Patrick Robin Douglas MacHugh (born 29 March 1992) is a Scottish badminton player who played for the BC Tafers in Fribourg, Switzerland. He began playing badminton at aged ten, and selected to join national team in 2011.[1][2] He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3][4]

Patrick MacHugh
Personal information
Birth namePatrick Robin Douglas MacHugh
Country Scotland
Born (1992-03-29) 29 March 1992 (age 32)
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
ResidenceGlasgow, Scotland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Years active2009
HandednessRight
CoachWong Tat Meng
Andrew Bowman
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking52 (MD 26 October 2017)
176 (XD 26 September 2013)
BWF profile

MacHugh educated marketing at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, and also psychology at the Open University.[4] He was awarded Sportsperson of the Year from the University of Strathclyde.[1]

MacHugh has collected 4 international titles and winning 18 Scotland caps. He announced his retirement from full-time badminton in July 2018.[5]

Achievements edit

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Swedish Open   Martin Campbell   Oliver Leydon-Davis
  Lasse Mølhede
17–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2016 Estonian International   Martin Campbell   Jones Ralfy Jansen
  Josche Zurwonne
15–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2015 Hungarian International   Martin Campbell   Soren Gravholt
  Nikolaj Overgaard
21–13, 18–21, 21–16   Winner
2015 Portugal International   Martin Campbell   Peter Briggs
  Tom Wolfenden
17–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2015 Iceland International   Martin Campbell   Frederik Aalestrup
  Kasper Dinesen
21–16, 21–17   Winner
2014 Portugal International   Martin Campbell   Kazuki Matsumaru
  Izumi Okoshi
21–18, 13–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2014 Iceland International   Martin Campbell   Mattijs Dierickx
  Freek Golinski
21–15, 12–21, 21–14   Winner
2013 Bulgaria Eurasia Open   Martin Campbell   Joe Morgan
  Nic Strange
25–23, 21–10   Winner
2012 Iceland International   Martin Campbell   Joe Morgan
  Nic Strange
17–21, 16–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Players: Patrick Machugh". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Patrick MacHugh Badminton". Team Scotland. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Patrick Machugh Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Participants: Patrick MacHugh". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Badminton: Scots Martin Campbell and Patrick MacHugh to retire". BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

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