Irish National Badminton Championships

The Irish National Badminton Championships is a tournament organised to crown the best badminton players in Ireland.

The tournament started in 1912 with the men's singles,^[1] women's singles^[2] and men's doubles.^[3] The mixed doubles made its debut in 1913 and the women's doubles started in 1923.^[4]

Past winners

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
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
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
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	A.G. Trapnell	Norma Stoker	G. Paltridge J. Killen	Norma Stoker Mavis Macnaughton	C. H. Maidment Norma Stoker
1938–1947	no competition
1948	D. B. Green	Barbara J. Good	D. B. Green Tod Majury	Nora Conway Barbara J. Good	D. B. Green V. H. Gillespie
1949	James FitzGibbon	Barbara J. Good	James FitzGibbon Frank Peard	Nora Conway Barbara J. Good	James FitzGibbon Barbara J. Good
1950	Frank Peard	B. Curran	James FitzGibbon Frank Peard	Nora Conway Barbara J. Good	Frank Peard Dorothy Donaldson
1951	Frank Peard	Dorothy Donaldson	James FitzGibbon Frank Peard	Nora Conway Barbara J. Good	Frank Peard Dorothy Donaldson
1952	Frank Peard	Jean Lawless	James FitzGibbon Frank Peard	Nora Conway Barbara J. Good	Frank Peard Dorothy Donaldson
1953	Frank Peard	S. Moore	James FitzGibbon Frank Peard	Dorothy Donaldson Jean Lawless	Frank Peard Dorothy Donaldson
1954	James Doyle	E. Abraham	James FitzGibbon Frank Peard	R. Gibson Yvonne Kelly	James FitzGibbon Barbara J. Good
1955	James Doyle	E. Abraham	James FitzGibbon Frank Peard	Dorothy Donaldson Jean Lawless	Frank Peard Dorothy Donaldson
1956	James Doyle	Yvonne Kelly	Desmond Lacey James Doyle	Dorothy Donaldson Jean Lawless	Desmond Lacey Jean Lawless
1957	James Doyle	Yvonne Kelly	Stuart Love Kenneth Carlisle	Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan	Kenneth Carlisle Jean Duncan
1958	James Doyle	Yvonne Kelly	George Henderson Charles McCormack	Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan	George Henderson Jean Sharkey
1959	James Doyle	Mary O'Sullivan	George Henderson Charles McCormack	Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan	Kenneth Carlisle Lena Rea
1960	James Doyle	Mary O'Sullivan	George Henderson Charles McCormack	Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan	Kenneth Carlisle Lena Rea
1961	James Doyle	Yvonne Kelly	James FitzGibbon Frank Peard	Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan	Kenneth Carlisle Lena Rea
1962	Winston Wilkinson	Mary O'Sullivan	James FitzGibbon Frank Peard	Lena McAleese Mary O'Sullivan	Winston Wilkinson Yvonne Kelly
1963	Robert Harris	Mary O'Sullivan	Winston Wilkinson James Doyle	Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan	Winston Wilkinson Yvonne Kelly
1964	Robert Harris	Mary O'Sullivan	Winston Wilkinson James Doyle	Lena McAleese Sue Peard	Sammy Blair Mary O'Sullivan
1965	Robert Harris	Yvonne Kelly	Winston Wilkinson Sammy Blair	Yvonne Kelly Mary Bryan	Sammy Blair Mary O'Sullivan
1966	Robert Harris	Mary Bryan	Winston Wilkinson Sammy Blair	Yvonne Kelly Mary Bryan	Winston Wilkinson Yvonne Kelly
1967	John McCloy	Yvonne Kelly	Winston Wilkinson Sammy Blair	Yvonne Kelly Jane Leslie	Winston Wilkinson Yvonne Kelly
1968	Robert Harris	Mary Bryan	Winston Wilkinson Sammy Blair	Lena McAleese Joan McCloy	Kenneth Carlisle Lena McAleese
1969	Peter Moore	Mary Bryan	Winston Wilkinson Sammy Blair	Lena McAleese Joan McCloy	Winston Wilkinson Yvonne Kelly
1970	Robert Harris	Maureen Mockford	Winston Wilkinson Sammy Blair	Lena McAleese Joan McCloy	Winston Wilkinson Yvonne Kelly
1971	Michael Morrow	Mary Bryan	Peter Moore Ronnie Reddick	Yvonne Kelly Mary Bryan	Winston Wilkinson Yvonne Kelly
1972	Peter Moore	Mary Bryan	David Doherty Clifford McIlwaine	Yvonne Kelly Mary Bryan	John McCloy Mary Bryan
1973	Colin Bell	Barbara Beckett	David Doherty Clifford McIlwaine	Lena McAleese Sue Peard	Adrian Bell Barbara Beckett
1974	John Taylor	Barbara Beckett	David Doherty Clifford McIlwaine	Barbara Beckett Lena McAleese	Adrian Bell Barbara Beckett
1975	John Taylor	Barbara Beckett	Adrian Bell Colin Bell	Barbara Beckett Dorothy Cunningham	Ronnie Reddick Barbara Beckett
1976	Adrian Bell	Barbara Beckett	John Scott Frazer Evans	Barbara Beckett Dorothy Cunningham	John Scott Barbara Beckett
1977	John Scott	Dorothy Cunningham	John Scott Frazer Evans	Mary Dinan Wendy Orr	John Scott Dorothy Cunningham
1978	Bill Thompson	Barbara Beckett	Bill Thompson Clifford McIlwaine	Mary Dinan Wendy Orr	Bill Thompson Barbara Beckett
1979	Colin Bell	Barbara Beckett	Frazer Evans Brien McKee	Barbara Beckett Diane Underwood	Bill Thompson Barbara Beckett
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 Hendersen Holly Lane
1989	Liam McKenna	Ciara Doheny	Eugene McKenna Michael McKenna	Ciara Doheny Ann Stephens	Eugene McKenna Angela Carr
1990	Liam McKenna	Ciara Doheny	Eugene McKenna Michael O'Meara	Ciara Doheny Ann Stephens	Eugene McKenna Angela Carr
