Marcus Ellis

Marcus Ellis (born 14 September 1989) is a British badminton player. He was the men's doubles champion in the English National Championships. Ellis and Chris Langridge won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, also gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. At the 2019 Minsk European Games, Ellis captured two gold medals; in the men's doubles with Langridge and in the mixed doubles event with Lauren Smith.

Personal life Marcus Ellis, the youngest son of Sheila and John Ellis, was born on 14 September 1989 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. He has an elder brother James. Ellis started playing badminton aged seven when his father took him to the Colne Valley Leisure Centre in Slaithwaite.

Ellis was first educated at Clough Head Junior School in Huddersfield, before attending Colne Valley High School, a state comprehensive school in the village of Linthwaite. He attended high school with Alex Smithies, now the goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town Football Club.

Career In the early years of his professional career, Ellis teamed up with a number of players in the doubles, such as Tom Wolfenden and Peter Mills in the men's doubles, and Gabby Adcock and Mariana Agathangelou in the mixed. He won the men's doubles at the Denmark International in 2013 with Paul van Rietvelde.

In September 2014, he teamed up with Chris Langridge. They won their first men's doubles title in December 2014 in the Italian Open, and their first title in the English National Badminton Championships in February 2015, which they won again in 2016. They also won the Welsh International in 2015. They were defeated in the 2016 European Championships in La Roche-sur-Yon in the semi-finals to gain a bronze. They have also won medals in the European Team Championships – a silver in the Mixed Team in 2015, and a bronze medal in the Men's Team in 2016.

During the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Ellis and Langridge were ranked No. 22 in the world, but they managed to win a bronze, the first medal in badminton men's doubles won by a British team at the Olympics.

In 2017, he won his first Grand Prix tournament title at the Dutch Open in the mixed doubles event with Lauren Smith.

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Australia, Ellis captured three medals – he won a gold in the men's doubles with Chris Langridge, which is England's first men's badminton double title at the Games in 40 years; a silver in the mixed doubles with Lauren Smith; and also a bronze in the mixed team event. At the 2018 European Championships held in Huelva, Spain, he finished in the semi-final, and settled for a bronze medal in the mixed doubles event with Smith after lose a match to Danish pair Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen in the rubber games.

Ellis qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2019 European Games, played in the men's doubles with Chris Langridge and in the mixed doubles with Lauren Smith. Competed as the second seeds in the men's and mixed doubles event, he reached the finals in both events. In the men's doubles, Ellis and Langridge managed to claim the gold medal after beat the top seeds from Denmark Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in straight games 21–17, 21–10. He secured his second gold in the mixed doubles with Smith after beat their teammates the top seeds Chris Adcock and Gabby Adcock with the score 21–14, 21–9.

Ellis opened the 2020 season by achieved his biggest triumph as in just his second tournament of the season, he won his first Super 300 event in Thailand Masters partnered with Lauren Smith. He and Smith then reached in to the quarter-finals of Spain Masters and semi finals of All England Open. In October, Ellis and Chris Langridge won the men's doubles title at the 2020 Denmark Open, became the first English men's doubles pair in 45 years to win the Denmark Open.

Ellis competed at the 2021 European Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, and won a silver medal in the mixed doubles with Smith and a bronze in the men's doubles with Langridge. In July, he and Smith played at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

In 2022, Ellis competed at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England as mixed doubles second seed with his partner Lauren Smith. They progressed to the final, but lost to third seeded from Singapore Terry Hee and Jessica Tan, settled for the silver medal. After the Commonwealth Games, Ellis had to withdraw for the next tournament due to a hip injury and planned surgery.

Achievements

Olympic Games Men's doubles

Commonwealth Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Chris Langridge Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty 21–13, 21–16 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Lauren Smith Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock 21–19, 17–21, 16–21 Silver Silver 2022 National Exhibition Centre,Birmingham, England Lauren Smith Terry Hee Jessica Tan 16–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

European Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Falcon Club,Minsk, Belarus Chris Langridge Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21–17, 21–10 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Falcon Club,Minsk, Belarus Lauren Smith Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock 21–14, 21–9 Gold Gold 2023 Arena Jaskółka,Tarnów, Poland Lauren Smith Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue 18–21, 21–14, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Chris Langridge Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 19–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze 2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Chris Langridge Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov 15–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Lauren Smith Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen 16–21, 21–19, 12–21 Bronze Bronze 2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Lauren Smith Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova 21–11, 16–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

