Why Nottingham?

With one of the most formidable winning records in BUCS history, Nottingham Badminton has secured well over 30 national championship medals in individual events over the last 10 years with multiple titles for alumni Kirby Ngan, Johnnie Torjussen, and Li Lian Yang. We’ve matched this success on the wider stage as 2023 European Universities Team Champions, claiming a further 4 titles in individual disciplines including one for British #1 Harry Huang who this year broke into the world’s top 100 for the first time.

Here at Nottingham our #GreenandGold players are dedicated to maintaining this winning pedigree both at home and abroad through an ambition and desire for success supported at every turn by an internationally recognised performance environment, coaching team, and training programme designed specifically to cater for the aspiring student athlete.

Martyn Lewis - Head Coach

Heading our programme is UKCC Level 2 and Badminton Wales National Development coach Martyn Lewis (pictured, right). Previously a professional badminton player, Martyn won nearly 100 caps for Wales and held the No. 1 Welsh Men's Doubles ranking for 5 years. His nine European and World title wins include victories at both the Spanish and Belgian Opens.

Assistant Coaches

Neil White

Fellow UKCC Level 2 coach Neil boasts 18 years of coaching experience, including 8 years as lead coach for Nottinghamshire's Junior and Senior County teams. Neil received both a BA(Hons) in Coach Education and Sports Development, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Coaching alongside an impressive playing career that saw him ranked among the top 5 singles players in the country.

Sam Smith

As both a Sports Scholar at the University of Nottingham and UKCC Level 2 coach, Sam provides an invaluable perspective on the pressures faced by our student athletes. Across his 6 years here he has accrued a BUCS Team Championships title, 3 titles at European Universities Championships, 8 medals at BUCS Individual Championships, and a BSc Hons in Mathematics.