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James 'Chick' Doyle
James Patrick 'Chick' Doyle was a former Irish badminton player and coach. He was coached by Frank Peard and won eleven Irish National Badminton Championships titles in men's singles and doubles in the period 1954–1964. Early and personal life Chick Doyle was born to Edward James ("Jimmy") Doyle, an employee of the Dublin Gas Company, and Josephine Doyle (née McNamara) in April 1930. He was the eldest of three siblings. His sister Ursula Doyle (born 1931), was a child performer, later actress, stage director and second wife of Jimmy O'Dea, and his brother Noel Doyle (born 1932), was also a child performer and entertainer before emigrating to Canada. In 1958 Doyle married Marie Clarke. They had four children. His daughter Elaine Doyle won a Ladies doubles Irish National Badminton Championships title in 1986. Playing career Doyle began playing in the Dublin Gas Company club where his talent was recognised by Geoff Trapnell and by 1948 was playing league badminton with the cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kings of Dublin, Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Evans (badminton)
Scott Evans (born 26 September 1987 in Dublin) is a former Irish professional badminton player. As of 2017 he was the highest ranked Irish player. Evans has represented Ireland at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games. He became the first Irishman to win a badminton match at the Olympic during his last participation in 2016. He won the men's singles Irish National Badminton Championships eight consecutive times from 2005 to 2012, becoming the only player to equal James 'Chick' Doyle's record of eight consecutive Irish Men's singles titles. He attended Wesley College Dublin. In his youth Evans played for Irish association football club Leicester Celtic A.F.C. Career Evans has played two-time Olympic gold medalist China's Lin Dan and world No. 1 Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei 3 times each. At the 2011 BWF World Championships, Evans met the second seed and eventual champion Lin Dan in the second round and came out with a 15–21, 16–21 loss. Nearly one year later at the 2012 London O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Male Badminton Players
Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McCal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 All England Badminton Championships ...
The 1960 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 16–20 March 1960. The ladies champion Heather Ward moved to South Africa and did not defend her title. Final results Results Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 + seeded player References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 All England Badminton Championships ...
The 1955 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 23–26 March 1955. Final results Results Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 Women's singles References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 All England Badminton Championships ...
The 1952 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 19 to 22 March 1952. Final results Over 200 entries were received for the 1952 championships, a record. Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 + Denotes seeded player Women's singles References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston Wilkinson (badminton)
Cyril Winston Wilkinson (died 2014) was an Irish badminton player, sixteen time national champion, and badminton coach. Early and personal life Wilkinson was a student of Trinity College Dublin from 1959 to 1962. In 1972, he earned a Masters in Education from Queen's University Belfast, and subsequently completed his Ph.D. in the same institution in 1981, with a thesis on "A consideration of the growth of the concept of the community school, with particular reference to its development since 1930 in Great Britain and the United States of America.". Sporting career At the age of twenty, Wilkinson started playing senior interprovincial badminton. Despite being from Ulster, he was eligible to play for Leinster by virtue of the fact he was a student in Trinity College Dublin. Footage from 1960 of a doubles match Wilkinson played in against Ulster survives in the Irish Film Institute archive. That year Wilkinson was first called up to the Ireland national badminton team as a men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Ireland
Badminton Ireland, formally the Badminton Union of Ireland, is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in Ireland and Northern Ireland. As of January 2019, there are more than 16,000 registered players. History Founded as the Badminton Union of Ireland in 1899, it later became one of the founding members of International Badminton Federation in 1934. The union consists of four branches which come from Provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Ulster, and Munster. Tournaments * Irish Open, one of the oldest badminton tournaments, first started in 1902. Olympic Athletes * Scott Evans - Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 * Chloe Magee - Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 * Sonja McGinn - Sydney 2000 * Nhat Nguyen - Tokyo 2021 References {{Sports governing bodies in Ireland National members of the Badminton World Federation Badminton in Ireland Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Watt (badminton)
Michael or Mike Watt may refer to: *Michael Watt (doctor) (1887–1967), New Zealand doctor and public health administrator * Michael Watt (footballer) (born 1970), Scottish former footballer *Michael Watt (field hockey) (born 1987), Irish field hockey player * Michael Watt (philanthropist) (born 1940), New Zealand entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor *Mike Watt (born 1957), American bass guitarist, singer and songwriter *Mike Watt (ice hockey) (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player * Mike Watt (sport shooter) (1936–2015), New Zealand sport shooter * Mike Watt, a fictional character in the British sitcom ''Spaced'' (see List of characters in Spaced) * Mike Watt (Neighbours), a fictional character on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' See also *Michael Watts (born 1951), Berkeley professor *Michael Watts (journalist) Michael Watts (18 October 1938 – 5 March 2018) was a British journalist and broadcaster best known for his ‘Inspector Watts’ column in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Open (badminton)
The Irish International or Irish Open in badminton is an international open held in Ireland since 1902 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. It was however interrupted by the two World Wars. This tournament is currently a part of the European Badminton Circuit and takes place at the end of November every year as part of the home nations loop of international tournaments that include the Scottish Open and the Welsh Open in consecutive weeks. The tournament for most part and in recent years has been an International Challenge rated event. The recent exception was in 2012, 2017 & 2018 when the tournament was downgraded to International Series due to funding. Recent editions have been held in the Baldoyle Badminton Centre except for 2007 and 2011 tournaments which were held in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. In 2016 the Irish Open moved to the new National Indoor Arena in Blanchardstown, Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest on Earth. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million living in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Open (badminton)
The Scottish Open in badminton is an open international championships held in Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ... since 1907 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The tournament was halted during the two World Wars. Past winners Performances by nation Updated after 2021 edition. References {{Badminton competitions Recurring sporting events established in 1907 1907 establishments in Scotland Badminton tournaments in Scotland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
