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Susan Egelstaff
née Susan Hughes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
BornSusan Hughes
(1982-10-12) 12 October 1982 (age 43)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking27 (19 August 2010)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Women's singles

Susan Egelstaff (born 12 October 1982; née Hughes) is a Scottish badminton player.[1] who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and three Commonwealth Games.

Biography

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Born Susan Hughes in 1982, she represented the Scottish team[2] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where she competed in the badminton events,[3] winning a bronze medal as part of the mixed team.[4]

Four years later Hughes represented the Scottish team again[5] at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, where she competed in the badminton events,[6] and won a bronze medal in the singles.

In 2009 she married Dylan Egelstaff and played under her married name thereafter.[7]

Egelstaff finished fourth in the singles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[8] At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she competed for Great Britain at the badminton events.[9] She failed to progress past the group stage, beating Maja Tvrdy but losing to the 12th seed Sayaka Sato in three games.[10]

She was six-times singles champion and once doubles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships.[11][12]

As of 2023, she is a sports writer for The Herald.[13]

Achievements

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Commonwealth Games

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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

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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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  1. ^ "Players: Susan Egelstaff". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Athletes". Team Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Scotland Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists Badminton". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Scotland Commonwealth Games squad". BBC Sport. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Scotland Melbourne 2006". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  7. ^ "My new coach nags me all the time - but she just wants me to improve, says Scots badminton ace Susan Egelstaff". Daily Record. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Susan Egelstaff profile". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  9. ^ "London Olympics: Badminton star Susan Egelstaff thanks coach for setting her on road to Games". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Scotland's Susan Egelstaff retires from badminton after Olympics". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Profile: Susan Egelstaff". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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