Susan Egelstaff (born 12 October 1982; née Hughes) is a Scottish badminton player.[1] Egelstaff won team bronze at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, took women's singles bronze four years later in Melbourne, and finished fourth in the singles in Delhi.[2] In 2012, she competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] She failed to progress past the group stage, beating Maja Tvrdy but losing to the 12th seed Sayaka Sato in three games.[4]

Susan Egelstaff
Personal information
Birth nameSusan Hughes
CountryScotland
Born (1982-10-12) 12 October 1982 (age 41)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking27 (19 August 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Mixed team
BWF profile

As of 2023, she is a sports writer for The Herald.[5]

Achievements edit

Commonwealth Games edit

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
  Elizabeth Cann 21–5, 13–21, 21–19   Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Kharkiv International   Olga Konon 9–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2011 Dutch International   Michelle Li 21–18, 13–21, 21–15   Winner
2010 Irish International   Karina Jørgensen 23–21, 21–8   Winner
2010 European Circuit Finals   Ella Diehl 22–20, 13–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2009 Scotland International   Ella Diehl 21–18, 21–10   Winner
2008 Bulgarian International   Petya Nedelcheva 11–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2008 Belgian International   Juliane Schenk 12–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2008 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Olga Konon 18–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2006 Irish International   Sara Persson 19–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2006 Iceland International   Ragna Ingólfsdóttir 14–21, 21–11, 12–21   Runner-up
2005 Czech International   Tine Høy 11–4, 11–8   Winner
2005 Finnish International   Yuan Wemyss 11–8, 11–9   Winner
2004 Iceland International   Yuan Wemyss 11–7, 11–2   Winner
2004 Bulgarian International   Elizabeth Cann 13–11, 1–11, 5–11   Runner-up
2004 Welsh International   Petya Nedelcheva 9–11, 8–11   Runner-up
2003 Hungarian International   Ha Jung-eun 11–4, 11–4   Winner
2003 Welsh International   Ella Karachkova 6–11, 5–11   Runner-up
2003 Bulgarian International   Petya Nedelcheva 0–11, 0–11   Runner-up
2002 Iceland International   Petya Nedelcheva 3–11, 3–11   Runner-up
2000 Slovenian International   Anne Marie Pedersen 7–11, 11–7, 10–13   Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Scottish International   Kirsteen McEwan   Yuan Wemyss
  Sandra Watt
4–7, 0–7, 8–6, 0–7   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Susan Egelstaff". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Susan Egelstaff profile". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ "London Olympics: Badminton star Susan Egelstaff thanks coach for setting her on road to Games". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Scotland's Susan Egelstaff retires from badminton after Olympics". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Profile: Susan Egelstaff". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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