Martin Dew

Martin Dew (born 16 August 1958) is a former English male badminton player who specialized in doubles.

Career Dew won two medals in the World Championships, a silver medal in 1983 for men's doubles and a bronze medal in 1987 for mixed doubles. He shared the mixed doubles title at the All-England Championships twice with Gillian Gilks (1982 and 1984). Dew is also one of the most successful players ever in the European Badminton Championships with four titles, one of them in men's doubles and three in mixed doubles.

He is one of the very few elite players to have completed a Ph.D during his playing career. He gained a Ph.D in 1984 from Hatfield University in the subject of Numerical Optimisation in cooperation with Rolls Royce aeroengines.

Achievements World Championships Men's doubles

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Gillian Gilks Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing 7–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Gillian Gilks Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie 15–8, 9–15, 15–8 Gold Gold 1984 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Gillian Gilks Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie 15–4, 3–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze 1985 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Gillian Gilks Steen Fladberg Nora Perry 8–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Chandler Sports Hall, Brisbane, Australia Nick Yates Ong Beng Teong Razif Sidek 10–15, 15–17 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Chandler Sports Hall, Brisbane, Australia Karen Chapman Duncan Bridge Karen Beckman 18–13, 15–3 Gold Gold

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany Mike Tredgett Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström 9–15, 3–15 Silver Silver 1984 Preston Guild Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England Mike Tredgett Morten Frost Jens Peter Nierhoff 15–8, 15–10 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany Gillian Gilks Mike Tredgett Nora Perry 15–12, 15–5 Gold Gold 1984 Guild Hall, Preston, England Gillian Gilks Thomas Kihlström Maria Bengtsson 15–5, 17–15 Gold Gold 1986 Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden Gillian Gilks Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers 15–6, 15–8 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (26 titles, 19 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

International tournaments (7 titles, 6 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1981 English Masters Mike Tredgett Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström 15–9, 2–15, 15–10 Winner 1981 German Open Duncan Bridge Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15–6, 11–15, 15–9 Winner 1982 Chinese Taipei Open Mike Tredgett Bobby Ertanto Hadibowo Susanto 15–6, 11–15, 15–11 Winner 1982 Japan Open Mike Tredgett Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono 15–9, 7–15, 14–18 Runner-up 1982 Dutch Open Mike Tredgett Billy Gilliland Dan Travers 11–15, 15–5, 17–15 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1981 Swedish Open Gillian Clark Billy Gilliland Nora Perry 4–15, 18–14 Runner-up 1981 Bell’s Open Gillian Gilks Billy Gilliland Nora Perry 16–17, 10–15 Runner-up 1982 Japan Open Jane Webster Mike Tredgett Nora Perry 10–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1982 All England Open Gillian Gilks Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman 15–10, 14–17, 15–7 Winner 1982 Indonesia Open Gillian Gilks Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman 5–15, 15–8, 15–10 Winner 1982 Dutch Open Gillian Gilks Steen Skovgaard Dorte Kjær 17–14, 14–17, 15–8 Winner 1982 Denmark Open Gillian Gilks Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry 11–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1982 Victor Cup Gillian Gilks Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry 15–9, 9–15, 9–15 Runner-up