Irish involvement in the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou ended today when Irish No 1 Chloe Magee lost in the opening round of the women’s singles to Hsaio Ma Pei of Chinese Taipei.
Although Magee was no pushover and pulled off a number of good points in the 36 minute match, Pei had clearly upped her game since the pair last met in the Thailand Open earlier the summer. She controlled the match from the start, winning the opening set 21-14, and keeping up the pressure in the second which she also won 21-14.
The Irish team will now take a break before resuming training for the winter season. Highlights will include the Irish Futures Tournament on October 12 and 13 and the Irish Open from December 4-7, both at Baldoyle.
Scott Evans
Irish No 1 Scott Evans has gone out in the first round at the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou after a gutsy performance against current world No 1 and top seed, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.
Evans kept the Malaysian on court for 40 minutes, competing in a number of long rallies and scoring some good points before bowing out in straight sets at 21-14 21-15.
In the mixed doubles, Chloe and Sam Magee started brightly, leading the Dutch pair Jorrit De Ruiter and Samantha Barning 11-9 in the first set. The Dutch, who won the Irish Open title last December, then took control of the match, winning 21-15, 21-12.
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