Sinead Chambers
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 February 1992 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Club | Alpha Club, Lisburn[1] |
| Women's singles & doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 163 (WS 11 July 2013) 100 (WD 3 July 2014) 126 (XD 20 September 2012) |
| BWF profile | |
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.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]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
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Badminton". Belfast Telegraph. 10 September 2010. p. 70. Retrieved 13 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Players: Sinead Chambers". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ "Gleave and Chambers set to spark". Ireland's Saturday Night. 9 February 2008. p. 14. Retrieved 13 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Sinead Chambers Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ "Participants: Sinead Chambers". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.[dead link]
- ↑ "Fyffes Irish Future Series 2012". www.irishsportscouncil.ie. Sport Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Irish Senior Nationals Winners". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Chambers siblings out to boost Games bid with glory in Lisburn". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "Sinead Chambers, Physiotherapist". www.northdownphysio.com. North Down Physio. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- Sinead Chambers at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Belfast
- Irish female badminton players
- Female badminton players from Northern Ireland
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland
- Alumni of Ulster University
- 21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland