Andrew Smith: English Badminton Star
Andrew Smith is a male badminton player from England. He won the 2004 New Zealand International championship. He also won the championships of the Australian International Open in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, he won the Croatia International and the Vietnam Open championships. In 2008, he reached the quarterfinals of the India Open and the semifinals of the Singapore Super Series. Andrew Smith participated in the 2006 World Badminton Championships. In the first round, he defeated Pablo Abián with scores of 21-15 and 21-13. In the second round, he lost to Sony Dwi Kuncoro from Indonesia with scores of 19-21 and 13-21. Although his world ranking reached 17th, he did not participate in the 2007 British National Badminton Championships held in Manchester. He represented the United Kingdom in the men’s singles badminton event of the Beijing Olympics and lost to Marc Zwiebler from Germany in the round of 32. Source: badmintoncn.com. In 2012, he won the men’s singles championship of the Slovenia International Badminton. In 2009, he won the runner-up of the European Badminton Mixed Team Championships. In 2008, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the Singapore Badminton Open. In 2008, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the India Badminton Open. In 2006, he won the men’s singles championship of the Vietnam Open. In 2006, he won the men’s singles championship of the Vietnam Open. In 2006, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the New Zealand Badminton Open. In 2004, he won the men’s singles championship of the New Zealand Badminton Open.