Anthony Ian Clark (born 1 November 1977) is an English former badminton player who represented England on 106 occasions. He became only the 2nd male player ever to reach 2 finals at the same World Championships. Reaching the final of both mixed and men's doubles at the 2006 World Championships in Madrid. Clark also won the mixed doubles title at the 2008 European Championships, Captained the England team to a bronze medal at the 2007 Surdiman Cup, and was part of the England winning team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Career

2004 Summer Olympics Clark competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Nathan Robertson. They defeated Patapol Ngernsrisuk and Sudket Prapakamol of Thailand in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia.

2006 World Champs Clark reached the mixed doubles final at the 2006 IBF World Championships together with Donna Kellogg, losing the final against Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson. He also lost the men's doubles final in the same event together with Robert Blair.

2008 Olympics Clark represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles badminton event.

Achievements

World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Robert Blair Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 9–21, 13–21 Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Donna Kellogg Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 15–21, 12–21 Silver

Commonwealth Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Nathan Robertson Chang Kim Wai Choong Tan Fook 5–8, 3–7, 4–7 Bronze 2006 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia Robert Blair Ashley Brehaut Travis Denney 21–6, 21–14 Bronze 2010 Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India Nathan Robertson Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 19–21, 14–21 Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Sara Sankey Chew Choon Eng Chin Eei Hui 7–4, 7–3, 4–7, 4–7, 0–7 Bronze

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden Nathan Robertson Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen 4–7, 7–1, 3–7, 7–2, 3–7 Silver 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Nathan Robertson Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen 3–15, 9–15 Silver 2006 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Robert Blair Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 17–21, 21–11, 18–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Donna Kellogg Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 16–21, 14–21 Bronze 2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Donna Kellogg Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk 16–21, 22–20, 21–15 Gold

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Singapore Open Nathan Robertson Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 21–12, 21–11 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 All England Open Donna Kellogg Zheng Bo Gao Ling 21–16, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2007 China Masters Donna Kellogg Zheng Bo Gao Ling 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2008 Swiss Open Donna Kellogg He Hanbin Yu Yang 15–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2008 Singapore Open Donna Kellogg Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–17, 14–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2008 French Open Donna Kellogg He Hanbin Yu Yang 13–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2009 Denmark Open Donna Kellogg Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 16–21, 27–25, 17–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 U.S. Open Ian Sullivan James Anderson Graham Hurrell 14–17, 11–15 Runner-up 2004 Thailand Open Nathan Robertson Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto 12–15, 6–15 Runner-up 2005 Thessaloniki Grand Prix Robert Blair Michael Fuchs Roman Spitko 15–6, 15–9 Winner 2006 German Open Robert Blair Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae 11–15, 6–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Thessaloniki Grand Prix Donna Kellogg Robert Blair Natalie Munt 15–4, 6–15, 15–13 Winner 2006 Denmark Open Donna Kellogg Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl 14–21, 21–14, 22–20 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Ian Sullivan Michael Helber Björn Siegemund 12–15, 17–18 Runner-up 1997 Austrian International Ian Pearson Dennis Lens Quinten van Dalm 16–17, 15–11, 15–7 Winner 1998 Slovak International Ian Sullivan Graham Hurrell Peter Jeffrey 15–8, 12–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1998 Scottish International Ian Sullivan Michael Lamp Martin Lundgaard Hansen 10–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1999 French Open Ian Sullivan Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak 15–11, 15–10 Winner 1999 Italian International Ian Sullivan Takaaki Hayashi Katsuya Nishiyama 15–6, 15–9 Winner 1999 Irish International Paul Trueman James Anderson Graham Hurrell 5–15, 17–14, 4–15 Runner-up 2000 Welsh International Ian Sullivan Kristian Langbak Jesper Thomsen 8–6, 1–7, 7–0 Winner 2002 BMW Open International Nathan Robertson Simon Archer Flandy Limpele 5–15, 14–17 Runner-up 2004 Bitburger Open Simon Archer Jean-Michel Lefort Svetoslav Stoyanov 15–5, 15–7 Winner 2005 Portugal International Simon Archer Keishi Kawaguchi Toru Matsumoto 17–15, 15–4 Winner 2005 Swedish International Simon Archer Henrik Andersson Fredrik Bergström Walkover Winner 2010 Irish International Chris Langridge Chris Adcock Andrew Ellis 13–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2010 Italian International Chris Langridge Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov 21–14, 21–19 Winner 2011 Austrian International Chris Langridge Hiroyuki Saeki Ryota Taohata 21–15, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Czech International Lorraine Cole Ian Sullivan Gail Emms 15–4, 15–13 Winner 1998 Slovak International Lorraine Cole David Lindley Joanne Wright 15–5, 15–3 Winner 1999 Italian International Zeng Yaqiong Ian Sullivan Han Jingna 11–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1999 Irish International Lorraine Cole Ruud Kuijten Manon Albinus 15–7, 15–8 Winner 2000 Welsh International Gail Emms Henrik Andersson Johanna Persson 7–4, 7–1, 7–0 Winner 2005 Portugal International Donna Kellogg Sergio Llopis Dolores Marco 15–5, 15–10 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF/IBF International Series tournament

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