Marcus Ellis
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| Born |
14 September 1989 Huddersfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | St Albans, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Pete Jeffrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking |
14 (MD 23 February 2017) 7 (XD 21 June 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 29 (MD), 14 (XD) (11 October 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marcus Ellis (born 14 September 1989) is a British badminton player.[1] He was the men's doubles champion in the 2016 English National Badminton Championships.[2] Ellis and Chris Langridge won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and a gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Early life and education
Marcus Ellis, the youngest son of Sheila and John Ellis, was born on 14 September 1989 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.[3] He has an elder brother James. Ellis started playing badminton aged seven when he father took him to the Colne Valley Leisure Centre in Slaithwaite.[4]
Ellis was first educated at Clough Head Junior School in Hudderfield, before attending Colne Valley High School, a state comprehensive school in the village of Linthwaite.[5] He attended high school with Alex Smithies, now the goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town Football Club.[1] He then studied for 6 months at Huddersfield New College before deciding to move away from Huddersfield at the age of 17 so he may train at the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes.[4]
Ellis married Nicki Chan-Lam, Mauritanian badminton player from Sheffield in June 2017, and the family lived in St Albans.[6]
Career
In the early years of his professional career, Ellis teamed up with a number of players in the doubles, such as Tom Wolfenden and Peter Mills in the men's doubles, and Gabby Adcock and Mariana Agathangelou in the mixed.[7] He won the men's doubles at the Denmark International in 2013 with Paul van Rietvelde.[8]
In September 2014, he teamed up with Chris Langridge. They won their first men's doubles title in December 2014 in the Italian Open,[9] and their first title in the English National Badminton Championships in February 2015, which they won again in 2016. They also won the Welsh International in 2015.[10] They were defeated in the 2016 European Championships in La Roche-sur-Yon in the semi-finals to gain a bronze.[11] They have also won medals in the European Team Championships – a silver in the Mixed Team in 2015,[12] and a bronze medal in the Men's Team in 2016.[13]
During the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Ellis and Langridge were ranked No. 22 in the world, but they managed to win a bronze, the first medal in badminton men's doubles won by a British team in the Olympics.[14]
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Australia, Ellis captured three medals – he won a gold in the men's doubles with Chris Langridge, which is England's first men's badminton double title at the Games in 40 years;[15] a silver in the mixed doubles with Lauren Smith; and also a bronze in the mixed team event.[16][17][18]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  |
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21–18, 19–21, 21–10 |  |
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia | |
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21–13, 21–16 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia | |
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21–19, 17–21, 16–21 |  |
European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France | |
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19–21, 14–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain | |
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16–21, 21–19, 12–21 | |
BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[19] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[20]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Canada Open | Super 100 | |
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19–21, 21–18, 22–20 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 | |
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21–15, 21–15 | |
| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | |
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19–21, 17–21 |  |
| 2018 | Canada Open | Super 100 | |
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21–13, 21–4 | |
| 2018 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | |
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20–22, 19–21 | |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Dutch Open | |
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21–17, 21–18 | |
| 2012 | Dutch Open | |
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15–21, 13–21 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- 1 2 "Marcus Ellis". Badminton England. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ "Men's champions". Badminton England. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ Booth, Mel (18 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Ellis family hoping Marcus can deliver medal dream to Huddersfield". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
- 1 2 Booth, Mel (17 August 2016). "Long road from Colne Valley Leisure Centre to Rio for Olympic hero Marcus Ellis". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
- ↑ Booth, Mel (18 August 2016). "Tears flow as Huddersfield badminton star Marcus Ellis wins Olympic bronze medal". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
- ↑ "Examiner Community Awards 2017: Meet the nominees for Sports Personality". www.examiner.co.uk. Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "Marcus Ellis: Ranking history". Badminton World Federation.
- ↑ "Ellis and Van Rietvelde triumph in Denmark". Badminton England. 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Ellis and Langridge's road to Rio bronze". Badminton England. 22 August 2016.
- ↑ Gildea, Samantha (11 August 2016). "Olympic Games Rio 2016: Who is Marcus Ellis? All about the Team GB badminton player". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
- ↑ Scott.Kirk (3 May 2016). "Two bronze medals for Milton Keynes- based England players at European Championships". One MK.
- ↑ Sukumar, Dev (15 February 2015). "2015 European Mixed Team Championships – Day 5: Denmark Reclaim Crown". Badminton World Federation.
- ↑ "European Badminton 2016: England settle for bronze". Badminton England. 20 February 2016.
- ↑ Johnson, Daniel (26 August 2016). "Badminton heroes Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge turn sights to 2020". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ "England pair win badminton men's doubles gold". BBC Sport. 15 April 2018.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Chris and Gabby Adcock retain badminton mixed doubles title". BBC Sport. 15 April 2018.
- ↑ Booth, Mel (9 April 2018). "Huddersfield ace Marcus Ellis wins England team bronze in Commonwealth Games". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
- ↑ "Participants: Marcus Ellis". Gold Coast 2018. 25 June 2018.
- ↑ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ↑ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- Marcus Ellis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- Marcus Ellis at BWFbadminton.com
- Marcus Ellis on Twitter
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of October 18, 2018 | |
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