Susan Egelstaff

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
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

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Scottish International Scotland Kirsteen McEwan Scotland Yuan Wemyss
Scotland Sandra Watt
4–7, 0–7, 8–6, 0–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References


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