title: Richard Eidestedt
text: # Richard Eidestedt
  
  Richard Eidestedt (born 20 June 1987) is an English male badminton player, and currently plays for Sweden. In 2008, he won the Irish, Le Volant d'Or, and Scotland International tournaments in the men's doubles event partnered with Andrew Ellis. In 2016, he and Nico Ruponen had to battle through the qualification round at the Orleans International tournament before reach the finals, finally they won the men's doubles title after beat Hardianto and Haryanto of Indonesia.
  
  ## Achievements
  
  ### BWF International Challenge/Series
  
  Men's Doubles
  
  | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2017 | Swedish International | Nico Ruponen | Konstantin Abramov Alexandr Zinchenko | 17-21, 20-22 | Runner-up |
  | 2016 | Italian International | Nico Ruponen | Jones Ralfy Jansen Josche Zurwonne | 17-21, 18-21 | Runner-up |
  | 2016 | Orleans International | Nico Ruponen | Hardianto Kenas Adi Haryanto | 13-21, 21-12, 21-19 | Winner |
  | 2015 | Norwegian International | Andy Hartono Tandaputra | Soren Gravholt Nikolaj Overgaard | 21-23, 17-21 | Runner-up |
  | 2008 | Scotland International | Andrew Ellis | Chris Langridge David Lindley | 21-19 16-21 21-16 | Winner |
  | 2008 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Andrew Ellis | Wouter Claes Frédéric Mawet | 21-12, 21-12 | Winner |
  | 2008 | Irish International | Andrew Ellis | Martin Delfs Morten Kronborg | 21-13, 21-16 | Winner |
  | 2007 | Spanish Open | Robin Middleton | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 4-21, 10-21 | Runner-up |
  | 2006 | Welsh International | Andrew Ellis | Matthew Hughes Martyn Lewis | 9-21, 16-21 | Runner-up |
  
      BWF International Challenge tournament
      BWF International Series tournament
      BWF Future Series tournament
  