Nic Strange
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1987 Bangor, Wales | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 56 (MD 31 October 2013) 624 (XD 20 August 2015) | |||||||||||
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Nicolas Strange (born 26 March 1987) is an international badminton player from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games and is a five-times champion of Wales.
Biography
[edit]Strange represented the Welsh team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland,[1][2] where he competed in one event.[3] He partnered Joe Morgan in the men's doubles competition during the Games.[4]
He has won three international titles in Slovakia, Iceland and Cyprus (with Joe Morgan)[5] and is a five-times men's doubles champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships, winning the title in 2012 with James Phillips, 2013 and 2016 with Joe Morgan, 2017 with Scott Oates and 2022 with Andrew Oates.[6]
In 2018 he was the head coach at the University of Warwick.[7]
Achievements
[edit]BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Slovak Open |  Joe Morgan |
 Aleksei Konakh Yauheni Yakauchuk |
21–9 21–17 |  Winner |
| 2012 | Iceland International | Joe Morgan |
 Martin Campbell Patrick MacHugh |
21–17,21–16 | Winner |
| 2013 | Cyprus International | Joe Morgan |
 Sam Parsons Rhys Walker |
24–22, 19–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2013 | Bulgarian Eurasia Open | Joe Morgan |
Martin Campbell Patrick MacHugh |
23–25, 10–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2013 | Hatzor International | Joe Morgan |
 Vladimir Malkov Vadim Novoselov |
18–21, 21–19, 25–27 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ↑ "Carissa Turner and Sarah Thomas lead Wales badminton". BBC Sport. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: Team Wales". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Wales Glasgow 2014". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Nicolas Strange Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "Players: Nicolas Strange". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "New Head Coach: Nic Strange". www.warwickbadminton.com. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Nic Strange at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)