Julie Claire MacPherson (born 17 November 1997) is a Scottish badminton player who competes in international level events both for Scotland and Great Britain.[4][5] She affiliates with club SV Fun-Ball Dortelweil[2] She has won the Scottish National Championships seven times in the women's doubles and five times in the mixed doubles.[1][2] She also part of team Scotland that won the bronze medal at the 2020 European Women's Team Championships.[6]
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| Birth name | Julie Claire MacPherson | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 November 1997 Edinburgh, Scotland[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Edinburgh, Scotland[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb)[3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Robert Blair Ingo Kindervater[1] Wong Tat Meng Andy Bowman[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Women's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 31 (WD with Ciara Torrance 15 November 2022) 21 (XD with Adam Hall 27 December 2022) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 42 (WD with Ciara Torrance), 49 (XD with Adam Hall) (16 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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MacPherson won the girls' singles bronze medal at the European U17 Championships in 2014.[2] She has competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she reached the quarterfinals in the mixed team event.[3] She has competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she reached the semifinals in the mixed doubles.
Achievements
editBWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Hylo Open | Super 300 |  Alexander Dunn
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 Jesper Toft Amalie Magelund
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19–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Iceland International | Eleanor O'Donnell
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Emilie Furbo Trine Villadsen
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17–21, 21–13, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2018 | Portugal International | Eleanor O'Donnell
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 Li Zi-qing Teng Chun-hsun
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15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Welsh International | Holly Newall
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Susan Ekelund Line Fleischer
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22–20, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2021 | Belgian International | Ciara Torrance
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 Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi
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12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Belgian International | Ciara Torrance
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 Elsa Jacob Camille Pognante
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21–9, 21–11 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Belgian International | Adam Hall
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 Jacco Arends Selena Piek
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11–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 runners-up)
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Belgian Junior International | Holly Newall
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 Eva Janssens Yvonne Li
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11–10, 8–11, 5–11, 9–11 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Polish Junior International | Adam Hall
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Thomas Vallez Delphine Delrue
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15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Julie MacPherson". Badminton Scotland. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Julie MacPherson - Team Scotland Profile". Team Scotland. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Julie MacPherson". 2018 Gold Coast. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Julie MacPherson - BWF Profile". BWF. 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Biographies: Julie Claire MacPherson". 3rd European Games. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Julie MacPherson: We are not that far away". Badminton Europe. 30 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Julie MacPherson at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Julie MacPherson at BWFBadminton.com
- Julie MacPherson at Team Scotland
