Jane Webster

Jane Webster (born 2 August 1956), now known as Jane Sutton, is an English badminton player noted for her strong and consistent shot-making. Though competitive at a world-class level in singles, her greatest success came in doubles competition.

Career

She won the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Nora Perry. The same year they also won the 1980 European Badminton Championships, and in 1981 they captured the All England Doubles title. Webster and Perry were silver medalists in defense of their title at the then triennial World Championships in 1983. She won the English National ladies doubles title in 1978–79 with Gillian Gilks and the 1981–82 and 1982–83 titles with Nora Perry. Webster also won the English National Ladies Singles title in the 1981–82 season, her best in singles which included victories in the Dutch Open and the Indian Masters Invitation. Webster shared the Japan Open Ladies Doubles Title in 1982 with Nora Perry. Her last major title before retiring was the 1984 Indonesian Open ladies doubles crown, again, with Nora Perry. She represented England 85 times in international team matches.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Verawaty Wiharjo Template:Flagicon Imelda Wiguna	15–12, 15–3	Gold Gold
1983	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying Template:Flagicon Wu Dixi	4–15, 12–15	Silver Silver

World Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Zhang Ailing Template:Flagicon Liu Xia	15–11, 4–15, 8–15	Silver Silver

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Kyoto, Japan	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Atsuko Tokuda Template:Flagicon Yoshiko Yonekura	4–15, 17–16, 5–15	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Preston, England	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	4–11, 11–9, 0–11	Silver Silver
1980	Groningen, Netherlands	Template:Flagicon Anette Börjesson	5–11, 11–5, 2–11	Bronze Bronze
1982	Böblingen, West Germany	Template:Flagicon Karen Bridge	0–11, 2–11	Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Preston, England	Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry Template:Flagicon Anne Statt	7–15, 7–15	Silver Silver
1980	Groningen, Netherlands	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Larsen Template:Flagicon Pia Nielsen	15–8, 15–13	Gold Gold
1982	Böblingen, West Germany	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark	3–15, 11–15	Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983-2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Helen Troke	2–11, 5–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1985	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Larsen	6–11, 8–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	10–15, 14–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1983	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	6–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1983	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Sumiko Kitada Template:Flagicon Shigemi Kawamura	15–10, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1983	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Kim Yun-ja Template:Flagicon Yoo Sang-hee	15–11, 4–15, 7–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1984	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Wu Jianqiu Template:Flagicon Guan Weizhen	9–15, 18–16, 18–15	Template:Gold1 Winner
1984	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Karen Chapman	Template:Flagicon Karen Beckman Template:Flagicon Pamela Hamilton	14–18, 18–13, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Martin Dew	Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	5–15, 2–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

International Tournament

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	5–11, 2–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1980	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	9–12, 5–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1980	Bell’s Open	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	11–6, 11–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1981	Copenhagen Cup	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	11–7, 9–12, 11–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
1981	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	3–11, 3–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1982	India Open	Template:Flagicon Yoshiko Yonekura	11–3, 11–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1982	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark	12–11, 8–11, 11–4	Template:Gold1 Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	German Open	Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Susan Whetnall	11–15, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1977	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton	Template:Flagicon Marjan Ridder Template:Flagicon Joke van Beusekom	15–9, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
1979	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton	Template:Flagicon Marjan Ridder Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	12–15, 7–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1979	English Masters	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Atsuko Tokuda Template:Flagicon Yoshiko Yonekura	15–2, 8–15, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1980	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Paula Kilvington	17–14, 9–15, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1980	German Open	Template:Flagicon Karen Chapman	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Sally Podger	15–9, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1980	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen Template:Flagicon Kirsten Larsen	15–5, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1980	Bell’s Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Paula Kilvington	8–15, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1980	English Masters	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Atsuko Tokuda Template:Flagicon Yoshiko Yonekura	14–18, 15–6, 12–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1981	Copenhagen Cup	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Paula Kilvington	12–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1981	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon		Template:Gold1 Winner
1981	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Atsuko Tokuda Template:Flagicon Yoshiko Yonekura	6–15, 15–7, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1981	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Atsuko Tokuda Template:Flagicon Yoshiko Yonekura	15–12, 18–15	Template:Gold1 Winner
1981	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Paula Kilvington	15–8, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
1981	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Paula Kilvington	7–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1981	India Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Lin Ying Template:Flagicon Wu Dixi	17–14, 13–15, 17–15	Template:Gold1 Winner
1981	Scandinavian Cup	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Zhang Ailing Template:Flagicon Liu Xia	15–12, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
1982	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Verawaty Fadjrin Template:Flagicon Ruth Damyanti	15–8, 18–17	Template:Gold1 Winner
1982	Bell’s Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Catharine Troke	15–4, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1982	India Open	Template:Flagicon Karen Chapman	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	1–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1982	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Verawaty Fadjrin Template:Flagicon Ruth Damyanti	3–15, 15–7, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1982	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Wu Jianqiu Template:Flagicon Xu Rong	15–10, 15–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
1982	Scandinavian Cup	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Atsuko Tokuda Template:Flagicon Yoshiko Yonekura	11–15, 15–9, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Scandinavian Cup	Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard	Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	12–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1982	India Open	Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström	Template:Flagicon Billy Gilliland Template:Flagicon Karen Chapman	14–18, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1982	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Martin Dew	Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	10–15, 2–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

External links

• Template:CGF
• Template:World Games
• All England champions 1899–2007
• Statistics at badmintonengland.co.uk
• European competition results

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