Chloe Magee


Chloe Noelle Magee is an Irish professional badminton player. She represented her country at the Olympic Games for three consecutive times in 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, and 2016 Rio de Janeiro. 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". Together with his brother Sam Magee, she clinched a bronze medal at the 2017 European Championships, became Ireland's first ever medal at the European Badminton Championship. The duo also captured the bronze medals at the 2015 and 2019 European Games.

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 21-15, 9-21, 21-11 in the final.

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, beating Estonian Kati Tolmoff by a score of 18-21, 21-18, 21-19 in the first round of the women's singles. She was eliminated after losing her second round match 12-21, 14-21 to world number eleven Jun Jae-youn of South Korea. "I have loads to improve on and I will take away a lot from this," Magee said after the match.

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 21-13, 21-9.

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. Magee and her brother Sam, ranked 40th in the world as a pairing, were third reserves for the mixed doubles event.
In July 2012, Magee reached the final of the White Nights pre-Olympic tournament held in Russia. She beat Slovakian Monika Fasungova, 21-17, 20-22, 21-5, in the quarter-finals and Russia's Romina Gabdullina, 21-15, 17-21, 21-15, in the semi-finals but finished runner-up after losing to Poland's Kamila Augustyn, 21-19, 14-21, 14-21, despite having a 10-6 lead in the final set.
A slight schedule change led to Magee starting her 2012 Olympic campaign against Egypt's Hadia Hosny at 20.17 and France's Hongyan Pi at 20.32.
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."
She lost 16-21, 21-18, 21-14, to Hongyan Pi and exited the 2012 Summer Olympics.
In December 2012, Magee reached the final of the Turkish Open.

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.

Achievements

European Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Sam Magee Chris Adcock
Gabrielle Adcock
8–21, 18–21 Bronze
2015Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Sam Magee Gaetan Mittelheisser
Audrey Fontaine
12–21, 21–23 Bronze

European Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark Sam Magee Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
14–21, 10–21 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008U.S. Open Lili Zhou21–23, 16–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Brasil Open Sam Magee Max Schwenger
Carla Nelte
11–10, 11–10, 10–11, 8–11, 7–11 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014Hellas International Linda Zechiri13–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2012Turkey International Sashina Vignes Waran21–18, 23–21 Winner
2012Irish International Line Kjaersfeldt21–23, 21–18, 18–21 Runner-up
2012White Nights Kamila Augustyn21–19, 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2011Norwegian International Linda Zetchiri19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2011Lithuanian International Ragna Ingolfsdottir21–11, 23–21 Winner
2010Bulgarian International Petya Nedelcheva17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2010Dutch International Karina Jørgensen22–20, 14–21, 12–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Slovak Open Bing Huang Anna Narel
Natalia Pocztowiak
21–8, 21–13 Winner
2007Irish International Bing Huang Mesinee Mangkalakiri
Eva Lee
21–15, 9–21, 21–11 Winner
2007Welsh International Bing Huang Sarah Walker
Samantha Ward
21–11, 21–14 Winner
2007North Shore City International Bing Huang Catherine Moody
Nguyen Nhung Le Ngoc
21–15, 16–21, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019White Nights Sam Magee Rodion Alimov
Alina Davletova
16–21, 21–13, 16–21 Runner-up
2018Irish Open Sam Magee Harley Towler
Emily Westwood
21–13, 21–12 Winner
2017Irish Open Sam Magee Gregory Mairs
Jenny Moore
16–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2017Spanish International Sam Magee Robin Tabeling
Cheryl Seinen
21–11, 21–18 Winner
2015White Nights Sam Magee Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba
21–18, 21–17 Winner
2014Hellas International Sam Magee Blagovest Kisyov
Dimitria Popstoikova
21–14, 21–10 Winner
2013Dutch International Sam Magee Michael Fuchs
Birgit Michels
14–21, 21–18, 17–21 Runner-up
2012Turkey International Sam Magee Fabian Roth
Jennifer Karnott
21–10, 21–14 Winner
2011Norwegian International Sam Magee Rasmus Bonde
Maria Helsbol
21–17, 21–16 Winner
2011Lithuanian International Sam Magee Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
Agnieszka Wojtkowska
21–9, 15–21, 21–19 Winner
2011Banuinvest International Sam Magee Roman Zirnwald
Elisabeth Baldauf
21–12, 18–21, 21–18 Winner
2010Spanish Open Sam Magee Peter Kasbauer
Johanna Goliszewski
21–11, 21–9 Winner