Patrick MacHugh

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Patrick MacHugh
Personal information
Birth namePatrick Robin Douglas MacHugh
CountryFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Born (1992-03-29) 29 March 1992 (age 32)
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Residence Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Years active2009
HandednessRight
CoachWong Tat Meng
Andrew Bowman
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking52 (MD 26 October 2017)
176 (XD 26 September 2013)
BWF profile

Patrick Robin Douglas MacHugh (born 29 March 1992) is a Scottish badminton player who played for the BC Tafers in Fribourg, Switzerland. He began playing badminton at aged ten, and selected to join national team in 2011. [1] [2] He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4]

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MacHugh educated marketing at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, and also psychology at the Open University. [4] He was awarded Sportsperson of the Year from the University of Strathclyde. [1]

MacHugh has collected 4 international titles and winning 18 Scotland caps. He announced his retirement from full-time badminton in July 2018. [5]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Swedish Open Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Campbell Flag of New Zealand.svg Oliver Leydon-Davis
Flag of Denmark.svg Lasse Mølhede
17–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Estonian International Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Campbell Flag of Germany.svg Jones Ralfy Jansen
Flag of Germany.svg Josche Zurwonne
15–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Hungarian International Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Campbell Flag of Denmark.svg Soren Gravholt
Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolaj Overgaard
21–13, 18–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Portugal International Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Campbell Flag of England.svg Peter Briggs
Flag of England.svg Tom Wolfenden
17–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Iceland International Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Campbell Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Aalestrup
Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Dinesen
21–16, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Portugal International Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Campbell Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Matsumaru
Flag of Japan.svg Izumi Okoshi
21–18, 13–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Iceland International Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Campbell Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mattijs Dierickx
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freek Golinski
21–15, 12–21, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Bulgaria Eurasia Open Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Campbell Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Joe Morgan
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Nic Strange
25–23, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 Iceland International Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Campbell Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Joe Morgan
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Nic Strange
17–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 "Players: Patrick Machugh". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. "Patrick MacHugh Badminton". Team Scotland. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. "Patrick Machugh Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Participants: Patrick MacHugh". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. "Badminton: Scots Martin Campbell and Patrick MacHugh to retire". BBC . Retrieved 10 July 2018.