Nick Yates (badminton)
English badminton player
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Nick Yates is an English badminton player.
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| Born | Lee, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Badminton career
Yates represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and two silver medals in the singles and doubles, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Four years later he represented England again and won another gold medal in the team event in addition to a bronze medal in the singles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3]
Achievements
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1985 | German Open |  Torben Carlsen |
18–16, 15–0 |  Winner |
| 1987 | Carlton-Intersport-Cup |  Sze Yu |
15–11, 6–15, 10–15 |  Runner-up |
| 1988 | Japan Open |  Zhang Qingwu |
18–13, 9–15, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1988 | Scottish Open | Morten Frost |
7–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1985 | India Open |  Steve Baddeley |
 Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo |
3–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |