Robyn Ashworth

Ashworth represented Gwent at county level^[3] and in 1997 she was the number 1 ranked Welsh U17 and U19 player.^[4]

She subsequently represented Wales at international level,^[5] gaining her first cap at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she partnered Natasha Groves-Burke in the women's doubles event.^[6] At the Games, in addition to the women's doubles, Ashworth participated for the Welsh team^[7] in the singles and team events.^[8]

Ashworth specialised in doubles play and partnered Matthew Hughes in mixed doubles^[9] and Harriett Johnson in women's doubles.^[10] She represented the Welsh team again at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, taking part in the doubles events and continued to represent Wales after the 2002 Games.^[11]

Ashworth was the women's doubles champion of Wales at the 2005 Welsh National Badminton Championships.^[12]