Patrick MacHugh

Patrick MacHugh
Personal information
Birth namePatrick Robin Douglas MacHugh
Country Scotland
Born (1992-03-29) 29 March 1992 (age 32)
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
ResidenceGlasgow, 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]

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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Swedish Open Scotland Martin Campbell New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis
Denmark Lasse Mølhede 		17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Estonian International Scotland Martin Campbell Germany Jones Ralfy Jansen
Germany Josche Zurwonne 		15–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Hungarian International Scotland Martin Campbell Denmark Soren Gravholt
Denmark Nikolaj Overgaard 		21–13, 18–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Portugal International Scotland Martin Campbell England Peter Briggs
England Tom Wolfenden 		17–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Iceland International Scotland Martin Campbell Denmark Frederik Aalestrup
Denmark Kasper Dinesen 		21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Portugal International Scotland Martin Campbell Japan Kazuki Matsumaru
Japan Izumi Okoshi 		21–18, 13–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Iceland International Scotland Martin Campbell Belgium Mattijs Dierickx
Belgium Freek Golinski 		21–15, 12–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Bulgaria Eurasia Open Scotland Martin Campbell Wales Joe Morgan
Wales Nic Strange 		25–23, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Iceland International Scotland Martin Campbell Wales Joe Morgan
Wales Nic Strange 		17–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "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. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b "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.


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