Matthew Grimley
Scottish international badminton player
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Matthew Grimley (born 6 February 2000) is an international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | 6 February 2000[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Club | Wipperfeld BC |
| Coached by | Ingo Kindervater / Robert Blair |
| BWF profile | |
Medal record | |
Biography
Grimley born in 2000, is from Glasgow and a member of the Wipperfeld Badminton Club. At the age of 6, he started playing doubles with his twin brother Christopher Grimley.[3]
The brothers were selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England[4] and he subsequently represented the Scottish team[5] participating in the badminton events.
He is a three-times men's doubles champion (2021, 2024, 2025) and once mixed doubles champion (2021) at the Scottish National Badminton Championships.[6][7]
Additionally, he was won titles at the Scottish Open and Irish Open.[8]
Achievements
European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia |  Christopher Grimley |
 Fabien Delrue William Villeger |
18–21, 15–21 |  Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Portugal International | Christopher Grimley |
 Chang Ko-chi Lee Fang-jen |
21–16, 16–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2020 | Portugal International | Christopher Grimley |
Lucas Corvée Brice Leverdez |
24–26, 22–24 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Scottish Open | Christopher Grimley |
 Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal |
22–20, 21–16 |  Winner |
| 2023 | Irish Open | Christopher Grimley |
 Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft |
22–20, 16–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2023 | Welsh International | Christopher Grimley |
 Bjarne Geiss Jan Colin Völker |
18–21, 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2024 | Irish Open | Christopher Grimley |
William Kryger Boe Christian Faust Kjær |
15–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2026 | Azerbaijan International | Christopher Grimley |
 Alex Green Zach Russ |
19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (6 titles, 6 runners-up)
Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Estonian Junior International | Christopher Grimley |
7–11, 11–7, 11–9, 8–11, 5–11 | Runner-up |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Irish Junior Open | Christopher Grimley |
Louis Ducrot Sam McKay |
14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Czech Junior International | Christopher Grimley |
 Robert Cybulski Paweł Śmiłowski |
17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Estonian Junior International | Christopher Grimley |
 Adam Gozzi Carl Harrbacka |
11–2, 9–11, 11–5, 11–6 | Winner |
| 2017 | Irish Junior Open | Christopher Grimley |
Nhat Nguyen Paul Reynolds |
12–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Czech Junior International | Christopher Grimley |
Zach Russ Steven Stallwood |
13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Estonian Junior International | Christopher Grimley |
 Georgii Karpov Mikhail Lavrikov |
11–6, 11–9, 11–8 | Winner |
| 2018 | Swedish Junior International | Christopher Grimley |
 Joan Monroy Carlos Piris |
21–5, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2018 | Hungarian Junior International | Christopher Grimley |
Joshua Apiliga Adam Pringle |
19–21, 22–20, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2018 | Bulgarian Junior International | Christopher Grimley |
Georgii Karpov Georgii Lebedev |
21–12, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2018 | Lithuanian Junior International | Christopher Grimley |
Brian Holtschke Lukas Resch |
21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Czech Junior International | Toni Woods |
Christopher Grimley Ciara Torrance |
19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament