Krysten Coombs

Krysten Michael Francis Coombs (born 15 November 1990) is an English para badminton player who competes in international level events, he also competed in para table tennis nationally before switching to badminton. He competes alongside Jack Shephard in men's doubles events.

Coombs was also an actor who made a cameo appearance in Game of Thrones in a fourth season episode.

Achievements Paralympic Games Men's singles SH6

World Championships

Men's singles SH6

Men's doubles SH6 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Jack Shephard Isaak Dalglish Andrew Martin 21–11, 21–16 Gold Gold 2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Jack Shephard Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim 19–21, 21–16, 16–21 Silver Silver

European Para Championships Men's singles SH6 Mixed doubles SH6

European Championships Men's singles SH6 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2010 Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg, Filzbach, Switzerland Niall McVeigh 13–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze 2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Jack Shephard 21–17, 10–21, 12–21 Silver Silver Men's doubles Mixed doubles Year VenuePartner Opponent Score Result 2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,Dortmund, Germany Gold Gold 2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,Dortmund, Germany Jennifer Greasley Alexander Mekhdiev Anna Spindelndreier 16–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (14 titles, 9 runners-up) Men's singles SH6 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2015 Spanish Para Badminton International Andrew Martin 15–21, 21–9, 21–19 Winner 2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Jack Shephard 21–13, 22–20 Winner 2017 Irish Para Badminton International Jack Shephard 21–13, 21–13 Winner 2017 Japan Para Badminton International Jack Shephard 21–18, 21–23, 21–23 Runner-up 2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Jack Shephard 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2018 Irish Para Badminton International Jack Shephard 21–13, 19–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2018 Japan Para Badminton International Jack Shephard 11–21, 21–14, 19–21 Runner-up 2019 Irish Para Badminton International Krishna Nagar 16–21, 21–19, 21–8 Winner 2021 Spanish Para Badminton International Jack Shephard 23–21, 23–21 Winner Men's doubles SH6 Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2015 Spanish Para Badminton International Jack Shephard Isaak Dalglish Andrew Martin 21–11, 21–9 Winner Grzegorz Jednaki Sun-jong Lie 21–8, 21–8 Robert Laing Wong Chun Yim 21–14, 21–6 2016 Irish Para Badminton International Jack Shephard Oliver Clarke Andrew Martin 21–4, 21–19 Winner 2018 Dubai Para Badminton International Jack Shephard Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim 21–12, 21–16 Winner 2018 Irish Para Badminton International Jack Shephard Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim 21–17, 21–11 Winner 2018 Thailand Para Badminton International Jack Shephard Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim 14–21, 21–11, 21–16 Winner 2018 Japan Para Badminton International Jack Shephard An Gyeong-min Andrew Moorcroft 21–3, 21–7 Winner Natthapong Meechai Bunthan Yaemmali 21–5, 21–11 Yohei Hatakeyama Fabien Morat 21–7, 21–2