Nathan Robertson
Personal information
Birth name	Nathan James Robertson
Country	England
Born	(1977-05-30)30 May 1977 (age 48) Nottingham, England[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)[2]
Handedness	Right
Coach	Andy Wood Julian Robertson[1]
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (XD withGail Emms) 4 (MD)
Medal record Men'sbadminton Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 2004 Athens Mixed doubles Representing England World Championships 2006 Madrid Mixed doubles 1999 Copenhagen Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2007 Glasgow Mixed team Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Mixed team 2006 Melbourne Mixed doubles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2006 Melbourne Mixed team 2010 Delhi Men's doubles 2010 Delhi Mixed doubles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2002 Manchester Men's doubles 2010 Delhi Mixed team European Championships 2004 Geneva Mixed doubles 2002 Malmö Men's doubles 2002 Malmö Mixed doubles 2004 Geneva Men's doubles 1998 Sofia Men's doubles 2000 Glasgow Men's doubles 2008 Herning Mixed doubles 2010 Manchester Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1998 Sofia Mixed team 2000 Glasgow Mixed team 2002 Malmö Mixed team 2008 Herning Mixed team 2009 Liverpool Mixed team 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team 2011 Amsterdam Mixed team European Men's Team Championships 2008 Almere Men's team 2006 Thessalonica Men's team 2012 Amsterdam Men's team World Junior Championships 1994 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Nathan James Robertson (born 30 May 1977) fromCotgrave inNottinghamshire is a retired Englishbadminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event. He was educated atDayncourt School Specialist Sports College.

Robertson best results include winning gold at the2004 European Championships in Geneva, and a silver medal at the2004 Olympic Games, both partneringGail Emms in the mixed doubles. He has won six medals at theCommonwealth Games, and has won the last four men's doubles (withAnthony Clark) and the last two mixed doubles (with Gail Emms) at theEnglish National Championships.

Robertson competed inbadminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partnerAnthony Clark. They defeatedPatapol Ngernsrisuk andSudket Prapakamol of Thailand in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 byEng Hian andFlandy Limpele of Indonesia, who had previously represented England for a brief period.

He also competed in mixed doubles with Emms. They had a bye in the first round and defeatedBjörn Siegemund andNicol Pitro of Germany in the second. In the quarterfinals, Robertson and Emms beatChen Qiqiu andZhao Tingting of China 15–8, 17–15 to advance to the semifinals. There, they beatJonas Rasmussen andRikke Olsen of Denmark 15–6, 15–12. In the final, they lost to Chinese pairZhang Jun andGao Ling 1–15, 15–12, 12–15 to finish with the silver medal.

At the2005 World Championships, Robertson and Emms began the tournament as number 1 seeds. However, after getting a bye into the second round, he received an ankle injury during practice and they were forced to withdraw.

The2006 Commonwealth Games brought Robertson a silver in the team event and a gold in the mixed doubles with Emms.

The same year, he won the gold medal at the2006 World Championships together with Emms. They beatAnthony Clark andDonna Kellogg 21–15, 21–12 in the final.

Robertson and Emms did well in their first match in the mixed doubles with a win over the Chinese pairing who were world number 2. The 2006 world champions took the first game 21–16 before Gao Ling and Zheng Bo hit back to win the second 21–16. The British duo found themselves 12–17 down in the decider only to show great powers of recovery to triumph 21–19. Along with his partner, Gail Emms, they lost out on a medal at the quarter final stage.

Robertson was part of the English team forced to withdraw from the2009 World Championships held in Hyderabad, India because of a terrorist threat.^[3]

Nathan Robertson used the Carlton Fireblade Tour racket.

Nathan Robertson announced his retirement on 5 June 2012.^[4]

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall,Athens, Greece	Gail Emms	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	1–15, 15–12, 12–15	Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Brøndby Arena,Copenhagen, Denmark	Simon Archer	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	11–15, 8–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad,Madrid, Spain	Gail Emms	Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg	21–15, 21–12	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Julian Robertson	Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock	2–15, 15–12, 8–15	Bronze
2002	Bolton Arena,Manchester, England	Anthony Clark	Chang Kim Wai Choong Tan Fook	5–8, 3–7, 4–7	Bronze
2010	Siri Fort Sports Complex,New Delhi, India	Anthony Clark	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	19–21, 14–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Joanne Davies	Simon Archer Joanne Goode	2–15, 5–15	Silver
2006	Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre,Melbourne, Australia	Gail Emms	Daniel Shirley Sara Petersen	21–17, 21–10	Gold
2010	Siri Fort Sports Complex,New Delhi, India	Jenny Wallwork	Koo Kien Keat Chin Eei Hui	20–22, 12–21	Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Winter Sports Palace,Sofia, Bulgaria	Julian Robertson	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–10, 10–15, 10–15	Bronze
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow, Scotland	Simon Archer	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	13–15, 15–7, 3–15	Bronze
2002	Baltiska Hallen,Malmö, Sweden	Anthony Clark	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	4–7, 7–1, 3–7, 7–2, 3–7	Silver
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center,Geneva, Switzerland	Anthony Clark	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	3–15, 9–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Baltiska Hallen,Malmö, Sweden	Gail Emms	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	5–7, 3–7, 1–7	Silver
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center,Geneva, Switzerland	Gail Emms	Jonas Rasmussen Rikke Olsen	15–3, 8–15, 15–5	Gold
2008	Messecenter,Herning, Denmark	Gail Emms	Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	21–14, 10–21, 6–21	Bronze
2010	Manchester Evening News Arena,Manchester, England	Jenny Wallwork	Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	18–21, 21–18, 9–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Gail Emms	Zhang Wei Qiang Hong	14–17, 5–15	Bronze

