Susan Egelstaff

Born Susan Hughes in 1982, she represented the Scottish team^[2] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where she competed in the badminton events,^[3] winning a bronze medal as part of the mixed team.^[4]

Four years later Hughes represented the Scottish team again^[5] at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, where she competed in the badminton events,^[6] and won a bronze medal in the singles.

In 2009 she married Dylan Egelstaff and played under her married name thereafter.^[7]

Egelstaff finished fourth in the singles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.^[8] At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she competed for Great Britain at the badminton events.^[9] She failed to progress past the group stage, beating Maja Tvrdy but losing to the 12th seed Sayaka Sato in three games.^[10]

She was six-times singles champion and once doubles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships.^[11][12]

As of 2023, she is a sports writer for The Herald.^[13]