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3.
Road to Rio
Player Profile: Scott
Evans
4.
Player Profile: Chloe
Magee
5.
Player Profile: Sam
Magee
6.
Athletes of the Future
7.
Rio de Janeiro 2016
8.
The Olympic Venue /
Facts & Figures
9.
Coaching Team
10. History & Vision for
the Future
11. Rules of Badminton
12. Further Information
VISION & STRATEGY
FOR THE FUTURE
IRELAND’S TOP PLAYERS
Scott Evans
Mission
To be an innovative &
highly respectable sports
organisation and the
most successful racket
sport in Ireland by
enabling Irish players,
coaches and officials of all
ages, cultural background
and skill level the
opportunity to excel in
badminton and in life.
Vision
Educational – We will help every child in Ireland experience
badminton through the schools curriculum. Our volunteers and staff
will work alongside teachers to help children experience and enjoy
badminton through our Shuttle Time programme.
Recreational – We will promote badminton as a key part of a healthy
lifestyle that contributes to a work/life balance.
Sporting – We will ensure that everyone with athletic talent reaches
their full potential by providing the appropriate pathways, funding
and coaching. We will also provide the competition opportunities and
programmes to assist Irish players compete with distinction on the
world stage.
Date of Birth:
26/09/1987
Place of Birth:
Dublin, Ireland
Coaches:
Peter Gade
Training locations:
Dublin & Denmark
Years in Badminton: 24 years
Twitter:
@scott_evans1
Website:
www.scottevansireland.com
Major Achievements
SCOTTEVANS
CONTENTS
• Number 1 ranked Irish male player.
• Qualified for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
• Qualified for London 2012 Olympic Games.
• 2012 Irish Open winner.
• 2014 Brazil Grand Prix winner.
BIO
Goal
Growing meaningful and productive participation by developing a
seamless and effective club service by enhancing the effectiveness of
the organisation via innovative use and adoption of ICT.
Scott Evans, the Irish No 1 men’s singles player and double Olympian, continued
to show why he is a threat on the world badminton scene in 2014.
Strategy
1. Grow juvenile participation through a formal nationwide schools
badminton programme.
2. Create a conducive club centric environment.
3. Streamline and simplify information management.
4. Win medals that matter for Ireland.
The Dublin native, who made a major breakthrough when he won the Carlton Irish
Open title in December 2012, has notched up a number of good performances
since then. In January 2013, he got his season off to the perfect start by winning
the Cyprus Open and followed this up by beating world No 39 Ville Lang of Finland
at the Danish Super Series event. Evans made the last 16 of the London Grand Prix
Gold where he beat former world No 12 Yan Kit Chan of Hong Kong. He then
reached the final of the $120,000 Bitburger Grand Prix Gold event in Germany.
2014 saw some of Scott’s best performances of his career to date, most notably
winning the gold at the 2014 $50,000 Brazilian Grand Prix and reaching the finals
of the Bitburger Open.
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CHLOEMAGEE
IRELAND’S TOP PLAYERS
Chloe Magee
Sam Magee
Date of Birth:
29/11/1988
Place of Birth:
Raphoe, Donegal
Coaches:
Daniel Magee, Irwansyah
Training locations:
Dublin
Years in Badminton: 20 years
Twitter:
@chloenmagee
Website:
www.ChloeMagee.net
Date of Birth:
23/08/1990
Place of Birth:
Raphoe, Donegal
Coaches:
Daniel Magee
Training locations:
Dublin, Ireland
Years in Badminton: 20 years
Twitter:
Major Achievements
Major Achievements
• Number 1 ranked Irish female player.
• Qualified for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
• Qualified for London 2012 Olympic Games.
• Winning the 2011 Lithuanian Open women's singles.
• Winning the 2011 Norwegian Open mixed doubles
(with brother Sam Magee).
• Last 16 of the All England 2014.
• 1/4 final of the French Super Series.
• Winner of the 2014 Hellas Open in Greece.
• Quarter final of the Scottish Grand Prix.
• Quarter final of the Longod Grand Gold.
• Winner of the Spanish Open 2010.
• European Junior Gold medallist.
BIO
Chloe Magee, double Olympian and Irish women's singles No 1 had a good season in 2014,
making the last 16 of the Thailand Grand Prix Gold, Dutch Open Grand Prix and London
Grand Prix Gold where she also made the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles with brother
Sam.
2014 saw Magee compete in the $200,000 French Open Super Series in October, beating
Juan Gu of Singapore a world top 20 player. Magee reached the quarter final of the Bitburger
Open Grand Prix Gold and competed in the Scottish Open Grand Prix as a warm up to the
Carlton Irish Open.
