Chris Langridge

Christopher Phillip Langridge (born 2 May 1985) is a British badminton player.[1] He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won three medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the men's doubles, partnered with Marcus Ellis.[2] They also won gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2019 European Games.

Christopher Langridge
Chris Langridge in 2013
Personal information
Birth nameChristopher Phillip Langridge
CountryEngland
Born (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985
Epsom, Surrey, England
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachPeter Jeffrey
Men's and mixed doubles
Highest ranking14 (MD 1 December 2016)
15 (XD 13 March 2014)
Current ranking22 (MD 17 March 2020)
BWF profile

Early life and education

Chris Langridge was born on 2 May 1985 in Epsom, Surrey.[1]

Langridge was educated at Therfield School, a state comprehensive school in the town of Leatherhead in Surrey in southern England. The school were twice National Schools champions. Langridge was introduced to badminton when he was ten by his teacher Jackie Cunningham who was a badminton coach of the county, and within 18 months at the age of twelve he made the England team.[3] He also played tennis for the South East region, and he was a football player as well as a 100-metre and 200-metre runner.[4]

Career

Langridge teamed up with a number of players in the doubles, for example with Peter Mills in the men's doubles, and starting in 2012 with Heather Olver in the mixed doubles.[5] Langridge won three medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – a silver in the mixed doubles with Olver, a bronze in the men's doubles with Mills, as well as a silver in the mixed team match.[6][7] By 2013, he has won three gold medals at the English National Badminton Championships in the men's doubles (with Nathan Robertson in 2011 and Mills 2013) and mixed doubles (with Olver in 2013).[8]

In September 2014, he teamed up with Marcus Ellis. They won the men's doubles title in the English National Badminton Championships in both 2015 and 2016.[9] They won a bronze in the 2016 European Championships in La Roche-sur-Yon.[10] They have also won medals in the European Team Championships with a silver in the Mixed Team in 2015,[11] and a bronze medal in the Men's Team in 2016.[12]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, despite ranking only No. 22 in the world, Ellis and Langridge managed to win a bronze, the first Olympic medal in badminton men's doubles won by a British team.[13]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Australia, Langridge won a gold in the men's doubles with Marcus Ellis, which is England's first men's badminton double title at the Games in 40 years.[14] He also won a bronze in the mixed team event.[15][16]

Langridge qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2019 European Games, played in the men's doubles with Marcus Ellis. Competed as the second seed, they managed to claim the gold medal after beat the top seed from Denmark Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in straight games 21–17, 21–10.[17]

In October 2020, Langridge and Marcus Ellis won the men's doubles title at the 2020 Denmark Open, became the first English men's doubles pair in 45 years to win the Denmark Open.[18]

Personal life

Langridge is married to Emma Page.[19]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Marcus Ellis Chai Biao
Hong Wei
21–18, 19–21, 21–10 Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Peter Mills Chris Adcock
Andrew Ellis
21–17, 21–17 Bronze
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Marcus Ellis Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty
21–13, 21–16 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Heather Olver Chris Adcock
Gabrielle Adcock
9–21, 12–21 Silver

European Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Marcus Ellis Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
21–17, 21–10 Gold

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Marcus Ellis Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding
19–21, 14–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[20] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[21]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Canada Open Super 100 Marcus Ellis Mark Lamsfuß
Marvin Emil Seidel
19–21, 21–18, 22–20 Winner
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Marcus Ellis Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik
21–23, 21–18, 21–19 Winner
2018 Scottish Open Super 100 Marcus Ellis David Daugaard
Frederik Søgaard
23–21, 21–16 Winner
2020 Denmark Open Super 750 Marcus Ellis Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov
20–22, 21–17, 21–18 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Bitburger Open Peter Mills Ingo Kindervater
Johannes Schoettler
15–21, 11–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 London Grand Prix Gold Heather Olver Michael Fuchs
Birgit Michels
19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2013 Scottish Open Heather Olver Robert Blair
Imogen Bankier
16–21, 14–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (17 titles, 11 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Czech International Chris Tonks Anders Kristiansen
Simon Mollyhus
15–6, 15–11 Winner
2006 Croatian International Chris Tonks Ian Palethorpe
Kristian Roebuck
23–21, 15–21, 22–20 Winner
2006 Slovak International David Lindley Dean George
Chris Tonks
21–12, 21–11 Winner
2008 Scotland International David Lindley Richard Eidestedt
Andrew Ellis
19–21, 21–16, 16–21 Runner-up
2009 Swedish International David Lindley Naoki Kawamae
Shoji Sato
21–15, 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2009 Spanish Open Dean George Rasmus Bonde
Mikkel Delbo Larsen
24–26, 21–23 Runner-up
2009 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Robin Middleton Rasmus Bonde
Mikkel Delbo Larsen
21–11, 21–19 Winner
2009 Scotland International Robin Middleton Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding
21–19, 24–26, 11–21 Runner-up
2010 Swedish International Robin Middleton Mikkel Elbjorn
Christian John Skovgaard
21–11, 21–18 Winner
2010 Czech International Robin Middleton Marcus Ellis
Peter Mills
21–9, 21–19 Winner
2010 Irish International Anthony Clark Chris Adcock
Andrew Ellis
13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2010 Italian International Anthony Clark Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov
21–14, 21–19 Winner
2011 Austrian International Anthony Clark Hiroyuki Saeki
Ryota Taohata
21–15, 21–16 Winner
2012 Czech International Peter Mills Peter Briggs
Harley Towler
21–14, 21–16 Winner
2013 Belgian International Peter Mills Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
18–21, 21–9, 15–21 Runner-up
2014 Italian International Marcus Ellis Michael Fuchs
Johannes Schoettler
21–11, 21–19 Winner
2015 White Nights Marcus Ellis Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
10–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2015 Welsh International Marcus Ellis Adam Cwalina
Przemysław Wacha
21–16, 16–21, 21–16 Winner
2016 Austrian Open Marcus Ellis Kenya Mitsuhashi
Yuta Watanabe
21–14, 21–16 Winner
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Marcus Ellis Lu Chia-hung
Lu Chia-pin
21–14, 21–17 Winner
2019 Azerbaijan International Marcus Ellis Mark Lamsfuß
Marvin Emil Seidel
17–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2019 Kharkiv International Marcus Ellis Ben Lane
Sean Vendy
19–21, 18–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Croatian International Jenny Day Kristian Roebuck
Jenny Wallwork
21–18, 24–22 Winner
2007 Belgian International Joanne Nicholas Ingo Kindervater
Kathrin Piotrowski
21–17, 15–21, 25–23 Winner
2012 Belgian International Heather Olver Marcus Ellis
Gabrielle White
21–9, 10–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2012 Czech International Heather Olver Marcus Ellis
Gabrielle White
22–20, 6–7 retired Winner
2012 Welsh International Heather Olver Marcus Ellis
Gabrielle White
22–20, 16–21 Runner-up
2013 Welsh International Heather Olver Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
21–17, 10–21, 21–13 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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