Badminton 2017 Discussion Thread

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

Woohoo, the Magee siblings have won a medal in the mixed doubles

[Griff88 1,952]

On 29/4/2017 at 02:56, OlympicIRL said:

Woohoo, the Magee siblings have won a medal in the mixed doubles

Congrats for the first Irish first medal in EC!

 

The Magees have good potential, since they can put a good fight to some strong Chinese players by playing it to the 3rd set.

Edited April 30, 2017 by Griff88

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

Just now, Griff88 said:

Congrats for the first Irish first medal in EC!

 

The Magees have good potential, since they can put a good fight to some strong Chinese players by playing it to the 3rd set.

 

Thanks

They come from a small town near where I live so it's really great to see them to doing so well.

 

I hope they can qualify for Tokyo!

[Dolby 735]

41 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said:

 

Thanks

They come from a small town near where I live so it's really great to see them to doing so well.

 

I hope they can qualify for Tokyo!

Who knows, Magees may qualify in 2 events for Tokyo. 

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

20 minutes ago, Dolby said:

Who knows, Magees may qualify in 2 events for Tokyo. 

 

Maybe even three if their younger brother Joshua develops his game in men's doubles. Unlikely scenario though

 

It's certainly a family affair as their coach is older brother Daniel Magee and another young prospect in the women's game Rachel Darragh is their cousin. All from a small town (and I mean small ) nearby me, it's a great success story.

[Dolby 735]

8 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said:

 

Maybe even three if their younger brother Joshua develops his game in men's doubles. Unlikely scenario though

 

It's certainly a family affair as their coach is older brother Daniel Magee and another young prospect in the women's game Rachel Darragh is their cousin. All from a small town (and I mean small ) nearby me, it's a great success story.

[Dolby 735]

Tai Tzu Ying continues her insane run and wins Asia Championships as well. Full list of winners:

 

MS: Chen Long ()

WS: Tai Tzu Ying ()
MD: Li Junhui/ Liu Yuchen ()

WD: Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi ()

XD: Lu Kai/Huang Yaqiong ()

Edited April 30, 2017 by Dolby

[vinipereira 3,240]

Having won the Men's Singles competition at the Pan American Championships, Ygor Coelho is the first ever brazilian to win a continental title in Badminton

[mrv86 3,138]

2 hours ago, vinipereira said:

Having won the Men's Singles competition at the Pan American Championships, Ygor Coelho is the first ever brazilian to win a continental title in Badminton

 

Congrats to him and Brazilian fans!

 

On other results, Canadian team took all other four titles (WS, MD, WD and XD), so no real surprise.

[intoronto 5,635]

7 minutes ago, mrv86 said:

 

Congrats to him and Brazilian fans!

 

On other results, Canadian team took all other four titles (WS, MD, WD and XD), so no real surprise.

Real surprise was Michelle Li losing to another Canadian. Shocking result if you ask me.