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Kenny Middlemiss

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Kenny Middlemiss
Personal information
Country Scotland
Born (1964-06-19) 19 June 1964 (age 60)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
EventDoubles
BWF profile

Kenny Middlemiss (also known as Ken and Kenneth Middlemiss; born 19 June 1964) is a Scottish former badminton player.[1] Kenny, is a 20-times National champion and has won 155 caps for the Scotland in badminton, highest ever by any British athlete.[2] Ken has represented Scotland in the four consecutive Commonwealth games between 1986 and 1998 across three disciplines; reaching quarterfinals several times. He also played in World championships between 1989 and 1997. He has won titles mainly in European grand prix in Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia, Spain & Austria. He also won one World grand prix tournament in United States besides couple of runner-up performances in France and Scotland. He is married to Elinor Middlemiss, another former player from his country.

Achievements

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IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1988 Swiss Open Malaysia Kwan Yoke Meng Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 U.S. Open Scotland Elinor Middlemiss United States Andy Chong
United States Yeping Tang
10–15, 15–5, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

IBF International

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1986 Portugal International –, – –, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Irish International Scotland Dan Travers Scotland Anthony Gallagher
Scotland Russell Hogg
15–6, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Iceland International Scotland Russell Hogg England Simon Archer
England Julian Robertson
9–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Amor International Scotland Russell Hogg Iceland Broddi Kristjánsson
Iceland Árni Þór Hallgrímson
15–4, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Portugal International Scotland Russell Hogg Spain Hugo Rodrigues
Spain Fernando Silva
Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Slovenian International Scotland Russell Hogg Austria Harald Koch
Austria Jürgen Koch
18–14, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 La Chaux-de-Fonds Scotland Russell Hogg Indonesia Aras Razak
Denmark Henrik Sørensen
10–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Scottish International Scotland Russell Hogg Denmark Michael Lamp
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
8–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Portugal International Portugal Margarida Cruz –, – –, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Iceland International Scotland Elinor Middlemiss England Mike Brown
Iceland Ása Pálsdóttir
15–9, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Irish International Scotland Elinor Middlemiss England Ian Pearson
England Karen Chapman
15–11, 10–15, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Slovenian International Scotland Elinor Middlemiss Scotland Russell Hogg
Scotland Jillian Haldane
15–10, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 French International Scotland Elinor Middlemiss England Peter Jeffrey
England Sara Hardaker
8–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Portugal International Scotland Elinor Middlemiss Scotland Russell Hogg
England Karen Peatfield
Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Spanish International Scotland Elinor Middlemiss Canada Mike Beres
Canada Kara Solmundson
15–8, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Austrian International Scotland Elinor Middlemiss Austria Jürgen Koch
Austria Irina Serova
18–15, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Profile:Kenny Middlemiss". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ "One last cap for Kenny". www.heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 8 April 2000. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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