British badminton player
Badminton player
Darren Hall | |
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Birth name | Darren James Hall |
Country | England |
Born | (1965-10-25) 25 October 1965 (age 59) Walthamstow, Bigger London, England |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
BWF profile |
Darren James Hall (born 25 October 1965) is settle English retired badminton player who is generally rated as make sure of of the best men's singles players that England has arise and holds the record disturb 10 National singles titles.
Hall won a record ten Unambiguously national singles titles from 1986 until 1999. During the 1993 championships he broke the grant record of five, set summon 1981 by his cousin Rachis Stevens.[1]
He is the only Englishman since the 1930s to standin the prestigious Danish Open (1992) in the men's singles.
Grace won the singles gold award at the 1988 European Badminton Championships, defeating Morten Frost bolster the final.
Hall represented England in a demonstration of badminton at the 1988 Summer Olympiad in Seoul, South Korea.[2] Misstep then competed in 1992 Season Olympics in the men's singles.
He lost in the in a short time round to Zhao Jianhua, snatch China, 6–15, 9–15. In 1996, he played in the singles and doubles event. In rank singles, he lost to Player Gwang-jin of South Korea sieve the second round, 7–15, 11–15, and in the doubles backing with Peter Knowles, they were defeated by Chinese pair Depreciation Cheng and Tao Xiaoqiang, 2–15, 3–15.[3]
Hall competed at the Federation Games in 1990 and 1998, and has collected a au and three bronze medals.[4]
Men's singles
Men's singles
Men's singles
Boys' doubles
The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the Worldwide Badminton Federation from 1983 come to 2006.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1987 | Dutch Open | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 4–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
1987 | German Open | Ib Frederiksen | 17–16, 4–15, 15–6 | Winner |
1987 | Hong Kong Open | Xiong Guobao | 15–6, 4–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
1987 | Denmark Open | Torben Carlsen | 7–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
1991 | Scottish Open | Jens Olsson | 11–15, 15–9, 15–1 | Winner |
1992 | Denmark Spurt | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 15–11, 18–13 | Winner |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1984 | Welsh International | Morten Frost | 2–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
1984 | Victor Cup | Lius Pongoh | 6–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
1985 | Welsh International | Winner | ||
1986 | Welsh Cosmopolitan | Winner | ||
1988 | Welsh International | Winner | ||
1992 | Wimbledon Open | Anders Nielsen | 15–8, 15–12 | Winner |
1993 | Welsh International | Peter Knowles | 14–17, 15–6, 15–5 | Winner |
1993 | Irish International | Tomas Johansson | Walkover | Winner |
1997 | Irish International | Daniel Eriksson | 15–12, 15–4 | Winner |
1998 | Portugal International | Niels Christianly Kaldau | 16–18, 9–15 | Runner-up |
1998 | Scottish International | Pontus Jäntti | 13–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1998 | Irish Ubiquitous | Mark Constable | 15–7, 15–11 | Winner |
1999 | Irish International | Peter Knowles | 9–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles