Daniel Bethell

Daniel Bethell
Personal information
Country England
Born (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 28)
Huntingdon, England
Men's singles SL3
Highest ranking1 (19 July 2022)
Current ranking2 (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Men's singles
European Para Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles SL3
Representing  England
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Murcia Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beek Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rodez Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Murcia Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Murcia Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beek Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rodez Men's doubles
BWF profile

Daniel Bethell (born 28 January 1996[1]) is a British para-badminton player.[2] He has a lower limb disability and played his first tournament in 2013.[3] He won silver at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Bethell is currently ranked world number one in para-badminton men’s singles SL3.

Early life and education

Bethell is from Huntingdon. He was born with cerebral palsy. He completed a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 2017 and then a Master of Laws (LLM) in International Commercial Law, both from the University of Bristol.[4]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SL3

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan India Pramod Bhagat 14–21, 17–21 Silver
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France India Kumar Nitesh 14–21, 21–18, 21–23 Silver

World Championships

Men's singles SL3

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England India Pramod Bhagat 21–15, 15–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland India Pramod Bhagat 21–6, 14–21, 5–21 Silver Silver
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand India Pramod Bhagat 21–14, 15–21, 14–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England 		England Bobby Griffin India Anand Kumar Boregowda
India Manoj Sarkar 		8–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England 		Denmark Julie Thrane India Rakesh Pandey
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–15, 15–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

European Para Championships

Men's singles SL3

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Ukraine Oleksandr Chyrkov 21–4, 21–12 Gold Gold

European Championships

Men's singles SL3

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Spain Simón Cruz Mondejar 21–11, 21–14 Gold Gold
2016 Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Germany Pascal Wolter 19–21, 21–10, 21–6 Gold Gold
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Ukraine Oleksandr Chyrkov 21–9, 21–7 Gold Gold

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain 		England Bobby Griffin Spain Simón Cruz Mondejar
Germany Jan-Niklas Pott 		24–22, 19–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands 		England Bobby Griffin Germany Marcel Adam
Spain Simón Cruz Mondejar 		14–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France 		England Bobby Griffin France Guillaume Gailly
France Mathieu Thomas 		18–21, 24–22, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014[a] High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain 		Denmark Julie Thrane France Pascal Baron
France Thiéfaine Auvert 		21–4, 21–5 Silver Silver
Turkey Muammer Çankaya
Turkey Zehra Bağlar 		21–10, 21–3
England Bobby Griffin
Norway Helle Sofie Sagøy 		16–21, 21–23

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[5][6]

Men's singles SL3

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para-Badminton International Level 1 India Pramod Bhagat 21–9, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Canada Para-Badminton International Level 1 India Pramod Bhagat 21–14, 9–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 India Pramod Bhagat 21–17, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Thailand Para-Badminton International Level 1 India Pramod Bhagat 21–13, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para-Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat 21–18, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Thailand Para-Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat 18–21, 0–0 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Canada Para-Badminton International Level 1 India Pramod Bhagat 21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 India Pramod Bhagat 21–8, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Dubai Para-Badminton International Level 1 India Pramod Bhagat 21–17, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 India Kumar Nitesh 21–11, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International tournaments (2011–2021) (9 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles SL3

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 England Para Badminton Championships Malaysia Liew Teak Han 21–4, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Spanish Para-Badminton International India Manoj Sarkar 11–21, 21–8, 23–25 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Irish Para-Badminton International France Mathieu Thomas 21–11, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Spanish Para-Badminton International Malaysia Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek 21–12, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Japan Para-Badminton International Japan Daisuke Fujihara 21–17, 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para-Badminton International Japan Daisuke Fujihara 21–11, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Japan Para-Badminton International Japan Daisuke Fujihara 21–11, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Dubai Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat 21–15, 18–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Canada Para-Badminton International Indonesia Ukun Rukaendi 21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Irish Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat 17–21, 21–17, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 China Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat 21–19, 13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Japan Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat 21–16, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 England Para Badminton Championships England Bobby Griffin Malaysia Liew Teak Han
Malaysia Bakri Omar 		14–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Irish Para-Badminton International England Bobby Griffin France Lucas Mazur
France Mathieu Thomas 		20–22, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Spanish Para-Badminton International England Bobby Griffin France Lucas Mazur
France Mathieu Thomas 		21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Japan Para-Badminton International England Bobby Griffin France Lucas Mazur
France Mathieu Thomas 		21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Notes

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

  1. ^ Paralympics GB page
  2. ^ Tokyo 2020 Profile
  3. ^ Sky Sports
  4. ^ "Daniel Bethell". ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.


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