Sinead Chambers
Irish badminton player
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Sinead Chambers (born 1 February 1992) is a former badminton player[2] who competed for Northern Ireland at three Commonwealth Games and is an eight-times champion of Ireland.
100 (WD 3 July 2014)
126 (XD 20 September 2012)
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| Born | 1 February 1992 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Alpha Club, Lisburn[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 163 (WS 11 July 2013) 100 (WD 3 July 2014) 126 (XD 20 September 2012) | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
Chambers' first Irish national senior cap arrived during the 2008 Uber Cup.[3] Chambers represented Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games at the 2010 Games in Delhi, India,[1] the 2014 Games in Glasgow and the 2018 Games in Gold Coast.[4][5] She was the champion at the 2012 Irish Future Series tournament in the women's doubles event with her partner Jennie King and became the runner-up in the singles event.[6]
Chambers was an eight-time Irish champion at the Irish National Badminton Championships, winning the Irish women's doubles title seven times (six with Jennie King and one with Caroline Black)[7] and the mixed doubles once with her brother Ciaran Chambers.[7][8].
Chambers graduated from the Ulster University with a first class honours in Physiotherapy and became a members of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Health and Care Professions Council, and Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports & Exercise Medicines.[9]
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Irish International |  Perrine Le Buhanic |
17–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Irish International |  Jennie King |
Rachael Darragh Alannah Stephenson |
21–18, 21–14 |  Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lithuanian International | Ciaran Chambers |
 Filip Budzel Tereza Švábíková |
17–21, 21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2014 | Lithuanian International | Ciaran Chambers |
 Pawel Pietryja Aneta Wojtkowska |
11–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Iceland International | Tony Stephenson |
 Thomas Dew-Hattens Louise Hansen |
21–23, 13–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament