart	Template:Flagicon Kenny Middlemiss Template:Flagicon Kevin Scott	13–15, 15–12, 15–10	Winner
1987	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart	Template:Flagicon N. Clinton Template:Flagicon Nick Pettman	15–4, 15–4	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Margaret Boxall	Template:Flagicon Paul Whetnall Template:Flagicon Angela Bairstow	13–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1970	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Margaret Boxall	Template:Flagicon Derek Talbot Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	14–18, 8–15	Runner-up
1972	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	Template:Flagicon Svend Pri Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand	15–10, 15–8	Winner
1974	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Susan Whetnall	Template:Flagicon Derek Talbot Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1975	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Susan Whetnall	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Bochow Template:Flagicon Marieluise Zizmann	15–8, 15–3	Winner
1976	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Susan Whetnall	Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström Template:Flagicon Pam Brady	15–6, 10–15, 15–12	Winner
1976	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton	Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	8–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1976	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton	Template:Flagicon Rob Ridder Template:Flagicon Pauline Davies	15–9, 12–15, 15–9	Winner
1977	Canadian Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Jane Webster	15–4, 15–12	Winner
1977	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton	Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	12–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1977	German Open	Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton	Template:Flagicon Rob Ridder Template:Flagicon Marjan Ridder	15–11, 12–15, 15–10	Winner
1979	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton	Template:Flagicon Derek Talbot Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1979	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton	Template:Flagicon Billy Gilliland Template:Flagicon Karen Chapman	7–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1984	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Eva Stuart	Template:Flagicon Gerry Asquith Template:Flagicon Fiona Elliott	12–15, 15–9, 3–15	Runner-up