Kirsty Gilmour
| Kirsty Gilmour | |
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 Kirsty Gilmour at the 2013 French Super Series. | |
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Kirsty Gilmour |
| Country |
 Scotland |
| Born |
21 September 1993[1] Bellshill, Scotland[1] |
| 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 | 15 (6 October 2016[3]) |
Medal record
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| BWF profile | |
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Kirsty Gilmour (born 21 September 1993) is a female badminton player from Scotland.[4][5]
Career
Gilmour won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, losing out to Michelle Li of Canada in the final.[6] She jointly won Scottish Young Sports Personality of the Year 2012 with swimmer Craig Benson.[7]
On 1 May 2016, Kirsty Gilmour went down fighting to Carolina Marin, in the finals of the European Badminton Championships were held in La Roche-sur-Yon, settling for the Silver Medal
Making a second appearance at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Kirsty 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.
Achievements
European Badminton Championships
Women's Singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon,  France |
 Carolina Marín |
12-21, 18-21 |  Silver |
Commonwealth Games
Women's Singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Emirates Arena Glasgow, Scotland |
 Michelle Li |
14-21, 7-21 | Silver |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Malaysia Masters |  Pusarla Venkata 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 Kjaersfeldt |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  Milicent Wiranto |
24-22, 21-17 | Winner |
| 2012 | Czech International | Sashina Vignes Waran |
21-18, 10-21, 21-13 | Winner |
| 2012 | Polish Open | 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
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- 1 2 "Kirsty GILMOUR Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "BWF World Rankings: Ranking week: 9/11/2014". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "BWF World Rankings: Ranking week: 1/21/2016". 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.