Nathan Robertson

Nathan Robertson
Nathan Robertson
Personal information
Birth name	Nathan James Robertson
Country	England
Born	30 May 1977 (age 47); Nottingham, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Andy Wood; Julian Robertson
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (XD with Gail Emms); 4 (MD)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Representing England
World Championships
Sudirman Cup
Commonwealth Games
European Championships
European Mixed Team Championships
European Men's Team Championships
World Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Nathan James Robertson (born 30 May 1977) from Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event. He was educated at Dayncourt School Specialist Sports College.

Career

2004

Robertson best results include winning gold at the 2004 European Championships in Geneva, and a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, both partnering Gail Emms in the mixed doubles. He has won six medals at the Commonwealth Games, and has won the last four men's doubles (with Anthony Clark) and the last two mixed doubles (with Gail Emms) at the English National Championships.

2004 Summer Olympics

Robertson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Anthony Clark. 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, who had previously represented England for a brief period.

He also competed in mixed doubles with Emms. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Björn Siegemund and Nicol Pitro of Germany in the second. In the quarterfinals, Robertson and Emms beat Chen Qiqiu and Zhao Tingting of China 15–8, 17–15 to advance to the semifinals. There, they beat Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark 15–6, 15–12. In the final, they lost to Chinese pair Zhang Jun and Gao Ling 1–15, 15–12, 12–15 to finish with the silver medal.

2005 World Championships

At the 2005 World Championships, Robertson and Emms began the tournament as number 1 seeds. However, after getting a bye into the second round, he received an ankle injury during practice and they were forced to withdraw.

2006

The 2006 Commonwealth Games brought Robertson a silver in the team event and a gold in the mixed doubles with Emms.

The same year, he won the gold medal at the 2006 World Championships together with Emms. They beat Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg 21–15, 21–12 in the final.

2008 Beijing Games

Robertson and Emms did well in their first match in the mixed doubles with a win over the Chinese pairing who were world number 2. The 2006 world champions took the first game 21–16 before Gao Ling and Zheng Bo hit back to win the second 21–16. The British duo found themselves 12–17 down in the decider only to show great powers of recovery to triumph 21–19. Along with his partner, Gail Emms, they lost out on a medal at the quarter final stage.

2009 World Championships

Robertson was part of the English team forced to withdraw from the 2009 World Championships held in Hyderabad, India because of a terrorist threat.^[3]

Racket

Nathan Robertson used the Carlton Fireblade Tour racket.

Retirement

Nathan Robertson announced his retirement on 5 June 2012.^[4]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Gail Emms	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	1–15, 15–12, 12–15	Silver

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Simon Archer	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	11–15, 8–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain	Gail Emms	Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg	21–15, 21–12	Gold

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Julian Robertson	Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock	2–15, 15–12, 8–15	Bronze
2002	Bolton Arena, Manchester, England	Anthony Clark	Chang Kim Wai Choong Tan Fook	5–8, 3–7, 4–7	Bronze
2010	Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India	Anthony Clark	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	19–21, 14–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Joanne Davies	Simon Archer Joanne Goode	2–15, 5–15	Silver
2006	Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Gail Emms	Daniel Shirley Sara Petersen	21–17, 21–10	Gold
2010	Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India	Jenny Wallwork	Koo Kien Keat Chin Eei Hui	20–22, 12–21	Silver

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Julian Robertson	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–10, 10–15, 10–15	Bronze
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Simon Archer	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	13–15, 15–7, 3–15	Bronze
2002	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Anthony Clark	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	4–7, 7–1, 3–7, 7–2, 3–7	Silver
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Anthony Clark	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	3–15, 9–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Gail Emms	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	5–7, 3–7, 1–7	Silver
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Gail Emms	Jonas Rasmussen Rikke Olsen	15–3, 8–15, 15–5	Gold
2008	Messecenter, Herning, Denmark	Gail Emms	Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	21–14, 10–21, 6–21	Bronze
2010	Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England	Jenny Wallwork	Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	18–21, 21–18, 9–21	Bronze