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels areSuperseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.^[6] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Singapore Open	Anthony Clark	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	21–12, 21–11	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Malaysia Open	Gail Emms	Zheng Bo Gao Ling	12–21, 21–14, 15–21	Runner-up
2007	Denmark Open	Gail Emms	He Hanbin Yu Yang	17–21, 21–19, 17–21	Runner-up
2010	Denmark Open	Jenny Wallwork	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	12–21, 21–12, 9–21	Runner-up

 BWF Superseries Finals tournament

 BWF Superseries Premier tournament

 BWF Superseries tournament

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theBWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Polish Open	Julian Robertson	Ian Pearson Nick Ponting	2–15, 15–8, 15–3	Winner
2004	Thailand Open	Anthony Clark	Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Dutch Open	Gail Emms	Chris Bruil Lotte Jonathans	7–5, 3–7, 7–3, 7–4	Winner
2001	Denmark Open	Gail Emms	Tri Kusharjanto Emma Ermawati	5–7, 1–7, 4–7	Runner-up
2002	Malaysia Open	Gail Emms	Wang Wei Zhang Yawen	11–9, 11–4	Winner
2002	Singapore Open	Gail Emms	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	2–11, 10–13	Runner-up
2003	Thailand Open	Gail Emms	Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	4–11, 11–8, 0–11	Runner-up
2003	Malaysia Open	Gail Emms	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	6–15, 5–15	Runner-up
2004	Thailand Open	Gail Emms	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	8–15, 15–12, 15–11	Winner
2004	Denmark Open	Gail Emms	Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	4–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2005	German Open	Gail Emms	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung	12–15, 14–17	Runner-up
2005	All England Open	Gail Emms	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	15–10, 15–12	Winner
2005	Swiss Open	Gail Emms	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	17–14, 15–6	Winner
2005	Hong Kong Open	Gail Emms	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	8–15, 5–15	Runner-up
2005	China Open	Gail Emms	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung	15–10, 15–10	Winner
2006	Swiss Open	Gail Emms	Robert Blair Natalie Munt	14–17, 15–7, 15–2	Winner
2006	All England Open	Gail Emms	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15–12, 14–17, 1–15	Runner-up
2006	Singapore Open	Gail Emms	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 22–20, 21–23	Runner-up
2011	Swiss Open	Jenny Wallwork	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	21–23, 14–21	Runner-up

 BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

 BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Hungarian International	Julian Robertson	Harald Koch Jürgen Koch	15–18, 15–7, 15–13	Winner
1995	Welsh International	Julian Robertson	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	8–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1996	Portugal International	Steve Isaac	James Anderson Ian Pearson	11–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1996	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Steve Isaac	James Anderson Ian Pearson	12–15, 15–13, 15–17	Runner-up
1996	Norwegian International	Julian Robertson	Henrik Andersson Johan Tholinsson	9–2, 9–8, 9–3	Winner
1997	Norwegian International	Julian Robertson	Henrik Andersson Jens Olsson	4–9, 9–4, 9–2, 0–9, 9–4	Winner
2002	BMW Open International	Anthony Clark	Simon Archer Flandy Limpele	5–15, 14–17	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Hungarian International	Gail Emms	Jürgen Koch Irina Serova	6–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1995	Irish International	Gail Emms	Julian Robertson Lorraine Cole	4–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1996	Portugal International	Gail Emms	James Anderson Emma Constable	12–15, 15–13, 18–13	Winner
1997	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Sara Hardaker	Vladislav Druzchenko Marina Yakusheva	9–15, 15–3, 10–15	Runner-up
1997	Irish International	Joanne Wright	Henrik Andersson Jenny Karlsson	14–18, 15–11, 17–14	Winner
2002	BMW Open International	Gail Emms	Mathias Boe Rikke Olsen	11–9, 3–11, 11–9	Winner
2012	Swedish International	Jenny Wallwork	Mads Pieler Kolding Julie Houmann	21–17, 21–17	Winner
2012	Polish International	Jenny Wallwork	Ben Stawski Lauren Smith	21–15, 21–11	Winner
2013	Canadian International	Jenny Wallwork	Toby Ng Alex Bruce	21–9, 21–12	Winner

 BWF International Challenge tournament

 BWF/IBF International Series tournament

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