Philip "Phil" Sutton (born 4 May 1960, Ebbw Vale, Wales) is a former Welsh badminton player.

Career

Phil Sutton won the Welsh badminton nationals singles title 6 times in row between 1979 and 1985. During his career Sutton won the 1983 Peruvian Open men's singles and doubles titles in Lima. Sutton also reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles 1983 All England Championships at Wembley and the last 16 of the 1983 World Championships in Denmark losing to Morten Frost in both events.

Philip Sutton (badminton)

In 1984 Phil Sutton partnered with Jane Webster of England (she is now his wife) and reached the semifinals of the Indonesian Open mixed doubles. In 1987 Phil won the Swiss Open men's singles title. Sutton represented Wales 87 times in international matches and competed for Wales in two Commonwealth Games, 1982 Australia and in 1986 Scotland.

Philip Sutton (badminton)

All-England

Men's Singles

Quarter-finals 1983 , lost to Morten Frost

Last 16 , 1979, lost to Fleming Delfs

Mixed doubles

Quarter-finals with Jane Webster 1981 , lost to Thomas Kilstrom and Gillian Gilks

Philip Sutton (badminton)

IBF International

Men's singles

Men's Doubles

References

External links

Philip Sutton profile

Sportspeople from Ebbw Vale

Welsh male badminton players

Badminton players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales

1960 births

Living people