Rachel Hindley

Rachel Louise Hindley (born 30 December 1981) is a New Zealand badminton player.^[1] She won the women's singles gold at the Oceania Championships in 2006 and also women's doubles gold in 2008.^[2][3] She competed at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in the women's singles, doubles, and team event; and reaching the quarter-finals in the singles event.^[4]

Rachel Hindley
Personal information
Birth name	Rachel Louise Hindley
Country	New Zealand
Born	(1981-12-30) 30 December 1981 (age 42)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	172 (WS) 22 October 2009 92 (WD) 22 Oct 2009
Medal record Badminton Representing  New Zealand Oceania Championships 2008 Nouméa Women's doubles 2006 Auckland Women's singles 2008 Nouméa Women's singles 2006 Auckland Women's doubles 2004 Waitakere City Women's singles Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2008 Nouméa Mixed team 2006 Auckland Mixed team 2004 Waitakere City Mixed team Oceania Women's Team Championships 2008 Nouméa Women's team
BWF profile

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Nouméa, New Caledonia	Michelle Chan	24–26, 20–22	Silver
2006	Auckland, New Zealand	Renee Flavell	20–22, 21–11, 21–15	Gold
2004	Waitakere City, New Zealand	Lenny Permana	7–11, 5–11	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Nouméa, New Caledonia	Michelle Chan	Renee Flavell Donna Cranston	21–14, 21–8	Gold
2006	Auckland, New Zealand	Rebecca Bellingham	Sara Runesten-Petersen Nicole Gordon	16–21, 21–23	Silver

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	New Zealand Open	Zhou Mi	10–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	New Zealand Open	Rebecca Bellingham	Nicole Gordon Sara Runesten-Petersen	15–7, 15–8	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	North Harbour International	Huang Chia-Chi	7–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2005	OCBC Yonex International	Lili Zhou	6–11, 1–11	Runner-up
2005	Waikato International	Lenny Permana	11–4, 4–5 retired	Winner
2000	New Caledonia International	Renee Flavell	8–11, 9–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Auckland International	Michelle Chan	Jenna Gozali Rufika Olivta	16–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2008	Waikato International	Renee Flavell	Ayaka Takahashi Koharu Yonemoto	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2008	North Shore City International	Renee Flavell	Ayaka Takahashi Koharu Yonemoto	9–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2005	North Harbour International	Kimberly Windsor	Donna Cranston Renee Flavell	21–12, 21–10	Winner
2005	Waikato International	Rebecca Bellingham	Kellie Lucas Kate Wilson-Smith	15–13, 5–15, 15–11	Winner
2004	New Zealand International	Rebecca Gordon	Renee Flavell Gabriel Shirley	15–6, 15–0	Winner
2004	Canterbury International	Rebecca Gordon	Noriko Okuma Miyuki Tai	2–15, 7–15	Runner-up
2003	New Zealand International	Lianne Shirley	Nicole Gordon Rebecca Gordon	9–15, 1–15	Runner-up
2001	Manukau International	Tammy Jenkins	Rhona Robertson Sara Runesten-Petersen	5–7, 1–7, 0–7	Runner-up
2001	North Harbour International	Tammy Jenkins	Rhona Robertson Sara Runesten-Petersen	2–7, 0–7, 1–7	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Rachel Hindley". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
2. "2 Star gains Kiwi's 2nd seed at Commonwealth Games". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
3. "Badminton: NZ take four out of five titles at Oceania champs". Newshub. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
4. "Rachel Hindley". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

External links

• Rachel Hindley at BWFBadminton.com
• Rachel Hindley at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Rachel Hindley at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Rachel Louise Hindley at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)