Matthew Grimley
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||
| Born | 6 February 2000[1] | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||
| Club | Wipperfeld BC | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Ingo Kindervater / Robert Blair | |||||||||||
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Matthew Grimley (born 6 February 2000) is an international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.[2]
Biography
Grimley born in 2000, is from Glasgow and a member of the Wipperfeld Badminton Club. At the age of 6, he started playing doubles with his twin brother Christopher Grimley.[3]
The brothers were selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England[4] and he subsequently represented the Scottish team[5] participating in the badminton events.
He is a three-times men's doubles champion (2021, 2024, 2025) and once mixed doubles champion (2021) at the Scottish National Badminton Championships.[6][7]
Additionally, he was won titles at the Scottish Open and Irish Open.[8]
Achievements
European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | Christopher Grimley | Fabien Delrue William Villeger |
18–21, 15–21 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Portugal International | Christopher Grimley | Chang Ko-chi Lee Fang-jen |
21–16, 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Portugal International | Christopher Grimley | Lucas Corvée Brice Leverdez |
24–26, 22–24 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Scottish Open | Christopher Grimley | Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal |
22–20, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2023 | Irish Open | Christopher Grimley | Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft |
22–20, 16–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2023 | Welsh International | Christopher Grimley | Bjarne Geiss Jan Colin Völker |
18–21, 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2024 | Irish Open | Christopher Grimley | William Kryger Boe Christian Faust Kjær |
15–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2026 | Azerbaijan International | Christopher Grimley | Alex Green Zach Russ |
19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (6 titles, 6 runners-up)
Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Estonian Junior International | Christopher Grimley | 7–11, 11–7, 11–9, 8–11, 5–11 | Runner-up |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Irish Junior Open | Christopher Grimley | Louis Ducrot Sam McKay |
14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Czech Junior International | Christopher Grimley | Robert Cybulski Paweł Śmiłowski |
17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Estonian Junior International | Christopher Grimley | Adam Gozzi Carl Harrbacka |
11–2, 9–11, 11–5, 11–6 | Winner |
| 2017 | Irish Junior Open | Christopher Grimley | Nhat Nguyen Paul Reynolds |
12–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Czech Junior International | Christopher Grimley | Zach Russ Steven Stallwood |
13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Estonian Junior International | Christopher Grimley | Georgii Karpov Mikhail Lavrikov |
11–6, 11–9, 11–8 | Winner |
| 2018 | Swedish Junior International | Christopher Grimley | Joan Monroy Carlos Piris |
21–5, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2018 | Hungarian Junior International | Christopher Grimley | Joshua Apiliga Adam Pringle |
19–21, 22–20, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2018 | Bulgarian Junior International | Christopher Grimley | Georgii Karpov Georgii Lebedev |
21–12, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2018 | Lithuanian Junior International | Christopher Grimley | Brian Holtschke Lukas Resch |
21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Czech Junior International | Toni Woods | Christopher Grimley Ciara Torrance |
19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Matthew Grimley". Badminton Ranks. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Matthew GRIMLEY Profile". BWF. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Matthew Grimley profile". Team Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Matthew and Christopher Grimley: Badminton brothers from Glasgow aiming for Commonwealth Games glory". The Scotsman. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Nine-strong Badminton squad to represent Team Scotland in Birmingham". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Scottish Open: Christopher and Matthew Grimley win doubles at home event". BBC Sport. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2026.