Kieran Merrilees

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PERSONAL DETAILS: 

Date of Birth:

12 September 1989

Place of Birth:

Glasgow

Living:

Milton Keynes

Right/Left hand:

Right

Height:

6ft

Racket:

Voltric 70

Sponsors:

Yonex, Bank of Scotland

Highest world ranking:

62

Highest National ranking:

1
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MERRILEES... ON COURT:

Event(s):

  

Singles

Coach(es):

  

Kenneth Jonassen, Yvette Lou

County/Team:

  

Glasgow

Started badminton aged:

  

12

Ambition as badminton player:

  

To reach top 16 in world and to win a medal at 2014 commonwealth games, to win Scottish Open

First represented Scotland:

  

Age 18

Best performance of career:

  

Reaching Welsh open final at age of 19

Seasons best performance:

  

Beating world number 20 in Bulgaria

Major national achievements:

  

Scottish National Champion

Major International achievements:

  

Bulgarian open finalist
Welsh open finalist - finished my Junior career ranked number 1 in Europe
Represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games

Favourite tournament:

  

World Championships

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AND OFF COURT...

My hobbies

  

Sitting on the couch after a hard day on court

Favourite food:

  

Chinese

Favourite city or country:

  

London and Hong Kong

If not badminton, then I would be:

  

Involved in fashion

My personality in a nutshell:

  

Ambitious and open minded