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Liza Parker

Liza Parker
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1980-10-30) 30 October 1980 (age 44)
St Albans, southern Hertfordshire, England
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Retiredin 2008
HandednessRight
Highest ranking14 (XD, with Kristian Roebuck),
15 (WD, with Suzanne Rayappan)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Glasgow Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Liza Smith (née Parker; born 30 October 1980) is a retired English badminton player.[1]

Career summary

Smith played for almost 10 years in her career. Meantime she reached No. 14 in the world in mixed doubles and No. 15 in women's doubles as well as being No. 3 in England in women's doubles. Her best year on the international circuit was 2004 when she won both mixed and women's doubles titles at the Canadian Open as well as winning the Norwegian and Iceland women's doubles titles. She was also a Hertfordshire county stalwart and played for Redstar Mulhouse in France. She made her debut for country when she played women's doubles with Jo Davies against China in 1999 but only won a total of six caps. She was born in the era of other prominent doubles stars from England and wasn't fortunate enough to represent the country at the Olympics or Commonwealth games. She has also the degree in Physiotherapy from University of London.[2]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland England Suzanne Rayappan Denmark Karina Sørensen
Denmark Helle Nielsen
9–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 U.S. Open England Suzanne Rayappan England Natalie Munt
England Joanne Wright
2–11, 4–4r 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF/BWF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Czech International England Suzanne Rayappan Germany Anne Hönscheid
Germany Wiebke Schrempf
17–14, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Iceland International England Natalie Munt England Emma Constable
England Suzanne Rayappan
15–12, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Bulgarian International England Suzanne Rayappan England Emma Hendry
England Kelly Matthews
7–0, 8–7, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Welsh International England Suzanne Rayappan England Ella Miles
England Sara Sankey
5–7, 8–6, 4–7, 4–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Canadian International England Suzanne Rayappan England Natalie Munt
England Joanne Wright
13–10, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Welsh International England Suzanne Rayappan England Joanne Wright
England Ella Tripp
7–11, 11–13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Irish International England Suzanne Rayappan Germany Nicole Grether
Germany Juliane Schenk
0–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Austrian International England Suzanne Rayappan Bulgaria Neli Boteva
Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva
9–15, 14–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Canadian International England Suzanne Rayappan Canada Helen Nichol
Canada Charmaine Reid
15–11, 15–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Norwegian International England Suzanne Rayappan Scotland Michelle Douglas
Scotland Yuan Wemyss
15–0, 13–15, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Iceland International England Suzanne Rayappan Sweden Lina Alfredsson
Sweden Lina Uhac
15–9, 13–15, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Croatian International England Jenny Day Poland Małgorzata Kurdelska
Poland Paulina Matusewicz
21–17, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Portugal International England Jenny Day Denmark Line Damkjær Kruse
Denmark Marie Røpke
21–13, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Portugal International England Sarah Bok England Suzanne Rayappan
England Jenny Wallwork
14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Austrian International England David Lindley Sweden Ola Molin
Sweden Johanna Persson
9–15, 15–12, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 La Chaux-de-Fonds England Paul Trueman England Peter Jeffrey
England Suzanne Rayappan
3–7, 2–7, 7–4, 4–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Bulgarian International England Paul Trueman England Robert Blair
England Natalie Munt
7–4, 7–4, 2–7, ?, ? 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Canadian International England David Lindley England Kristian Roebuck
England Natalie Munt
8–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Norwegian International England Kristian Roebuck South Korea Lee Jae-jin
South Korea Lee Eun-woo
16–17, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Canadian International England Kristian Roebuck England David Lindley
England Suzanne Rayappan
15–0, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Norwegian International England Kristian Roebuck Sweden Fredrik Bergström
Sweden Johanna Persson
17–16, 4–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Malaysian Satellite England Kristian Roebuck New Zealand Daniel Shirley
New Zealand Sara Runesten-Petersen
3–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Swedish International England Kristian Roebuck Russia Nikolai Zuyev
Russia Marina Yakusheva
4–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Czech International England Robin Middleton Denmark Rasmus Bonde
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Dutch International England Robin Middleton England Kristian Roebuck
England Natalie Munt
17–21, 21–12, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Profile:Liza Smith". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Liza calls time on her badminton career". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2020.