Michelle Claire Edwards

Michelle Claire Edwards (born 11 July 1974) is a female badminton player from South Africa.

Michelle Claire Edwards
Personal information
Country	South Africa
Born	11 July 1974 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Women's
Highest ranking	300 (WS) 26 Aug 2010 40 (WD) 22 Mar 2012 51 (XD) 14 Jul 2011
Medal record Badminton Representing  South Africa All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers Women's doubles 2003 Abuja Women's doubles 2003 Abuja Mixed team 2007 Algiers Women's singles 2007 Algiers Mixed team 2003 Abuja Women's singles 2003 Abuja Mixed doubles 2007 Algiers Mixed doubles African Championships 2012 Addis Ababa Women's doubles 2012 Addis Ababa Mixed doubles 2011 Marrakesh Women's doubles 2011 Marrakesh Mixed team 2010 Kampala Women's doubles 2010 Kampala Mixed doubles 2009 Nairobi Mixed team 2007 Rose Hill Women's doubles 2006 Algiers Women's doubles 2006 Algiers Mixed team 2004 Rose Hill Women's singles 2004 Rose Hill Women's doubles 2004 Rose Hill Mixed team 2002 Casablanca Women's doubles 2002 Casablanca Mixed team 1998 Rose Hill Mixed doubles 2011 Marrakesh Mixed doubles 2007 Rose Hill Mixed doubles 2007 Rose Hill Mixed team 2006 Algiers Mixed doubles 1998 Rose Hill Women's singles 1998 Rose Hill Women's doubles 2009 Nairobi Women's doubles 2004 Rose Hill Mixed doubles 2002 Casablanca Women's singles 2002 Casablanca Mixed doubles Africa Team Championships 2012 Addis Ababa Women's team 2010 Kampala Women's team 2008 Rose Hill Women's team
BWF profile

Edwards played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Aparna Popat of India in the round of 32 in women's singles. In women's doubles, Edwards and her partner Chantal Botts were defeated by Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the round of 32.[1]

In 2007, she won 3 medals in badminton at the 2007 All-Africa Games, a gold medal in women's doubles with Chantal Botts, a silver medal in women's singles, and a bronze medal in mixed doubles.

She also participated in the Summer Olympic Games of 2008 and 2012 in the women's doubles event. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she competed with Chantal Botts, they lost to Taipei in the first round.[1] In the 2012 Summer Olympics, her partner was Annari Viljoen. Together, they reached the quarter finals, where they lost to the Russian pair of Vislova and Sorokina.[2]

Achievements

All African Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria	Grace Daniel	16–21, 14–21	Silver
2003	Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria	Grace Daniel		Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria	Chantal Botts	Grace Daniel Susan Ideh	21–12, 9–21, 22–20	Gold
2003	Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria	Chantal Botts	Grace Daniel Susan Ideh		Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria	Roelof Dednam	Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan	17–21, 21–19, 13–21	Bronze
2003	Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria	Stewart Carson	Chris Dednam Antoinette Uys		Silver

African Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Rose Hill, Mauritius	Chantal Botts	11–4, 11–2	Gold
2002	Casablanca, Morocco	Juliette Ah-Wan	4–7, 4–7, 4–7	Bronze
1998	Rose Hill, Mauritius	Lina Fourie	11–2, 8–11, 7–11	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Annari Viljoen	Grace Daniel Susan F Ideh	21–16, 21–19	Gold
2011	Marrakesh, Morocco	Annari Viljoen	Maria Braimah Susan Ideh	21–9, 21–16	Gold
2010	Kampala, Uganda	Annari Viljoen	Maria Braimah Susan Ideh	21–6, 21–6	Gold
2009	Nairobi, Kenya	Annari Viljoen	Grace Daniel Mary Gideon	21–19, 10–21, 19–21	Bronze
2007	Rose Hill, Mauritius	Chantal Botts	Grace Daniel Karen Foo Kune	21–19, 21–12	Gold
2006	Algiers, Algeria	Stacey Doubell	Juliette Ah-Wan Catherina Paulin	21–12, 23–21	Gold
2004	Rose Hill, Mauritius	Chantal Botts	Miriam Sude Grace Daniel		Gold
2002	Casablanca, Morocco	Chantal Botts	Miriam Sude Grace Daniel		Gold
1998	Rose Hill, Mauritius	Meagen Burnett	Monique Ric-Hansen Lina Fourie	2–15, 14–17	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Dorian James	Enrico James Stacey Doubel	21–16, 21–6	Gold
2011	Marrakesh, Morocco	Dorian James	Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen	13–21, 12–21	Silver
2010	Kampala, Uganda	Dorian James	Roeloff Dednam Annari Viljoen	21–13, 21–14	Gold
2007	Rose Hill, Mauritius	Chris Dednam	Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan	16–21, 21–11, 15–21	Silver
2006	Algiers, Algeria	Dorian James	Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan	16–21, 21–17, 16–21	Silver
2004	Rose Hill, Mauritius	Dorian James	Orobosa Okuonghae Grace Daniel	15–6, 9–15, 8–15	Bronze
2002	Casablanca, Morocco	Dorian James	Johan Kleingeld Chantal Botts	4–7, 4–7, 4–7	Bronze
1998	Rose Hill, Mauritius	Anton Kriel	Johan Kleingeld Lina Fourie	15–11, 15–0	Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	South Africa International	Negin Amiripour	21–15, 21–18	Winner
2002	Mauritius International	Amrita Sawaram	11–1, 11–3	Winner
2002	South Africa International	Catherina Paulin	7–7, 7–2, 7–0	Winner
2001	Mauritius International	Amrita Sawaram	7–1, 7–2, 7–5	Winner
2001	South Africa International	Amrita Sawaram	11–0, 11–7	Winner
2000	South Africa International	Chantal Botts	11–4, 11–0	Winner
1998	South Africa International	Lina Fourie	10–13, 4–11	Runner-up
1997	Mauritius International	Wendy Taylor	4–11, 11–7, 11–6	Winner
1997	South Africa International	Lina Fourie	11–6, 3–11, 11–6	Winner
1996	South Africa International	Annalize van Staden	11–7, 11–4	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	South Africa International	Annari Viljoen	Shama Aboobakar Stacey Doubell	21–19, 15–21, 21–13	Winner
2012	Uganda International	Annari Viljoen	Ozge Bayrak Neslihan Yigit	Walkover	Winner
2011	South Africa International	Annari Viljoen	Ozge Bayrak Neslihan Yigit	10–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2011	Botswana International	Annari Viljoen	Michelle Butler-Emmett Stacey Doubell	21–12, 21–14	Winner
2011	Kenya International	Annari Viljoen	Ozge Bayrak Neslihan Yigit	15–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2011	Mauritius International	Annari Viljoen	Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid	10–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2010	Botswana International	Annari Viljoen	Stacey Doubell Jade Morgan	21–12, 21–15	Winner
2010	South Africa International	Annari Viljoen	Özge Bayrak Oznur Calliskan	12–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2010	Kenya International	Annari Viljoen	Maria Braimoh Susan Ideh	21–10, 12–21, 21–10	Winner
2010	Uganda International	Annari Viljoen	Stacey Doubell Jade Morgan	14–21, 21–11, 21–18	Winner
2009	South Africa International	Annari Viljoen	Negin Amiripour Nejatzadeh-Sahar Zamanian	21–16, 21–14	Winner
2009	Kenya International	Annari Viljoen	Dhanya Nair Anita Ohlan	21–17, 15–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2008	South Africa International	Chantal Botts	Jade Morgan Annari Viljoen	12–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2008	Kenya International	Chantal Botts		21–14, 21–8	Winner
2008	Mauritius International	Chantal Botts	Kerry-Lee Harrington Stacey Doubell	21–7, 17–21, 21–14	Winner
2007	Mauritius International	Chantal Botts	Maja Tvrdy Ana Moura	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2007	South Africa International	Chantal Botts	Annari Viljoen Jade Morgan	21–23, 18–21	Runner-up
2005	South Africa International	Chantal Botts	Shama Aboobakar Amrita Sawaram	15–5, 15–7	Winner
2002	South Africa International	Chantal Botts	Marika Daubern Antoinette Uys	7–2, 8–6, 7–2	Winner
2001	South Africa International	Chantal Botts	Marika Daubern Beverley Meerholz	15–1, 15–13	Winner
1998	South Africa International	Meagen Burnett	Karen Coetzer Lina Fourie	15–4, 15–11	Winner
1997	Mauritius International	Meagen Burnett	Kirsteen McEwan Wendy Taylor	5–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1997	South Africa International	Meagen Burnett	Lina Fourie Tracey Thompson	12–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1995	Mauritius International	Meagen Burnett	Rebecca Pantaney Justine Willmott	15–0, 5–15, 15–10	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	South Africa International	Dorian James	Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen	15–21, 21–16, 12–21	Runner-up
2012	Uganda International	Dorian James	Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen	7–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2011	Botswana International	Dorian James	Olaoluwa Fagbemi Susan Funaya Ideh	21–16, 11–21, 21–19	Winner
2011	Kenya International	Dorian James	Le Ha Ahn Le Thu Huyen	25–23, 14–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2011	Mauritius International	Dorian James	Abdelrahman Kashkal Hadia Hosny	21–16, 21–11	Winner
2010	Botswana International	Dorian James	Enrico James Stacey Doubell	21–19, 21–11	Winner
2010	South Africa International	Dorian James	Chris Dednam Annari Viljoen	21–14, 10–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2010	Uganda International	Dorian James	Georgios Charalambidis Anne Hald Jensen	14–21, 21–19, 21–7	Winner
2009	South Africa International	Dorian James	Willem Viljoen Jade Morgan	21–11, 21–17	Winner
2009	Kenya International	Chris Dednam	Dorian James Annari Viljoen	21–11, 21–13	Winner
2008	South Africa International	Chris Dednam	Stephan Beeharry Shama Aboobakar	21–17, 21–12	Winner
2008	Mauritius International	Dorian James	Chris Dednam Annari Viljoen	21–16, 15–21, 21–11	Winner
2007	Mauritius International	Chris Dednam	Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan	21–9, 21–17	Winner
2005	South Africa International	Dorian James	Orobosa Okuonghae Grace Daniel	13–15, 15–12, 15–13	Winner
2000	South Africa International	Anton Kriel	Johan Kleingeld Karen Coetzer	3–15, 15–12, 15–5	Winner
1999	Botswana International	Anton Kriel	Jose John Niru Singhal	15–0, 15–4	Winner
1996	South Africa International	Johan Kleingeld	Alex Nel Annalize van Staden	15–5, 15–8	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Sports Reference - Athletes - Michelle Edwards". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
2. "London 2012 Badminton Women's Doubles". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

External links

• Michelle Claire Edwards at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Michelle Claire Edwards at BWFbadminton.com
• Michelle Claire Edwards at the International Olympic Committee
• Michelle Claire Edwards at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Michelle Claire Edwards at the Commonwealth Games Federation