Susan Egelstaff (born 12 October 1982; née Hughes) is a Scottish

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player. Egelstaff won team bronze at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in

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, took women's singles bronze four years later in

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, and finished fourth in the singles in

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. In 2012, she competed for

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at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She failed to progress past the group stage, beating Maja Tvrdy but losing to the 12th seed Sayaka Sato in three games. As of 2023, she is a sports writer for '' The Herald.''

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

''Women's singles''

BWF International Challenge/Series

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' :

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tournament :

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tournament

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