Susannah Leydon-Davis


Susannah Leydon-Davis is a New Zealand badminton player. In 2014, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Career

Originally from Hamilton, Leydon-Davis attended Hillcrest High School and was Sports Captain in 2009. In 2015 she graduated from the University of Waikato with a Bachelor of Management Studies. She competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow July 2014. Susannah competes in the mixed doubles with her brother Oliver, and they have actively been New Zealand representatives. She and her brother, won the mixed doubles gold medal at the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships. Teamed up with Kevin Dennerly-Minturn she won the Waikato International tournament in the mixed doubles event.

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Salle Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia		 Danielle Tahuri Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville		15–21, 7–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Eastlink Badminton Stadium,
Hamilton, New Zealand		 Oliver Leydon-Davis Sawan Serasinghe
Setyana Mapasa		12–21, 19–21 Bronze
2014Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia		 Oliver Leydon-Davis Matthew Chau
Jacqueline Guan		21–19, 21–13 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018North Harbour International Sally Fu Leanne Choo
Renuga Veeran		6–21, 12–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Yonex / K&D Graphics International Oliver Leydon-Davis Nyl Yakura
Kristen Tsai		11–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2017Nouméa International Dylan Soedjasa Sawan Serasinghe
Setyana Mapasa		13–21, 21–15, 17–21 Runner-up
2016Waikato International Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Abhinav Manota
Justine Villegas		21–13, 21–14 Winner
2011Counties Manukau International Oliver Leydon-Davis Daniel Shirley
Gabby Aves		11–21, 17–21 Runner-up