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Chloe Birch

Chloe Francesca Hannah Birch (born 16 September 1995) is an English badminton player.[1]

Chloe Birch
Birch at the 2022 Commonwealth Games medal ceremony.
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 28)
Preston, England
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachMike Adams
Alex Marritt
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking42 (WS 9 April 2019)
12 (WD with Lauren Smith 25 January 2022)
Current ranking39 (WD with Lauren Smith),
199 (WD with Estelle van Leeuwen) (13 February 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Women's doubles
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kyiv Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
BWF profile

Career edit

She was introduced to badminton through school and started playing at age eight at Abbeydale Badminton Club. Birch received the Michael Vaughan Award from Silverdale School, and competed at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in 2013.[2] She was the runner-up in 2016 English National Championships women's singles.[3]

Birch graduated from Loughborough University with sport and exercise science degree.[4]

Birch was part of the English team that won the mixed team bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[5][6] She won the women's doubles silver medal at the 2019 European Games partnered with Lauren Smith.[7]

In 2023, she won the doubles national title (her seventh national title) at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham.[8] The following year in 2024, she won an eighth title and this moved her to joint 10th in the all time list for women.[9]

Achievements edit

Commonwealth Games edit

 
The six medallists in the women's badminton doubles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Left to right: Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith (England), Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia), Treesa Jolly and Gayathri Gopichand (India).

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England   Lauren Smith   Pearly Tan
  Thinaah Muralitharan 		5–21, 8–21   Silver

European Games edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus 		  Lauren Smith   Selena Piek
  Cheryl Seinen 		21–14, 13–21, 15–21   Silver

European Championships edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Palace of Sports,
Kyiv, Ukraine 		  Lauren Smith   Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva 		14–21, 19–21   Silver

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100   Lauren Smith   Hsu Ya-ching
  Hu Ling-fang 		21–18, 21–17   Winner
2019 SaarLorLux Open Super 100   Lauren Smith   Liu Xuanxuan
  Xia Yuting 		16–21, 13–21   Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 12 runners-up) edit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Romanian International   Lianne Tan 7–11, 7–11, 10–12   Runner-up
2015 Hungarian International   Aprilia Yuswandari 19–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2016 Portugal International   Mia Blichfeldt 12–21, 14–21   Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Romanian International   Jenny Wallwork   Léa Palermo
  Anne Tran 		11–6, 14–21, 8–11, 11–8   Winner
2015 Slovenia International   Jenny Wallwork   Linda Efler
  Lara Kaepplein 		18–21, 21–19, 18–21   Runner-up
2015 Polish International   Jessica Pugh   Clara Nistad
  Emma Wengberg 		16–21, 21–6, 15–21   Runner-up
2016 Iceland International   Jenny Wallwork   Jessica Pugh
  Sarah Walker 		10–21, 21–10, 17–21   Runner-up
2016 Portugal International   Sarah Walker   Goh Yea Ching
  Peck Yen Wei 		9–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2016 Dutch International   Sophie Brown   Myke Halkema
  Lisa Malaihollo 		21–4, 21–15   Winner
2016 Slovenia International   Sarah Walker   Jessica Pugh
  Cheryl Seinen 		22–20, 21–19   Winner
2016 Belgian International   Lauren Smith   Julie Finne-Ipsen
  Rikke Søby Hansen 		24–22, 18–21, 21–18   Winner
2018 Czech Open   Lauren Smith   Émilie Lefel
  Anne Tran 		21–14, 21–14   Winner
2019 Denmark International   Lauren Smith   Saori Ozaki
  Akane Watanabe 		13–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2019 Azerbaijan International   Lauren Smith   Ekaterina Bolotova
  Alina Davletova 		21–18, 21–12   Winner
2019 Kharkiv International   Lauren Smith   Rachel Honderich
  Kristen Tsai 		21–14, 21–18   Winner
2022 Dutch Open   Lauren Smith   Debora Jille
  Cheryl Seinen 		10–5 retired   Runner-up
2022 Welsh International   Lauren Smith   Margot Lambert
  Anne Tran 		21–9, 14–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2024 Estonian International   Estelle van Leeuwen   Bengisu Erçetin
  Nazlıcan İnci 		21–23, 21–16, 8–21   Runner-up
2024 Portugal International   Estelle van Leeuwen   Abbygael Harris
  Annie Lado 		21–16, 21–9   Winner
2024 Luxembourg Open   Estelle van Leeuwen   Miki Kanehiro
  Rui Kiyama 		14–21, 13–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2024 Portugal International   Ethan van Leeuwen   Rory Easton
  Lizzie Tolman 		18–21, 21–6, 21–17   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Chloe Birch". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Chloe Birch". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ "English National Championships 2016: Adcocks revel in fourth title". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Former Sport and Exercise Science student Chloe Birch lands badminton spot for Gold Coast". Loughborough University. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England reach badminton mixed team semi-finals". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England beat Singapore to claim badminton team bronze". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Sterling silver for Smith and Birch in Minsk". Badminton England. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  8. ^ "English National Badminton Championships 2023". Badminton England. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ "English National Badminton Championships 2024 Day Two Wrap". Badminton England. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  10. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  11. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links edit

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