Sam Magee
Birth nameSamuel Magee
CountryIreland
Birth date9 January 1990 (age 36)
Birth placeRaphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
Height1.83 m[1]
Weight70 kg[1]
Retired16 February 2022[2]
HandednessRight
EventMen's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking41 (MD with Joshua Magee 6 April 2017)
21 (XD with Chloe Magee 6 August 2015)
Bwfbadminton id35374
Bwf idC0B52B0C-5245-47E2-90F3-9E33ED207A9A

Samuel Magee (born 9 January 1990) is a retired Irish badminton player.[3][4] He won the 2009 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event at Milan, Italy with his partner Sylvain Grosjean of France.[5] Sam Magee was a bronze medalists at the European Games in the mixed doubles event with his sister Chloe Magee in 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk, also in the men's doubles with his brother Joshua Magee in 2015.[6][7][8]

Achievements

European Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Baku Sports Hall, Baku, AzerbaijanJoshua MageeVladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov		5–21, 9–21Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Baku Sports Hall, Baku, AzerbaijanChloe MageeGaëtan Mittelheisser
Audrey Fontaine		12–21, 21–23Bronze
2019Falcon Club, Minsk, BelarusChloe MageeChris Adcock
Gabby Adcock		8–21, 18–21Bronze

European Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Sydbank Arena, Kolding, DenmarkChloe MageeJoachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen		14–21, 10–21Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, ItalySylvain GrosjeanEmil Holst
Mads Pedersen		27–25, 14–21, 21–18Gold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Brasil OpenChloe MageeMax Schwenger
Carla Nelte		11–10, 11–10, 10–11, 8–11, 7–11Runner-up
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Banuinvest InternationalTony StephensonMykola Dmitrishin
Vitaly Konov		21–13, 21–14Winner
2011Lithuanian InternationalTony StephensonŁukasz Moreń
Wojciech Szkudlarczyk		12–21, 22–24Runner-up
2013Irish InternationalJonathan DolanKek Jamnik
Alen Roj		21–12, 21–9Winner
2016Slovenia InternationalJoshua MageeMathias Bay-Smidt
Frederik Søgaard		21–9, 20–22, 21–18Winner
2017Irish OpenJoshua MageeAlexander Dunn
Adam Hall		15–21, 21–6, 10–21Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Spanish OpenChloe MageePeter Käsbauer
Johanna Goliszewski		21–11, 21–9Winner
2011Banuinvest InternationalChloe MageeRoman Zirnwald
Elisabeth Baldauf		21–12, 18–21, 21–18Winner
2011Lithuanian InternationalChloe MageeWojciech Szkudlarczyk
Agnieszka Wojtkowska		21–9, 15–21, 21–19Winner
2011Norwegian InternationalChloe MageeRasmus Bonde
Maria Helsbøl		21–17, 21–16Winner
2012Turkey InternationalChloe MageeFabian Roth
Jennifer Karnott		21–10, 21–14Winner
2013Dutch InternationalChloe MageeMichael Fuchs
Birgit Michels		14–21, 21–18, 17–21Runner-up
2014Hellas InternationalChloe MageeBlagovest Kisyov
Dimitria Popstoikova		21–14, 21–10Winner
2015White NightsChloe MageeRobert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba		21–18, 21–17Winner
2017Spanish InternationalChloe MageeRobin Tabeling
Cheryl Seinen		21–11, 21–18Winner
2017Irish OpenChloe MageeGregory Mairs
Jenny Moore		16–21, 13–21Runner-up
2018Irish OpenChloe MageeHarley Towler
Emily Westwood		21–13, 21–12Winner
2019White NightsChloe MageeRodion Alimov
Alina Davletova		16–21, 21–13, 16–21Runner-up
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Magee Samuel". Minsk 2019 European Games. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. ^ Bonnar, Dáire (16 February 2022). "Sam Magee retires from badminton after trophy laden career". Donegal Daily. Archived 16 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Sam Magee". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Sam Magee". Badminton World Federation. Archived 20 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  5. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Archived 13 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Bronze medals for Magee brothers at European Games in Baku". BBC. Archived 23 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Disappointed Chloe and Sam Magee settle for bronze in mixed doubles". Irish Examiner. Archived 14 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Chloe & Sam Magee seal another Irish medal at European Games". RTÉ.ie. 28 June 2019. Archived 25 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 July 2019.