Event(s):

Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Partner(s):

Chris Coles, Alex Langley

Coach(es):

Colin Haughton, Graham Hurrel

County/Team:

Cheshire

Started badminton at age:

 3

How I got started:

My Mum and Dad played and took me down to our local club and it went from there

Ambition as badminton player:

To represent England at an Olympic Games and become a top ten ranked player in the World

First represented England:

Aged 10 in the Aros tournament in Denmark

Season’s best performance:

Reaching the semi final of the men's doubles at the Hungarian Senior EBU beating the No. 1 seeds in the quarter finals

Best performance of career:

Euro junior men's doubles champion and mixed silver medalist

Major national achievements:

2011 U19 English National Championships winner XD, MD
2010 U19 English National Championships winner MD, semi-finalist in XD
13 National Junior Titles

Major international achievements:

2011 U19 European Champion in MD (w/ Chris Coles)
2011 U19 European silver medallist in XD (w/ Helena Lewcynska)
Winner of the Belgian U19 international MD
Finalist in the XD at the Belgian U19 international
Finalist in the MD and XD at the Swiss U19 international
Quarter finalist in the Belgian senior EBU in XD
Finalist in the U19 6 Nations individual doubles
Finalists at the U19 Dutch Open XD Semi finalists in the U19 Dutch Open MD
Semi finalist in the German Open U19 MD and XD

Favourite tournament:

English National Championships

My occupation:

Full time badminton player

Significant others:

My family

My hobbies/ pets:

Football and golf.  I have 2 cats, Jasper and Barley

My car:

Fiat Punto

Favourite food:

Chinese

Favourite city or country:

Malaysia

Favourite holiday destination:

Florida and London

My personality in a nutshell:

Laid back, relaxed but determined to win