# Sam Parsons > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sam_Parsons > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sam_Parsons.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Parsons > Source revision: 1327779410 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English badminton player (born 1995)}} {{About|the English badminton player|the German long-distance runner|Sam Parsons (runner)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Use British English|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Sam Parsons | image = | size = | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|8|23}} | birth_place = [Coventry](/source/Coventry), England | height = 1.76 m | weight = | country = {{ENG}} | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = Steve Butler | event = Men's singles & doubles | highest_ranking = 61 (MS 21 June 2018)
175 (MD 19 November 2015) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = 208 (MS), 594 (MD) | date_of_current_ranking = 20 August 2019 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport |Men's [badminton](/source/badminton) }} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [European Mixed Team Championships](/source/European_Mixed_Team_Badminton_Championships) }} {{MedalBronze | [2017 Lubin](/source/2017_European_Mixed_Team_Badminton_Championships) |Mixed team }} {{MedalCompetition | [European Men's Team Championships](/source/European_Men's_and_Women's_Team_Badminton_Championships) }} {{MedalSilver | [2018 Kazan](/source/2018_European_Men's_and_Women's_Team_Badminton_Championships) | Men's team }} {{MedalSilver | [2014 Basel](/source/2014_European_Men's_and_Women's_Team_Badminton_Championships) | Men's team }} {{MedalBronze | [2016 Kazan](/source/2016_European_Men's_and_Women's_Team_Badminton_Championships) | Men's team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 90842 | bwf_id = 030F7745-66F9-4B2D-8665-BF574E8690E1 }} '''Sam Parsons''' (born 23 August 1995) is a [badminton](/source/badminton) player from [England](/source/England).{{cite web |title=Sam Parsons |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/90842/sam-parsons |website= bwfbadminton.com |publisher=[Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation)|accessdate=19 February 2018}} Parsons started playing badminton at age five. In 2014, he was the finalist in the [English National Badminton Championships](/source/English_National_Badminton_Championships) in the men's singles event and in 2015 the winner of this event.{{cite web |title=Sam Parsons |url=http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/landingpage.asp?section=5529§ionTitle=Sam+Parsons |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824204741/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/landingpage.asp?section=5529§ionTitle=Sam+Parsons |url-status=dead |publisher=[Badminton England](/source/Badminton_England) |archivedate=24 August 2016 |accessdate=28 August 2016}} == Achievements == === BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up) === ''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | [Carebaco International](/source/Carebaco_International) | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [Timothy Lam](/source/Timothy_Lam) | align="left" | 21–13, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | [Iceland International](/source/Iceland_International) | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [Bodhit Joshi](/source/Bodhit_Joshi) | align="left" | 21–14, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | [Egypt International](/source/Egypt_International) | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [Anatoliy Yartsev](/source/Anatoliy_Yartsev) | align="left" | 21–23, 21–7, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [Swiss International](/source/Swiss_International_(badminton)) | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [Artem Pochtarev](/source/Artem_Pochtarev) | align="left" | 21–8, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | [Hatzor International](/source/Hatzor_International) | align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} [Lukas Zevl](/source/Lukas_Zevl) | align="left" | 20–22, 21–8, 21–8 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} ''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Partner ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | [Cyprus International](/source/Cyprus_International) | align="left" | {{flagicon|WAL}} [Joe Morgan](/source/Joe_Morgan_(badminton))
{{flagicon|WAL}} [Nic Strange](/source/Nic_Strange) | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [Rhys Walker](/source/Rhys_Walker) | align="left" | 22–24, 21–19, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [BWF Future Series](/source/BWF_Future_Series) tournament == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{BWF|030F7745-66F9-4B2D-8665-BF574E8690E1}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Parsons, Sam}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Coventry Category:English male badminton players Category:21st-century English sportsmen {{England-badminton-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sam Parsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Parsons) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Parsons?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.