Country Scotland Role Olympic athlete Handedness Right Height 1.86 m | Weight 84 kg Name Robert Blair | |
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Current ranking 13 (in XD) (August 2014) | ||
Highest ranking 6 (in XD)4 (in MD) | ||
highlights 2013 all england r16 md robert blair tan bin shen vs hiroyuki endo kenichi hayakawa
Robert Blair (born 7 August 1981 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish badminton player.
Contents
- highlights 2013 all england r16 md robert blair tan bin shen vs hiroyuki endo kenichi hayakawa
- Career
- Achievements
- Record against selected opponents
- References
Blair was born in Scotland, but after attending Loughborough University in Leicestershire, he competed for England from 2001 until 2010, except at the Olympic Games, where Scotland and England are both parts of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. His main motivation for changing nation was the prospect of medals at the Commonwealth Games.
On 16 December 2010 Badminton England and Badminton Scotland announced that Blair would be returning to Scotland. The reason(s) for Blair's return to Scotland remain unclear, but reports suggest a falling-out with members of the Badminton England setup was central to the decision.
Career
Blair competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Natalie Munt. They defeated Tadashi Ohtsuka and Shizuka Yamamoto of Japan in the first round but lost to Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa of Indonesia in the round of 16.
Blair reached the men's doubles final at the 2006 IBF World Championships together with Anthony Clark, losing the final against Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun.
Achievements
Mixed Doubles with Imogen Bankier
Mixed Doubles with Gabrielle White
Mixed Doubles with Natalie Munt
Mixed Doubles with Jenny Wallwork
Mixed Doubles with Jillie Cooper
Men's Doubles with Paul Van Rietvelde
Men's Doubles with Tan Bin Shen
Men's Doubles with Craig Robertson
Men's Doubles with Ian Palethorpe
Men's Doubles with David Lindley
Men's Doubles with Russel Hogg
Men's Doubles with Stephen Foster
Men's Doubles with Anthony Clark
Men's Doubles with Simon Archer
Men's Doubles with James Anderson
Men's Doubles with Chris Adcock
Record against selected opponents
Mixed Doubles results with Gabrielle White against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.