Yuan Wemyss (also known as Rita Yuan Gao, Yuan Gao and Rita Pickering; Chinese: 高源; born 14 January 1976) is a former Chinese-born Scottishbadminton player who won Scottish National Championships for 13 times.[1]
Wemyss was a bright sport prospect who formerly played at the regional level in China but never made it up to the national squad due to very tough competition. She temporarily left the sport in 1999 and began pursuing her another interest in learning English at the Carlisle College. In Carlisle, she met Scottish National badminton coach Dan Travers who in turn began supporting her for playing further Badminton and represent Scotland at international stage. She there got her nickname Rita, then after dubbed as Rita Yuan Gao.[2] She is also known as Yuan Gao.[3]
As of 2012, Yuan Gao moved to Zurich, Switzerland for part-time study of a Master of Philosophy in Sports Studies at the University of Stirling with a coaching role at Swiss Badminton. She also served as a Woman's ambassador in Badminton World Federation. In 2013, she competed in World Senior Championships also.[4] Currently she is acting as Performance and Development Coach of Badminton Scotland.[5][6]
FamilyEdit
Wemyss comes from Wuhan, a big industrial city in Central China located alongside Yangtze river. Her father was a football coach and her brother was a professional player of Hubei Province. Her mother was a former Army administrator.
AchievementsEdit
IBF World Grand PrixEdit
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
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Yuan Wemyss also known as Rita Yuan Gao Yuan Gao and Rita Pickering Chinese 高源 born 14 January 1976 is a former Chinese born Scottish badminton player who won Scottish National Championships for 13 times 1 Yuan WemyssPersonal informationCountryScotlandBorn 1976 01 14 14 January 1976 age 47 Wuhan Hubei Province ChinaResidenceStirling ScotlandHeight178 cm 5 ft 10 in Retiredin 2006HandednessRightCoachDan TraversEventWomen s singles amp doublesMedal record Women s badmintonRepresenting ScotlandCommonwealth Games2002 Manchester Mixed teamBWF profile Contents 1 Career 2 Family 3 Achievements 3 1 IBF World Grand Prix 3 2 IBF International 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditWemyss was a bright sport prospect who formerly played at the regional level in China but never made it up to the national squad due to very tough competition She temporarily left the sport in 1999 and began pursuing her another interest in learning English at the Carlisle College In Carlisle she met Scottish National badminton coach Dan Travers who in turn began supporting her for playing further Badminton and represent Scotland at international stage She there got her nickname Rita then after dubbed as Rita Yuan Gao 2 She is also known as Yuan Gao 3 As of 2012 Yuan Gao moved to Zurich Switzerland for part time study of a Master of Philosophy in Sports Studies at the University of Stirling with a coaching role at Swiss Badminton She also served as a Woman s ambassador in Badminton World Federation In 2013 she competed in World Senior Championships also 4 Currently she is acting as Performance and Development Coach of Badminton Scotland 5 6 Family EditWemyss comes from Wuhan a big industrial city in Central China located alongside Yangtze river Her father was a football coach and her brother was a professional player of Hubei Province Her mother was a former Army administrator Achievements EditIBF World Grand Prix Edit The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation IBF from 1983 to 2006 Women s doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2001 Dutch Open nbsp Sandra Watt nbsp Erica van den Heuvel nbsp Nicole van Hooren 4 15 7 15 nbsp Runner upIBF International Edit Women s singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result2006 Portugal International nbsp Anna Rice 21 9r nbsp Winner2005 Miami International nbsp Anna Rice 11 3 11 5 nbsp Winner2005 Peru International nbsp Anna Rice 2 11 11 1 11 5 nbsp Winner2005 Finnish International nbsp Susan Hughes 8 11 9 11 nbsp Runner up2005 Portugal International nbsp Jeanine Cicognini 7 11 11 3 11 8 nbsp Winner2004 Scottish International nbsp Jill Pittard 11 4 3 11 13 10 nbsp Winner2004 Iceland International nbsp Susan Hughes 7 11 2 11 nbsp Runner up2004 Norwegian International nbsp Petra Overzier 1 11 6 11 nbsp Runner up2000 Irish International nbsp Elizabeth Cann 9 11 11 2 11 5 nbsp Winner2000 New Zealand International nbsp Rhona Robertson 3 11 9 11 nbsp Runner upWomen s doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2005 Portugal International nbsp Petya Nedelcheva nbsp Kathrin Piotrowski nbsp Sandra Marinello 15 8 11 15 2 15 nbsp Runner up2004 Welsh International nbsp Petya Nedelcheva nbsp Katie Litherland nbsp Julie Pike 17 14 15 0 nbsp Winner2004 Norwegian International nbsp Michelle Douglas nbsp Liza Parker nbsp Suzanne Rayappan 0 15 15 13 8 15 nbsp Runner up2002 Iceland International nbsp Kirsteen McEwan nbsp Katrin Atladottir nbsp Drifa Hardardottir 11 3 11 4 nbsp Winner2002 Scottish International nbsp Kirsteen McEwan nbsp Nicole Grether nbsp Juliane Schenk Walkover nbsp Winner2002 Slovak International nbsp Kirsteen McEwan nbsp Natalia Gorodnicheva nbsp Elena Sukhareva 11 5 11 5 nbsp Winner2001 Scottish International nbsp Sandra Watt nbsp Kirsteen McEwan nbsp Susan Hughes 7 4 7 0 6 8 7 0 nbsp WinnerMixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2004 Iceland International nbsp Graeme Smith nbsp Hayley Connor nbsp Peter Jeffrey 7 15 15 7 13 15 nbsp Runner upReferences Edit Profile Rita Yuan Gao Badminton World Federation Retrieved 19 September 2020 Lee Veronica 21 July 2002 Shuttle diplomacy www theguardian com Retrieved 19 September 2020 Lowe Douglas 18 November 2006 Chance to see a special player still setting a perfect example The Herald Retrieved 19 September 2020 World badminton ambassadorial call up for Scottish student www stir ac uk University of Stirling 25 June 2012 Retrieved 19 September 2020 Scotland s team for U17 European Championships www badmintoneurope com Badminton Scotland 21 May 2019 Retrieved 19 September 2020 Disability Badminton Retrieved 19 September 2020 External links EditYuan Wemyss at BWF tournamentsoftware com nbsp Yuan Wemyss at BWFbadminton com nbsp Yuan Wemyss at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp Yuan Wemyss at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games archived nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yuan Wemyss amp oldid 1176536477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
