Billy Gilliland

Scottish badminton player

Badminton player

Billy Gilliland

Personal information

Country

Scotland

Born

(1957年03月27日) 27 March 1957 (age 67)
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Medal record

Men's badminton
Representing Great Britain
World Games
Bronze medal – third place	1981 Santa Clara	Men's doubles
Representing Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place	1986 Edinburgh	Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place	1978 Edmonton	Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place	1986 Edinburgh	Mixed doubles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place	1984 Preston	Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place	1978 Preston	Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place	1980 Groningen	Mixed doubles

Billy Gilliland (born 27 March 1957) is a former badminton player from Scotland who excelled from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s.

Career

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Although he won the Scottish national singles title in 1979, the tall, angular Gilliland was a doubles specialist at the international level with his greatest success coming in mixed doubles. Gilliland won mixed doubles at the prestigious All-England Championships with England's Nora Perry in 1985.^[1] He had previously reached the All-England final in both men's doubles and mixed doubles in 1982.^[2] He was a mixed doubles bronze medalist at the 1977 IBF World Championships with Joanna Flockhart.^[3] Though he won numerous tournaments abroad, perhaps Gilliland's most impressive badminton accomplishment was sharing twelve consecutive Scottish national mixed doubles titles equally with two partners, between 1976 and 1987. With regular partner Dan Travers, he won nine Scottish national men's doubles titles during that period, and men's doubles at the Commonwealth Games in 1986. He now coaches badminton in a badminton academy.

Achievements

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World Games

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Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Scotland Dan Travers	Sweden Thomas Kihlström Sweden Stefan Karlsson	15–10, 0–15, 9–15	Silver Bronze

Commonwealth Games

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Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Scotland Dan Travers	England Andy Goode England Nigel Tier	15–8, 15–5	Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Clare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Scotland Joanna Flockhart	England Mike Tredgett England Nora Perry	7-15, 7–15	Silver Silver
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Scotland Christine Heatly	Canada Ken Poole Canada Linda Cloutier	15–12, 17–14	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

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Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Scotland Dan Travers	Denmark Morten Frost Denmark Jens Peter Nierhoff	13–15, 14–18	Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Scotland Joanna Flockhart	Denmark Steen Skovgaard Denmark Lene Køppen	4–15, 4–15	Bronze Bronze
1980	Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands	Scotland Christine Heatly	England Mike Tredgett England Nora Perry	15–6, 7–15, 13–18	Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (14 titles, 17 runners-up)

