Daniel Bethell

Daniel Bethell (born 28 January 1996[1]) is a British Para-badminton player.[2] He has a lower limb disability and played his first tournament in 2013.[3] He won silver at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Bethell is currently ranked world number one in para-badminton men’s singles SL3.

Daniel Bethell
Personal information
Country England
Born (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996
Huntingdon, England
Men's singles SL3
Highest ranking1 (19 July 2022)
Current ranking1 (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
2020 Tokyo Men's singles
Representing  England
World Championships
2019 Basel Men's singles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
European Championships
2014 Murcia Men's singles
2016 Beek Men's singles
2018 Rodez Men's singles
2014 Murcia Mixed doubles
2014 Murcia Men's doubles
2016 Beek Men's doubles
2018 Rodez Men's doubles

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SL3

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Pramod Bhagat 14–21, 17–21 Silver

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Pramod Bhagat 21–15, 15–21, 16–21 Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Pramod Bhagat 21–6, 14–21, 5–21 Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
Bobby Griffin Anand Kumar Boregowda
Manoj Sarkar
8–21, 11–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
Julie Thrane Rakesh Pandey
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–15, 15–21, 18–21 Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Simón Cruz Mondejar 21–11, 21–14 Gold
2016 Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Pascal Wolter 19–21, 21–10, 21–6 Gold
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Oleksandr Chyrkov 21–9, 21–7 Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain
Bobby Griffin Simón Cruz Mondejar
Jan-Niklas Pott
24–22, 19–21, 15–21 Bronze
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands
Bobby Griffin Marcel Adam
Simón Cruz Mondejar
14–21, 21–23 Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Bobby Griffin Guillaume Gailly
Mathieu Thomas
18–21, 24–22, 16–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014[lower-alpha 1] High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain
Julie Thrane Pascal Baron
Thiéfaine Auvert
21–4, 21–5 Silver
Muammer Çankaya
Zehra Bağlar
21–10, 21–3
Bobby Griffin
Helle Sofie Sagøy
16–21, 21–23

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4][5]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Pramod Bhagat 21–9, 21–13 Winner
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Pramod Bhagat Walkover Runner-up
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Pramod Bhagat 21–14, 9–21, 21–15 Winner
2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Pramod Bhagat 21–17, 21–9 Winner
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Pramod Bhagat 21–13, 21–19 Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 Pramod Bhagat 21–18, 21–8 Winner

International Tournaments (9 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 England Para Badminton Championships Liew Teak Han 21–4, 21–8 Winner
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International Manoj Sarkar 11–21, 21–8, 23–25 Runner-up
2015 Irish Para Badminton International Mathieu Thomas 21–11, 21–11 Winner
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek 21–12, 21–12 Winner
2017 Japan Para Badminton International Daisuke Fujihara 21–17, 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Daisuke Fujihara 21–11, 21–13 Winner
2018 Japan Para Badminton International Daisuke Fujihara 21–11, 21–8 Winner
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International Pramod Bhagat 21–15, 18–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2019 Canada Para Badminton International Ukun Rukaendi 21–14, 21–13 Winner
2019 Irish Para Badminton International Pramod Bhagat 17–21, 21–17, 10–21 Runner-up
2019 China Para Badminton International Pramod Bhagat 21–19, 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2019 Japan Para Badminton International Pramod Bhagat 21–16, 21–19 Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 England Para Badminton Championships Bobby Griffin Liew Teak Han
Bakri Omar
14–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2015 Irish Para Badminton International Bobby Griffin Lucas Mazur
Mathieu Thomas
20–22, 17–21 Runner-up
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Bobby Griffin Lucas Mazur
Mathieu Thomas
21–14, 21–16 Winner
2017 Japan Para Badminton International Bobby Griffin Lucas Mazur
Mathieu Thomas
21–16, 21–16 Winner

References

Notes

  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.
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