Sam Magee

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Sam Magee
TOTAL BWF World Champs 2015 Day 2 Sam Magee.jpg
Personal information
Birth nameSamuel Magee
CountryIreland
Born (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 (age 35)
Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
Residence Dublin, Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb) [1]
Retired16 February 2022 [2]
HandednessRight
CoachDaniel Magee
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking41 (MD with Joshua Magee 6 April 2017)
21 (XD with Chloe Magee 6 August 2015)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Baku Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Baku Mixed doubles
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kolding Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Milan Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Samuel Magee (born 9 January 1990) is a retired Irish badminton player. [3] [4] He won the 2009 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event at Milan, Italy with his partner Sylvain Grosjean of France. [5] Sam Magee was a bronze medalists at the European Games in the mixed doubles event with his sister Chloe Magee in 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk, also in the men's doubles with his brother Joshua Magee in 2015. [6] [7] [8]

Contents

Sam and Chloe Magee won the 2018 Irish Open Chloe & Sam Magee Irish Open Mixed Double Champions 2018.jpg
Sam and Chloe Magee won the 2018 Irish Open

Achievements

European Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Flag of Ireland.svg Joshua Magee Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Ivanov
Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Sozonov
5–21, 9–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of France.svg Gaëtan Mittelheisser
Flag of France.svg Audrey Fontaine
12–21, 21–23 Med 3.png Bronze
2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Adcock
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gabby Adcock
8–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Christinna Pedersen
14–21, 10–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy Flag of France.svg Sylvain Grosjean Flag of Denmark.svg Emil Holst
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Pedersen
27–25, 14–21, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold

BWF Grand Prix

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.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Brasil Open Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of Germany.svg Max Schwenger
Flag of Germany.svg Carla Nelte
11–10, 11–10, 10–11, 8–11, 7–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Banuinvest International Flag of Ireland.svg Tony Stephenson Flag of Ukraine.svg Mykola Dmitrishin
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitaly Konov
21–13, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Lithuanian International Flag of Ireland.svg Tony Stephenson Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Moreń
Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
12–21, 22–24Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 Irish International Flag of Ireland.svg Jonathan Dolan Flag of Slovenia.svg Kek Jamnik
Flag of Slovenia.svg Alen Roj
21–12, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Slovenia International Flag of Ireland.svg Joshua Magee Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Bay-Smidt
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Søgaard
21–9, 20–22, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Irish Open Flag of Ireland.svg Joshua Magee Flag of Scotland.svg Alexander Dunn
Flag of Scotland.svg Adam Hall
15–21, 21–6, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Spanish Open Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of Germany.svg Peter Käsbauer
Flag of Germany.svg Johanna Goliszewski
21–11, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Banuinvest International Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of Austria.svg Roman Zirnwald
Flag of Austria.svg Elisabeth Baldauf
21–12, 18–21, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Lithuanian International Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Wojtkowska
21–9, 15–21, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Norwegian International Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Bonde
Flag of Denmark.svg Maria Helsbøl
21–17, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 Turkey International Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Roth
Flag of Germany.svg Jennifer Karnott
21–10, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Dutch International Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of Germany.svg Michael Fuchs
Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Michels
14–21, 21–18, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Hellas International Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of Bulgaria.svg Blagovest Kisyov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitria Popstoikova
21–14, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 White Nights Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of Poland.svg Robert Mateusiak
Flag of Poland.svg Nadieżda Zięba
21–18, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017Spanish International Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Tabeling
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cheryl Seinen
21–11, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Irish Open Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of England.svg Gregory Mairs
Flag of England.svg Jenny Moore
16–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Irish Open Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of England.svg Harley Towler
Flag of England.svg Emily Westwood
21–13, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019White Nights Flag of Ireland.svg Chloe Magee Flag of Russia.svg Rodion Alimov
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Davletova
16–21, 21–13, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 "Magee Samuel". Minsk 2019 European Games . Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. Bonnar, Dáire (16 February 2022). "Sam Magee retires from badminton after trophy laden career". Donegal Daily. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. "Sam Magee". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. "Sam Magee". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  5. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  6. "Bronze medals for Magee brothers at European Games in Baku". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  7. "Disappointed Chloe and Sam Magee settle for bronze in mixed doubles". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  8. "Chloe & Sam Magee seal another Irish medal at European Games". RTÉ.ie. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.