Toby Penty
English badminton player (born 1992)
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Toby Penty (born 12 August 1992) is a retired English badminton player.[2][3] He started playing badminton at aged 9, and won U-19 English National Championships in 2011. In 2010, he won junior titles in the Netherlands and Switzerland.[4] In 2017, he won the Swedish International tournament in the men's singles event.[5]
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| Born | 12 August 1992 Walton-on-Thames, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2012–2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jakob Hoi Stuart Wardell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 6 September 2022[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 43 (15 November 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Penty competed at the 2019 European Games, 2020 Olympic Games and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6][7]
Penty announced his retirement on 6 September 2022. The 2022 BWF World Championships was his last tournament.[1][8]
Personal life
Achievements
BWF Grand Prix (1 title)
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Scottish Open |  Lucas Corvée |
21–14, 24–22 |  Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 7 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Polish International |  Kieran Merrilees |
12–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2012 | Swiss International |  Dieter Domke |
14–21, 22–20, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Welsh International | Kieran Merrilees |
15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Estonian International |  Anton Kaisti |
16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Hellas International | Fabian Roth |
19–21, 21–19, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Estonian International |  Raul Must |
21–16, 22–24, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Swedish International |  Setyaldi Putra Wibowo |
21–12, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2017 | Kharkiv International |  Lee Cheuk Yiu |
21–17, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2018 | Slovenian International |  Pablo Abián |
21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2018 | Belgian International |  Victor Svendsen |
21–13, 19–21, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2019 | Spanish International |  Kunlavut Vitidsarn |
14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
