Rachael Darragh

Rachael Darragh
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997
Letterkenny, Ireland
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking59 (WS, 24 October 2023)
67 (WD with Sara Boyle, 17 November 2016)
74 (XD with Paul Reynolds, 25 October 2022)
Current ranking68 (WS, 16 July 2024)
BWF profile

Rachael Darragh (born 24 September 1997) is a badminton player who represented Northern Ireland at two Commonwealth Games and is a seven-time Irish champion.

Biography

Darragh trained at the Raphoe Badminton Club in Raphoe in East Donegal.[1][2] She won the girls' singles bronze medal at the 2012 UK School Games held in London.[3] At the same year, she became the runner-up of 2012 Fyffes Irish Future Series in the women's doubles event with her partner Alannah Stephenson.[4] Darragh competed at the 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk European Games.[5][6]

Darragh also represented Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia[7] and the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8]

She competed for Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]

Darragh is a seven-time Irish champion at the Irish National Badminton Championships, winning the Irish women's singles title four times,[10][11] the women's doubles twice[12] and the mixed doubles once.[11]

Darragh graduated from the Royal and Prior School in Raphoe, and studied leisure management at the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT).[5][7]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2021 Lithuanian International India Malvika Bansod 14–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Irish International Republic of Ireland Alannah Stephenson Republic of Ireland Sinead Chambers
Republic of Ireland Jennie King		 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Portugal International Republic of Ireland Sara Boyle Scotland Lauren Middleton
Scotland Holly Newall		 20–22, 23–25 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Rachael Darragh". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Profile: Rachael Darragh". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Medals at UK School Games". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fyffes Irish Future Series 2012". Sport Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Athletes: Rachael Darragh". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ↑ McNulty, Chris (25 June 2019). "Rachael Darragh loses out to Li in Minsk". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Participants: Rachael Darragh". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Fifth place finish for Rachael Darragh at Commonwealth Games". Donegal Daily. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "DARRAGH Rachael". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Women's Singles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Irish Senior Nationals Winners". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Ladies Doubles 1923-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
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