Badminton player
| Dorian James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Dorian Lance James | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-06-19) 19 June 1981 (age 43) Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 46 (MD 7 June 2012) 51 (XD 14 July 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dorian Lance James (born 19 June 1981) is a male badminton player from South Africa.
James competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Stewart Carson. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Howard Bach and Kevin Han of the United States.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed with Willem Viljoen in the men's doubles event. They did not progress beyond the group stages.
Achievements
All African Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique | Willem Viljoen
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 Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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18–21, 19–21 |  Silver
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| 2007 | Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria | Willem Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam
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10–21, 15–21 | Silver
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African Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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21–15, 21–15 |  Gold
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| 2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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21–18, 21–14 | Gold
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| 2010 | Kampala, Uganda | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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15–21, 15–21 |  Bronze
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| 2009 | Nairobi, Kenya | Chris Dednam
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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13–21, 14–21 | Silver
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| 2006 | Algiers, Algeria | Willem Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam
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Silver
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| 2004 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Stewart Carson
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Dotun Akinsanya Abimbola Odejoke
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7–15, 15–10, 5–15 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Michelle Edwards
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Enrico James Stacey Doubel
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21–16, 21–6 | Gold
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| 2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Michelle Edwards
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Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen
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13–21, 12–21 | Silver
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| 2010 | Kampala, Uganda | Michelle Edwards
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Roeloff Dednam Annari Viljoen
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21–13, 21–14 | Gold
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| 2009 | Nairobi, Kenya | Stacey Doubell
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 Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan
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13–21, 14–21 | Bronze
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| 2006 | Algiers, Algeria | Michelle Edwards
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Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan
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16–21, 21–17, 16–21 | Silver
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| 2004 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Michelle Edwards
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Orobosa Okuonghae Grace Daniel
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15–6, 9–15, 8–15 | Bronze
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| 2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | Michelle Edwards
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Johan Kleingeld Chantal Botts
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4–7, 4–7, 4–7 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (19 titles, 12 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | South Africa International | Stewart Carson
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Chris Dednam Johan Kleingeld
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7–5, 0–7, 5–7 |  Runner-up
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| 2006 | Mauritius International | Willem Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam
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21–13, 23–21 |  Winner
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| 2007 | South Africa International | Willem Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam
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21–12, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2008 | South Africa International | Willem Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam
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21–16, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2009 | Kenya International | Chris Dednam
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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21–14, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2009 | Mauritius International | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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19–21, 22–20, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2009 | South Africa International | Willem Viljoen
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 Mohammadreza Kheradmani Ali Shahhosseini
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22–20, 17–21, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2010 | Uganda International | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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21–13, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2010 | Kenya International | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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22–20, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2010 | South Africa International | Willem Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam
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14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Botswana International | Willem Viljoen
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Enrico James Jacobs Maliekal
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21–19, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2011 | Mauritius International | Willem Viljoen
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 Manu Attri Jishnu Sanyal
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19–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Kenya International | Willem Viljoen
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Manu Attri Jishnu Sanyal
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14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Namibia International | Willem Viljoen
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 Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb Abdelrahman Kashkal
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21–13, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2011 | Botswana International | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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21–23, 21–13, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | South Africa International | Willem Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Enrico James
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21–19, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2012 | Uganda International | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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24–22, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2012 | South Africa International | Enrico James
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Andries Malan Willem Viljoen
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22–24, 21–15, 22–24 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | South Africa International | Robert Summers
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 Matthew Abela Maxim Grinblat
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21–10, 19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | South Africa International | Michelle Edwards
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Orobosa Okuonghae Grace Daniel
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13–15, 15–12, 15–13 | Winner
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| 2008 | Mauritius International | Michelle Edwards
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Chris Dednam Annari Viljoen
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21–16, 15–21, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2009 | South Africa International | Michelle Edwards
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Willem Viljoen Jade Morgan
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21–11, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2009 | Kenya International | Annari Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Michelle Edwards
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11–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Uganda International | Michelle Edwards
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 Georgios Charalambidis Anne Hald Jensen
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14–21, 21–19, 21–7 | Winner
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| 2010 | South Africa International | Michelle Edwards
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Chris Dednam Annari Viljoen
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21–14, 10–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Botswana International | Michelle Edwards
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Enrico James Stacey Doubell
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21–19, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2011 | Mauritius International | Michelle Edwards
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Abdelrahman Kashkal Hadia Hosny
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21–16, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2011 | Kenya International | Michelle Edwards
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 Lê Hà Anh Lê Thu Huyền
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25–23, 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Botswana International | Michelle Edwards
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Olaoluwa Fagbemi Susan Funaya Ideh
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21–16, 11–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2012 | Uganda International | Michelle Edwards
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Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen
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7–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | South Africa International | Michelle Edwards
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Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen
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15–21, 21–16, 12–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorian James". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
- tournamentsoftware.com
External links
- Dorian Lance James at BWFBadminton.com
- Dorian Lance James at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Dorian Lance James at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Dorian James at Olympedia (archive)
- Dorian James at Olympics.com
- Dorian James at Olympic.org (archived)
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cape Town
- South African male badminton players
- South African people of British descent
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for South Africa
- Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in badminton
- 21st-century South African sportsmen