Martin Dew

Martin Dew
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1958-08-16) 16 August 1958 (age 66)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Beijing Mixed doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1983 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1982 London Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Preston Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1984 Preston Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Uppsala Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1982 Böblingen Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Böblingen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1984 Preston Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Uppsala Mixed team

Martin Dew (born 16 August 1958) is a former English male badminton player who specialized in doubles.

Career

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Dew won two medals in the World Championships, a silver medal in 1983 for men's doubles and a bronze medal in 1987 for mixed doubles. He shared the mixed doubles title at the prestigious All-England Championships twice with Gillian Gilks (1982 and 1984). Dew is also one of the most successful players ever in the European Badminton Championships with four titles, one of them in men's doubles and three in mixed doubles.

Achievements

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World Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark England Mike Tredgett Denmark Steen Fladberg
Denmark Jesper Helledie
10–15, 10–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China England Gillian Gilks China Wang Pengren
China Shi Fangjing
7–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia England Gillian Gilks Indonesia Christian Hadinata
Indonesia Ivana Lie
15–8, 9–15, 15–8 Gold Gold
1984 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia England Gillian Gilks Indonesia Christian Hadinata
Indonesia Ivana Lie
15–4, 3–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze
1985 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia England Gillian Gilks Denmark Steen Fladberg
England Nora Perry
8–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1982 Chandler Sports Hall, Brisbane, Australia England Nick Yates Malaysia Ong Beng Teong
Malaysia Razif Sidek
10–15, 15–17 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1982 Chandler Sports Hall, Brisbane, Australia England Karen Chapman England Duncan Bridge
England Karen Beckman
18–13, 15–3 Gold Gold

European Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1982 Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany England Mike Tredgett Sweden Stefan Karlsson
Sweden Thomas Kihlström
9–15, 3–15 Silver Silver
1984 Preston Guild Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England England Mike Tredgett Denmark Morten Frost
Denmark Jens Peter Nierhoff
15–8, 15–10 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1982 Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany England Gillian Gilks England Mike Tredgett
England Nora Perry
15–12, 15–5 Gold Gold
1984 Guild Hall, Preston, England England Gillian Gilks Sweden Thomas Kihlström
Sweden Maria Bengtsson
15–5, 17–15 Gold Gold
1986 Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden England Gillian Gilks England Nigel Tier
England Gillian Gowers
15–6, 15–8 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (26 titles, 19 runners-up)

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Dutch Open England Mike Tredgett Denmark Steen Fladberg
Denmark Jesper Helledie
13–18, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 German Open England Mike Tredgett Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek
8–15, 15–12, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1983 All England Open England Mike Tredgett Sweden Thomas Kihlström
Sweden Stefan Karlsson
10–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 Scandinavian Cup England Mike Tredgett Indonesia Rudy Heryanto
Indonesia Hariamanto Kartono
15–12, 16–18, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 India Open England Steve Baddeley Denmark Jens Peter Nierhoff
Denmark Jesper Helledie
15–7, 6–15, 14–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984 Japan Open England Steve Baddeley Sweden Thomas Kihlström
Sweden Stefan Karlsson
6–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984 German Open England Mike Tredgett England Duncan Bridge
England Nigel Tier
15–9, 7–15, 18–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 All England Open England Mike Tredgett Indonesia Rudy Heryanto
Indonesia Hariamanto Kartono
11–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 Malaysia Open England Dipak Tailor Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek
16–18, 15–12, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 Scandinavian Cup England Dipak Tailor Denmark Steen Fladberg
Denmark Jesper Helledie
12–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 Scandinavian Cup England Dipak Tailor Denmark Steen Fladberg
Denmark Jesper Helledie
9–15, 18–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 Carlton-Intersport-Cup England Dipak Tailor Denmark Steen Fladberg
Denmark Jesper Helledie
15–9, 18–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 Denmark Open England Dipak Tailor China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi
9–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 English Masters England Dipak Tailor China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi
15–11, 5–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987 Poona Open England Dipak Tailor Denmark Peter Buch
Denmark Nils Skeby
15–3, 17–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 German Open England Dipak Tailor Thailand Sawei Chanseorasmee
Thailand Sakrapee Thongsari
12–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Japan Open England Jane Webster Sweden Thomas Kihlström
England Nora Perry
5–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 Scandinavian Cup England Gillian Gilks England Mike Tredgett
England Karen Chapman
15–13, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1983 Dutch Open England Gillian Gilks Denmark Steen Skovgaard
Denmark Anne Skovgaard
15–10, 17–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1983 Malaysia Open England Nora Perry Indonesia Christian Hadinata
Indonesia Ivana Lie
5–15, 15–10, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1983 Indonesia Open England Gillian Gilks Indonesia Christian Hadinata
Indonesia Ivana Lie
17–18, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 Dutch Masters England Gillian Gilks England Mike Tredgett
England Karen Chapman
15–4, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1983 English Masters England Gillian Gilks England Mike Tredgett
England Karen Chapman
15–5, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 German Open England Gillian Gilks England Mike Tredgett
England Karen Chapman
15–5, 12–15, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 All England Open England Gillian Gilks England Nigel Tier
England Gillian Gowers
15–8, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 Scandinavian Cup England Gillian Gilks England Dipak Tailor
England Gillian Gowers
17–14, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 Dutch Open England Gillian Gilks Scotland Billy Gilliland
England Gillian Gowers
17–14, 13–15, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 Indonesia Open England Gillian Gilks Indonesia Christian Hadinata
Indonesia Ivana Lie
12–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984 Malaysia Open England Gillian Clark England Nigel Tier
England Gillian Gowers
15–6, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 Dutch Masters England Gillian Gilks China Jiang Guoliang
China Lin Ying
15–10, 14–17, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 English Masters England Gillian Gilks Scotland Billy Gilliland
England Gillian Gowers
18–15, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 Japan Open England Gillian Gilks Sweden Thomas Kihlström
Sweden Maria Bengtsson
5–15, 15–3, 18–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985 German Open England Gillian Gilks England Nigel Tier
England Gillian Gowers
12–15, 15–4, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985 Indonesia Open England Gillian Gilks England Nigel Tier
England Gillian Gowers
15–12, 15–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985 Japan Open England Gillian Gilks Scotland Billy Gilliland
England Gillian Gowers
10–15, 15–18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 Chinese Taipei Open England Gillian Gilks Scotland Billy Gilliland
England Gillian Gowers
15–8, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985 Denmark Open England Gillian Gilks England Dipak Tailor
England Nora Perry
8–15, 15–8, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 Hong Kong Open England Gillian Gilks Scotland Billy Gilliland
England Gillian Gowers
15–10, 18–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 German Open England Gillian Gilks South Korea Lee Deuk-choon
South Korea Chung Myung-hee
15–10, 17–18, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 Carlton Intersport Cup England Gillian Gilks England Nigel Tier
England Gillian Gowers
15–12, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 Scandinavian Cup England Gillian Gilks South Korea Lee Deuk-choon
South Korea Chung Myung-hee
17–16, 12–15, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 Denmark Open England Gillian Gilks Denmark Jesper Knudsen
Denmark Nettie Nielsen
15–10, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 German Open England Gillian Gilks England Dipak Tailor
England Gillian Clark
15–12, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 Poona Open England Gillian Gilks England Andy Goode
England Fiona Elliott
18–14, 18–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 German Open England Gillian Gilks Denmark Steen Fladberg
England Gillian Clark
15–9, 14–18, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International tournaments (7 titles, 6 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1981 English Masters England Mike Tredgett Sweden Stefan Karlsson
Sweden Thomas Kihlström
15–9, 2–15, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1981 German Open England Duncan Bridge Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek
15–6, 11–15, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982 Chinese Taipei Open England Mike Tredgett Indonesia Bobby Ertanto
Indonesia Hadibowo Susanto
15–6, 11–15, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982 Japan Open England Mike Tredgett Indonesia Rudy Heryanto
Indonesia Hariamanto Kartono
1–2, ret. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982 Dutch Open England Mike Tredgett Scotland Billy Gilliland
Scotland Dan Travers
11–15, 15–5, 17–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1981 Swedish Open England Gillian Clark Scotland Billy Gilliland
England Nora Perry
4–15, 18–14 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981 Bell’s Open England Gillian Gilks Scotland Billy Gilliland
England Nora Perry
16–17, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982 Japan Open England Jane Webster England Mike Tredgett
England Nora Perry
10–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982 All England Open England Gillian Gilks Scotland Billy Gilliland
England Karen Chapman
15–10, 14–17, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982 Indonesia Open England Gillian Gilks Scotland Billy Gilliland
England Karen Chapman
5–15, 15–8, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982 Dutch Open England Gillian Gilks Denmark Steen Skovgaard
Denmark Dorte Kjær
17–14, 14–17, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982 Denmark Open England Gillian Gilks Sweden Thomas Kihlström
England Nora Perry
11–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982 Victor Cup England Gillian Gilks Sweden Thomas Kihlström
England Nora Perry
15–9, 9–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

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  • European results
  • English statistics
  • All England champions 1899-2007
  • Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, pp. 38–39, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6
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