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Gail Emms	Zhang Wei Qiang Hong	14–17, 5–15	Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[5] 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.^[6] 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	Anthony Clark	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	21–12, 21–11	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Malaysia Open	Gail Emms	Zheng Bo Gao Ling	12–21, 21–14, 15–21	Runner-up
2007	Denmark Open	Gail Emms	He Hanbin Yu Yang	17–21, 21–19, 17–21	Runner-up
2010	Denmark Open	Jenny Wallwork	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	12–21, 21–12, 9–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. 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
1998	Polish Open	Julian Robertson	Ian Pearson Nick Ponting	2–15, 15–8, 15–3	Winner
2004	Thailand Open	Anthony Clark	Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Dutch Open	Gail Emms	Chris Bruil Lotte Jonathans	7–5, 3–7, 7–3, 7–4	Winner
2001	Denmark Open	Gail Emms	Tri Kusharjanto Emma Ermawati	5–7, 1–7, 4–7	Runner-up
2002	Malaysia Open	Gail Emms	Wang Wei Zhang Yawen	11–9, 11–4	Winner
2002	Singapore Open	Gail Emms	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	2–11, 10–13	Runner-up
2003	Thailand Open	Gail Emms	Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	4–11, 11–8, 0–11	Runner-up
2003	Malaysia Open	Gail Emms	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	6–15, 5–15	Runner-up
2004	Thailand Open	Gail Emms	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	8–15, 15–12, 15–11	Winner
2004	Denmark Open	Gail Emms	Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	4–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2005	German Open	Gail Emms	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung	12–15, 14–17	Runner-up
2005	All England Open	Gail Emms	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	15–10, 15–12	Winner
2005	Swiss Open	Gail Emms	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	17–14, 15–6	Winner
2005	Hong Kong Open	Gail Emms	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	8–15, 5–15	Runner-up
2005	China Open	Gail Emms	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung	15–10, 15–10	Winner
2006	Swiss Open	Gail Emms	Robert Blair Natalie Munt	14–17, 15–7, 15–2	Winner
2006	All England Open	Gail Emms	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15–12, 14–17, 1–15	Runner-up
2006	Singapore Open	Gail Emms	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 22–20, 21–23	Runner-up
2011	Swiss Open	Jenny Wallwork	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	21–23, 14–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Hungarian International	Julian Robertson	Harald Koch Jürgen Koch	15–18, 15–7, 15–13	Winner
1995	Welsh International	Julian Robertson	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	8–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1996	Portugal International	Steve Isaac	James Anderson Ian Pearson	11–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1996	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Steve Isaac	James Anderson Ian Pearson	12–15, 15–13, 15–17	Runner-up
1996	Norwegian International	Julian Robertson	Henrik Andersson Johan Tholinsson	9–2, 9–8, 9–3	Winner
1997	Norwegian International	Julian Robertson	Henrik Andersson Jens Olsson	4–9, 9–4, 9–2, 0–9, 9–4	Winner
2002	BMW Open International	Anthony Clark	Simon Archer Flandy Limpele	5–15, 14–17	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Hungarian International	Gail Emms	Jürgen Koch Irina Serova	6–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1995	Irish International	Gail Emms	Julian Robertson Lorraine Cole	4–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1996	Portugal International	Gail Emms	James Anderson Emma Constable	12–15, 15–13, 18–13	Winner
1997	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Sara Hardaker	Vladislav Druzchenko Marina Yakusheva	9–15, 15–3, 10–15	Runner-up
1997	Irish International	Joanne Wright	Henrik Andersson Jenny Karlsson	14–18, 15–11, 17–14	Winner
2002	BMW Open International	Gail Emms	Mathias Boe Rikke Olsen	11–9, 3–11, 11–9	Winner
2012	Swedish International	Jenny Wallwork	Mads Pieler Kolding Julie Houmann	21–17, 21–17	Winner
2012	Polish International	Jenny Wallwork	Ben Stawski Lauren Smith	21–15, 21–11	Winner
2013	Canadian International	Jenny Wallwork	Toby Ng Alex Bruce	21–9, 21–12	Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF/IBF International Series tournament

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Nathan Robertson". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "Nathan Robertson". www.teamgb.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "Terror threat forces English out of World Badminton Championships". The Guardian. London. 9 August 2009.
^ "Nathan Robertson: GB's 'best ever' confirms retirement". 5 June 2012.
^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

Nathan Robertson at BWFBadminton.com
Nathan Robertson at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
Nathan Robertson at Olympedia
Nathan Robertson at Olympics.com
Nathan Robertson at Team GB
Nathan Robertson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Nathan Robertson at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
Nathan Robertson at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)

[be-1] "Nathan Robertson". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[2] "Nathan Robertson". www.teamgb.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[3] "Terror threat forces English out of World Badminton Championships". The Guardian. London. 9 August 2009.

[4] "Nathan Robertson: GB's 'best ever' confirms retirement". 5 June 2012.

[5] "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.

[6] "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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