Kirsty Gilmour
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 Kirsty Gilmour at the 2013 French Super Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 14 (29 September 2016[2]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 29 (25 February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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 |
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| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia |  Michelle Li
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21–11, 21–16 |  Bronze
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| 2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Michelle Li
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14–21, 7–21 |  Silver
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European Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus |  Mia Blichfeldt
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16–21, 17–21 | Silver
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European Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark |  Carolina Marín
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14–21, 12–21 | Silver
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| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Carolina Marín
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12–21, 18–21 | Silver
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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 |
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| 2019 | Russian Open | Super 100 |  Pai Yu-po
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21–9, 19–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 |  Saena Kawakami
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8–21, 21–18, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Scottish Open | Super 100 | Line Kjærsfeldt
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21–16, 18–21, 21–18 |  Winner
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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 |
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| 2017 | Scottish Open | Mia Blichfeldt
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23–21, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2017 | Canada Open | Saena Kawakami
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21–19, 19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Malaysia Masters |  P. V. Sindhu
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15–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | Pai Yu-po
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21–18, 15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Scottish Open | Line Kjærsfeldt
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21–16, 16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Dutch Open |  Karin Schnaase
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21–16, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2013 | Scottish Open | Carolina Marín
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14–21, 21–11, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | London Open | Carolina Marín
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19–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Spanish International |  Phittayaporn Chaiwan
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12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Orleans International |  Lee Ying Ying
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22–20, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2017 | Austrian Open | Fabienne Deprez
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21–17, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2015 | Prague Open |  Linda Zechiri
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21–16, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2015 | Belgian International | Goh Jin Wei
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15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Swedish Masters | Beatriz Corrales
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21–18, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2014 | Spanish Open | Carolina Marin
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21–19, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2014 | Swedish Masters | Line Kjaersfeldt
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24–22, 12–21, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2013 | Czech International | Cheng Chi-ya
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21–18, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2012 | Swiss International |  Millicent Wiranto
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24–22, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2012 | Czech International |  Sashina Vignes Waran
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21–18, 10–21, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2012 | Polish International |  Panuga Riou
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21–12, 21–12 | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Spanish Open | Imogen Bankier
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Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
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14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Czech International | Jillie Cooper
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Imogen Bankier Petya Nedelcheva
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6–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Welsh International | Jillie Cooper
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Lauren Smith Gabrielle White
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7–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Czech International | Jillie Cooper
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Heather Olver Kate Robertshaw
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16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
See also
References
- ^ a b "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.
- Living people
- 1993 births
- Sportspeople from Bellshill
- Scottish female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Great Britain
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- European Games competitors for Great Britain
- European Games silver medalists for Great Britain
- European Games medalists in badminton
- Alumni of the University of the West of Scotland