Carissa Turner

Carissa Turner
Carissa Turner
Personal information
Country	Wales
Born	6 August 1989 (age 35); Cardiff, Wales
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Women's singles and doubles
Highest ranking	86 (WS 11 July 2013); 52 (WD 27 March 2014; 171 (XD 18 August 2016)
	BWF profile

Carissa Turner (born 6 August 1989) is a Welsh badminton and Australian rules football player.

In her badminton career she achieved 42 Welsh Caps, 13 Welsh National Badminton Championship titles, 3 International Titles and represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014.

In Australian Football she has 9 Welsh Caps and 5 GB Caps, represents Cardiff Panthers in the Wales & England Women's 9s League while also representing West London Wildcats in the AFL London 18 a-side league. She was part of the South Wales Universities team that finished as minor premiers in the 2020 AFL England National University League.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Badminton Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Cyprus International	Linda Zetchiri	15–21, 19–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Portugal International	Sarah Thomas	Rebekka Findlay Caitlin Pringle	21–17, 21–15	Winner
2014	Iceland International	Sarah Thomas	Sara Hognadottir Margrét Johannsdottir	21–11, 21–8	Winner
2013	Cyprus International	Sarah Thomas	Maria Avraamidou Stella Knekna	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2012	Polish International	Sarah Thomas	Kamila Augustyn Agnieszka Wojtkowska	15–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2012	Slovenia International	Sarah Thomas	Isabel Herttrich Inken Wienefeld	14–21, 21–13, 17–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Welsh National Titles

Women's Singles Titles; 2013, 2014, 2015.

Women's Doubles Titles; partner Caroline Harvey 2010 - partner Sarah Thomas 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 - partner Gean Sou Mo 2018 - partner Amy Whiteman 2019

Mixed Doubles Titles; partner Will Kitching 2019

Australian Football Achievements

Wales

Gained 13 Caps for Wales at the Euro Cup 2018, 2019 and 2022.

Great Britain

5 Caps for the GB Swans at the European Championships 2019. Selected to represent Great Britain at the International Cup 2020 (cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic). 5 Caps for the GB Swans at the European Championships 2022. 4 Caps for the GB Swans at the Transatlantic Cup 2024.

Club

Cardiff Panthers awards; Most Improved 2019, Player's Player 2021, President's Choice 2023, Club Person of the Year 2024.

West London Wildcats award; Women's Premiership's Best International Player 2021.

References

^ "Players: Carissa Turner". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
^ "Carissa Turner Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
^ Shillibier, Will (16 September 2019). "Former Commonwealth Games Athlete Turner Swaps Shuttlecocks for Sherrins". aflengland.org. AFL England. Retrieved 28 January 2020.