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Kenny Middlemiss
Personal information
Country	Scotland
Born	(1964-06-19) 19 June 1964 (age 60) Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness	Right
Event	Doubles
BWF profile

Kenny Middlemiss (also known as Ken and Kenneth Middlemiss; born 19 June 1964) is a Scottish former badminton player. Kenny, is a 20-times National champion and has won 155 caps for the Scotland in badminton, highest ever by any British athlete. Ken has represented Scotland in the four consecutive Commonwealth games between 1986 and 1998 across three disciplines; reaching quarterfinals several times. He also played in World championships between 1989 and 1997. He has won titles mainly in European grand prix in Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia, Spain & Austria. He also won one World grand prix tournament in United States besides couple of runner-up performances in France and Scotland. He is married to Elinor Middlemiss, another former player from his country.

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Swiss Open	Kwan Yoke Meng	Walkover	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	U.S. Open	Elinor Middlemiss	Andy Chong Yeping Tang	10–15, 15–5, 15–8	Winner

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Portugal International	–, –	–, –	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Irish International	Dan Travers	Anthony Gallagher Russell Hogg	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1992	Iceland International	Russell Hogg	Simon Archer Julian Robertson	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1992	Amor International	Russell Hogg	Broddi Kristjánsson Árni Þór Hallgrímson	15–4, 15–12	Winner
1997	Portugal International	Russell Hogg	Hugo Rodrigues Fernando Silva	Walkover	Runner-up
1997	Slovenian International	Russell Hogg	Harald Koch Jürgen Koch	18–14, 15–5	Winner
1999	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Russell Hogg	Aras Razak Henrik Sørensen	10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1999	Scottish International	Russell Hogg	Michael Lamp Jonas Rasmussen	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Portugal International	Margarida Cruz	–, –	–, –	Winner
1992	Iceland International	Elinor Middlemiss	Mike Brown Ása Pálsdóttir	15–9, 15–9	Winner
1994	Irish International	Elinor Middlemiss	Ian Pearson Karen Chapman	15–11, 10–15, 15–9	Winner
1997	Slovenian International	Elinor Middlemiss	Russell Hogg Jillian Haldane	15–10, 15–8	Winner
1997	French International	Elinor Middlemiss	Peter Jeffrey Sara Hardaker	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1997	Portugal International	Elinor Middlemiss	Russell Hogg Karen Peatfield	Walkover	Runner-up
1997	Spanish International	Elinor Middlemiss	Mike Beres Kara Solmundson	15–8, 15–4	Winner
1998	Austrian International	Elinor Middlemiss	Jürgen Koch Irina Serova	18–15, 15–4	Winner

References

1. "Profile:Kenny Middlemiss". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
2. "One last cap for Kenny". www.heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 8 April 2000. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

External links

• Kenny Middlemiss at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Kenny Middlemiss at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

• 1964 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Edinburgh
• Scottish male badminton players
• Badminton players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
• Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
• Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
• Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
• Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland