{{Short description|Scottish badminton player (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Patrick MacHugh | birth_name = Patrick Robin Douglas MacHugh | image = | size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|29|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kirkcaldy, Scotland | height = 1.82 m | weight = 76 kg | country = {{SCO}} | years_active = 2009 | handedness = Right | coach = Wong Tat Meng<br /> Andrew Bowman | event = Men's & mixed doubles | highest_ranking = 52 (MD 26 October 2017)<br /> 176 (XD 26 September 2013) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | played = | titles = | medaltemplates = | bwfbadminton_id = 75235 | bwf_id = 17968F3A-2E43-4EE3-B27C-23A753A3D38C }}
'''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.<ref name="bwf">{{cite web|title=Players: Patrick Machugh|url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/75235/patrick-machugh |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation |accessdate=13 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick MacHugh Badminton |url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/patrick-machugh/ |publisher=Team Scotland |accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref> He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Machugh Biography|url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/lawn_bowls/1015787/patrick_machugh.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810120756/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/lawn_bowls/1015787/patrick_machugh.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=10 August 2014 |website=results.glasgow2014.com|publisher=Glasgow 2014 |accessdate=13 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="gc">{{cite web |title=Participants: Patrick MacHugh |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/badminton/athlete-profile-n6027525-patrick-machugh.htm |website=gc2018.com |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 |accessdate=12 April 2018 |archive-date=12 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412235429/https://results.gc2018.com/en/badminton/athlete-profile-n6027525-patrick-machugh.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
MacHugh educated marketing at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, and also psychology at the Open University.<ref name="gc"/> He was awarded Sportsperson of the Year from the University of Strathclyde.<ref name="bwf"/>
MacHugh has collected 4 international titles and winning 18 Scotland caps. He announced his retirement from full-time badminton in July 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Badminton: Scots Martin Campbell and Patrick MacHugh to retire |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/badminton/44767866 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=10 July 2018}}</ref>
== Achievements ==
=== BWF International Challenge/Series === ''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Swedish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Martin Campbell | align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Oliver Leydon-Davis <br /> {{flagicon|DEN}} Lasse Mølhede | align="left" | 17–21, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Estonian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Martin Campbell | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Jones Ralfy Jansen <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} Josche Zurwonne | align="left" | 15–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | Hungarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Martin Campbell | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Soren Gravholt <br /> {{flagicon|DEN}} Nikolaj Overgaard | align="left" | 21–13, 18–21, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | Portugal International | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Martin Campbell | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Briggs <br /> {{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Wolfenden | align="left" | 17–21, 20–22 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | Iceland International | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Martin Campbell | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Aalestrup <br /> {{flagicon|DEN}} Kasper Dinesen | align="left" | 21–16, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | Portugal International | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Martin Campbell | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Matsumaru <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Izumi Okoshi | align="left" | 21–18, 13–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | Iceland International | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Martin Campbell | align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Mattijs Dierickx <br /> {{flagicon|BEL}} Freek Golinski | align="left" | 21–15, 12–21, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | Bulgaria Eurasia Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Martin Campbell | align="left" | {{flagicon|WAL}} Joe Morgan <br /> {{flagicon|WAL}} Nic Strange | align="left" | 25–23, 21–10 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2012 | align="left" | Iceland International | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Martin Campbell | align="left" | {{flagicon|WAL}} Joe Morgan <br /> {{flagicon|WAL}} Nic Strange | align="left" | 17–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{BWF|17968F3A-2E43-4EE3-B27C-23A753A3D38C}}
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