Julie MacPherson | ||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Julie Claire MacPherson | |||||||||||||||||
Country | Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Edinburgh, Scotland [1] | 17 November 1997|||||||||||||||||
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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BWF profile |
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]
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.
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Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | Alexander Dunn | Jesper Toft Amalie Magelund | 19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Iceland International | Eleanor O'Donnell | Emilie Furbo Trine Villadsen | 17–21, 21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
2018 | Portugal International | Eleanor O'Donnell | Li Zi-qing Teng Chun-hsun | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Welsh International | Holly Newall | Susan Ekelund Line Fleischer | 22–20, 21–12 | Winner |
2021 | Belgian International | Ciara Torrance | Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi | 12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2024 | Belgian International | Ciara Torrance | Elsa Jacob Camille Pognante | 21–9, 21–11 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Belgian International | Adam Hall | Jacco Arends Selena Piek | 11–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2024 | Scottish Open | Alexander Dunn | Rubén García Lucía Rodríguez | 23–21, 21–16 | Winner |
Girls' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Belgian Junior International | Holly Newall | Eva Janssens Yvonne Li | 11–10, 8–11, 5–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Polish Junior International | Adam Hall | Thomas Vallez Delphine Delrue | 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
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