Jenny Wallwork
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Jennifer "Jenny" Wallwork (born 17 January 1987 in Bolton) is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the women's events and the mixed doubles event, including a Commonwealth Silver medal in 2010.[1] She represented her country 42 times, being the highest ranking female player for 4 years.[2]
Career
Wallwork won the mixed doubles Bulgarian International in 2004, the Scottish Open in 2005, and the Dutch Open in 2006.[3] She won the Swedish International mixed doubles in 2012.[4] She won the women's doubles at the Irish International in 2005.[3] Her mother, Jill played badminton for England, and her father, Brian is a coach for the sport.[3]
In 2011, Jenny won both the mixed and women's doubles at the English National Championships[5] but 2013 she quit professional badminton after saying she was undervalued and ignored by the governing body Badminton England.[2][6]
In 2023, she won her sixth national doubles title at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham. It was her first national title since 2012.[7]
Record against selected opponents
Mixed Doubles results with Nathan Robertson against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[8]
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- Template:Flagicon Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 0–2
- Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo & Ma Jin 0–1
- Template:Flagicon Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 1–3
- Template:Flagicon Lee Sheng-mu & Chien Yu-chin 1–0
- Template:Flagicon Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 0–2
- Template:Flagicon Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 1–4
- Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Chris Adcock & Imogen Bankier 1–0
- Template:Flagicon Anthony Clark & Donna Kellogg 0–1
- Template:Flagicon Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir 1–2
- Template:Flagicon Fran Kurniawan & Pia Zebadiah Bernadet 1–0
- Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir 0–1
- Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat & Wong Pei Tty 0–2
- Template:Flagicon Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 1–2
- Template:Flagicon Songphon Anugritayawon & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 1–1
- Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 1–1
References
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- ↑ BBC News Commonwealth Games 2010: England lose badminton finals
- ↑ a b Daily Telegraph 25 February 2013 Badminton England defends record after Jenny Wallwork becomes second player to quit performance programme
- ↑ a b c Sportsister 14 October 2008
- ↑ BBC Sport Badminton 22 January 2012 Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork triumph in Sweden
- ↑ BBC Sport 6 Feb 2011 Nathan Robertson & Jenny Wallwork retain English title
- ↑ BBC Sport Badminton 25 February 2013 Jenny Wallwork retires after saying she was undervalued and ignored
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- ↑ www.tournamentsoftware.com Jenny Wallwork Current Ranking 7 February 2015
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External links
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- English female badminton players
- Sportspeople from Bolton
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Garforth
- People educated at Garforth Academy
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century English sportswomen