In the Mixed doubles the Irish number one pairing of Chloe and Sam Magee kicked of their campaign with a three set Victory over the Swiss pairing of Anthony Dumartheray and Sabrina Jaquet winning 21-12 21-23 21-16. In the round of 16 they faced a much tougher ask as they were up against the German […]
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Scott Evans warmed up for next week’s All England Open Championships with a good run in the German Open Grand Prix Gold in Mulheim. Evans beat Germany’s Lukas Schmidt in the opening round and in his next match, took the first set off third seed Sho Sasaki from Japan ranked No 14 in the world.
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Ireland has started their European mixed team championships with a 4-1 victory over a strong Finland line up. Ireland had a number of good wins in the opening match including Scott Evans Irish number one beating one of Europe’s best players in Ville Lang. Lang is ranked 10 places higher at 46 on the world
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In the 2013 Irish Nationals Men’s Singles final, Olympian Scott Evans beat Tony Stephenson 21-17 21-8. Fellow Olympian Chloe Magee followed beating Sinead Chambers 21-10 21-12. Inspired by the Olympians the under 15 National Championships running alongside the seniors saw Dublin’s Sam McKay beat Ulster’s Chin Nam Soong 21-9, 21-6 and Munster’s Moya Ryan beat
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Double Olympian Scott Evans hopes to add to his collection of seven Irish titles when he plays in the Irish National Badminton Championships in Lisburn this weekend. Evans is in confident form after winning the men’s singles title at the Cyprus International in Nicosia last week. He has a tough match against Leinster champion Owen
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After winning the Irish Open in December 2012, Irish number one Scott Evans has continued his good form as he won the 25th Li-Ning Winter Sun Cyprus International 2013 beating Andrew Smith (Eng) in 2 straight sets Mens Singles: Irish number one Scott Evans has looked in great form as he has made his way
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Ex-pro player and Olympian Tom Reidy is the new high performance director of Badminton Ireland. The appointment follows a decision by Badminton Ireland to strengthen its high performance team after the London Olympics where, for a second, time, two Irish players had qualified. Reidy, originally from Adare, Co Limerick, played for the USA
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Ireland’s Scott Evans win in the men’s singles at the Carlton Irish Badminton Open in Dublin yesterday was the first home victory in this competition for almost forty years. It was an emotional win for Evans, a double Olympian, who made the final in 2008 and has reached six other European circuit finals without ever taking a
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Scott Evans and Chloe Magee both comfortably won their opening round matches at the Carlton Irish Badminton Open in Baldoyle this morning. Evand beat Maxime Michel 21-14, 21-11 in his opening round match. He players qualifier Daniel Groom of England later this afternoon (17.30) for a place in tomorrow’s quarter-finals. Magee was equally untroubled in
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Keep up to date with the latest badminton news, member offers and competitions by downloading the new Badminton Ireland mobile app. Available for both iPhone and Android systems, the app includes the full Badminton Ireland calendar and club director allowing players to check dates or find a club, league or tournament in their area. In
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For the first time ever, home players are the top seeds for both men and women’s singles at the Carlton Irish Open, starting in Baldoyle Badminton Centre, Dublin on December 6. Scott Evans, top seed for the men’s singles, will play Maxime Michele of France in his opening match and then either Flemming Quach of
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A record total of 265 players from 26 nations have entered the Irish Badminton Open taking place at Baldoyle Badminton Centre from December 6th– 9th, a World ranking event. Top men’s seed is Malaysian player Chun Seang Tan, currently ranked No 34 in the world. Also entered is Malaysia’s former world No 19 Kuan Beng
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