Susan Egelstaff

Susan Egelstaff
née Susan Hughes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
BornSusan Hughes
(1982-10-12) 12 October 1982
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
2002 Manchester Mixed team
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

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

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. ^ "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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