Krysten Coombs
English para badminton player
Badminton player
Krysten Coombs Country England Born (1990-11-15 ) 15 November 1990 (age 33) Brighton , England , United KingdomResidence Totnes , England, United KingdomHeight 1.36 m (4 ft 6 in) Weight 51 kg (112 lb) Highest ranking 2 (MS 1 January 2019) 1 (MD with Jack Shephard 1 January 2019) Current ranking 6 (MS) 8 (MD with Jack Shephard) (8 November 2022)
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.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Coombs was also an actor who made a cameo appearance in Game of Thrones in a fourth season episode.[ 4]
Achievements
Paralympic Games
Men's singles SH6
World Championships
Men's singles SH6
Year
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
2011[ a]
Coliseo Deportivo, Guatemala City , Guatemala
Alexander Mekhdiev
15–21, 9–21
Bronze
Michael Blair
21–11, 21–15
Dalton Ong
21–12, 21–12
Niall McVeigh
13–21, 16–21
2015
Stoke Mandeville Stadium , Stoke Mandeville , England
Didin Taresoh
14–21, 21–18, 11–21
Bronze
2017
Dongchun Gymnasium , Ulsan , South Korea
Jack Shephard
21–10, 19–21, 21–23
Silver
2022
Yoyogi National Gymnasium , Tokyo , Japan
Chu Man Kai
5–21, 21–18, 9–21
Bronze
Men's doubles SH6
European Para Championships
Men's singles SH6
Mixed doubles SH6
European Championships
Men's singles SH6
Men's doubles
Year
Venue
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2008
Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,Dortmund , Germany
Silver
2010 [ a]
Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg,Filzbach , Switzerland
Niall McVeigh
Luke Irvine Alexander Mekhdiev
21–17, 21–16
Silver
Shaun Dunford Jack Gambrill
21–13, 21–16
Oliver Clarke Andrew Martin
18–21, 13–21
2014
High Performance Center,Murcia , Spain
Jack Shephard
Isaak Dalglish Andrew Martin
19–21, 18–21
Bronze
Grzegorz Jednaki Robert Laing
21–17, 21–6
Niall McVeigh Alexander Mekhdiev
21–23, 21–15, 17–21
2018 [ a]
Amphitheatre Gymnasium,Rodez , France
Jack Shephard
Andrew Moorcroft Robert Laing
21–6, 21–8
Gold
Alexander Mekhdiev Fabien Morat
21–10, 21–11
Milan Grahovac Đorđe Koprivica
21–3, 21–4
Isaak Dalglish Andrew Martin
15–21, 21–10, 21–10
Mixed doubles
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
Tournament
Partner
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
References
Notes
^ a b c This tournament uses a round robin system.