Krysten Coombs
Birth date15 November 1990 (age 35)
Birth placeBrighton, England, United Kingdom
Height1.36 m
Weight51 kg
EventMen's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking2 (MS 1 January 2019)
1 (MD with Jack Shephard 1 January 2019)
Current ranking6 (MS)
8 (MD with Jack Shephard)
Current ranking date8 November 2022

Krysten Michael Francis Coombs (born 15 November 1990) is an English para badminton player who competes in international level events, he also competed in para table tennis nationally before switching to badminton. He competes alongside Jack Shephard in men's doubles events.[1][2][3]

Coombs was also an actor who made a cameo appearance in Game of Thrones in a fourth season episode.[4]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SH6

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2020Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, JapanVitor Tavares21–12, 10–21, 21–16Bronze
2024Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, FranceCharles Noakes19–21, 13–21Silver

World Championships

Men's singles SH6

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011[a]Coliseo Deportivo, Guatemala City, GuatemalaAlexander Mekhdiev15–21, 9–21Bronze
Michael Blair21–11, 21–15
Dalton Ong21–12, 21–12
Niall McVeigh13–21, 16–21
2015Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, EnglandDidin Taresoh14–21, 21–18, 11–21Bronze
2017Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South KoreaJack Shephard21–10, 19–21, 21–23Silver
2022Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, JapanChu Man Kai5–21, 21–18, 9–21Bronze

Men's doubles SH6

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, EnglandJack ShephardIsaak Dalglish
Andrew Martin		21–11, 21–16Gold
2017Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South KoreaJack ShephardChu Man Kai
Wong Chun Yim		19–21, 21–16, 16–21Silver

European Para Championships

Men's singles SH6

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2023Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, NetherlandsCharles Noakes13–21, 6–21Bronze

Mixed doubles SH6

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023Rotterdam Ahoy,
Rotterdam, Netherlands		Oliwia SzmigielJack Shephard
Rachel Choong		16–21, 11–21Silver

European Championships

Men's singles SH6

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2010Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg, Filzbach, SwitzerlandNiall McVeigh13–21, 15–21Bronze
2018Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, FranceJack Shephard21–17, 10–21, 12–21Silver

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,
Dortmund, Germany		Silver
2010[a]Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg,
Filzbach, Switzerland		Niall McVeighLuke Irvine
Alexander Mekhdiev		21–17, 21–16Silver
Shaun Dunford
Jack Gambrill		21–13, 21–16
Oliver Clarke
Andrew Martin		18–21, 13–21
2014High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain		Jack ShephardIsaak Dalglish
Andrew Martin		19–21, 18–21Bronze
Grzegorz Jednaki
Robert Laing		21–17, 21–6
Niall McVeigh
Alexander Mekhdiev		21–23, 21–15, 17–21
2018[a]Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France		Jack ShephardAndrew Moorcroft
Robert Laing		21–6, 21–8Gold
Alexander Mekhdiev
Fabien Morat		21–10, 21–11
Milan Grahovac
Đorđe Koprivica		21–3, 21–4
Isaak Dalglish
Andrew Martin		15–21, 21–10, 21–10

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,
Dortmund, Germany		Gold
2012Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany		Jennifer GreasleyAlexander Mekhdiev
Anna Spindelndreier		16–21, 16–21Bronze

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (14 titles, 9 runners-up)

Men's singles SH6

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015Spanish Para Badminton InternationalAndrew Martin15–21, 21–9, 21–19Winner
2017Spanish Para Badminton InternationalJack Shephard21–13, 22–20Winner
2017Irish Para Badminton InternationalJack Shephard21–13, 21–13Winner
2017Japan Para Badminton InternationalJack Shephard21–18, 21–23, 21–23Runner-up
2018Spanish Para Badminton InternationalJack Shephard15–21, 19–21Runner-up
2018Irish Para Badminton InternationalJack Shephard21–13, 19–21, 13–21Runner-up
2018Japan Para Badminton InternationalJack Shephard11–21, 21–14, 19–21Runner-up
2019Irish Para Badminton InternationalKrishna Nagar16–21, 21–19, 21–8Winner
2021Spanish Para Badminton InternationalJack Shephard23–21, 23–21Winner

Men's doubles SH6

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Spanish Para Badminton InternationalJack ShephardIsaak Dalglish
Andrew Martin		21–11, 21–9Winner
Grzegorz Jednaki
Sun-jong Lie		21–8, 21–8
Robert Laing
Wong Chun Yim		21–14, 21–6
2016Irish Para Badminton InternationalJack ShephardOliver Clarke
Andrew Martin		21–4, 21–19Winner
2018Dubai Para Badminton InternationalJack ShephardChu Man Kai
Wong Chun Yim		21–12, 21–16Winner
2018Irish Para Badminton InternationalJack ShephardChu Man Kai
Wong Chun Yim		21–17, 21–11Winner
2018Thailand Para Badminton InternationalJack ShephardChu Man Kai
Wong Chun Yim		14–21, 21–11, 21–16Winner
2018Japan Para Badminton InternationalJack ShephardAn Gyeong-min
Andrew Moorcroft		21–3, 21–7Winner
Natthapong Meechai
Bunthan Yaemmali		21–5, 21–11
Yohei Hatakeyama
Fabien Morat		21–7, 21–2

Notes

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

  1. ^ "Krysten Coombs - Badminton England". Badminton England. 9 June 2020.
  2. ^ "World Para-badminton Championships: Jack Shephard & Krysten Coombs battle for Paralympic qualification". BBC Sport. 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Krysten Coombs keeping up". Badminton Europe. 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ "tbh: By Krysten Coombs". ParalympicsGB. 17 July 2019.