Rachael Darragh | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Ireland |
Born | Letterkenny, Ireland | 24 September 1997
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
Women's singles & doubles | |
Highest ranking | 59 (WS, 24 October 2023) 67 (WD with Sara Boyle, 17 November 2016) 74 (XD with Paul Reynolds, 25 October 2022) |
Current ranking | 59 (WS, 24 October 2023) |
BWF profile |
Rachael Darragh (born 24 September 1997) is an Irish badminton player who trained at the Raphoe Badminton Club in Raphoe in East Donegal. [1] [2] She won the girls' singles bronze medal at the 2012 UK School Games held in London. [3] At the same year, she became the runner-up of 2012 Fyffes Irish Future Series in the women's doubles event with her partner Alannah Stephenson. [4] Darragh competed at the 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk European Games, [5] [6] also represented Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. [7]
Darragh graduated from the Royal and Prior School in Raphoe, and studied leisure management at the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). [5] [7]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Lithuanian International | Malvika Bansod | 14–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Irish International | Alannah Stephenson | Sinead Chambers Jennie King | 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Portugal International | Sara Boyle | Lauren Middleton Holly Newall | 20–22, 23–25 | Runner-up |
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