Joe Morgan (badminton)
Welsh badminton player (born 1979)
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Jonathan Neil Morgan also known as Joe Morgan (born 20 May 1979) is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at three Commonwealth Games and is a five-times champion of Wales.[1][2]
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1979 Gorseinon, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| men's doubles & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 48 (MD) 13 May 2010 63 (XD) 17 Dec 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
Morgan formed a successful men's doubles partnership with James Phillips and finished runner-up in the 2005 Latvia International and won the 2010 Croatian International.[3]
Morgan represented the Welsh team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia,[4] where he competed in the singles and men's doubles events and reached the men's doubles quarter-final with James Phillips.[5]
Four years later he represented the Welsh team again at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India,[6] where he competed in the badminton events .[7]
A third Commonwealth Games appearance ensued at the 2014 Commonwealth Games but this time he partnered Nic Strange in the men's doubles.
Morgan was the five-times champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships, winning the men's doubles title in 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2016 and the mixed doubles crown with Jo Sullivan in 2011.[8]
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Hatzor International |  Nic Strange |
 Vladimir Malkov Vadim Novoselov |
18–21, 21–19, 25–27 |  Runner-up |
| 2013 | Bulgarian Eurasia Open | Nic Strange |
 Martin Campbell Patrick MacHugh |
23–25, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Cyprus International | Nic Strange |
 Sam Parsons Rhys Walker |
24–22, 19–21, 21–14 |  Winner |
| 2012 | Iceland International | Nic Strange |
Martin Campbell Patrick MacHugh |
21–17,21–16 | Winner |
| 2012 | Slovak Open | Nic Strange |
 Aleksei Konakh Yauheni Yakauchuk |
21–9, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2010 | Croatian International | James Phillips |
 Zvonimir Hölbling Zvonimir Đurkinjak |
21–14, 19–21, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2005 | Latvia Riga International | James Phillips |
 Lukasz Moren Wojciech Szkudlarczyk |
11–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament