Susannah Leydon-Davis (born 5 February 1992) is a New Zealand badminton player.[1][2] In 2014, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[3]
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| Country |  New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1992 Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Tjitte Weistra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 80 (WD) 6 June 2013 43 (XD) 27 February 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editOriginally from Hamilton, Leydon-Davis attended Hillcrest High School and was Sports Captain in 2009. In 2015 she graduated from the University of Waikato with a Bachelor of Management Studies. She competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow July 2014. Susannah competes in the mixed doubles with her brother Oliver, and they have actively been New Zealand representatives.[4] She and her brother, won the mixed doubles gold medal at the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships.[5] Teamed up with Kevin Dennerly-Minturn she won the Waikato International tournament in the mixed doubles event.[6]
Achievements
editOceania Championships
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Danielle Tahuri
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 Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville
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15–21, 7–21 |  Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
Oliver Leydon-Davis
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Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa
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12–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Oliver Leydon-Davis
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Matthew Chau Jacqueline Guan
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21–19, 21–13 |  Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | North Harbour International | Sally Fu
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Leanne Choo Renuga Veeran
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6–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Oliver Leydon-Davis
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 Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai
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11–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Nouméa International | Dylan Soedjasa
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Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa
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13–21, 21–15, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Waikato International | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
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Abhinav Manota Justine Villegas
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21–13, 21–14 |  Winner
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| 2011 | Counties Manukau International | Oliver Leydon-Davis
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Daniel Shirley Gabby Aves
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11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Susannah Leydon-Davis". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Athletes: Susannah Leydon-Davis". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Susannah Leydon-Davis Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Susannah Leydon-Davis : Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS)". waikato.ac.nz. University of Waikato. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Mixed doubles pair win Oceanias". radionz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Overseas players show their class at Waikato International badminton event". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
External links
edit- Susannah Leydon-Davis at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Susannah Leydon-Davis at BWFBadminton.com
- Susannah Leydon-Davis at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Susannah Leydon-Davis at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
