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]

Kirsty Gilmour
Kirsty Gilmour at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Birth nameKirsty Gilmour
Country Scotland
Born (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993[1]
Bellshill, Scotland[1]
ResidenceGlasgow, Scotland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking14 (29 September 2016[2])
Current ranking29 (25 February 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
2019 Minsk Women's singles
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Women's singles
2018 Gold Coast Women's singles
European Championships
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Women's singles
2017 Kolding Women's singles
European Women's Team Championships
2020 Liévin Women's team
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 Badminton Championships 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 Badminton Championship in Kolding, Denmark but her pace was stopped by defending champion Carolina Marin with score 14–21, 12–21. Gilmour earned a silver medal.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Michelle Li 21–11, 21–16 Bronze
2014 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Michelle Li 14–21, 7–21 Silver

European Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Mia Blichfeldt 16–21, 17–21 Silver

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark Carolina Marín 14–21, 12–21 Silver
2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Carolina Marín 12–21, 18–21 Silver

BWF World Tour

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
2019 Russian Open Super 100 Pai Yu-po 21–9, 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Saena Kawakami 8–21, 21–18, 16–21 Runner-up
2018 Scottish Open Super 100 Line Kjærsfeldt 21–16, 18–21, 21–18 Winner

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Scottish Open Mia Blichfeldt 23–21, 21–12 Winner
2017 Canada Open Saena Kawakami 21–19, 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2016 Malaysia Masters P. V. Sindhu 15–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2015 U.S. Grand Prix Pai Yu-po 21–18, 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2015 Scottish Open Line Kjærsfeldt 21–16, 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2015 Dutch Open Karin Schnaase 21–16, 21–13 Winner
2013 Scottish Open Carolina Marín 14–21, 21–11, 13–21 Runner-up
2013 London Open Carolina Marín 19–21, 9–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Spanish International Phittayaporn Chaiwan 12–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2017 Orleans International Lee Ying Ying 22–20, 21–11 Winner
2017 Austrian Open Fabienne Deprez 21–17, 21–9 Winner
2015 Prague Open Linda Zechiri 21–16, 21–14 Winner
2015 Belgian International Goh Jin Wei 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2015 Swedish Masters Beatriz Corrales 21–18, 21–19 Winner
2014 Spanish Open Carolina Marin 21–19, 21–18 Winner
2014 Swedish Masters Line Kjaersfeldt 24–22, 12–21, 21–10 Winner
2013 Czech International Cheng Chi-ya 21–18, 21–10 Winner
2012 Swiss International Millicent Wiranto 24–22, 21–17 Winner
2012 Czech International Sashina Vignes Waran 21–18, 10–21, 21–13 Winner
2012 Polish International Panuga Riou 21–12, 21–12 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Spanish Open Imogen Bankier Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		 14–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2013 Czech International Jillie Cooper Imogen Bankier
Petya Nedelcheva		 6–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2012 Welsh International Jillie Cooper Lauren Smith
Gabrielle White		 7–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2012 Czech International Jillie Cooper Heather Olver
Kate Robertshaw		 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

See also

References
  1. "Kirsty GILMOUR Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. "BWF World Rankings: Ranking week: 9/11/2014". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. "Players: Kirsty Gilmour". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. "Kirsty Gilmour". www.badmintonscotland.org.uk. BadmintonScotland. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  5. "Glasgow 2014: Scot Kirsty Gilmour misses out on badminton gold". BBC News Online. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  6. 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.
  7. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  8. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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