@sam9magee
SAMMAGEE
IRELAND’S TOP PLAYERS
BIO
Ireland’s top doubles player Sam Magee continued to move up the mixed doubles rankings in
2014 with partner Chloe Magee, thanks to strong performances on the European circuit. Most
notably, the Irish pair made the semi-finals of the Belgium Open where they defeated World
No 23 pair Chris Langridge and Heather Oliver of England. They also reached the quarter-finals
of the London Grand Prix Gold event.
Sam, a former European junior doubles champion, returned to the men's doubles circuit in
2013 with new partner Jonathan Dolan. In their first international outing at the Irish Future Series in October 2013, the pair comfortably took the men's doubles title without dropping a set.
In 2014 Sam partnered with his younger brother Joshua Magee and the pair has continued to
excel in the men’s double’s
In 2013, Magee made the women's singles final at the Carlton Irish Open.
2012 saw Magee reach the second round of the London Olympics.
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PLAYERS OF THE FUTURE
COACHING TEAM
RACHAEL DARRAGH
JOSHUA MAGEE
TOM REIDY HIGH PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR
Place of Birth: Limerick, Ireland
Based: Sweden
Bio: Tom Reidy is the current Performance Director and is responsible for
overseeing all aspects of high performance. Tom represented the USA at
the Olympic Games, was the assistant coach to the USA national team
and has been a national coach in Sweden for the past decade.
IRWAN SYAH HIGH PERFORMANCE COACH
Birthplace: Medan, Indonesia
Based: Dublin, Ireland
Twitter: N/A
Name:
DOB:
Hometown:
Events:
Name:
DOB:
Hometown:
Events:
Joshua Magee
03/11/1994
Raphoe
Men’s Singles/Doubles
Rachael Darragh
23/08/1998
Raphoe
Women’s
Singles/Doubles/Mixed
Bio: Irwansyah is a former international elite men's singles badminton
player for both the Indonesia National Team (1996-2000) and Welsh
National Team (2002-2011). His highest world ranking is No. 12. In 2013
IrwanSyah joined the national coaching team at Badminton Ireland as
High Performance Coach.
SARA BOYLE
PAUL REYNOLDS
DANIEL MAGEE PERFORMANCE PATHWAY COACH
Birthplace: Donegal, Ireland
Based: Dublin, Ireland
Twitter: @coachdmagee
Bio: In 2009 Daniel became the Irish Under 17 National Coach as well as
Irish Assistant High Performance Coach. He is currently the Performance
Pathway coach at Badminton Ireland and is responsible for the high performance department.
STEWART CARSON PROGRAMMES MANAGER
Birthplace: South Africa
Based: Dublin, Ireland
Twitter: N/A
Name:
DOB:
Hometown:
Events:
Paul Reynolds
03/08/1999
Templeogue
Men’s Singles/
Doubles/ Mixed
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Name:
DOB:
Hometown:
Events:
Sara Boyle
31/08/1997
Dublin
Women’s Singles /
Doubles
Bio: Stuart competed in the 2004 summer Olympics before becoming the
national coach for South Africa. He joined the Badminton Ireland team
in 2014.
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THE VENUE
RIO DE JANEIRO 2016
Riocentro Pavilion 4 will stage the badminton competitions during the Olympic games. The city’s
main exhibition and convention centre, Riocentro is next to the Olympic and Paralympic Village
and within five minutes of Barra Olympic Park. Seating capacity: 6,500.
Rio de Janeiro is set to host the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games between 5th-21st
of August. Elected as host city during the 121st IOC session held in Copenhagen, Denmark on
October 2nd 2009, Rio will be the first city in South America to host the Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
DID YOU KNOW?
BADMINTON KEY FACTS
• Chloe Magee was the first Irish woman to win a badminton match at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
• Scott Evans has played two-time Olympic gold medalist China's Lin Dan and world No. 1
Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei 3 times each.
• Scott’s game against Lin Dan had the biggest TV audience of the 2012 London Olympics.
• The Irish Open is over 100 years old and was interrupted by 2 world wars.
• Badminton was made an official Olympic sport in 1992.
• In 2000, Sonya McGinn was the first Irish player to qualify for the Olympics.
THE ROAD TO RIO
• Qualification starts in 2015
• Players need to develop a world ranking
to qualify
• Top 32 in singles ranking
• Top 16 in doubles ranking
• Qualification ends on 1st of May 2016
with world rankings used to select
• Irish players will need to play in Super Series
Circuit around the globe as well as the
Grand Prix Gold circuit.
