Chloe Francesca Hannah Birch (born 16 September 1995) is an English badminton player.[1]
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_(Chloe_Birch).jpg) Birch at the 2022 Commonwealth Games medal ceremony. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1995 Preston, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Mike Adams Alex Marritt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 42 (WS 9 April 2019) 12 (WD with Lauren Smith 25 January 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 70 (WD with Estelle van Leeuwen), 165 (XD with Ethan van Leeuwen) (24 September 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe 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
editCommonwealth Games
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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
editWomen'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
editWomen'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)
editThe 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 |
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| 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 (10 titles, 13 runners-up)
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 2024 | Nantes International | Estelle van Leeuwen | Abbygael Harris Annie Lado |
21–18, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2024 | Dutch Open | Estelle van Leeuwen | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
15–21, 18–21 | 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- ^ "Players: Chloe Birch". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Chloe Birch". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Former Sport and Exercise Science student Chloe Birch lands badminton spot for Gold Coast". Loughborough University. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: England reach badminton mixed team semi-finals". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: England beat Singapore to claim badminton team bronze". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Sterling silver for Smith and Birch in Minsk". Badminton England. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "English National Badminton Championships 2023". Badminton England. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "English National Badminton Championships 2024 Day Two Wrap". Badminton England. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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- Chloe Birch at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Chloe Birch at BWFBadminton.com
- Chloe Birch at Olympedia
- Chloe Birch at Olympics.com
- Chloe Birch at Team GB
- Chloe Birch at Team England
- Chloe Birch at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Chloe Birch at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games