Susan Egelstaff

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
2006 Melbourne Women's singles
2002 Manchester Mixed team
BWF profile

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]

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 		Elizabeth Cann 21–5, 13–21, 21–19 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

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

  1. ^ "Players: Susan Egelstaff". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Susan Egelstaff profile". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 June 2012. 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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