• Major events along the way
– European Games – Baku, June 2015
– World Championships – Jakarta,
August 2015
– European Championships – France, April 2016
• Qualified players will train at the Olympic Council of
Ireland training camp in Uberlandia in the build up to the
Badminton event in the 2nd week of the Games.
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Dates:
Venues:
Medal Events:
Athletes:
Starts Thursday 11th August
Riocentro – Pavillion 4
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164 (82 Men, 82 Women). Only 8 per nation in each gender
ATHLETES PER EVENT
• Men’s Singles
• Women’s Singles
• Men’s Doubles
• Women’s Doubles
• Mixed Doubles
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16 pairs
16 pairs
16 pairs
SPORTS MAP
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HISTORY
• Badminton has a long tradition in Ireland and the Irish Badminton Association was formed in
1899.
• Ireland’s first international match was played against England in 1903.
• The Irish Open is 101 years old.
• In 2000, Sonya McGinn was the first Irish player to qualify for the Olympics.
• Badminton is almost 2000 years old and was orginally called battledore.
• The International Badminton Federation was formed in 1934 with 9 members – Ireland, Canada,
France, Netherlands, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales.
• The IBF’s first tournament was the Thomas Cup in 1948, there are now 7 world events.
• Badminton made its Olympic debut at Barcelona in 1992.
FACTS & FIGURES
ATHENS 2004
MEN’S SINGLES
WOMEN’S SINGLES
MEN’S DOUBLES
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
MIXED DOUBLES
Taufik Hidayat (INA)
Zhang Ning (CHN)
Ha Tae-kwon and Kim
Dong-moon (KOR)
Yang Wei and Zhang
Jiewen (CHN)
Gao Ling and Zhang
Jun (CHN)
Shon Seungmo (KOR)
Xie Xingfang (CHN)
Lee Dong-soo and Yoo
Yong-sung (KOR)
Gao Ling and Huang
Sui (CHN)
Gail Emms and Nathan
Robertson (GBR)
Eng Hian and Flandy
Limpie (INA)
Lee Kyung-won and Ra Jens Eriksen and Metter
Kyung-min (KOR)
Schjoldager (DEN)
Sony Dwi Kincoro (INA) Maria Kristin Yulianti
(INA)
RULES
• A match consist of the best of 3 games to 21 points.
• Everytime there is a serve – there is a point scored.
• The side winning the rally adds the point to their score.
• At 20 all, the side which gains a 2 point lead first, wins the game.
• At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point wins the game.
• The side winning the game serves first in the next game.
• When the leading score reaches 11 points players have a 60 second interval.
• Players change ends between games with a 2 minute interval being allowed.
• On the 3rd game the players can change ends at the 11 point interval.
BEIJING 2008
MEN’S SINGLES
WOMEN’S SINGLES
MEN’S DOUBLES
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
MIXED DOUBLES
Lin Dan (CHN)
Zhang Ning (CHN)
Markis Kido and
Hendra Setiawan (INA)
Du Jing and Yu Yang
(CHN)
Lee Hyo-jung and Lee
Yong-dae (CHN)
Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
Xie Xingfang (CHN)
Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng Lee Hyo-jung and Lee
(CHN)
Kyung-won (KOR)
Lilyana Natsir and Nova
Widianto (INA)
Chen Long (CHN)
Maria Kristin Yulianti
(INA)
Hwang Ji-man and Lee
Jae-jin (KOR)
Wei Yili and Zhang
Yawen (CHN)
He Hanbin and Yu
Yang (CHN)
MEN’S SINGLES
WOMEN’S SINGLES
MEN’S DOUBLES
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
MIXED DOUBLES
Lin Dan (CHN)
Li Xuerui (CHN)
Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng Tian Qing and Zhao
(CHN)
Yunlei (CHN)
Zhang Nan and Zhao
Yunlei (CHN)
Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
Wang Yihan (CHN)
Mathias Boe and
Mizuki Fujii and Reika
Carsten Mogensen (DEN) Kakiiwa (KOR)
Xu Chen and Ma Jin
(CHN)
Chen Jin (CHN)
Saina Nehwal (IND)
Hwang Ji-man and Lee
Jae-jin (KOR)
Joachim Nielsen &
Christinna Pedersen (DEN)
LONDON 2012
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Valeria Sorokina and
Nina Vislova (RUS)
JARGON
• Smash – A hard hitting overhead shot that forces the
shuttle down sharply.
• Rally – The exchange of shots that decides each point.
• Net Shot – A shot hit from the forecourt that just
clears the net and drops sharply.
• Kill – Fast downward shot that cannot be returned.
• Clear – A shot hit deep into the opponents court.
• Drive – A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal
flight over the net.
• Flick – A quick wrist/forearm rotation used to surprise
an opponent.
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