Kirsty_Gilmour
Kirsty Gilmour
Scottish badminton player
Kirsty Gilmour (born 21 September 1993) is a Scottish badminton player who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain.[3][4]
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| Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 30)[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 | 25 (2 January 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gilmour won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, losing out to Michelle Li of Canada in the final and becoming the first Scottish player to reach the women's singles finals at the Commonwealth Games.[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 Championship held in La Roche-sur-Yon, settling for the silver medal.[7]
Making a second appearance at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Gilmour, the eleventh 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 21–12, 17–21, 16–21, thereby making an exit at the group stage.[8]
In 2017, she made it back into the final round of the European Championship in Kolding, Denmark but her pace was stopped by defending champion Carolina Marín with score 14–21, 12–21. Gilmour earned a silver medal.[9]
As of 2022, Gilmour is the highest-ranking active badminton player representing Scotland.[10]
Commonwealth Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |  Michelle Li |
14–21, 7–21 |  Silver |
| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia | Michelle Li |
21–11, 21–16 |  Bronze |
European Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus |  Mia Blichfeldt |
16–21, 17–21 | Silver |
| 2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland |  Carolina Marín |
13–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
European Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Carolina Marín |
12–21, 18–21 | Silver |
| 2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark | Carolina Marín |
14–21, 12–21 | Silver |
| 2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | Line Christophersen |
13–21, 21–7, 10–21 | Bronze |
| 2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain | Carolina Marín |
10–21, 12–21 | Silver |
| 2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany | Carolina Marín |
11–21, 18–21 | Silver |
Commonwealth Youth Games
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2011 | National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man |  Yang Li Lian |
21–16, 22–20 | Bronze |
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BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[13]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Scottish Open | Super 100 | Line Kjærsfeldt |
21–16, 18–21, 21–18 |  Winner |
| 2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 |  Saena Kawakami |
8–21, 21–18, 16–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Russian Open | Super 100 |  Pai Yu-po |
21–9, 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 |  Yvonne Li |
21–10, 21–17 | Winner |
BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 6 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | London Open | Carolina Marín |
19–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Scottish Open | Carolina Marín |
14–21, 21–11, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Dutch Open | Karin Schnaase |
21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2015 | Scottish Open | Line Kjærsfeldt |
21–16, 16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | Pai Yu-po |
21–18, 15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Malaysia Masters |  P. V. Sindhu |
15–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Canada Open | Saena Kawakami |
21–19, 19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Scottish Open | Mia Blichfeldt |
23–21, 21–12 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 6 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Polish International |  Panuga Riou |
21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2012 | Czech International |  Sashina Vignes Waran |
21–18, 10–21, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2012 | Swiss International |  Millicent Wiranto |
24–22, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2013 | Czech International | Cheng Chi-ya |
21–18, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2014 | Swedish Masters | Line Kjærsfeldt |
24–22, 12–21, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2014 | Spanish Open | Carolina Marín |
21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2015 | Swedish Masters | Beatriz Corrales |
21–18, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2015 | Belgian International | Goh Jin Wei |
15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Prague Open |  Linda Zechiri |
21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2017 | Austrian Open | Fabienne Deprez |
21–17, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2017 | Orleans International | Lee Ying Ying |
22–20, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2019 | Spanish International |  Phittayaporn Chaiwan |
12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Czech International |  Jillie Cooper |
Heather Olver Kate Robertshaw |
16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Welsh International | Jillie Cooper |
Lauren Smith Gabrielle White |
7–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Czech International | Jillie Cooper |
Imogen Bankier Petya Nedelcheva |
6–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Spanish Open | Imogen Bankier |
Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Accurate as of 28 November 2022.
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Gilmour is currently based in Glasgow.[14] Kirsty Gilmour studied at University of the West of Scotland's Ayr Campus graduating with a BA in Creative Industries Practice in 2015.
Gilmour is openly lesbian[15] and uses she/her and they/them pronouns. She is currently the only openly LGBT badminton player to be ranked in the top 100 of any event and is one of very few openly LGBT professional badminton players.[16]
- "Kirsty Gilmour Player Profile". BWF-Tournament Software. 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". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- "Kirsty Gilmour". BadmintonScotland. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. 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". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- Liew, Vincent (1 May 2016). "Viktor Axelsen & Carolina Marin clinch European Championship title". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- "Gilmour's Rio bid ends in disappointment". Glasgow World. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- Liu, Fiona (30 April 2017). "Carolina Marin claims European Championships women's title". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- "BWF - BWF World Rankings - Overview". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- "Bronze for Gilmour". Sportscotland. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- mtc. "Kirsty Gilmour". Team Scotland. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- Andrew Henderson (8 January 2022). "Kirsty Gilmour: "It's no skin off my nose, I'm just living my life and being me, so if some other person takes a little bit of comfort in that and we can all live a nicer, more open life, then that's a good thing."". Pride of the Terraces. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- "Category:LGBT badminton players", Wikipedia, 21 August 2019, retrieved 26 June 2022
- Kirsty Gilmour at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Kirsty Gilmour at BWFbadminton.com
- Kirsty Gilmour at Olympedia
- Kirsty Gilmour at Olympics.com
- Kirsty Gilmour at Team GB
- Kirsty Gilmour at Team Scotland
- Kirsty Gilmour at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Kirsty Gilmour at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Kirsty Gilmour at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
