# Kevin Dennerly-Minturn

Kevin James Dennerly-Minturn (born 18 May 1989) is a New Zealand badminton player. In 2014, he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

## Career

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.
In 2008, he was the semi-finals in the men's and mixed doubles event at the Oceania Championships and won bronze. He also won bronze in 2014 and silver in 2015 in the men's doubles event partnered with Oliver Leydon-Davis. Partner with Oliver, he won the 2012 Auckland and 2013 Mexico International tournaments. In the mixed doubles, he won the Waikato International tournament teamed up with Susannah Leydon-Davis.
In 2017, he won the silver medal at the Oceania Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Niccolo Tagle. 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.
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
### Oceania Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Joe Wu | Ross Smith Glenn Warfe | 15–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
| 2012 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Ross Smith Glenn Warfe | 17–21, 18–21 | Silver |
| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe | 15–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe | 21–10, 16–21, 13–21 | Silver |
| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Niccolo Tagle | Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe | 8–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Emma Rodgers | Craig Cooper Renee Flavell | 21–19, 17–21, 10–21 | Bronze |
| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Danielle Tahuri | Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa | 8–21, 11–21 | Bronze |

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | Nouméa International | Joe Wu | Oliver Leydon-Davis Henry Tam | 17–21, 24–22, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Altona International | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Ross Smith Glenn Warfe | 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Auckland International | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Tom Armstrong Tjitte Weistra | 21–18, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2013 | Internacional Mexicano | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Job Castillo Antonio Ocegueda | 17–21, 21–12, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2018 | North Harbour International | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Jonathan Curtin Dhanny Oud | 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | Nouméa International | Louise McKenzie | Henry Tam Donna Haliday | 19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Altona International | Stephanie Cheng | Glenn Warfe Leanne Choo | 20–22, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Waikato International | Susannah Leydon-Davis | Abhinav Manota Justine Villegas | 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament