Chloe Magee

Chloe Magee
Personal information
Birth name Chloe Magee
Country  Ireland
Born (1988-11-29) 29 November 1988
Raphoe, Ireland
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Handedness Right
Coach Dan Magee
Women's
Tournaments played 2008 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
2016 Summer Olympics
Highest ranking 32 (WS) 22 May 2014
59 (WD) 21 January 2010
21 (XD) 6 August 2015
BWF profile

Chloe Magee (born 29 November 1988 in Raphoe, County Donegal)[1] is an Irish professional badminton player. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she became the first ever Irish woman to win a badminton match at the Olympics. She has been described as "the poster girl for Irish badminton".[2]

Career

2007

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 2115, 921, 2111 in the final.[3]

2008 Summer Olympics

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,[4] beating Estonian Kati Tolmoff by a score of 1821, 2118, 2119 in the first round of the women's singles. She was eliminated after losing her second round match 1221, 1421 to world number eleven Jun Jae-youn of South Korea.[5] "I have loads to improve on and I will take away a lot from this," Magee said after the match.[4]

2009

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 2113, 219.[6]

2012 Summer Olympics

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.[7] Magee and her brother Sam, ranked 40th in the world as a pairing, were third reserves for the mixed doubles event.[8]

In July 2012, Magee reached the final of the White Nights pre-Olympic tournament held in Russia. She beat Slovakian Monika Fasungova, 2117, 2022, 215, in the quarter-finals and Russia's Romina Gabdullina, 2115, 1721, 2115, in the semi-finals but finished runner-up after losing to Poland's Kamila Augustyn, 2119, 1421, 1421, despite having a 106 lead in the final set.[9]

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).[10]

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."[11]

She lost 16-21, 21-18, 21-14, to Hongyan Pi and exited the 2012 Summer Olympics.[12]

In December 2012, Magee reached the final of the Turkish Open.[13]

2016 Summer Olympics

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.[14][15]

Achievements

European Games

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Republic of Ireland Sam Magee France Gaetan Mittelheisser
France Audrey Fontaine
12–21, 21–23 Bronze

European Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark Republic of Ireland Sam Magee Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
14–21, 10–21 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 U.S. Open United States Lili Zhou 21–23, 16–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Brasil Open Republic of Ireland Sam Magee Germany Max Schwenger
Germany Carla Nelte
11–10, 11–10, 10–11, 8–11, 7–11 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Hellas International Bulgaria Linda Zechiri 13–21, 13–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Turkey International France Sashina Vignes Waran 21–18, 23–21 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Irish International Denmark Line Kjaersfeldt 21–23, 21–18, 18–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 White Nights Poland Kamila Augustyn 21–19, 14–21, 14–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Norwegian International Bulgaria Linda Zetchiri 19–21, 14–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Lithuanian International Iceland Ragna Ingolfsdottir 21–11, 23–21 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva 17–21, 13–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Dutch International Denmark Karina Jørgensen 22–20, 14–21, 12–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Slovak Open Republic of Ireland Bing Huang Poland Anna Narel
Poland Natalia Pocztowiak
21–8, 21–13 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Irish International Republic of Ireland Bing Huang United States Mesinee Mangkalakiri
United States Eva Lee
21–15, 9–21, 21–11 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Welsh International Republic of Ireland Bing Huang England Sarah Walker
England Samantha Ward
21–11, 21–14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 North Shore City International Republic of Ireland Bing Huang New Zealand Catherine Moody
Vietnam Nguyen Nhung Le Ngoc
21–15, 16–21, 21–15 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Irish Open Republic of Ireland Sam Magee England Gregory Mairs
England Jenny Moore
16–21, 13–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Spanish International Republic of Ireland Sam Magee Netherlands Robin Tabeling
Netherlands Cheryl Seinen
21–11, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 White Nights Republic of Ireland Sam Magee Poland Robert Mateusiak
Poland Nadieżda Zięba
21–18, 21–17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Hellas International Republic of Ireland Sam Magee Bulgaria Blagovest Kisyov
Bulgaria Dimitria Popstoikova
21–14, 21–10 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Dutch International Republic of Ireland Sam Magee Germany Michael Fuchs
Germany Birgit Michels
14–21, 21–18, 17–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Turkey International Republic of Ireland Sam Magee Germany Fabian Roth
Germany Jennifer Karnott
21–10, 21–14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Norwegian International Republic of Ireland Sam Magee Denmark Rasmus Bonde
Denmark Maria Helsbol
21–17, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Lithuanian International Republic of Ireland Sam Magee Poland Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
Poland Agnieszka Wojtkowska
21–9, 15–21, 21–19 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Banuinvest International Republic of Ireland Sam Magee Austria Roman Zirnwald
Austria Elisabeth Baldauf
21–12, 18–21, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Spanish Open Republic of Ireland Sam Magee Germany Peter Kasbauer
Germany Johanna Goliszewski
21–11, 21–9 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Chloe Magee". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. Foley, Cliona (28 July 2012). "Badminton: Second bite at cherry to taste sweeter for driven Magee". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  3. "Magee and Bing clinch Irish title". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Donegal Olympian's exit 2008 Beijing games". Donegal Democrat. 12 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. "Chambers through but Magee loses". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  6. "Magee out after defeat in India". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  7. Naughton, Lindie (16 June 2012). "Badminton aces Magee and Evans set for Olympics". Evening Herald. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  8. "Magee qualifies for singles badminton at London Games". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  9. "Chloe Magee beaten in final at Russian tournament". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  10. "Ireland's Chloe Magee will have to wait for opening badminton contest". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  11. Maguire, Stephen (31 July 2012). "Magee bats off O'Herlihy 'Protestant' comment". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  12. "Olympics badminton: Ireland's Chloe Magee out of singles". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  13. "Chloe Magee progresses to the Turkish Open final". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  14. "Rio 2016: Chloe Magee loses opening match". The Irish Times. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  15. "Chloe Magee's hopes end after defeat to Karin Schnaase". RTÉ. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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