Daniel Font
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1993 Mold, Wales | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 137 (MS) 17 Apr 2014 85 (MD) 18 Jul 2013 171 (XD) 18 Aug 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Font (born 22 February 1993) is an international badminton player from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games and is a record ten-times men's singles champion of Wales.[1][2]
Biography
Font represented the Welsh team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland,[3][4] where he competed in the singles and men's doubles events.[5]
In 2023 at the Welsh National Badminton Championships, Font broke the seven men's singles win record held by Howard Jennings and Richard Vaughan and extended it to ten after winning in 2025.[6]
In addition to his ten singles titles, he has also won the men's doubles seven times and the mixed doubles once in 2014.[7]
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Irish International | Oliver Gwilt | Martin Campbell Angus Gilmour |
12–21, 26–24, 21–16 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Daniel Font". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Player Profile – Dan Font". www.badminton.wales. Badminton Wales. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Carissa Turner and Sarah Thomas lead Wales badminton". BBC Sport. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: Team Wales". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Wales Glasgow 2014". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Welsh pair on best form". BBC Sport. 29 January 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
External links
- Daniel Font at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Daniel Font on Twitter