Nick Ponting

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

Early life

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

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.

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.

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	Winner
1996	Polish Open	Template:Flagicon Julian Robertson	Template:Flagicon Ge Cheng Template:Flagicon Tao Xiaoqiang	15–9, 12–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1997	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon John Quinn	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Jesper Larsen	15–7, 8–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1998	Polish Open	Template:Flagicon Ian Pearson	Template:Flagicon Julian Robertson Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson	15–2, 8–15, 3–15	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	Runner-up
1991	Canada Open	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gowers	Template:Flagicon Par-Gunnar Jonsson Template:Flagicon Maria Bengtsson	15–10, 15–17, 15–6	Winner
1991	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gowers	Template:Flagicon Lee Sang-bok Template:Flagicon Shim Eun-jung	14–18, 2–15	Runner-up
1993	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono Template:Flagicon Zelin Resiana	walkover	Runner-up
1993	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark	Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund Template:Flagicon Catrine Bengtsson	9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1994	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	Template:Flagicon Chris Hunt Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1994	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	Template:Flagicon Tri Kusharjanto Template:Flagicon Minarti Timur	10–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1996	Polish Open	Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	Template:Flagicon Chen Xingdong Template:Flagicon Peng Xinyong	15–10, 12–15, 8–15	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	Winner
1988	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Dave Wright	Template:Flagicon Mike Adams Template:Flagicon Chris Rees	15–3, 10–15, 15–8	Winner
1989	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Dave Wright	Template:Flagicon Miles Johnson Template:Flagicon Andy Salvidge	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1990	Austrian International	Template:Flagicon Dave Wright	Template:Flagicon Michael Keck Template:Flagicon Kai Mitteldorf	15–3, 15–11	Winner
1990	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Dave Wright	Template:Flagicon Mike Bitten Template:Flagicon Bryan Blanshard	15–5, 10–15, 15–10	Winner
1991	Wimbledon Open	Template:Flagicon Dave Wright	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode Template:Flagicon Chris Hunt	15–4, 15–10	Winner
1991	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Dave Wright	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode Template:Flagicon Chris Hunt	15–5, 15–2	Winner
1992	Wimbledon Open	Template:Flagicon Dave Wright	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode Template:Flagicon Chris Hunt	15–8, 15–4	Winner
1992	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Dave Wright	Template:Flagicon Mike Adams Template:Flagicon Chris Rees	15–9, 15–2	Winner
1993	Austrian International	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Edwin van Dalm Template:Flagicon Quinten van Dalm	15–5, 15–5	Winner
1994	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Julian Robertson	Template:Flagicon Andrey Antropov Template:Flagicon Nikolai Zuyev	2–15, 6–15	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	Winner
1991	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	Template:Flagicon Michael Keck Template:Flagicon Anne-Katrin Seid	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1992	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	Template:Flagicon Michael Keck Template:Flagicon Karen Neumann	15–7, 18–16	Winner
1992	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Joanne Davies	Template:Flagicon Lars Pedersen Template:Flagicon Anne Mette Bille	7–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1993	Austrian International	Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	Template:Flagicon Heinz Fischer Template:Flagicon Irina Serova	15–9, 15–7	Winner
1994	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	Template:Flagicon James Anderson Template:Flagicon Emma Constable	18–15, 15–9	Winner
1996	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	Template:Flagicon Jens Olsson Template:Flagicon Astrid Crabo	12–15, 15–11, 8–15	Runner-up

External links

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• European results
• All England Champions 1899-2007 (archived)
• Statistics at badmintonengland.co.uk (archived)
• World Championships (archived)
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