Julie Claire MacPherson (born 17 November 1997) is a Scottish badminton player who competes in international level events both for Scotland and Great Britain. She affiliates with club SV Fun-Ball Dortelweil She has won the Scottish National Championships ten times in the women's doubles and seven times in the mixed doubles. She also part of team Scotland that won the bronze medal at the 2020 European Women's Team Championships.

MacPherson won the girls' singles bronze medal at the European U17 Championships in 2014. She has competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she reached the quarterfinals in the mixed team event. She has competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she reached the semifinals in the mixed doubles.

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024Hylo OpenSuper 300Scotland Alexander DunnDenmark Jesper Toft Denmark Amalie Magelund19–21, 16–21Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Iceland InternationalScotland Eleanor O'DonnellDenmark Emilie Furbo Denmark Trine Villadsen17–21, 21–13, 21–17Winner
2018Portugal InternationalScotland Eleanor O'DonnellChinese Taipei Li Zi-qing Chinese Taipei Teng Chun-hsun15–21, 13–21Runner-up
2018Welsh InternationalScotland Holly NewallDenmark Susan Ekelund Denmark Line Fleischer22–20, 21–12Winner
2021Belgian InternationalScotland Ciara TorranceJapan Rin Iwanaga Japan Kie Nakanishi12–21, 15–21Runner-up
2024Belgian InternationalScotland Ciara TorranceFrance Elsa Jacob France Camille Pognante21–9, 21–11Winner
2025Belgian InternationalScotland Ciara TorranceBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva14–21, 12–21Runner-up
2025Scottish OpenScotland Ciara TorranceSouth Korea Kim Min-ji South Korea Lee Ye-na16–21, 21–15, 15–21Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Belgian InternationalScotland Adam HallNetherlands Jacco Arends Netherlands Selena Piek11–21, 13–21Runner-up
2024Scottish OpenScotland Alexander DunnSpain Rubén García Spain Lucía Rodríguez23–21, 21–16Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 runners-up)

Girls' doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Belgian Junior InternationalScotland Holly NewallGermany Eva Janssens Germany Yvonne Li11–10, 8–11, 5–11, 9–11Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Polish Junior InternationalScotland Adam HallFrance Thomas Vallez France Delphine Delrue15–21, 18–21Runner-up

BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

BWF Junior International Series tournament

BWF Junior Future Series tournament

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