Joshua Magee (born 3 November 1994) is an Irish badminton player. He started playing badminton at the age of six in Raphoe club, and was selected to join the national team in 2014.[1] He competed at the 2015 and 2019 European Games, and in 2015, he won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event with his brother Sam Magee.[2][3]
| Joshua Magee | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1994 Donegal, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Men's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 133 (MS 19 March 2019) 41 (MD with Sam Magee 6 April 2017) 159 (XD with Rachael Darragh 1 September 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 57 (MD with Paul Reynolds 7 February 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editEuropean Games
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Sam Magee
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 Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov
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5–21, 9–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Slovenia International | Sam Magee
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 Mathias Bay-Smidt Frederik Søgaard
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21–9, 20–22, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2017 | Irish Open | Sam Magee
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 Alexander Dunn Adam Hall
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15–21, 21–6, 10–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2019 | Czech Open | Paul Reynolds
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 Torjus Flåtten Vegard Rikheim
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21–16, 21–18 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Latvia International | Moya Ryan
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 Kristjan Kaljurand Helina Rüütel
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21–19, 16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Polish International | Moya Ryan
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Kristoffer Kolding Mette Werge
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15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Profile: Joshua Magee". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Bronze medals for Magee brothers at European Games in Baku". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Athlete: Magee Joshua". Minsk 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
External links
edit- Joshua Magee at BWFBadminton.com
- Joshua Magee at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Joshua Magee at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)
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