# Christopher Grimley

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Scottish badminton player

Christopher Grimley Grimley at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympycs Personal information Born (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 26) Glasgow, Scotland Years active 2015–present Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] Sport Country Scotland Sport Badminton Handedness Right[1] Men's & mixed doubles Highest ranking 34 (MD with Matthew Grimley, 5 November 2024) 67 (XD with Eleanor O'Donnell, 18 October 2022) Current ranking 40 (MD with Matthew Grimley, 19 May 2026) BWF profile Medal record Men's badminton Representing Scotland European Junior Championships 2018 Tallinn Boys' doubles

**Christopher Grimley** (born 6 February 2000) is a Scottish [badminton](/source/Badminton) player who competes in international level events. His doubles partner is his twin brother [Matthew Grimley](/source/Matthew_Grimley).[2] Christopher has competed at the [2018 Summer Youth Olympics](/source/Badminton_at_the_2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics).[3]

## Career

### Early career

Christopher Grimley started to know about badminton at the age of six because his parents playing this sport. He used to attend Lourdes Primary School before he got the chance to move to the Glasgow School of Sport, based at [Bellahouston Academy](/source/Bellahouston_Academy). The twins have already won a host of titles and are the Scottish National U–13 doubles champions in 2012. They also hold the doubles titles for Glasgow, the West of Scotland and the East of Scotland. Christopher also won the Glasgow U–13 singles title.[4]

### 2017–2018

In 2017, Christopher and Matthew reached the round of 16 at the [2017 BWF World Junior Championships](/source/2017_BWF_World_Junior_Championships). The twins then won the silver medal at the [2018 European Junior Championships](/source/2018_European_Junior_Badminton_Championships).[5]

### 2019–2020

In 2019, Christopher and Matthew were at least in the final four in six tournaments, and finished as runner-up at the [Portugal International](/source/Portugal_International) tournament.[6]

In March 2020, the twins ranked as number 60 in BWF World ranking.[6]

## Achievements

### European Junior Championships

*Boys' doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Matthew Grimley Fabien Delrue William Villeger 18–21, 15–21 Silver

### BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

*Men's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Portugal International Matthew Grimley Chang Ko-chi Lee Fang-jen 21–16, 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2020 Portugal International Matthew Grimley Lucas Corvée Brice Leverdez 24–26, 22–24 Runner-up 2021 Scottish Open Matthew Grimley Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal 22–20, 21–16 Winner 2023 Irish Open Matthew Grimley Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft 22–20, 16–21, 21–17 Winner 2023 Welsh International Matthew Grimley Bjarne Geiss Jan Colin Völker 18–21, 21–16, 21–17 Winner 2024 Irish Open Matthew Grimley William Kryger Boe Christian Faust Kjær 15–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2026 Azerbaijan International Matthew Grimley Alex Green Zach Russ 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up

*Mixed doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2020 Portugal International Eleanor O'Donnell Adam Pringle Rachel Andrew 21–18, 21–6 Winner

- [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament

- [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament

- [BWF Future Series](/source/BWF_Future_Series) tournament

### BWF Junior International (11 titles, 6 runners-up)

*Boys' singles*

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2016 Estonian Junior International Matthew Grimley 11–7, 7–11, 9–11, 11–8, 11–5 Winner 2018 Swedish Junior International Lukas Resch 21–19, 19–21, 21–17 Winner 2018 Hellas Junior International Zach Russ 23–21, 22–20 Winner 2018 Cyprus Junior International Nguyễn Hải Đăng 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2018 Lithuanian Junior International Lukas Resch 21–19, 21–11 Winner

*Boys' doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Irish Junior Open Matthew Grimley Louis Ducrot Sam McKay 14–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2016 Czech Junior International Matthew Grimley Robert Cybulski Paweł Śmiłowski 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2016 Estonian Junior International Matthew Grimley Adam Gozzi Carl Harrbacka 11–2, 9–11, 11–5, 11–6 Winner 2017 Irish Junior Open Matthew Grimley Nhat Nguyen Paul Reynolds 12–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2017 Czech Junior International Matthew Grimley Zach Russ Steven Stallwood 13–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2017 Estonian Junior International Matthew Grimley Georgii Karpov Mikhail Lavrikov 11–6, 11–9, 11–8 Winner 2018 Swedish Junior International Matthew Grimley Joan Monroy Carlos Piris 21–5, 21–19 Winner 2018 Hungarian Junior International Matthew Grimley Joshua Apiliga Adam Pringle 19–21, 22–20, 21–17 Winner 2018 Bulgarian Junior International Matthew Grimley Georgii Karpov Georgii Lebedev 21–12, 21–11 Winner 2018 Lithuanian Junior International Matthew Grimley Brian Holtschke Lukas Resch 21–12, 21–14 Winner

*Mixed doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Danish Junior Cup Ciara Torrance Rasmus Kjær Irina Amalie Andersen 21–11, 7–21, 23–25 Runner-up 2016 Czech Junior International Ciara Torrance Matthew Grimley Toni Woods 21–19, 21–17 Winner

- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

- BWF Junior International Series tournament

- BWF Junior Future Series tournament

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gs_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gs_1-1) ["Players: Christophe Grimley"](https://www.gosen.jp/eng/player/). Gosen. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160820100208/http://www.gosen.jp:80/eng/player/) from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Christophe Grimley - BWF Badminton"](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/70028/christopher-grimley). Badminton World Federation. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170124151024/http://bwfbadminton.com:80/player/70028/christopher-grimley) from the original on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Net gain as players give new format the thumbs-up"](https://www.olympic.org/news/net-gain-as-players-give-new-format-the-thumbs-up). International Olympic Committee. 11 October 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181011173558/https://www.olympic.org/news/net-gain-as-players-give-new-format-the-thumbs-up) from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Lach, Stef (21 June 2012). ["Glasgow twins have Youth Olympic ambitions"](https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/13235015.glasgow-twins-have-youth-olympic-ambitions/). Glasgow Times. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201029072218/https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/13235015.glasgow-twins-have-youth-olympic-ambitions/) from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Winning Students badminton bros claim European Junior silver"](http://www.winningstudents-scotland.ac.uk/news/2018/september/headline-50906-en.html). Winning Students-Scotland. 18 September 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200621130846/http://www.winningstudents-scotland.ac.uk/news/2018/september/headline-50906-en.html) from the original on 21 June 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-be_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-be_6-1) ["Christopher Grimley: A little pressure is a good thing"](http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=8335994&cmsid=239&pageid=5381). Badminton Europe. 17 June 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200419195733/http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=8335994) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

## External links

- [Christopher Grimley](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/9308D9B9-403D-47E0-A8D0-A34019651E44) at [BWF](/source/Badminton_World_Federation).TournamentSoftware.com (archived)

- [Christopher Grimley](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/70028) at [BWF](/source/Badminton_World_Federation)Badminton.com

- [Christopher Grimley](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2503055) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Christopher Grimley](https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/christopher-grimley/) at [Team Scotland](/source/Commonwealth_Games_Scotland)

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