Susan Egelstaff

Susan Egelstaff
Personal information
Birth name Susan Hughes
Country Scotland
Born 12 October 1982
Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Handedness Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking 27 (19 August 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Mixed team
BWF profile

Susan Egelstaff (born 12 October 1982; née Hughes) is a Scottish badminton player. Egelstaff won team bronze at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, took women's singles bronze four years later in Melbourne, and finished fourth in the singles in Delhi. In 2012, she competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She failed to progress past the group stage, beating Maja Tvrdy but losing to the 12th seed Sayaka Sato in three games.

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

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 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Kharkiv International Olga Konon 9–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Dutch International Michelle Li 21–18, 13–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Irish International Karina Jørgensen 23–21, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 European Circuit Finals Ella Diehl 22–20, 13–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Scotland International Ella Diehl 21–18, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Bulgarian International Petya Nedelcheva 11–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Belgian International Juliane Schenk 12–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Olga Konon 18–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Irish International Sara Persson 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Iceland International Ragna Ingólfsdóttir 14–21, 21–11, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Czech International Tine Høy 11–4, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Finnish International Yuan Wemyss 11–8, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Iceland International Yuan Wemyss 11–7, 11–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Bulgarian International Elizabeth Cann 13–11, 1–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Welsh International Petya Nedelcheva 9–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Hungarian International Ha Jung-eun 11–4, 11–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Welsh International Ella Karachkova 6–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Bulgarian International Petya Nedelcheva 0–11, 0–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Iceland International Petya Nedelcheva 3–11, 3–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Slovenian International 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 Kirsteen McEwan Yuan Wemyss
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