Ireland national badminton team

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The Ireland national badminton team (Irish: Foireann náisiúnta badmantan na hÉireann) represents Ireland in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by Badminton Ireland, the governing body for badminton in Ireland. Ireland has made multiple appearances in the Sudirman Cup. The team's best result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 2015 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships.

AssociationBadminton Ireland (BI)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentCynthia Symth
Current ranking30 Decrease 2 (2 January 2024)
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Ireland
AssociationBadminton Ireland (BI)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentCynthia Symth
BWF ranking
Current ranking30 Decrease 2 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking21 (2 July 2019)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1991)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances21 (first in 1972)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 2015)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1975)
Best resultChampions (1981)
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Former national player, Sam Magee was appointed as the main doubles coach while former Malaysian player, Iskandar Zulkarnain was appointed as the national team's singles coach.[2]

Participation in BWF competitions

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Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

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Participation in Helvetia Cup

The Helvetia Cup or European B Team Championships was a European mixed team championship in badminton. The first Helvetia Cup tournament took place in Zürich, Switzerland in 1962.[3] The tournament took place every two years from 1971 until 2007, after which it was dissolved.

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Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
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Year Round Pos
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Taiwan 2011
Japan 2012 Group stage 26th of 30
Thailand 2013 Did not enter
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
New Zealand 2020 Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic
China 2021
Spain 2022 Did not enter
United States 2023
China 2024
India 2025 Group stage 23rd of 36
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European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

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YearResult
Poland 2015Group stage
France 2017Group stage
Estonia 2018Group stage
Serbia 2022Group stage
Spain 2024Group stage
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Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024[citation needed]

Men's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Nhat Nguyen (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 25) 41 1294 -
Jonathan Dolan (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 31) 339 1294 -
Joshua Magee (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 (age 31) - 68 145
Paul Reynolds (1999-03-08) 8 March 1999 (age 27) - 68 -
Vincent Pontanosa (2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 22) - 308 1021
Scott Guildea (2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 (age 21) - 308 484
Adam McAllister (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 25) 1132 534 1021
David Walsh (1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 (age 31) - 534 -
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Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Rachael Darragh (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 (age 28) 72 - -
Sara Boyle (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 28) 549 - -
Kate Frost (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 27) 377 97 484
Moya Ryan (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 28) - 97 145
Sophia Noble (2004-10-10) 10 October 2004 (age 21) 374 195 692
Síofra Flynn (2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 19) 668 577 -
Neasa Flynn (2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 21) - 589 -
Ciara Dwyer (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 29) 1134 - 1315
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