London: One of England’s most successful men’s doubles shuttler for the past 10 years – Andrew Ellis has retired from the sport, and he has admitted that it was the hardest decision of his life.
“The programme has only ever provided and supported me. Ultimately, it helped to achieve what I set out to do. Things change, and it’s a natural development in life.”
Ellis achieved World’s No. 9 with former men’s doubles partner Chris Adcock in May 2014. He played his last tournament with current partner Peter Mills at the Welsh International that was held in Nov 2015, and they were defeated by a Polish pair in semi-finals. Both Ellis and Mills are currently ranked World No. 33.
While Ellis was part of the England squad that won team silver at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014, he has now decided to leave the England national team to seek for new opportunity other than badminton. According to British media, Ellis is now working in a sales director role at Strength and Conditioning Education.
Even though he is no longer part of the England national team, Ellis will still continue to represent Team Derby in England’s National Badminton League.
