Richard Eidestedt

Badminton player

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Born: June 20, 1987
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Citizenship: Sweden
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Occupation: badminton player
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Height: 185 cm
Languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish
, English

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Richard Eidestedt is an English male badminton player, and currently plays for Sweden. In 2008, he won the Irish, Le Volant d'Or, and Scotland International tournaments in the men's doubles event partnered with Andrew Ellis. In 2016, he and Nico Ruponen had to battle through the qualification round at the Orleans International tournament before reach the finals, finally they won the men's doubles title after beat Hardianto and Haryanto of Indonesia.

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Sex or gender: male
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Given name: Richard
Sport: badminton
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Participant in: 2016 Orléans International Challenge – men's doubles ranking: 1
2007 Spanish International Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 2
2008 Spanish International Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 3
2009 Spanish International Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 3
2008 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse – men's doubles ranking: 1
2008 Irish Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2008 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2015 Swedish Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
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2017 Swedish Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2018 Swedish Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2018 Swedish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles ranking: 1
2019 Swedish Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2019 Swedish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles ranking: 1
2014 Swedish Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2008 English Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 2
2006 Dutch Junior International Badminton Championships – mixed doubles ranking: 1
2017 Badminton World Championships – men's doubles ranking: 33
2016 Czech International Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 3
2006 Welsh International Badminton Championships – mixed doubles ranking: 3
2006 Welsh International Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 2
Name in native language: Richard Eidestedt
Country for sport: Sweden
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England
Awards: national champion
Family name: Eidestedt
Native language: Swedish
Residence: Uppsala
Handedness: right-handedness
Playing hand: right-handedness

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