Oliver Leydon-Davis
New Zealand badminton player (born 1990)
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Oliver Leydon-Davis (born 10 May 1990) is a New Zealand badminton player.[1][2] He won the Oceania Championships title in the mixed doubles in 2014,[3] and in the men's doubles in 2020.[4]
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| Born | 10 May 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 37 (MD 28 June 2010) 43 (XD 27 February 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 50 (with Anona Pak 20 December 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
Oceania Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Stadium Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand |
 Henry Tam |
 Ross Smith Glenn Warfe |
19–21, 12–21 |  Silver |
| 2012 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Kevin Dennerly-Minturn |
Ross Smith Glenn Warfe |
17–21, 18–21 | Silver |
| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Kevin Dennerly-Minturn |
Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe |
15–21, 19–21 |  Bronze |
| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
Kevin Dennerly-Minturn |
Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe |
21–10, 16–21, 13–21 | Silver |
| 2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
Abhinav Manota |
Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe |
18–21, 21–9, 21–14 |  Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Susannah Leydon-Davis |
Matthew Chau Jacqueline Guan |
21–19, 21–13 | Gold |
| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
Danielle Tahuri |
Robin Middleton Leanne Choo |
12–21, 14–21 | Silver |
| 2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
Susannah Leydon-Davis |
Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa |
12–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
| 2022 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
Anona Pak |
Kenneth Choo Gronya Somerville |
18–21, 21–19, 12–21 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 10 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Nouméa International | Henry Tam |
Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Joe Wu |
21–17, 22–24, 21–16 |  Winner |
| 2010 | Canterbury International | Bjorn Seguin |
 Daniel Gouw Arnold Setiadi |
19–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2010 | Tahiti International | Maoni Hu He |
Ross Smith Glenn Warfe |
11–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Altona International | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn |
Ross Smith Glenn Warfe |
17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Auckland International | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn |
 Tom Armstrong Tjitte Weistra |
21–18, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2013 | Internacional Mexicano | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn |
 Job Castillo Antonio Ocegueda |
17–21, 21–12, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2016 | Norwegian International |  Lasse Mølhede |
 Akshay Dewalkar Tarun Kona |
21–18, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2017 | Dutch International | Lasse Mølhede |
 Jim Middelburg Russell Muns |
18–21, 21–10, 24–22 | Winner |
| 2018 | Swedish Open | Lasse Mølhede |
 Martin Campbell Patrick MacHugh |
21–17, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2018 | North Harbour International | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn |
Jonathan Curtin Dhanny Oud |
21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2018 | Austrian International | Lasse Mølhede |
 Lu Chen Ye Hong-wei |
23–25, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Dutch International | Abhinav Manota |
Daniel Lundgaard Mathias Thyrri |
16–21, 21–15, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Hellas Open | Abhinav Manota |
 Éloi Adam Julien Maio |
18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Abhinav Manota |
Éloi Adam Julien Maio |
21–10, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Canterbury International | Louise McKenzie |
Joe Wu Donna Haliday |
19–21, 21–19, 25–23 | Winner |
| 2011 | Norwegian International | Susannah Leydon-Davis |
Daniel Shirley Gabby Aves |
11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Susannah Leydon-Davis |
 Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai |
11–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Sydney International | Anona Pak |
 Peter Gabriel Magnaye Thea Pomar |
9–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
