Russell Hogg (7 January 1968 – 17 September 2012) was a Scottish badminton player. He reached a career high as world number 8 and has a number of titles to his name. Hogg competed at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games, and won a mixed team bronze in 2002.

Biography

Dunfermline-born Hogg started playing badminton with the age 10. His father Harry Hogg was the Defence of Ministry worker. Hogg spent two years in Mauritius and after that he studied in St Leonard's Primary, Dunfermline, where his mother Moira was a teacher. It was his father, also a badminton coach, who introduced him to the sport. Hogg was exceptionally hard-working, developing his game at Alloa Badminton Club to win European gold medal in the under-14 category.[citation needed] Although he played badminton, he was an enthusiastic cricket player too. He had represented Scotland's under-16s and served as captain of Fife County Cricket Club for a season. Hogg finally found his way into the badminton and began developing his game to be the country's elite doubles player.[citation needed] He won Scottish national junior championships for 5 times. He left school around 1986 to work in administration with the Ministry of Defence at Rosyth Dockyard and it was the same time that he made his Scotland debut.

Between 1991 and 2002 he won the men's doubles at the Scottish National Badminton Championships nine times, eight of them with Kenny Middlemiss. He also won the mixed doubles title twice with Kirsteen McEwan in 2001 and 2003.

On the world tournament circuit he reached a career best of No. 8 in mixed doubles and No. 17 in men's doubles. he represented the Scottish team at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, where he competed in the badminton events.

After retiring from playing career he worked for North Ayrshire Leisure as badminton development manager before joining the Badminton Scotland staff in November 2004 as national development manager. His wife Julie Hogg whom he met while he was 12 was also the badminton player. Hogg was third most-capped player in the country, with 117 appearances, and had the hands-on experience that also made him a respected coach and mentor. He mentored the Scottish team in the 2012 Olympic Games. Hogg died on 17 September 2012, aged 44, due to skin cancer.

Achievements

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989Irish InternationalScotland Anthony GallagherScotland Kenny Middlemiss Scotland Dan Travers6–15, 6–15Runner-up
1990Gibraltar InternationalEngland Ian TeasdalePortugal Ricardo Fernandes Portugal Jose Sim Sim15–2, 15–5Winner
1992Gibraltar InternationalEngland Richard Outterside–, ––, –Winner
1992Iceland InternationalScotland Kenny MiddlemissEngland Simon Archer England Julian Robertson9–15, 9–15Runner-up
1992Amor InternationalScotland Kenny MiddlemissIceland Broddi Kristjánsson Iceland Árni Þór Hallgrímson15–4, 15–12Winner
1993Gibraltar InternationalEngland Paul HutchinsonEngland Kelvin Edwards England Paul Ruthven15–5, 7–15, 15–1Winner
1997Portugal InternationalScotland Kenny MiddlemissSpain Hugo Rodrigues Spain Fernando SilvaWalkoverRunner-up
1997Slovenian InternationalScotland Kenny MiddlemissAustria Harald Koch Austria Jürgen Koch18–14, 15–5Winner
1999La Chaux-de-FondsScotland Kenny MiddlemissIndonesia Aras Razak Denmark Henrik Sørensen10–15, 9–15Runner-up
1999Scottish InternationalScotland Kenny MiddlemissDenmark Michael Lamp Denmark Jonas Rasmussen8–15, 11–15Runner-up
2000New Zealand InternationalScotland Robert BlairNew Zealand John Gordon New Zealand Daniel Shirley16–17, 7–15Runner-up
2000Irish InternationalScotland Robert BlairScotland Alastair Gatt Scotland Craig Robertson15–12, 12–15, 5–15Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1990Gibraltar InternationalEngland J SteenEngland Ian Teasdale England R. Ambrose12–15, 15–9, 7–15Runner-up
1993Gibraltar InternationalScotland Julie HoggEngland Paul Steel England Sue Tromp15–10, 15–7Winner
1997Portugal InternationalEngland Karen PeatfieldScotland Kenny Middlemiss Scotland Elinor MiddlemissWalkoverWinner
1997Slovenian InternationalScotland Jillian HaldaneScotland Kenny Middlemiss Scotland Elinor Middlemiss10–15, 8–15Runner-up
1997Scottish InternationalEngland Tracy DineenDenmark Lars Paaske Denmark Jane F. Bramsen6–15, 2–15Runner-up
1998Irish InternationalScotland Alexis BarlowBelgium Ruud Kuijten Belgium Manon Albinus7–15, 9–15Runner-up
2000Slovenian InternationalScotland Kirsteen McEwanDenmark Mathias Boe Denmark Britta Andersen9–15, 3–15Runner-up
2000Le Volant d'Or de ToulouseScotland Kirsteen McEwanGermany Björn Siegemund Germany Nicol Pitro5–15, 11–15Runner-up
2000Irish OpenScotland Kirsteen McEwanEngland Graham Hurrell England Sara Hardaker15–9, 15–8Winner
2001Slovenian InternationalScotland Kirsteen McEwanRussia Nikolai Zuyev Russia Marina Yakusheva5–7, 3–7, 2–7Runner-up
2002Croatian InternationalScotland Kirsteen McEwanAustralia Travis Denney Australia Kate Wilson-Smith7–3, 8–6, 7–2Winner

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