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Rachel Hindley
New Zealand badminton player (born 1981)
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]
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| 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
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Oceania Championships
Women's singles
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| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 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 |
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Women's doubles
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| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 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 |
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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
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| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | New Zealand Open |  Zhou Mi |
10–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up |
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Women's doubles
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| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | New Zealand Open | Rebecca Bellingham |
Nicole Gordon Sara Runesten-Petersen |
15–7, 15–8 |  Winner |
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
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| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 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 |
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Women's doubles
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| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 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 |
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
- "Players: Rachel Hindley". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "2 Star gains Kiwi's 2nd seed at Commonwealth Games". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Badminton: NZ take four out of five titles at Oceania champs". Newshub. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Rachel Hindley". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- Rachel Hindley at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com