Chloe Magee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Chloe Noelle Magee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland | 29 November 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Daniel Magee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tournaments played | 2008 Summer Olympics 2012 Summer Olympics 2016 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 32 (WS 22 May 2014) 59 (WD with Bing Huang 21 January 2010) 21 (XD with Sam Magee 6 August 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 37 (XD with Sam Magee 3 May 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Chloe Noelle Magee (born 29 November 1988) is an Irish professional badminton player. She represented her country at the Olympic Games for three consecutive times in 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, and 2016 Rio de Janeiro. [2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she became the first Irish woman to win a badminton match at the Olympics. She has been described as "the poster girl for Irish badminton". [3] Together with her brother Sam Magee, she clinched a bronze medal at the 2017 European Championships, became Ireland's first medal at the European Badminton Championship. [4] The duo also captured the bronze medals at the 2015 and 2019 European Games. [5] [6]
In 2007, Magee won the women's doubles title at the Irish International Championships in Lisburn. Competing alongside Bing Huang, the pair beat second seeds Eva Lee and Mesinee Mangkalakiri of the United States 21–15, 9–21, 21–11 in the final. [7]
Magee competed for Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China at the age of 19. She became the first ever Irish woman to win a badminton match at the Olympics, [8] beating Estonian Kati Tolmoff by a score of 18–21, 21–18, 21–19 in the first round of the women's singles. She was eliminated after losing her second round match 12–21, 14–21 to world number eleven Jun Jae-youn of South Korea. [9] "I have loads to improve on and I will take away a lot from this," Magee said after the match. [8]
In 2009, Magee competed at the World Championships in Hyderabad, India, losing in the first round to Japanese number two Ai Goto by a score of 21–13, 21–9. [10]
Magee, ranked 44th in the world, qualified for the women's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as the 26 ranked player on the list of participants. She was one of two Irish badminton players at the Games; Scott Evans competed in the men's singles. [11] Magee and her brother Sam, ranked 40th in the world as a pairing, were third reserves for the mixed doubles event. [12]
In July 2012, Magee reached the final of the White Nights pre-Olympic tournament held in Russia. She beat Slovakian Monika Fasungova, 21–17, 20–22, 21–5, in the quarter-finals and Russia's Romina Gabdullina, 21–15, 17–21, 21–15, in the semi-finals but finished runner-up after losing to Poland's Kamila Augustyn, 21–19, 14–21, 14–21, despite having a 10–6 lead in the final set. [13]
A slight schedule change led to Magee starting her 2012 Olympic campaign against Egypt's Hadia Hosny at 20.17 (29 July) and France's Hongyan Pi at 20.32 (30 July). [14]
Bill O'Herlihy sparked controversy while covering Chloe Magee's progress at the 2012 Summer Olympics by suggesting badminton was "a mainly Protestant sport". RTÉ confirmed it received complaints about O'Herlihy's sectarian remarks on live television. The remarks prompted Magee to inform Highland Radio: "We need to remember what the Olympics is all about. I don't think it is any different from any other sport. There are people here from all over the world and from many different religions." [15]
She lost 16–21, 21–18, 21–14, to Hongyan Pi and exited the 2012 Summer Olympics. [16]
In December 2012, Magee reached the final of the Turkish Open. [17]
In Rio,she lost the game to Chinese player Wang Yihan in Group P 7-21 and 12–21 and to Karin Schnaase by 14–21 and 19–21, placing third in her group. [18] [19]
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | Sam Magee | Gaëtan Mittelheisser Audrey Fontaine | 12–21, 21–23 | Bronze |
2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | Sam Magee | Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock | 8–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark | Sam Magee | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen | 14–21, 10–21 | Bronze |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | U.S. Open | Lili Zhou | 21–23, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Brasil Open | Sam Magee | Max Schwenger Carla Nelte | 11–10, 11–10, 10–11, 8–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Dutch International | Karina Jørgensen | 22–20, 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Bulgarian International | Petya Nedelcheva | 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Lithuanian International | Ragna Ingólfsdóttir | 21–11, 23–21 | Winner |
2011 | Norwegian International | Linda Zetchiri | 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | White Nights | Kamila Augustyn | 21–19, 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Irish International | Line Kjærsfeldt | 21–23, 21–18, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Turkey International | Sashina Vignes Waran | 21–18, 23–21 | Winner |
2014 | Hellas International | Linda Zetchiri | 13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | North Shore City International | Bing Huang | Catherine Moody Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung | 21–15, 16–21, 21–15 | Winner |
2007 | Welsh International | Bing Huang | Sarah Walker Samantha Ward | 21–11, 21–14 | Winner |
2007 | Irish International | Bing Huang | Mesinee Mangkalakiri Eva Lee | 21–15, 9–21, 21–11 | Winner |
2008 | Slovak Open | Bing Huang | Anna Narel Natalia Pocztowiak | 21–8, 21–13 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Spanish Open | Sam Magee | Peter Käsbauer Johanna Goliszewski | 21–11, 21–9 | Winner |
2011 | Banuinvest International | Sam Magee | Roman Zirnwald Elisabeth Baldauf | 21–12, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2011 | Lithuanian International | Sam Magee | Wojciech Szkudlarczyk Agnieszka Wojtkowska | 21–9, 15–21, 21–19 | Winner |
2011 | Norwegian International | Sam Magee | Rasmus Bonde Maria Helsbøl | 21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
2012 | Turkey International | Sam Magee | Fabian Roth Jennifer Karnott | 21–10, 21–14 | Winner |
2013 | Dutch International | Sam Magee | Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels | 14–21, 21–18, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Hellas International | Sam Magee | Blagovest Kisyov Dimitria Popstoikova | 21–14, 21–10 | Winner |
2015 | White Nights | Sam Magee | Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba | 21–18, 21–17 | Winner |
2017 | Spanish International | Sam Magee | Robin Tabeling Cheryl Seinen | 21–11, 21–18 | Winner |
2017 | Irish Open | Sam Magee | Gregory Mairs Jenny Moore | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Irish Open | Sam Magee | Harley Towler Emily Westwood | 21–13, 21–12 | Winner |
2019 | White Nights | Sam Magee | Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova | 16–21, 21–13, 16–21 | Runner-up |
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