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Scottish Open	Scotland Dan Travers	England Andy Goode England Gerry Asquith	15–6, 15–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984	Dutch Open	England Dipak Tailor	Denmark Michael Kjeldsen Denmark Mark Christiansen	9–15, 15–7, 17–18	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984	Canada Open	Scotland Dan Travers	Malaysia Razif Sidek Malaysia Jalani Sidek	11–15, 9–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985	Canada Open	Scotland Dan Travers	Denmark Jens Peter Nierhoff Denmark Henrik Svarrer	12–15, 11–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985	Scottish Open	Scotland Dan Travers	Denmark Michael Kjeldsen Denmark Mark Christiansen	2–15, 4–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986	Dutch Open	Scotland Dan Travers	China He Xiangyang China Tang Hai	13–18, 9–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986	Poona Open	England Steve Baddeley	China He Xiangyang China Tang Hai	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986	Scottish Open	Scotland Dan Travers	Denmark Jesper Knudsen Denmark Henrik Svarrer	10–15, 10–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Scottish Open	England Gillian Gowers	England Duncan Bridge England Sara Leeves	15–8, 15–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984	Dutch Open	England Gillian Gowers	England Martin Dew England Gillian Gilks	14–17, 15–13, 6–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984	Denmark Open	Indonesia Imelda Wiguna	England Dipak Tailor England Nora Perry	retired	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984	English Masters	England Gillian Gowers	England Martin Dew England Gillian Gilks	15–18, 7–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984	Canadian Open	England Karen Chapman	England Nigel Tier England Gillian Gowers	3–15, 8–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984	Scottish Open	England Karen Chapman	England Dipak Tailor England Karen Beckman	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985	Hong Kong Open	England Gillian Gowers	England Martin Dew England Gillian Gilks	10–15, 16–18	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985	Chinese Taipei Open	England Gillian Gowers	England Martin Dew England Gillian Gilks	8–15, 10–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985	Japan Open	England Gillian Gowers	England Martin Dew England Gillian Gilks	15–10, 18–15	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985	All England Open	England Nora Perry	Sweden Thomas Kihlström England Gillian Clark	15–10, 15–12	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985	English Masters	England Gillian Gowers	Denmark Steen Fladberg Denmark Gitte Paulsen	15–7, 15–5	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985	Canada Open	England Nora Perry	Denmark Jesper Helledie Canada Johanne Falardeau	15–6, 15–9	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985	Scottish Open	England Gillian Gowers	Netherlands Rob Ridder Netherlands Erica van Dijck	15–12, 10–15, 18–17	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986	Chinese Taipei Open	England Nora Perry	Denmark Jesper Helledie Netherlands Erica van den Heuvel	15–8, 15–3	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986	Japan Open	England Nora Perry	England Nigel Tier England Gillian Gowers	17–15, 15–9	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986	Poona Open	England Nora Perry	Netherlands Rob Ridder Netherlands Erica van den Heuvel	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986	Hong Kong Open	England Nora Perry	England Andy Goode England Fiona Smith	15–5, 15–3	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986	English Masters	England Nora Perry	Sweden Jan-Eric Antonsson England Gillian Gowers	12–15, 17–15, 17–14	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987	Chinese Taipei Open	England Gillian Gowers	Denmark Steen Fladberg England Gillian Clark	7–15, 18–14, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987	Japan Open	England Gillian Gowers	South Korea Lee Deuk-choon South Korea Chung Myung-hee	12–15, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987	Hong Kong Open	England Gillian Gowers	China Jiang Guoliang China Nong Qunhua	18–14, 13–15, 15–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987	Malaysia Open	England Gillian Gowers	Denmark Steen Fladberg England Gillian Clark	7–15, 6–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987	World Grand Prix Finals	England Gillian Gowers	Sweden Stefan Karlsson Sweden Maria Bengtsson	8–15, 15–18	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International Tournament (10 titles, 12 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Welsh Open	Scotland Dan Travers	England Ray Stevens England Mike Tredgett	15–7, 11–15, 6–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1980	Bells Open	Scotland Dan Travers	England Ray Stevens England Steve Baddeley	9–15, 9–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981	Bells Open	Scotland Dan Travers	England Duncan Bridge England Martin Dew	18–17, 15–12	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1981	Dutch Open	Scotland Dan Travers	England Andy Goode England Mike Tredgett	15–5, 15–8	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982	Victor Cup	Scotland Dan Travers	England Martin Dew England Mike Tredgett	3–15, 2–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982	Scottish Open	Scotland Dan Travers	England Mark Elliott England Donald Burden	15–10, 15–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982	Dutch Open	Scotland Dan Travers	England Mike Tredgett England Martin Dew	15–11, 5–15, 15–17	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982	All England Open	Scotland Dan Travers	Malaysia Razif Sidek Malaysia Jalani Sidek	15–8, 9–15, 10–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982	Canadian Open	Scotland Dan Travers	Sweden Torbjorn Petterson Sweden Lars Wengberg	5–15, 3–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982	Irish Open	Scotland Dan Travers	Netherlands Ed Romejin Netherlands Bas von Barnau Sijthoff	15–7, 15–8	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982	Portugal Open	Scotland Dan Travers	England Darren Hall England Ray Stevens	13–15, 8–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	German Open	Scotland Christine Heatly	Denmark Steen Skovgaard Denmark Anne Skovgaard	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1980	English Masters	England Karen Chapman	Indonesia Christian Hadinata Indonesia Imelda Wiguna	6–15, 6–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981	Swedish Open	England Nora Perry	England Martin Dew England Gillian Clark	15–4, 18–14	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1981	Bell’s Open	England Nora Perry	England Martin Dew England Gillian Gilks	17–16, 15–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1981	India Open	England Karen Chapman	England Ray Stevens England Nora Perry	12–15, 3–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981	Scottish Open	England Gillian Gilks	Scotland Alastair Baker Scotland Linda Gardner	15–5, 15–0	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982	Bell's Open	England Gillian Gilks	England Ray Stevens England Nora Perry	15–11, 7–7 retired	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982	Scottish Open	England Gillian Gilks	Denmark Morten Frost Denmark Lene Køppen	18–13, 15–9	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982	All England Open	England Karen Chapman	England Martin Dew England Gillian Gilks	10–15, 17–14, 7–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982	Indonesia Open	England Karen Chapman	England Martin Dew England Gillian Gilks	15–5, 8–15, 10–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982	Canadian Open	England Karen Chapman	Canada Paul Johnson Canada Claire Backhouse	10–15, 15–6, 15–8	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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^ Steve Baddeley, "All England Championships," World Badminton, June 1985, 8, 9.
^ Pat Davis, "All change at Wembley," World Badminton, June 1982, 12, 13.
^ "worldbadminton.net". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.