Enrico James (born 12 April 1985) is a South African badminton player.[1] In 2011, he won the bronze medal at the All-Africa Games in the mixed doubles event partnered with Stacey Doubell.[2] In 2012, he won the bronze and silver medal in the men's and mixed doubles respectively at the African Championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[3]

Enrico James
Personal information
Country South Africa
Born (1985-04-12) 12 April 1985 (age 39)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking323 (MS 11 March 2010)
175 (MD 22 November 2012)
144 (XD 17 May 2012)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Maputo Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo Mixed doubles
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Addis Ababa Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Addis Ababa Men's doubles
Africa Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Addis Ababa Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rose Hill Men's team
BWF profile

Achievements

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All-Africa Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Escola Josina Machel,
Maputo, Mozambique
  Stacey Doubell   Georgie Cupidon
  Allisen Camille
19–21, 15–21   Bronze

African Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Arat Kilo Hall,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  Chris Dednam   Jinkan Bulus
  Ola Fagbemi
8–21 19–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Arat Kilo Hall,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  Stacey Doubell   Dorian James
  Michelle Claire Edwards
16–21, 6–21   Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 South Africa International   Dorian Lance James   Andries Malan
  Willem Viljoen
22–24, 21–9, 22–24   Winner
2011 South Africa International   Chris Dednam   Dorian James
  Willem Viljoen
19–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2010 Botswana International   Jacob Maliekal   Dorian James
  Willem Viljoen
19–21, 10–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 South Africa International   Stacey Doubell   Chris Dednam
  Annari Viljoen
20–22, 21–11, 14–21   Runner-up
2010 Botswana International   Stacey Doubell   Dorian James
  Michelle Claire Edwards
19–21, 11–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Enrico James". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Diários dos X Jogos Africanos: África do Sul e Nigéria repartem Ouro do Badminton" (in Portuguese). @Verdade. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Newsletter du Mois de Février 2012" (in French). Africa Badminton. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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