# David Lindley (badminton)

David Lindley (born 23 April 1979) is an English badminton player and coach. The right-handler, Lindley started playing badminton at aged six, and in the junior event, he becoming boys' doubles U-19 national champion in 1997 and 1998. Lindley junior also won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 1997 European Junior Championships in Nymburk, Czech Republic.
In the international event, he won double title at the 2000 Scottish and Iceland International, and at the 2006 Slovak International tournaments in the men's and mixed doubles event. In the national event, Lindley who represented Nottinghamshire, was the men's doubles finalist at the national championships in 2004 partnered with Kristian Roebuck, 2006 with Simon Archer, 2007 with Chris Langridge, and in 2008 with Richard Eidestedt, Now he work as assistant pathway coach at the England national badminton team.

## Achievements
### European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1997 | Nymburk, Czech Republic | Donna Kellogg | Kristian Langbak Jane F. Bramsen | 9–15, 9–15 | Bronze |

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Bitburger Open | Robert Blair | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | U.S. Open | Suzanne Rayappan | Lin Wei-hsiang Cheng Wen-hsing | 5–15, 7–15 | 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 |
| 2009 | Swedish International | Chris Langridge | Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato | 21–15, 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Scottish International | Chris Langridge | Richard Eidestedt Andrew Ellis | 19–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Scottish International | Robert Blair | Vitalij Durkin Alexandr Nikolaenko | 21–18, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2006 | Slovak International | Chris Langridge | Dean George Chris Tonks | 21–12, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2005 | Italian International | Simon Archer | Simon Mollyhus Anders Kristiansen | 10–15, 15–9, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Norwegian International | Kristian Roebuck | Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater | 14–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Canadian International | Kristian Roebuck | Ian Palethorpe Paul Trueman | 8–15, 15–13, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | Iceland International | Kristian Roebuck | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Jesper Larsen | 8–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | Norwegian International | Kristian Roebuck | Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man | 10–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | French International | Peter Jeffrey | Vincent Laigle Svetoslav Stoyanov | 1–7, 2–7, 2–7 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Iceland International | Peter Jeffrey | Stephen Foster Ian Palethorpe | 15–10, 9–15, 15–11 | Winner |
| 2000 | Scottish International | Peter Jeffrey | Yousuke Nakanishi Shinya Ohtsuka | 15–7, 12–15, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1998 | Spanish International | Michael Scholes | Manuel Dubrulle Vincent Laigle | 9–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Slovak International | Suzanne Rayappan | Matthew Honey Heather Olver | 21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2004 | Canadian International | Suzanne Rayappan | Kristian Roebuck Liza Parker | 0–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Canadian International | Liza Parker | Kristian Roebuck Natalie Munt | 8–11, 6–11 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Iceland International | Emma Constable | Graham Crow Natalie Munt | 15–3, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2000 | Scottish International | Emma Constable | Peter Jeffrey Suzanne Rayappan | 15–13, 6–15, 15–13 | Winner |
| 2000 | Austrian International | Liza Parker | Ola Molin Johanna Persson | 9–15, 15–12, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Slovak International | Joanne Wright | Anthony Clark Lorraine Cole | 5–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament