Irish National Badminton Championships
The Irish National Badminton Championships is a national closed badminton tournament organised annually by Badminton Ireland. The title winners are generally recognised as the national champions of Ireland in badminton.
The tournament started in 1912, featuring matches in men's singles,[1] women's singles[2] and men's doubles.[3] Mixed doubles made its competition debut in 1913, with women's doubles matches commencing in 1923.[4]
Current Champions
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026[5] | Matthew Cheung | Sophia Noble | Scott Guildea Paul Reynolds |
Orla Flynn Siofra Flynn |
Joshua Magee Moya Ryan |
Past Winners
Prior to 1976, the winners listed for each year won the Irish Close championships tournament held in December of the previous year e.g. the 1954 champions won in December 1953.
1910s
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Bob Lambert | H. Pigot | Frederick A. Kennedy Francis O'B. Kennedy |
no competition | no competition |
| 1913 | Robert Plews | no competition | Arthur Cave T. D. Good |
no competition | Bob Lambert N. Lambert |
| 1914 | Frederick A. Kennedy | E. F. Stewart | Frederick A. Kennedy Francis O'B. Kennedy |
no competition | |
| 1915–1919 | no competition | ||||
1920s
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Gordon 'Curly' Mack | no competition | |||
| 1921 | E. F. Stewart | no competition | |||
| 1922 | Gordon 'Curly' Mack | no competition | |||
| 1923 | Frederick A. Kennedy | D. Pilkington | R. A. J. Goff R. H. Hastings |
M. Homan Stoney |
R. H. Lambert M. Homan |
| 1924 | D. Pilkington | Elizabeth Anderson D. Pilkington |
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| 1925 | Gordon 'Curly' Mack | D. Pilkington | R. A. J. Goff Gordon 'Curly' Mack |
Ada Good Robert Plews |
Gordon 'Curly' Mack F. Stewart |
| 1926 | no competition | ||||
| 1927 | Willoughby Hamilton | Ada Good | R. A. J. Goff Willoughby Hamilton |
M. Homan D. Pilkington |
Willoughby Hamilton Ada Good |
| 1928–1931 | no competition | ||||
1930s
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Arthur Hamilton | Mavis Hamilton | Arthur Hamilton B. Hamilton |
Derreen Good Mavis Hamilton |
Arthur Hamilton Mavis Hamilton |
| 1933 | Arthur Hamilton | Mavis Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton Norman D. Good |
Derreen Good Mavis Hamilton |
Willoughby Hamilton G. Good |
| 1934 | Willoughby Hamilton | Mavis Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton Norman D. Good |
Norma Stoker Mavis Hamilton |
Norman D. Good Mavis Hamilton |
| 1935 | Willoughby Hamilton | Mavis Macnaughton | Thomas Boyle James Rankin |
Norma Stoker Mavis Macnaughton |
Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson |
| 1936 | R. Hanna | Mavis Macnaughton | C. H. Maidment E. L. Warren |
Norma Stoker Mavis Macnaughton |
L. Green G. Carty |
| 1937[6] | A.G. Trapnell | Norma Stoker | G. Paltridge J. Killen |
Norma Stoker Mavis Macnaughton |
C. H. Maidment Norma Stoker |
| 1938–1947 | no competition | ||||
1940s
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D. B. Green | Barbara J. Good | D. B. Green Tod Majury |
Nora Conway Barbara J. Good |
D. B. Green V. H. Gillespie |
| 1949 | Jim Fitzgibbon | Barbara J. Good | Jim Fitzgibbon Frank Peard |
Nora Conway Barbara J. Good |
Jim Fitzgibbon Barbara J. Good |
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | John Taylor | Lynn McCrave | Frazer Evans Brien McKee |
Mary Dinan Nikki Lane |
William Cameron Lynn McCrave |
| 1981 | Bill Thompson | Diane Underwood | Bill Thompson Clifford McIlwaine |
Mary Dinan Wendy Orr |
William Cameron Mary Dinan |
| 1982 | John Taylor | Diane Underwood | Bill Thompson Rikki Keag |
Mary Dinan Wendy Orr |
John Scott Nikki Lane |
| 1983 | John Taylor | Barbara Beckett | John McArdle Barry Coffey |
Barbara Beckett Debbie Freeman |
John Scott Nikki Lane |
| 1984 | Pat Marron | Ciara Doheny | John McArdle Barry Coffey |
Ciara Doheny Holly Lane |
Graham Henderson Nikki Lane |
| 1985 | Bill Thompson | Ciara Doheny | Bill Thompson Rikki Keag |
Nikki Lane Ita Marron |
Graham Henderson Nikki Lane |
| 1986 | Pat Marron | Barbara Beckett | Tommy Reidy Michael O'Meara |
Ann O'Sullivan Elaine Doyle |
Rikki Keag Ann Stephens |
| 1987 | Liam McKenna | Maeve Moynihan | Michael Watt Eugene McKenna |
Ann O'Sullivan Holly Lane |
Peter Ferguson Holly Lane |
| 1988 | Liam McKenna | Ciara Doheny | Rikki Keag Liam McKenna |
Ann O'Sullivan Holly Lane |
Graham Henderson Holly Lane |
| 1989 | Liam McKenna | Ciara Doheny | Eugene McKenna Michael O'Meara |
Ciara Doheny Ann Stephens |
Eugene McKenna Angela Carr |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[24] | Nhat Nguyen | Sara Boyle | Joshua Magee Paul Reynolds |
Sara Boyle Chloe Magee | Sam Magee Chloe Magee |
| 2021[25] | Nhat Nguyen | Rachael Darragh | Joshua Magee Paul Reynolds |
Kate Frost Moya Ryan |
Paul Reynolds Rachael Darragh |
| 2022[26] | Jonathan Dolan | Rachael Darragh | Joshua Magee Paul Reynolds |
Orla Flynn Jennie King |
Joshua Magee Moya Ryan |
| 2023[27] | Nhat Nguyen | Sophia Noble | Joshua Magee Paul Reynolds |
Kate Frost Moya Ryan |
Joshua Magee Moya Ryan |
| 2024[28] | Nhat Nguyen | Sophia Noble | Joshua Magee Paul Reynolds |
Kate Frost Sophia Noble |
Joshua Magee Moya Ryan |
| 2025 | Dylan Noble | Sophia Noble | Scott Guildea Paul Reynolds |
Paige Woods Rachael Woods |
Joshua Magee Moya Ryan |
Roll of honour
Men's singles
| # | Men's singles | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Watt | 10 | 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005 |
| 2 | J.P. 'Chick' Doyle | 8 | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 |
| Scott Evans | 8 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
| 4 | Nhat Nguyen | 7 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| 5 | Robert Harris | 6 | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970 |
| 6 | John Taylor | 5 | 1974, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983 |
| Liam McKenna | 5 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993 | |
| 8 | Frank Peard | 4 | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 |
| 9 | Gordon 'Curly' Mack | 3 | 1920, 1922, 1925 |
| Willoughby Hamilton | 3 | 1927, 1934, 1935 | |
| Colin Bell | 3 | 1973, 1977, 1979 | |
| Bill Thompson | 3 | 1978, 1981, 1985 | |
| Jonathan Dolan | 3 | 2014, 2019, 2022 | |
| 14 | Frederick A. Kennedy | 2 | 1914, 1923 |
| Arthur Hamilton | 2 | 1932, 1933 | |
| Peter Moore | 2 | 1969, 1972 | |
| John Taylor | 2 | 1974, 1975 | |
| Pat Marron | 2 | 1984, 1986 | |
| Bruce Topping | 2 | 1995, 2001 | |
| Ciaran D'Arcy | 2 | 2003, 2004 | |
| 21 | Bob Lambert | 1 | 1912 |
| Robert Plews | 1 | 1913 | |
| E. F. Stewart | 1 | 1921 | |
| R. Hanna | 1 | 1936 | |
| A.G. Trapnell | 1 | 1937 | |
| D. B. Green | 1 | 1948 | |
| James FitzGibbon | 1 | 1949 | |
| Winston Wilkinson | 1 | 1962 | |
| John McCloy | 1 | 1967 | |
| Michael Morrow | 1 | 1971 | |
| Adrian Bell | 1 | 1976[a] | |
| John Scott | 1 | 1976[a] | |
| Tony Stephenson | 1 | 2015 | |
| Dylan Noble | 1 | 2025 | |
| Matthew Cheung | 1 | 2026 |
Women's singles
| # | Women's singles | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Bryan (née O'Sullivan) |
10 | 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972 |
| Chloe Magee | 10 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
| 3 | Barbara Beckett | 9 | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1976[a], 1978, 1979, 1983, 1986 |
