Michelle Butler-Emmett (born 4 March 1983) is a South African

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player. She was the

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silver medalists in the mixed doubles in

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and in the team event in

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and 2015. Butler-Emmett won the

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in the mixed doubles in 2013 and 2014, also in the women's doubles in 2017.

Achievements

All-Africa Games

''Mixed doubles''

African Championships

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 4 runners-up)

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' :

BWF International Challenge The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament

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* * 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Durban South African female badminton players Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 2015 African Games African Games silver medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in badminton 20th-century South African women 21st-century South African women {{SouthAfrica-badminton-bio-stub