Daniel A. Shirley (born 13 April 1979) is a male badminton player from New Zealand.Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website

Career Shirley competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Sara Petersen. They defeated Philippe Bourret and Denyse Julien of Canada in the first round but lost to Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark in the round of 16.

They also won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and the 2005 IBF World Championships, along with a silver metal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result2005Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Sara Runesten-Petersen Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen8–15, 8–15 Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Sara Runesten-Petersen Simon Archer Joanne Goode1–7, 7–5, 6–8, 7–4, 2–7 Bronze2006Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia Sara Runesten-Petersen Nathan Robertson Gail Emms17–21, 10–21 Silver

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Suva, Fiji John Gordon Peter Blackburn Murray Hocking 7–4, 5–7, 6–8 Bronze 2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand John Gordon Geoffrey Bellingham Craig Cooper 15–11, 17–15 Gold 2006 Auckland, New Zealand John Gordon Geoffrey Bellingham Craig Cooper 21–19, 15–13 Retired Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Suva, Fiji Sara Runesten-Petersen Travis Denney Kate Wilson-Smith Gold 2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand Sara Runesten-Petersen Travis Denney Kate Wilson-Smith Gold 2006 Auckland, New Zealand Sara Runesten-Petersen Travis Denney Kate Wilson-Smith Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 New Zealand Open John Gordon Boyd Cooper Travis Denney11–15, 9–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 New Zealand Open Sara Runesten-Petersen Travis Denney Kate Wilson-Smith15–8, 15–4 Winner 2005 Bitburger Open Sara Runesten-Petersen Vladislav Druzchenko Johanna Persson 11–15, 15–11, 6–15 Runner-up

IBF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Fiji International Geoffrey Bellingham Peter Blackburn Denis Constantin 13–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2000 New Zealand International John Gordon Robert Blair Russell Hogg 17–16, 15–7 Winner 2001 Canberra International John Gordon Peter Blackburn Murray Hocking 8–6, 7–5, 7–3 Winner2002Dutch International John Gordon Peter Jeffrey Ian Palethorpe Winner 2002 Western Australia International John Gordon Shuichi Nakao Shuichi Sakamoto 7–4, 7–4, 7–4 Winner 2003 Wellington International John Gordon Yuichi Ikeda Shoji Sato 15–5, 16–17, 15–10 Winner2006Australian International John Gordon Aji Basuki Sindoro Ashley Brehaut21–19, 13–21, 21–18 Winner 2007 Australian International John Gordon Aji Basuki Sindoro Ashley Brehaut 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up2011Counties Manukau International Andrew Smith Wesley Caulkett Raymond Tam Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2000Auckland International Tammy Jenkins Geoffrey Bellingham Rhona Robertson Winner2002New Zealand International Sara Runesten-Petersen Chris Blair Tammy Jenkins Winner2003Waikato International Sara Runesten-Petersen Tadashi Ohtsuka Shizuka Yamamoto Winner2003Western Australia International Sara Runesten-Petersen Norio Imai Chikako Nakayama Winner2004Auckland International Sara Runesten-Petersen Ong Ewe Hock Sutheaswari Mudukasan Winner2004Malaysia International Sara Runesten-Petersen Kristian Roebuck Liza Parker Winner2005Waikato International Sara Runesten-Petersen Craig Cooper Lianne Shirley Winner2006North Harbour International Gabby Shirley Kennevic Asuncion Kennie Asuncion21–17, 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up2006Australian International Joanne Quay Craig Cooper Renee Flavell21–10, 21–19 Winner2011Counties Manukau International Gabby Aves Oliver Leydon-Davis Susannah Leydon-Davis21–11, 21–17 Winner

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