Badminton

Her first Olympics in Beijing was a whirlwind experience for a 19 year-old but four years on Chloe Magee is older, wiser and ready to soak up all London 2012 has to offer. By reaching the quarter-finals of the Irish Open in Lisburn at the weekend Ulster and Ireland’s number one has virtually secured a […]

Badminton Ireland are delighted to announce that viewers in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch the Yonex Irish Open on GBSport TV for matches on the Yonex TV Court Saturday and Sunday.   Matches will also be available on the Badminton Europe TV stream for the Yonex court throughout the event for

Ireland’s Sam and Chloe Magee won the Norwegian Open Mixed doubles title at the weekend in Oslo, Norway. The result is a great boost for their Olympic qualification and secures their position as first reserves for the Olympic Games. Earlier in the day Chloe lost in the final of the ladies singles after two hard fought

Irelands Chloe Magee reached the quarter final of the Dutch Grand Prix with a three set win over England’s Elizabeth Cann in Eindhoven Thursday before losing in straight set against the tournament second seed and home favourite Ji Yao. Earlier Thursday the Irish pair of Chloe and Sam Magee were outplayed by German world No9 pairs

Ireland’s Chloe Magee competed at the weekend in the Bulgarian Challenger Event in Sofia, Bulgaria; looking to continue her Olympic qualification goals. First up for Chloe on Friday morning was Spanish No2 and European Junior silver medallist Beatriz Corrales. A difficult first round tie was confirmed when the Spaniard won the first set 17-21. Chloe however took

Irish players were challenging for crucial Olympic qualification points in Ukraine at the weekend. The Irish Team are riding high after the best Irish performances at  the recent World Championships in London and were represented in Kharkov by Chloe and Sam Magee. Seventh seed Chloe Magee from Ireland started the day off for Ireland with

Already, 22-year-old Chloe Magee (pictured) ranked 53 in the women’s singles event, was first to nail an upset at the 2011 World Championships after defeating Indonesia’s Adrianti Firdasari, ranked 31 in the world, 13-21 24-22 21-13 at the Wembley Indoor Arena this morning. Sam, brother Dan and sister Chloe all hail from the small “one horse” town

The 2011 World Championships in London,the Olympic Test Event for London 2012, means not only Olympic qualifying points for the players but also a unique Olympic feeling before the 2012 Olympic Badminton event. Following the event the Irish team will travel down to St Marys Twickenham and Wimbledon Raquets Club to view facilities and check

Draws for 2011 World Championships

Richard Vaughan recently appointed as Badminton Ireland CEO visited the Olympic Council of Ireland offices in Howth.

Richard Vaughan to be new Badminton Ireland CEO

Scott Evans, Sam Magee and Tony Stephenson share their thoughts ahead of this week’s Danish Super Series event. We wish them well