Jill Pittard
Encyclopedia
Jill Pittard is a female badminton
player from England
.
All matches in the following incomplete list were in women's singles.
Ms. Pittard has twelve caps
for England
.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Career
Winner (women's singles), 2006/07 European Badminton CircuitAll matches in the following incomplete list were in women's singles.
- 2007 BWF World Championships: defeated in the first round by Kaori MoriKaori Moriis a female badminton player from Japan.Mori played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating Anu Weckström of Finland in the first round but losing to Zhou Mi of China in the round of 16.-Link:*...
, of JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, 21-13, 21-16. - 2007 English National Badminton Championships2007 English National Badminton ChampionshipsThe 2007 English National Badminton Championships were held in Manchester, from 2 to February 4, 2007.-Results:-External links:*...
: finalist, defeated by Elizabeth Cann, 21-19, 21-17. - 2006 English National Badminton Championships2006 English National Badminton ChampionshipsThe 2006 English National Badminton Championships were held in Manchester, from 3 to February 5, 2006.-Results:...
: finalist, defeated by Tracey HallamTracey Hallam-Career:Hallam played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In women's singles, she defeated Juliane Schenk of Germany and Camilla Martin of Denmark in the first two rounds...
, 8-11, 11-4, 11-0. - 2004 Austrian Open: defeated 16th-ranked Miho TanakaMiho Tanakais a female badminton player from Japan.Tanaka played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Salakjit Ponsana of Thailand in the round of 32.-Link:*...
of Japan in the quarter-finals. - 2004 Scottish OpenScottish Open (badminton)The Scottish Open in badminton is an open international championships held in Scotland since 1907 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The tournament was halted during the two World Wars.-21st century:...
: finalist - 2003 Slovenian InternationalSlovenian International (badminton)The Slovenian International in badminton is an international open held in Slovenia regularly since 1993.It took place also as unofficial international championship from 1963 until 1976, when Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia.-Previous winners:...
: winner - 1998 Iceland InternationalIceland International (badminton)The Iceland International in badminton is an international open held in Iceland since 1986. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit.In 2008 the organization of this event had to be cancelled due to the Islandic financial crisis.-Previous winners:...
: winner
Ms. Pittard has twelve caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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