Robin Middleton

Robin Middleton (born 8 February 1985) is an English badminton player currently representing Australia. He was one of the UK's leading badminton players. Born in Leeds in 1985, his interests include cricket, sky diving, and botany. He holds a 2.1 degree from Loughborough University. He was the mixed doubles champion at the 2010 European Circuit Finals partnered with Mariana Agathangelou.

Middleton retired from professional badminton in 2011 after a disagreement with employer Badminton England, which rejected his public support for the use of craniology to determine team seeding in competition. Middleton was moving to Australia and becoming a citizen in 2014. He signaled his intention to come out of retirement to play for Australia after a period traveling there, and has since been named in their elite squad. In Australia, he trained at the Swann Hill Badminton Club in Victoria. He represented Australia in the men's doubles event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games with Ross Smith. Together, they were seeded fourth. They ended their campaign in the quarterfinals after losing to the eventual gold medalists, Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong of Malaysia. Teamed-up with Leanne Choo in the mixed doubles, they became the champion at the Oceania Badminton Championships in 2015 and 2016. The pair also represented their country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Robin is the Assistant Coach of 2018 Flergs Premier, Looking DangerRoss, and hopes to enter his own side into the 2020 competition.

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand	Template:Flagicon Ross Smith	Template:Flagicon Matthew Chau Template:Flagicon Sawan Serasinghe	17–21, 21–23	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti	Template:Flagicon Leanne Choo	Template:Flagicon Anthony Joe Template:Flagicon Joy Lai	21–11, 21–9	Gold Gold
2015	X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand	Template:Flagicon Leanne Choo	Template:Flagicon Oliver Leydon-Davis Template:Flagicon Danielle Tahuri	21–12, 21–14	Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Vietnam International	Template:Flagicon Ross Smith	Template:Flagicon Selvanus Geh Template:Flagicon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	14–21, 13–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2013	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Ross Smith	Template:Flagicon Christopher Coles Template:Flagicon Matthew Nottingham	17–21, 15–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2013	Victorian International	Template:Flagicon Ross Smith	Template:Flagicon Raymond Tam Template:Flagicon Glenn Warfe	21–19, 19–21, 21–17	Template:Gold1 Winner
2013	Auckland International	Template:Flagicon Ross Smith	Template:Flagicon Raymond Tam Template:Flagicon Glenn Warfe	21–16, 21–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
2010	Czech International	Template:Flagicon Chris Langridge	Template:Flagicon Marcus Ellis Template:Flagicon Peter Mills	21–9, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2010	Swedish International	Template:Flagicon Chris Langridge	Template:Flagicon Mikkel Elbjorn Template:Flagicon Christian John Skovgaard	21–11, 21–18	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	Scottish International	Template:Flagicon Chris Langridge	Template:Flagicon Mads Conrad-Petersen Template:Flagicon Mads Pieler Kolding	21–19, 24–26, 16–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Template:Flagicon Chris Langridge	Template:Flagicon Rasmus Bonde Template:Flagicon Mikkel Delbo Larsen	21–11, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2007	Spanish Open	Template:Flagicon Richard Eidestedt	Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen	4–21, 10–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Dutch International	Template:Flagicon Robert Adcock	Template:Flagicon Kristian Roebuck Template:Flagicon Andrew Bowman	11–21, 9–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2006	Czech International	Template:Flagicon Robert Adcock	Template:Flagicon Dean George Template:Flagicon Chris Tonks	18–21, 21–11, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Chris Langridge	Template:Flagicon Ruben Gordown Khosadalina Template:Flagicon Aji Basuki Sindoro	7–15, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Chris Langridge	Template:Flagicon Kristian Roebuck Template:Flagicon Ashley Thilthorpe	9–15, 16–17	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Sydney International	Template:Flagicon Leanne Choo	Template:Flagicon Phillip Chew Template:Flagicon Jamie Subandhi	21–8, 21–17	Template:Gold1 Winner
2015	Maribyrnong International	Template:Flagicon Leanne Choo	Template:Flagicon Sawan Serasinghe Template:Flagicon Setyana Mapasa	17–21, 21–19, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2015	Sri Lanka International	Template:Flagicon Leanne Choo	Template:Flagicon Arun Vishnu Template:Flagicon Aparna Balan	21–15, 17–21, 13–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2013	Victorian International	Template:Flagicon He Tian Tang	Template:Flagicon Ross Smith Template:Flagicon Renuga Veeran	21–19, 19–21, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2011	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Langley	Template:Flagicon Ben Stawski Template:Flagicon Lauren Smith	25–23, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2011	Swedish Masters	Template:Flagicon Heather Olver	Template:Flagicon Dave Khodabux Template:Flagicon Samantha Barning	15–21, 21–9, 21–14	Template:Gold1 Winner
2010	Europe Circuit Finals	Template:Flagicon Mariana Agathangelou	Template:Flagicon Roman Zirnwald Template:Flagicon Simone Prutsch	21–14, 21–14	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Mariana Agathangelou	Template:Flagicon Mikkel Delbo Larsen Template:Flagicon Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen	16–21, 21–23	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Mariana Agathangelou	Template:Flagicon Marcus Ellis Template:Flagicon Heather Olver	19–21, 17–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009	Spanish International	Template:Flagicon Mariana Agathangelou	Template:Flagicon Arun Vishnu Template:Flagicon Aparna Balan	21–16, 21–15	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	Finnish International	Template:Flagicon Imogen Bankier	Template:Flagicon Vitalij Durkin Template:Flagicon Nina Vislova	18–21, 13–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Dutch International	Template:Flagicon Liza Parker	Template:Flagicon Kristian Roebuck Template:Flagicon Natalie Munt	17–21, 21–12, 21–15	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	Czech International	Template:Flagicon Liza Parker	Template:Flagicon Rasmus Bonde Template:Flagicon Christinna Pedersen	21–16, 21–12	Template:Gold1 Winner

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