Kenneth Middlemiss (born 19 June 1964) is a Scottish former badminton player. He is a 19-times national champion and won 155 caps for the Scotland in badminton and represented Scotland in four consecutive Commonwealth Games between 1986 and 1998.
Biography Middlemiss represented the Scottish team at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he competed in the singles event and reached the quarter final. Four years later he represented the Scottish team again at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
He also played in World championships between 1989 and 1997. He has won titles mainly in European grand prix in Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia, Spain & Austria. He also won one World grand prix tournament in United States besides couple of runner-up performances in France and Scotland. He is married to Elinor Middlemiss, another former player from his country.
Middlemiss was a 19-times champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships.
Achievements IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1988 Swiss Open Kwan Yoke Meng Walkover Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 U.S. Open Elinor Middlemiss Andy Chong Yeping Tang 10–15, 15–5, 15–8 Winner
IBF International Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1986 Portugal International –, – –, – Winner
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Irish International Dan Travers Anthony Gallagher Russell Hogg 15–6, 15–6 Winner 1992 Iceland International Russell Hogg Simon Archer Julian Robertson 9–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1992 Amor International Russell Hogg Broddi Kristjánsson Árni Þór Hallgrímson 15–4, 15–12 Winner 1997 Portugal International Russell Hogg Hugo Rodrigues Fernando Silva Walkover Runner-up 1997 Slovenian International Russell Hogg Harald Koch Jürgen Koch 18–14, 15–5 Winner 1999 La Chaux-de-Fonds Russell Hogg Aras Razak Henrik Sørensen 10–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1999 Scottish International Russell Hogg Michael Lamp Jonas Rasmussen 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Portugal International Margarida Cruz –, – –, – Winner 1992 Iceland International Elinor Middlemiss Mike Brown Ása Pálsdóttir 15–9, 15–9 Winner 1994 Irish International Elinor Middlemiss Ian Pearson Karen Chapman 15–11, 10–15, 15–9 Winner 1997 Slovenian International Elinor Middlemiss Russell Hogg Jillian Haldane 15–10, 15–8 Winner 1997 French International Elinor Middlemiss Peter Jeffrey Sara Hardaker 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1997 Portugal International Elinor Middlemiss Russell Hogg Karen Peatfield Walkover Runner-up 1997 Spanish International Elinor Middlemiss Mike Beres Kara Solmundson 15–8, 15–4 Winner 1998 Austrian International Elinor Middlemiss Jürgen Koch Irina Serova 18–15, 15–4 Winner
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