Rhys Walker
Personal information
Country England
Born (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994
Nuneaton, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
CoachSteve Butler
Men's Singles
Highest ranking113 (19 Nov 2015)
Current ranking147 (25 Aug 2016)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Basel Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Douglas Boys' singles
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ankara Boys' singles
BWF profile

Rhys Walker (born 26 January 1994) is a badminton player from England.[1] He started paying badminton at age 8, then in 2013, he won bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in men's singles event.[2]

Achievements

Commonwealth Youth Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man England Tom Wolfenden 21–14, 21–18 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey Netherlands Mark Caljouw 20–22, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Kharkiv International Sweden Henri Hurskainen 9–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Opponent Partner Score Result
2013 Cyprus International England Sam Parsons Wales Joe Morgan
Wales Nic Strange
22–24, 21–19, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Rhys WALKER Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. "Rhys Walker". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.


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