Evans has represented Ireland at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games. He became the first Irishman to win a badminton match at the Olympic during his last participation in 2016. He won the men's singles Irish National Badminton Championships eight consecutive times from 2005 to 2012, becoming the only player to equal James 'Chick' Doyle's record of eight consecutive Irish Men's singles titles.
Evans has played two-time Olympic gold medalist China's Lin Dan and world No. 1 Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei 3 times each. At the 2011 BWF World Championships, Evans met the second seed and eventual champion Lin Dan in the second round and came out with a 15–21, 16–21 loss. Nearly one year later at the 2012 London Olympics, Evans again met the eventual winner Lin Dan of China in the first round and was defeated 8–21, 14–21.[3] At the 2013 BWF World Championships, Evans lost to top seed and eventual silver medalist Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the first round with a score of 14–21, 15–21. Evans moved to Denmark at the age of 16 to pursue his professional career joining Danish club Greve. After 1 season at Greve Evans moved to Gentofte Badminton club where he spent the next 11 years playing for the clubs first team. In 2017 he moved to TSS and played there for 2 years losing in the final of the Danish league both Years. After retiring from badminton Evans returned to Gentofte badminton club to act as head coach for the club for the next 2 years. He is current assistant head coach in Solrod Badminton Club.
Evans qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles category. In the group stage, he was put with Germany's Marc Zwiebler and host Brazil's Ygor Coelho de Oliveira. He became the first Irishman to win a badminton game at an Olympics as he beat Zwiebler 9–21, 21–17, 21–7. Evans then won the second match against Ygor Coelho de Oliveira 21–8, 19–21, 21–8. The result means Evans would be qualified for the Round of 16,[4] which he would then face Denmark's Viktor Axelsen. Evans lost to Axelsen 16–21, 12–21 in the round of 16.[5] Evans finished Rio olympic games in 9th position confirming the best ever result in an olympic games for Irish Badminton.
^"Olympics badminton: Lin Dan defeats Scott Evans". Retrieved 30 July 2012.
^"Rio 2016 Olympic: Scott Evans holds nerve in Rio cauldron to book last-16 spot". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
^"Ireland's Scott Evans bows out of Rio Olympics after creating history". The 42. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
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Scott Evans born 26 September 1987 in Dublin is a former Irish professional badminton player As of 2017 he was the highest ranked Irish player Scott EvansPersonal informationBirth nameScott EvansCountry IrelandBorn 1987 09 26 26 September 1987 age 36 Dublin IrelandHeight1 81 m 5 ft 11 in 1 Weight78 kg 172 lb 12 3 st 1 Years active2002 2018HandednessRightCoachJim Laugesen 2004 12 Peter Gade 2012 2018 Men s singlesCareer record229 wins 204 lossesHighest ranking23 18 June 2015 Current ranking109 27 Mar 2017 BWF profile Evans has represented Ireland at the 2008 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games He became the first Irishman to win a badminton match at the Olympic during his last participation in 2016 He won the men s singles Irish National Badminton Championships eight consecutive times from 2005 to 2012 becoming the only player to equal James Chick Doyle s record of eight consecutive Irish Men s singles titles He attended Wesley College Dublin In his youth Evans played for Irish association football club Leicester Celtic A F C 2 Contents 1 Career 1 1 2016 Summer Olympics 1 2 Titles 1 3 Highlights 2 References 3 External linksCareer editEvans has played two time Olympic gold medalist China s Lin Dan and world No 1 Malaysia s Lee Chong Wei 3 times each At the 2011 BWF World Championships Evans met the second seed and eventual champion Lin Dan in the second round and came out with a 15 21 16 21 loss Nearly one year later at the 2012 London Olympics Evans again met the eventual winner Lin Dan of China in the first round and was defeated 8 21 14 21 3 At the 2013 BWF World Championships Evans lost to top seed and eventual silver medalist Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the first round with a score of 14 21 15 21 Evans moved to Denmark at the age of 16 to pursue his professional career joining Danish club Greve After 1 season at Greve Evans moved to Gentofte Badminton club where he spent the next 11 years playing for the clubs first team In 2017 he moved to TSS and played there for 2 years losing in the final of the Danish league both Years After retiring from badminton Evans returned to Gentofte badminton club to act as head coach for the club for the next 2 years He is current assistant head coach in Solrod Badminton Club 2016 Summer Olympics edit See also Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics Evans qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men s singles category In the group stage he was put with Germany s Marc Zwiebler and host Brazil s Ygor Coelho de Oliveira He became the first Irishman to win a badminton game at an Olympics as he beat Zwiebler 9 21 21 17 21 7 Evans then won the second match against Ygor Coelho de Oliveira 21 8 19 21 21 8 The result means Evans would be qualified for the Round of 16 4 which he would then face Denmark s Viktor Axelsen Evans lost to Axelsen 16 21 12 21 in the round of 16 5 Evans finished Rio olympic games in 9th position confirming the best ever result in an olympic games for Irish Badminton Titles edit Year Tournament Opponent in Final Score 2012 Irish Open nbsp Lucas Corvee 21 19 21 18 2013 Cyprus International nbsp Andrew Smith 21 17 21 11 2014 Brasil Open nbsp Dieter Domke 7 11 6 11 11 6 11 8 11 7 BWF International Series tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament Highlights edit 2016 Irish Open Men s singles runner up 2014 Bitburger Open Men s singles runner up 2014 Bulgarian International Men s singles runner up 2011 Denmark International Men s singles semi final 2010 European Championships Men s singles quarter final 2009 Scottish Open Men s singles semi final 2008 Scott Evans secures qualification to 2008 Summer Olympics 6 2006 Southern PanAm International Men s singles semi final 2006 Portuguese International Men s doubles quarter final 2005 Hungarian International Men s singles runner up 2002 Helexpo Thessaloniki World Grand Prix Men s doubles quarter final 2004 Welsh International Men s singles quarter final 2004 Italian International Men s doubles runner up 2004 Cyprus International Men s singles quarter final 2004 Cyprus International Men s doubles runner up 2004 Victor Lithuanian International Men s doubles runner up 2003 Italian International Mixed doubles quarter final 2002 Irish International Men s doubles quarter final HosbjergEvans is Co owner with his wife at Danish ladies fashion brand Hosbjerg They started the company together in 2014 References edit a b Scott Evans Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 August 2016 Retrieved 14 August 2016 Leicester Celtic past players Olympics badminton Lin Dan defeats Scott Evans Retrieved 30 July 2012 Rio 2016 Olympic Scott Evans holds nerve in Rio cauldron to book last 16 spot BBC Sport Retrieved 14 August 2016 Ireland s Scott Evans bows out of Rio Olympics after creating history The 42 15 August 2016 Retrieved 16 August 2016 Its official Ireland s Scott Evans amp Chloe Magee have qualified for the Beijing Olympics this summer Archived from the original on 29 September 2011 Retrieved 29 May 2008 External links editOfficial website One of Ireland s Olympic stars explains how tough it is to be a full time athlete on 12 000 per year Scott Evans profile Scott Evans announces his retirement from badminton Scott Evans retirement Scott Evans I m good enough to be in the world s Top 20 Scott Evans retirement A Day in the Life Scott Evans Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scott Evans badminton amp oldid 1218499356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
