Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
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Birth name | Kevin James Dennerly-Minturn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Greenlane, Auckland, New Zealand | 18 May 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Thana Arikrishnan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 47 (MD 24 April 2014) 78 (XD 21 November 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Kevin James Dennerly-Minturn (born 18 May 1989) is a New Zealand badminton player.[1][2] In 2014, he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[3]
Career
[edit]Dennerly-Minturn is an Auckland player on the international circuit and is also from the College Rifles badminton club. He comes from a very active and sporting family. From an early age he was gifted at a number of sports including cricket but pursued his passion for badminton and is now a key feature of the New Zealand doubles set up. He is based in Denmark for most of the year playing and training in the tough European environment.[4]
In 2008, he was the semi-finals in the men's and mixed doubles event at the Oceania Championships and won bronze.[5] He also won bronze in 2014 and silver in 2015 in the men's doubles event partnered with Oliver Leydon-Davis.[6][7] Partner with Oliver, he won the 2012 Auckland and 2013 Mexico International tournaments.[8][9] In the mixed doubles, he won the Waikato International tournament teamed up with Susannah Leydon-Davis.[10]
In 2017, he won the silver medal at the Oceania Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Niccolo Tagle.[11] In the mixed doubles event, he teamed-up with Danielle Tahuri, and they reach the semi-final round but was defeated by the top seeds from Australia.[12]
In recent times Kevin has undertaken endurance sports, culminating in the completion of the Western Australia Ironman with a time of 16 hours 43 minutes.
Achievements
[edit]Oceania Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
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15–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
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17–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
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15–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
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21–10, 16–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
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8–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
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21–19, 17–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
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8–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Nouméa International | ![]() |
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17–21, 24–22, 16–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Altona International | ![]() |
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17–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Auckland International | ![]() |
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21–18, 22–20 | ![]() |
2013 | Internacional Mexicano | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–12, 21–6 | ![]() |
2018 | North Harbour International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–14 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Nouméa International | ![]() |
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19–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Altona International | ![]() |
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20–22, 11–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Waikato International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–14 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Kevin Dennerly-Minturn". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Athletes: Kevin Dennerly-Minturn". www.olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Dennerly - Minturn". www.sportsground.co.nz. Auckland Badminton. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Dennerly-Minturn - NZ National Squad". www.sportsnz.co.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Mixed doubles pair win Oceanias". www.radionz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "X-TRM Oceania Championships 2015 – Day 4: Guda, Chen Emerge Champions". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Badminton: Kiwi pair wins in Auckland". www.nzherald.co.nz. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Badminton Pair Win Where All Whites Stumbled". auckland.scoop.co.nz. Scoop. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Overseas players show their class at Waikato International badminton event". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand, Australia Dominate Finals". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Five in Line for Double – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2017: Semi-finals". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links
[edit]- Kevin Dennerly-Minturn at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com