Not on a world ranking list we hold: the full lists are kept from September 2026 and the weekly top lists from 2013, so a player outside them has none.
AUS
Darren McDonald
Australia · Men's doubles, mixed doubles and men's singles · 1983 to 1991
Born 20 November 1962
- 9
- matches
- 22%
- won
- 0
- senior titles
- 0
- finals
1,479Men's doubles
last rated 1991
last rated 1991
Highest 1,484. Mixed doubles: 1,487. Men's singles: 1,474.
2/9won of the last
9 matches
9 matches
- L
- L
- W
- L
- L
- L
- W
- L
- L
Latest: lost to Li Yongbo / Tian Bingyi, World Championships 1991, round of 64. Newest on the left.
Season by season
Matches played and won, year by year.
- Played
- Won
- A title that year
'83
'85
'87
'89
'91
Show the numbers
| Year | Played | Won | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Recent matches
The last 9 matches.
Scores read from Darren McDonald's side.
World Championships 1991Men's doubles, with Peter Blackburn
Round of 64
Li Yongbo / Tian Bingyi
5–15 4–15
Lost
World Championships 1991Mixed doubles, with Anna Lao
Round of 128
Kang Kyung-jin / Shim Eun-jung
Lost
World Championships 1991Men's doubles, with Peter Blackburn
Round of 128
Michael Keck / Robert Neumann
15–7 11–15 15–9
Won
Commonwealth Games 1986Men's doubles, with Gordon Lang
Quarter-final
Andy Goode / Nigel Tier
15–13 8–15 10–15
Lost
World Championships 1983Mixed doubles, with Julie McDonald
Round of 64
Mike Tredgett / Karen Chapman
Lost
World Championships 1983Men's doubles, with Paul Kong
Round of 128
Rob Ridder / Uun Santosa
5–15 10–15
Lost
Partners and rivals
Who with, and who against.
Head to head counts every draw match between them, in any event.
Partners
- Peter BlackburnMen's doubles · 19911–1
- Julie McDonaldMixed doubles · 19831–1
- Anna LaoMixed doubles · 19910–1
- Gordon LangMen's doubles · 19860–1
- Paul KongMen's doubles · 19830–1
Rivals
- Li YongboChina · last met 19910–1
- Tian BingyiChina · last met 19910–1
- Kang Kyung-jinSouth Korea · last met 19910–1
- Shim Eun-jungSouth Korea · last met 19910–1
- Michael KeckGermany · last met 19911–0
- Robert NeumannGermany · last met 19911–0
- Andy GoodeEngland · last met 19860–1
- Nigel TierEngland · last met 19860–1