Ciara Torrance

Ciara Torrance
Personal information
Country	Scotland
Born	(1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 26) Prestwick, Scotland [1]
Residence	Ralston, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]
Handedness	Right [2]
Coach	Robert Blair Ingo Kindervater [2]
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	28 (WD with Julie MacPherson, 25 March 2025) 82 (XD with Alexander Dunn, 20 September 2022)
Current ranking	34 (WD with Julie MacPherson, 23 September 2025)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   Scotland European Women's Team Championships 2020 Liévin Women's team 2024 Łódź Women's team
BWF profile

Ciara Torrance (born 1 September 1999) is a Scottish badminton player who competes in international level events. ^[3] She is a Scottish National women's doubles champion, winning in 2020 with her partner Julie MacPherson. ^[4] Torrance was part of team Scotland that won the bronze medal at the 2020 European Women's Team Championships. ^[5]

Personal life

Ciara Torrance graduated from the Glasgow School of Sport, based at Bellahouston Academy. ^{[6] [7]} Her brother, Ben Torrance, also a badminton player who competing in the national and international events. ^[8]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Belgian International	Julie MacPherson	Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi	12–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2024	Belgian International	Julie MacPherson	Elsa Jacob Camille Pognante	21–9, 21–11	Winner
2025	Belgian International	Julie MacPherson	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	14–21, 12–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Welsh International	Alexander Dunn	Matthew Clare Hope Warner	21–14, 20–22, 21–17	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Danish Junior Cup	Christopher Grimley	Rasmus Kjær Irina Amalie Andersen	21–11, 7–21, 23–25	Runner-up
2016	Czech Junior International	Christopher Grimley	Matthew Grimley Toni Woods	21–19, 21–17	Winner

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

1. McConnell, Stewart (3 December 2019). "It's just a racquet as Ciara switches to badminton". Ayr Advertiser. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
2. "Ciara Torrance". Badminton Scotland. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
3. "Ciara Torrance biography". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2022– via Tournamentsoftware.com.
4. "Three in a row for Dunn and Hall as Newall takes her first National singles title". Badminton Scotland. 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
5. "European Team Championships: Scotland women win landmark bronze". BBC. 15 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
6. "Testimonials". Glasgow Life. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
7. "Glasgow boost Scots bid for world junior badminton title" . Scotsman. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
8. McConnell, Stewart (22 January 2016). "South Ayrshire trio selected for major badminton events". Ayr Advertiser. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

External links

• Ciara Torrance at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Ciara Torrance at BWF Badminton.com
• Ciara Torrance at Team Scotland