Kieran Merrilees (born 12 September 1989) is a Scottish badminton player from BC Adliswil Zurich.[1][2] He represented his country at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2][3][4] Merrilees educated retail management and marketing at the Open University, Scotland.[4]
| Kieran Merrilees | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Born | 12 September 1989 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Residence | Kelvindale, Glasgow |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Years active | 2006 |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Wong Tat Meng Andrew Bowman |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 52 (8 December 2016) |
| Current ranking | 110 (12 April 2018) |
| BWF profile | |
Achievements
editBWF International Challenge/Series
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Welsh International |  Pablo Abián
|
16–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
|
| 2016 | Slovenia International |  Adi Pratama
|
21–14, 21–16 |  Winner
|
| 2016 | Dutch International | Pablo Abián
|
16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2014 | Welsh International |  Toby Penty
|
21–15, 21–10 | Winner
|
| 2012 | Polish International | Toby Penty
|
21–10, 21–8 | Winner
|
| 2009 | Bulgarian International |  Rune Ulsing
|
10–21, 22–20, 5–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2008 | Welsh International |  Brice Leverdez
|
15–21, 21–18, 19–21 | Runner-up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Kieran Merrilees". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Kieran Merrilees Badminton". Team Scotland. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Kieran Merrilees Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Participants: Kieran Merrilees". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
External links
edit- Kieran Merrilees at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Kieran Merrilees at BWFBadminton.com
- Kieran Merrilees at Team Scotland
- Kieran Merrilees at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Kieran Merrilees at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Kieran Merrilees at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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