BWF World Tour (9 titles, 3 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Canada Open Super 100 Chris Langridge Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel 19–21, 21–18, 22–20 Winner 2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Chris Langridge Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik 21–23, 21–18, 21–19 Winner 2018 Scottish Open Super 100 Chris Langridge David Daugaard Frederik Søgaard 23–21, 21–16 Winner 2020 Denmark Open Super 750 Chris Langridge Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov 20–22, 21–17, 21–18 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Swiss Open Super 300 Lauren Smith Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich 20–22, 19–21 Runner-up 2018 Canada Open Super 100 Lauren Smith Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich 21–13, 21–4 Winner 2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Lauren Smith Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2018 Dutch Open Super 100 Lauren Smith Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Lauren Smith Lu Kai Chen Lu 19–21, 21–18, 21–10 Winner 2018 Scottish Open Super 100 Lauren Smith Jacco Arends Selena Piek 13–6 retired Winner 2019 Syed Modi International Super 300 Lauren Smith Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2020 Thailand Masters Super 300 Lauren Smith Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja 21–16, 13–21, 21–16 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Dutch Open Gabrielle White Mads Pieler Kolding Kamilla Rytter Juhl 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2017 Dutch Open Lauren Smith Jacco Arends Selena Piek 21–17, 21–18 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (17 titles, 14 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Belgian International Peter Mills Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder 28–30, 12–21 Runner-up 2009 Irish International Peter Mills Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2010 Czech International Peter Mills Chris Langridge Robin Middleton 9–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2010 Bulgarian International Peter Mills Martin Campbell Angus Gilmour 21–14, 21–10 Winner 2010 Norwegian International Peter Mills Ingo Kindervater Johannes Schöttler 17–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2010 Scottish International Peter Mills Chris Adcock Andrew Ellis 21–19, 11–21, 21–15 Winner 2011 Scottish International Peter Mills Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2011 Irish International Peter Mills Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2012 Portugal International Paul van Rietvelde Zvonimir Đurkinjak Nikolaj Overgaard 12–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2012 Belgian International Paul van Rietvelde Adam Cwalina Koen Ridder 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2012 Welsh International Paul van Rietvelde Peter Briggs Harley Towler 16–21, 21–9, 21–16 Winner 2013 Italian International Paul van Rietvelde Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 25–23, 16–21, 21–19 Winner 2014 Italian International Chris Langridge Michael Fuchs Johannes Schöttler 21–11, 21–19 Winner 2015 White Nights Chris Langridge Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 10–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2015 Welsh International Chris Langridge Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha 21–16, 16–21, 21–16 Winner 2016 Austrian Open Chris Langridge Kenya Mitsuhashi Yuta Watanabe 21–14, 21–16 Winner 2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Chris Langridge Lu Chia-hung Lu Chia-pin 21–14, 21–17 Winner 2019 Azerbaijan International Chris Langridge Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel 17–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2019 Kharkiv International Chris Langridge Ben Lane Sean Vendy 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Norwegian International Heather Olver Robin Middleton Mariana Agathangelou 21–19, 21–17 Winner 2009 Belgian International Heather Olver Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps 21–9, 25–23 Winner 2011 Irish International Heather Olver Dave Khodabux Selena Piek 21–19, 21–17 Winner 2012 Portugal International Gabrielle White Zvonimir Đurkinjak Staša Poznanović 21–17, 15–21, 24–22 Winner 2012 Spanish Open Gabrielle White Ronan Labar Émilie Lefel 21–9, 21–13 Winner 2012 Belgian International Gabrielle White Chris Langridge Heather Olver 9–21, 21–10, 21–17 Winner 2012 Czech International Gabrielle White Chris Langridge Heather Olver 20–22, 7–6 retired Runner-up 2012 Scottish International Gabrielle White Ruud Bosch Selena Piek 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2012 Welsh International Gabrielle White Chris Langridge Heather Olver 22–20, 21–16 Winner 2013 French International Alyssa Lim Robert Blair Imogen Bankier 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2017 Italian International Lauren Smith Ben Lane Jessica Pugh 21–16, 19–21, 4–21 Runner-up 2023 Belgian International Lauren Smith Mikkel Mikkelsen Rikke Søby Hansen 21–18, 21–15 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament