Kirsteen McEwan
Scottish badminton player
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Kirsteen Fiona McEwan-Miller née McEwan (born 20 November 1975) is a retired badminton player from Scotland.[1] She reached a career high as world number 8 and has a number of titles to her name and competed at three Commonwealth Games.[2]
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1975 Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Doubles | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
McEwan represented the Scottish team[3] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she competed in the badminton events.[4][5]
McEwan represented the Scottish team again[6] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where he competed in the badminton events,[7] winning a bronze medal as part of the mixed team.[8]
McEwan married in 2004 and played under the name of Kirsteen McEwan-Miller thereafter. As McEwan-Miller she attended a third Commonwealth Games in 2006 in Melbourne, competing in the mixed doubles.
She was five-times doubles champion and seven-times mixed doubles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships.[9][10]
Her mother, Fiona McEwan, was a former Badminton Scotland president, and Commonwealth Games Scotland vice-chair. His brother-in-law, Craig Robertson, also a former Scottish national badminton player.[11][12]
Achievements
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1998 | U.S. Open |  Elinor Middlemiss |
 Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage |
7–15, 15–5, 15–2 |  Winner |
IBF International
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Iceland International | Yuan Wemyss |
 Katrin Atladóttir Drifa Hardardóttir |
11–3, 11–4 | Winner |
| 2002 | Scottish International | Yuan Wemyss |
 Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk |
Walkover | Winner |
| 2002 | Slovak International | Yuan Wemyss |
 Natalia Gorodnicheva Elena Sukhareva |
11–5, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2001 | Scottish International | Susan Hughes |
Sandra Watt Yuan Wemyss |
4–7, 0–7, 8–6, 0–7 |  Runner-up |
| 1999 | Austrian International | Sandra Watt |
 Ginny Severien Melissa Trouerbach |
15–9, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1999 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | Sandra Watt |
Lonneke Janssen Erica van den Heuvel |
10–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Mauritius International |  Wendy Taylor |
 Meagen Burnett Michelle Edwards |
15–5, 15–10 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Irish International | Andrew Bowman |
Roman Spitko Carina Mette |
15–10, 7–15, 0–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Spanish International | Andrew Bowman |
 Jean-Michel Lefort Ella Karachkova |
3–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Spanish International | Graeme Smith |
 José Antonio Crespo Dolores Marco |
7–2, 7–8, 8–6, 2–7, 7–1 | Winner |
| 2002 | Croatian International | Russell Hogg |
 Travis Denney Kate Wilson-Smith |
7–3, 8–6, 7–2 | Winner |
| 2001 | Slovenian International | Russell Hogg |
Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva |
5–7, 3–7, 2–7 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Irish International | Russell Hogg |
Graham Hurrell Sara Hardaker |
15–9, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2000 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Russell Hogg |
Björn Siegemund Nicol Pitro |
5–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Slovenian International | Russell Hogg |
 Mathias Boe Britta Andersen |
9–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Austrian International | Kenny Middlemiss |
 Andrej Pohar Maja Pohar |
15–12, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1997 | Mauritius International | Peter Jeffrey |
Graham Hurrell Wendy Taylor |
15–6, 15–5 | Winner |