Kirsty Gilmour

Kirsty Gilmour (born 21 September 1993) is a Scottish badminton player who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain.[3][4]

Kirsty Gilmour
Gilmour at the 2013 French Open
Personal information
CountryScotland
Born (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993[1]
Bellshill, Scotland[1]
ResidenceGlasgow, Scotland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking14 (29 September 2016[2])
Current ranking27 (8 August 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Women's singles
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Women's singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kolding Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Madrid Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kyiv Women's singles
European Women's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Liévin Women's team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Douglas Girls' singles
BWF profile

Career

Gilmour won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, losing out to Michelle Li of Canada in the final and becoming the first Scottish player to reach the women's singles finals at the Commonwealth Games.[5] She jointly won Scottish Young Sports Personality of the Year 2012 with swimmer Craig Benson.[6]

On 1 May 2016, Gilmour went down fighting to Carolina Marín, in the finals of the European Championship held in La Roche-sur-Yon, settling for the silver medal.[7]

Making a second appearance at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Gilmour, the eleventh seed, won her opening match against the unseeded Sabrina Jaquet in straight games. However, she lost her second match against the world No. 28 Linda Zetchiri 21–12, 17–21, 16–21, thereby making an exit at the group stage.[8]

In 2017, she made it back into the final round of the European Championship in Kolding, Denmark but her pace was stopped by defending champion Carolina Marín with score 14–21, 12–21. Gilmour earned a silver medal.[9]

As of 2022, Gilmour is the highest-ranking active badminton player representing Scotland.[10]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Canada Michelle Li 14–21, 7–21 Silver Silver
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Canada Michelle Li 21–11, 21–16 Bronze Bronze

European Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Denmark Mia Blichfeldt 16–21, 17–21 Silver Silver
2023 Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland Spain Carolina Marín 13–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Spain Carolina Marín 12–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2017 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark Spain Carolina Marín 14–21, 12–21 Silver Silver
2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Denmark Line Christophersen 13–21, 21–7, 10–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Spain Carolina Marín 10–21, 12–21 Silver Silver

Commonwealth Youth Games

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man Malaysia Yang Li Lian 21–16, 22–20 Bronze Bronze [11]

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[13]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Scottish Open Super 100 Denmark Line Kjærsfeldt 21–16, 18–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Japan Saena Kawakami 8–21, 21–18, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Russian Open Super 100 Chinese Taipei Pai Yu-po 21–9, 19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Germany Yvonne Li 21–10, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 London Open Spain Carolina Marín 19–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Scottish Open Spain Carolina Marín 14–21, 21–11, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Dutch Open Germany Karin Schnaase 21–16, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Scottish Open Denmark Line Kjærsfeldt 21–16, 16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 U.S. Grand Prix Chinese Taipei Pai Yu-po 21–18, 15–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Malaysia Masters India P. V. Sindhu 15–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Canada Open Japan Saena Kawakami 21–19, 19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Scottish Open Denmark Mia Blichfeldt 23–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Polish International England Panuga Riou 21–12, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Czech International France Sashina Vignes Waran 21–18, 10–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Swiss International Indonesia Millicent Wiranto 24–22, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Czech International Chinese Taipei Cheng Chi-ya 21–18, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Swedish Masters Denmark Line Kjærsfeldt 24–22, 12–21, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Spanish Open Spain Carolina Marín 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Swedish Masters Spain Beatriz Corrales 21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Belgian International Malaysia Goh Jin Wei 15–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Prague Open Bulgaria Linda Zechiri 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Austrian Open Germany Fabienne Deprez 21–17, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Orleans International Malaysia Lee Ying Ying 22–20, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Spanish International Thailand Phittayaporn Chaiwan 12–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Czech International Scotland Jillie Cooper England Heather Olver
England Kate Robertshaw		 16–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Welsh International Scotland Jillie Cooper England Lauren Smith
England Gabrielle White		 7–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Czech International Scotland Jillie Cooper Scotland Imogen Bankier
Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva		 6–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Spanish Open Scotland Imogen Bankier Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva		 14–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Accurate as of 28 November 2022.

Personal life

Gilmour is currently based in Glasgow.[14] Kirsty Gilmour studied at University of the West of Scotland's Ayr Campus graduating with a BA in Creative Industries Practice in 2015.

Gilmour is openly lesbian[15] and uses she/her and they/them pronouns. She is currently the only openly LGBT badminton player to be ranked in the top 100 of any event and is one of very few openly LGBT professional badminton players.[16]

See also

References
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  2. "BWF World Rankings: Ranking week: 9/11/2014". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. "Players: Kirsty Gilmour". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. "Kirsty Gilmour". BadmintonScotland. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  5. "Glasgow 2014: Scot Kirsty Gilmour misses out on badminton gold". BBC News Online. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  6. Waddell, Gordon (12 December 2012). "Sunday Mail Sports Awards: London 2012 stars win standing ovation at inspirational ceremony". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. Liew, Vincent (1 May 2016). "Viktor Axelsen & Carolina Marin clinch European Championship title". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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  9. Liu, Fiona (30 April 2017). "Carolina Marin claims European Championships women's title". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  10. "BWF - BWF World Rankings - Overview". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  11. "Bronze for Gilmour". Sportscotland. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  12. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  13. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  14. mtc. "Kirsty Gilmour". Team Scotland. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  15. Andrew Henderson (8 January 2022). "Kirsty Gilmour: "It's no skin off my nose, I'm just living my life and being me, so if some other person takes a little bit of comfort in that and we can all live a nicer, more open life, then that's a good thing."". Pride of the Terraces. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  16. "Category:LGBT badminton players", Wikipedia, 21 August 2019, retrieved 26 June 2022
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