Nick Ponting

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Nicholas Ponting (born 13 June 1966) is a former professional badminton player from England.

Early life

He grew up in Bishop's Cleeve.[1] He attended Cleeve School and studied Maths at university.[2]

Career

Olympic Games

He was ranked No. 1 in the world at mixed doubles during 1993 and represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games in Barcelona and Atlanta.[3]

All England Open Badminton Championships

He won the mixed doubles event at the 1994 All England Open Badminton Championships with Joanne Wright.

World Championships

He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Clark.

Commonwealth Games

He represented England and won a gold medal in the mixed team event and a bronze medal in the mixed doubles with Joanne Wright, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5][6]

Masters

Ponting still plays competitive badminton and currently represents England on the International Masters circuit winning multiple National and All England Masters titles in singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles.

World Senior Championships and Senior European Championships Results:

  • 2009 World Championships Punta Umbria Spain – Gold medal 40+ men's doubles (with Chris Hunt) and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
  • 2010 European Senior Championships Dundalk Ireland – Silver medal 40+ men's doubles (with Chris Hunt) and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
  • 2011 World Championships Richmond Vancouver Canada – Gold medal 40+ men's doubles (with Chris Hunt) and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
  • 2013 World Championships Ankara Turkey – Silver medal 35+ men's doubles (with Lee Clapham )and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
  • 2014 European Championships Portugal – Gold medal 45+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
  • 2016 European Championships Slovenia – Gold medal 40+ men's doubles ( with Dan Plant)
  • 2017 World Championships Cochin, India – Gold medal 45+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund
Template:Flagicon Catrine Bengtsson
8–15, 15–18 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Peter Axelsson
Template:Flagicon Gillian Gowers
12–15, 11–15 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode Template:Flagicon Simon Archer
Template:Flagicon Julie Bradbury
10–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Julian Robertson Template:Flagicon Jesper Larsen
Template:Flagicon Stellan Österberg
15–5, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
1996 Polish Open Template:Flagicon Julian Robertson Template:Flagicon Ge Cheng
Template:Flagicon Tao Xiaoqiang
15–9, 12–15, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon John Quinn Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen
Template:Flagicon Jesper Larsen
15–7, 8–15, 6–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1998 Polish Open Template:Flagicon Ian Pearson Template:Flagicon Julian Robertson
Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson
15–2, 8–15, 3–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Cheryl Johnson Template:Flagicon Kim Moon-soo
Template:Flagicon Chung So-young
15–18, 4–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1991 Canada Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gowers Template:Flagicon Par-Gunnar Jonsson
Template:Flagicon Maria Bengtsson
15–10, 15–17, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
1991 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gowers Template:Flagicon Lee Sang-bok
Template:Flagicon Shim Eun-jung
14–18, 2–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1993 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono
Template:Flagicon Zelin Resiana
walkover Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1993 World Grand Prix Finals Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund
Template:Flagicon Catrine Bengtsson
9–15, 7–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1994 All England Open Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode Template:Flagicon Chris Hunt
Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark
15–10, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner
1994 Thailand Open Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode Template:Flagicon Tri Kusharjanto
Template:Flagicon Minarti Timur
10–15, 12–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1996 Polish Open Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode Template:Flagicon Chen Xingdong
Template:Flagicon Peng Xinyong
15–10, 12–15, 8–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Bell's Open Template:Flagicon Dave Wright Template:Flagicon Andy Goode
Template:Flagicon Miles Johnson
15–7, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
1988 Welsh International Template:Flagicon Dave Wright Template:Flagicon Mike Adams
Template:Flagicon Chris Rees
15–3, 10–15, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1989 Welsh International Template:Flagicon Dave Wright Template:Flagicon Miles Johnson
Template:Flagicon Andy Salvidge
15–11, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
1990 Austrian International Template:Flagicon Dave Wright Template:Flagicon Michael Keck
Template:Flagicon Kai Mitteldorf
15–3, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner
1990 Welsh International Template:Flagicon Dave Wright Template:Flagicon Mike Bitten
Template:Flagicon Bryan Blanshard
15–5, 10–15, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner
1991 Wimbledon Open Template:Flagicon Dave Wright Template:Flagicon Andy Goode
Template:Flagicon Chris Hunt
15–4, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner
1991 Irish International Template:Flagicon Dave Wright Template:Flagicon Andy Goode
Template:Flagicon Chris Hunt
15–5, 15–2 Template:Gold1 Winner
1992 Wimbledon Open Template:Flagicon Dave Wright Template:Flagicon Andy Goode
Template:Flagicon Chris Hunt
15–8, 15–4 Template:Gold1 Winner
1992 Welsh International Template:Flagicon Dave Wright Template:Flagicon Mike Adams
Template:Flagicon Chris Rees
15–9, 15–2 Template:Gold1 Winner
1993 Austrian International Template:Flagicon Simon Archer Template:Flagicon Edwin van Dalm
Template:Flagicon Quinten van Dalm
15–5, 15–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
1994 Welsh International Template:Flagicon Julian Robertson Template:Flagicon Andrey Antropov
Template:Flagicon Nikolai Zuyev
2–15, 6–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Welsh International Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode Template:Flagicon Vitali Shmakov
Template:Flagicon Vlada Chernyavskaya
17–14, 7–15, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner
1991 Irish International Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode Template:Flagicon Michael Keck
Template:Flagicon Anne-Katrin Seid
15–10, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner
1992 Welsh International Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode Template:Flagicon Michael Keck
Template:Flagicon Karen Neumann
15–7, 18–16 Template:Gold1 Winner
1992 Irish International Template:Flagicon Joanne Davies Template:Flagicon Lars Pedersen
Template:Flagicon Anne Mette Bille
7–15, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1993 Austrian International Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode Template:Flagicon Heinz Fischer
Template:Flagicon Irina Serova
15–9, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
1994 Welsh International Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode Template:Flagicon James Anderson
Template:Flagicon Emma Constable
18–15, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
1996 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode Template:Flagicon Jens Olsson
Template:Flagicon Astrid Crabo
12–15, 15–11, 8–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

References

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  1. Gloucester Citizen Saturday 25 July 1992, page 1
  2. Gloucestershire Echo Saturday 19 July 1986, page 26
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External links

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