| 4 | Ciara Doheny | 7 | 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| 5 | Yvonne Kelly | 6 | 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1965, 1967 |
| 6 | Mavis Macnaughton (née Hamilton) |
5 | 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 |
| Sonya McGinn | 5 | 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000 | |
| 8 | Rachael Darragh | 4 | 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| Sophia Noble | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |
| 10 | D. Pilkington | 3 | 1923, 1924, 1925 |
| 11 | Barbara J. Good | 2 | 1948, 1949 |
| Esme Abraham | 2 | 1954, 1955 | |
| Diane Underwood | 2 | 1981, 1982 | |
| Keelin Fox | 2 | 1997, 2006 | |
| 15 | H. Pigot | 1 | 1912 |
| E. F. Stewart | 1 | 1914 | |
| Ada Good | 1 | 1927 | |
| Norma Stoker | 1 | 1937 | |
| B. Curran | 1 | 1950 | |
| Dorothy Donaldson | 1 | 1951 | |
| Jean Lawless | 1 | 1952 | |
| Sheila Moore | 1 | 1953 | |
| Maureen Mockford | 1 | 1970 | |
| Dorothy Cunningham | 1 | 1977 | |
| Lynn McCrave | 1 | 1980 | |
| Maeve Moynihan | 1 | 1987 | |
| Sian Williams | 1 | 1995 | |
| Elaine Kiely | 1 | 1996 | |
| Claire Henderson | 1 | 2001 | |
| Jennie King | 1 | 2003 | |
| Erin Keery | 1 | 2005 | |
| Kate Frost | 1 | 2019 | |
| Sara Boyle | 1 | 2020 |
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Up to 1976, the champions listed for each year won the tournament in December of the previous year i.e. the 1970 champions won in 1969. This change can be seen from the Badminton Ireland submission to Badminton Europe, in which there are two championships listed for 1976. From 1977, the winners lists refer to the same year, i.e. the tournament winners in 1978 won the titles in December 1978.
References
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- ↑ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Women's Singles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Doubles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Ladies Doubles 1923-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Victor Irish Senior Nationals 2026". bi.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Three Titles for Miss N. Stoker". The Irish Times. 14 December 1936.
- ↑ "Little Reward For Dublin Players". The Irish Times. 11 December 1972.
- ↑ "Taylor in fine form against Bell". The Irish Times. 10 December 1973.
- ↑ "Three Titles For Miss Beckett". The Irish Times. 16 December 1974.
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- ↑ "Scott dominates Close championships". The Irish Times. 13 December 1976.
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- ↑ "Doubles in Finals". The Irish Times. 12 December 1977.
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- ↑ "Evans and Magee claim Badminton titles". RTÉ. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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- ↑ "Badminton: First title for Dolan, eighth for Chloe Magee". Lindie Naughton. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ "Magee family dominate at National Badminton Centre". RTÉ. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ "Outstanding results at the Irish Nationals as Chloe wins 10th title in a row". Badminton Ireland. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ "Donegal Olympian sets another Irish record - find out more". Donegal News. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ Lollike, Emma (2 May 2018). "The new national champions have been crowned". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ "Dolan claims two National titles; Sam & Chloe Magee win 11th National Title". Badminton Ireland. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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