1991	Michael Watt	Ciara Doheny	Peter Ferguson Michael O'Meara	Ann O'Sullivan Holly Lane	Peter Ferguson Holly Lane
1992	Michael Watt	Ciara Doheny	Nial Gannon Shane Fitzpatrick	Ann Hawkshaw Maeve Moynihan	Graham Henderson Jayne Plunett
1993	Liam McKenna	Sonya McGinn	Brian McGowan Donald O'Halloran	Sian Williams Sonya McGinn	Bruce Topping Ann Stephens
1994	Michael Watt	Sonya McGinn	Brian McGowan Donal O'Halloran	Sonya McGinn Sian Williams	Bruce Topping Ann Stephens
1995	Bruce Topping	Sian Williams	Bruce Topping Michael O'Meara	Ann Stephens Jayne Plunkett	Bruce Topping Ann Stephens
1996	Michael Watt	Elaine Kiely	Bruce Topping Michael O'Meara	Annette Taylor Caroline O'Sullivan	Bruce Topping Ann Stephens
1997	Michael Watt	Keelin Fox	Mark Peard Donal O'Halloran	Elaine Kiely Caroline O'Sullivan	Bruce Topping Claire Henderson
1998	Michael Watt	Sonya McGinn	Bruce Topping Michael O'Meara	Claire Henderson Jayne Plunkett	Bruce Topping Jayne Plunkett
1999^[5]	Michael Watt	Sonya McGinn	Mark Peard Donal O'Halloran	Sonya McGinn Keelin Fox	Bruce Topping Jayne Plunkett
2000	Michael Watt	Sonya McGinn	Bruce Topping Mark Topping	Sonya McGinn Keelin Fox	Bruce Topping Jayne Plunkett
2001	Bruce Topping	Claire Henderson	Bruce Topping Mark Topping	Sian Williams Keelin Fox	Bruce Topping Jayne Plunkett
2002	Michael Watt	Huang Bing	Eugene McKenna Graham Henderson	Huang Bing Keelin Fox	Donal O'Halloran Huang Bing
2003	Ciaran D'Arcy	Jennie King	Bruce Topping Mark Topping	Fiona Glennon Pauline Glennon	Donal O'Halloran Keelin Fox
2004	Ciaran D'Arcy	Huang Bing	Bruce Topping Mark Topping	Ruth Kilkenny Keelin Fox	Donal O'Halloran Huang Bing
2005	Michael Watt	Erin Keery	Bruce Topping Mark Topping	Keelin Fox Ruth Kilkenny	David Hogan Keelin Fox
2006	Scott Evans	Keelin Fox	Scott Evans Brian Smyth	Ruth Kilkenny Keelin Fox	Donal O'Halloran Huang Bing
2007	Scott Evans	Chloe Magee	Sam Magee Daniel Magee	Karen Bing Chloe Magee	Donal O'Halloran Karen Bing
2008	Scott Evans	Chloe Magee	Scott Evans Matthew Gleave	Karen Bing Chloe Magee	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2009	Scott Evans	Chloe Magee	Sam Magee Matthew Gleave	Sandra Lynch Keelin Fox	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2010^[6]	Scott Evans	Chloe Magee	Sam Magee Tony Stephenson	Karen Bing Keelin Fox	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2011	Scott Evans	Chloe Magee	Sam Magee Tony Stephenson	Sinead Chambers Jennie King	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2012^[7]	Scott Evans	Chloe Magee	Sam Magee Ian Macbeth	Sinead Chambers Jennie King	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2013^[8]	Scott Evans	Chloe Magee	Conor Hickland Scott Burnside	Sinead Chambers Jennie King	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2014^[9]	Jonathan Dolan	Chloe Magee	Jonathan Dolan Sam Magee	Caroline Black Sinead Chambers	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2015^[10]	Tony Stephenson	Chloe Magee	Joshua Magee Sam Magee	Sinead Chambers Jennie King	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2016^[11]	Nhat Nguyen	Chloe Magee	Joshua Magee Sam Magee	Sinead Chambers Jennie King	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2017^[12]	Nhat Nguyen	Rachael Darragh	Joshua Magee Sam Magee	Rachael Darragh Chloe Magee	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2018^[13]	Nhat Nguyen	Rachael Darragh	Joshua Magee Paul Reynolds	Sinead Chambers Jennie King	Ciaran Chambers Sinead Chambers
2019^[14]	Jonathan Dolan	Kate Frost	Jonathan Dolan David Walsh	Sara Boyle Rachael Darragh	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2020^[15]	Nhat Nguyen	Sara Boyle	Joshua Magee Paul Reynolds	Sara Boyle Chloe Magee	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2021^[16]	Nhat Nguyen	Rachael Darragh	Joshua Magee Paul Reynolds	Kate Frost Moya Ryan	Paul Reynolds Rachael Darragh
2022^[17]	Jonathan Dolan	Rachael Darragh	Joshua Magee Paul Reynolds	Orla Flynn Jennie King	Joshua Magee Moya Ryan
2023^[18]	Nhat Nguyen	Sophia Noble	Joshua Magee Paul Reynolds	Kate Frost Moya Ryan	Joshua Magee Moya Ryan
2024^[19]	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	James Doyle	8	1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
2	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	Liam McKenna	5	1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
7	Frank Peard	4	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
8	Gordon 'Curly' Mack	3	1920, 1922, 1925
	Willoughby Hamilton	3	1927, 1934, 1935
	John Taylor	3	1980, 1982, 1983
	Bill Thompson	3	1978, 1981, 1985
12	Frederick A. Kennedy	2	1914, 1923
	Arthur Hamilton	2	1932, 1933
	Peter Moore	2	1969, 1972
	John Taylor	2	1974, 1975
	Colin Bell	2	1973, 1979
	Pat Marron	2	1984, 1986
	Bruce Topping	2	1995, 2001
	Ciaran D'Arcy	2	2003, 2004
	Jonathan Dolan	2	2014, 2019
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
	John Scott	1	1977
	Tony Stephenson	1	2015

