Patrick MacHugh

Patrick Robin Douglas MacHugh (born 29 March 1992) is a Scottish badminton player who played for the BC Tafers in Fribourg, Switzerland. He began playing badminton at aged ten, and selected to join national team in 2011.[1][2] He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3][4]

Patrick MacHugh
Personal information
Birth namePatrick Robin Douglas MacHugh
Country Scotland
Born (1992-03-29) 29 March 1992
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
ResidenceGlasgow, Scotland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Years active2009
HandednessRight
CoachWong Tat Meng
Andrew Bowman
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking52 (MD 26 October 2017)
176 (XD 26 September 2013)
BWF profile

MacHugh educated marketing at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, and also psychology at the Open University.[4] He was awarded Sportsperson of the Year from the University of Strathclyde.[1]

MacHugh has collected 4 international titles and winning 18 Scotland caps. He announced his retirement from full-time badminton in July 2018.[5]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Swedish Open Martin Campbell Oliver Leydon-Davis
Lasse Mølhede		 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2016 Estonian International Martin Campbell Jones Ralfy Jansen
Josche Zurwonne		 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2015 Hungarian International Martin Campbell Soren Gravholt
Nikolaj Overgaard		 21–13, 18–21, 21–16 Winner
2015 Portugal International Martin Campbell Peter Briggs
Tom Wolfenden		 17–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2015 Iceland International Martin Campbell Frederik Aalestrup
Kasper Dinesen		 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2014 Portugal International Martin Campbell Kazuki Matsumaru
Izumi Okoshi		 21–18, 13–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2014 Iceland International Martin Campbell Mattijs Dierickx
Freek Golinski		 21–15, 12–21, 21–14 Winner
2013 Bulgaria Eurasia Open Martin Campbell Joe Morgan
Nic Strange		 25–23, 21–10 Winner
2012 Iceland International Martin Campbell Joe Morgan
Nic Strange		 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Patrick Machugh". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. "Patrick MacHugh Badminton". Team Scotland. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. "Patrick Machugh Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. "Participants: Patrick MacHugh". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. "Badminton: Scots Martin Campbell and Patrick MacHugh to retire". BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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