Kirsty Gilmour
Kirsty Gilmour (born 21 September 1993) is a badminton player from Scotland, who represented both Scotland and Great Britain in the international tournament.[3][4]
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Kirsty Gilmour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Bellshill, Scotland[1] | 21 September 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 14 (29 September 2016[2]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 27 (17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Career
Gilmour won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, losing out to Michelle Li of Canada in the final.[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.
Making a second appearance at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Gilmour, the eleven 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 by 21–12, 17–21, 16–21, thereby making an exit at the group stage.
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.
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() |
14–21, 7–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia | ![]() |
21–11, 21–16 | ![]() |
European Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | ![]() |
16–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
European Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France | ![]() |
12–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark | ![]() |
14–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Scottish Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
21–16, 18–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | ![]() |
8–21, 21–18, 16–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Russian Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
21–9, 19–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2020 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
21–10, 21–17 | ![]() |
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) from 2007 to 2017.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | London Open | ![]() |
19–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Scottish Open | ![]() |
14–21, 21–11, 13–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
21–16, 21–13 | ![]() |
2015 | Scottish Open | ![]() |
21–16, 16–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | ![]() |
21–18, 15–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Malaysia Masters | ![]() |
15–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Canada Open | ![]() |
21–19, 19–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Scottish Open | ![]() |
23–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
- 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 |
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2012 | Polish International | ![]() |
21–12, 21–12 | ![]() |
2012 | Czech International | ![]() |
21–18, 10–21, 21–13 | ![]() |
2012 | Swiss International | ![]() |
24–22, 21–17 | ![]() |
2013 | Czech International | ![]() |
21–18, 21–10 | ![]() |
2014 | Swedish Masters | ![]() |
24–22, 12–21, 21–10 | ![]() |
2014 | Spanish Open | ![]() |
21–19, 21–18 | ![]() |
2015 | Swedish Masters | ![]() |
21–18, 21–19 | ![]() |
2015 | Belgian International | ![]() |
15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Prague Open | ![]() |
21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
2017 | Austrian Open | ![]() |
21–17, 21–9 | ![]() |
2017 | Orleans International | ![]() |
22–20, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Spanish International | ![]() |
12–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Czech International | ![]() |
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16–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Welsh International | ![]() |
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7–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Czech International | ![]() |
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6–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Spanish Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
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- "Kirsty GILMOUR Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- "BWF World Rankings: Ranking week: 9/11/2014". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- "Players: Kirsty Gilmour". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- "Kirsty Gilmour". www.badmintonscotland.org.uk. BadmintonScotland. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- "Glasgow 2014: Scot Kirsty Gilmour misses out on badminton gold". BBC News Online. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- Waddell, Gordon (12 December 2012). "Sunday Mail Sports Awards: London 2012 stars win standing ovation at inspirational ceremony". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.