Kirsteen McEwan

Kirsteen McEwan

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	(1975-11-20) 20 November 1975 (age 50) Scotland
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Event	Doubles
BWF profile
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   Scotland Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Mixed team

Kirsteen Fiona McEwan-Miller nee 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]

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 Melbounre, 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
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
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

References

1. "Players: Kirsteen MCEWAN-MILLER". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
2. "Kirsteen McEwan". www.scotbadminton.demon.co.uk. Badminton Scotland. Archived from the original on 2 November 2002. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
3. "Drug shame lifter in team picked to restore the nation's sporting pride Honour and discredit in squad for the Games". The Herald. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
4. "Scotland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
5. "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
6. "Athletes". Team Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
7. "Scotland Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
8. "Commonwealth Games Medallists Badminton". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
9. "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
10. "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
11. "A Tribute to Dr Fiona McEwan". www.teamscotland.scot. 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
12. "Obituary: Fiona McEwan, accomplished sportswoman and Commonwealth Games official". www.scotsman.com. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

External links

Kirsteen McEwan at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)