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Character Introduction
Sam Magee (Irish: Sam Magee, born January 9, 1990) is an Irish male badminton player. His siblings Daniel Magee and Chloe Magee are also badminton players.
In April 2009, Sam Magee represented Ireland at the European Junior Badminton Championships held in Milan, Italy, where he teamed up with Sylvain Grosjean from France to win the men’s doubles title.
In March 2011, he competed in the Romanian International Badminton Tournament, partnering with Tony Stephenson in men’s doubles and Chloe Magee in mixed doubles. He won his first international men’s doubles title, defeating Mykola Dmytryshyn/Vitaliy Konov from Ukraine 2-0 (21-13, 21-14) in the final. In mixed doubles, they defeated the tournament’s second-seeded pair Roman Zirnwald/Elisabeth Baldauf from Austria 2-1 (21-12, 18-21, 21-18), marking his first dual title victory.
In April 2017, Sam Magee represented Ireland at the European Badminton Championships in Kolding, Denmark. He and Chloe Magee reached the mixed doubles semifinals, where they lost 0-2 (14-21, 10-21) to the top-seeded Danish pair Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen, earning a bronze medal.
In June 2015, Sam represented Ireland at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. He reached the men’s doubles semifinals but lost 0-2 (5-21, 9-21) to the second-seeded Russian duo Vladimir Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov, earning a bronze medal. He also reached the mixed doubles semifinals but lost 0-2 (12-21, 21-23) to the fourth-seeded French pair Gaëtan Mittelheisser/Audrey Fontaine, winning another bronze medal.
In August 2017, Sam participated in the World Badminton Championships held in Glasgow, Scotland, competing in the mixed doubles event with Chloe Magee. In the first round, they defeated the American pair Howard Shu/Paula Lynn Obanana 2-0 (21-6, 21-11). In the second round, they upset the 16th-seeded Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino 2-1 (21-13, 16-21, 21-15). However, in the third round, they were defeated 1-2 (21-19, 16-21, 10-21) by the third-seeded Indonesian pair Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir, ending their run in the round of 16.
Equipment Used
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Major Achievement
- 2017 European Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal
- 2016 Canada Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2016 Slovenia International Badminton Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Lagos International Badminton Challenge Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2015 Lagos International Badminton Challenge Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2015 White Night Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2015 European Games Badminton Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal
- 2015 European Games Badminton Men’s Doubles Bronze Medal
- 2015 German Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2014 Brazil Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2014 Brazil Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2014 Canada Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2014 Greece International Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2014 Finland Open Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2013 Ireland Future Series Badminton Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2013 Belgium International Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2013 Netherlands International Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2012 Turkey International Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2011 Norway International Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2011 Belgium International Badminton Tournament Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2011 White Night Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2011 Lithuania Open Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2011 Lithuania Open Badminton Tournament Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2011 Spain Open Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2011 Romania International Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2011 Romania International Badminton Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2011 Sweden Stockholm International Badminton Tournament Semifinalist
- 2010 Ireland International Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2010 Czech Republic International Badminton Tournament Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2010 Slovenia International Badminton Tournament Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2009 European Youth Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