References

^ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Singles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
^ "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.
^ Hannigan, Mary (8 February 1999). "Straight sets win". The Irish Times.
^ "Evans and Magee claim Badminton titles". RTÉ. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ "Irish Senior Nationals 2012". Badminton Ireland. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ "Olympians Take Titles". Olympic Federation of Ireland. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ "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.
^ "FZ Forza Irish Senior Nationals 2020". bi.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ "FZ Forza Irish Senior Nationals 2021". bi.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ "FZ Forza Irish Senior Nationals 2022". bi.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ "FZ Forza Irish Senior Nationals 2023". bi.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ "FZ Forza Irish Senior Nationals 2024". bi.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

External links

[1] "Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Singles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 17 March 2026.

[2] "Badminton Ireland National Champions Women's Singles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 17 March 2026.

[3] "Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Doubles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 17 March 2026.

[4] "Badminton Ireland National Champions Ladies Doubles 1923-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 17 March 2026.

[5] Hannigan, Mary (8 February 1999). "Straight sets win". The Irish Times.

[6] "Evans and Magee claim Badminton titles". RTÉ. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[7] "Irish Senior Nationals 2012". Badminton Ireland. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[8] "Olympians Take Titles". Olympic Federation of Ireland. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[9] "Badminton: First title for Dolan, eighth for Chloe Magee". Lindie Naughton. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[10] "Magee family dominate at National Badminton Centre". RTÉ. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[11] "Outstanding results at the Irish Nationals as Chloe wins 10th title in a row". Badminton Ireland. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[12] "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.

[13] Lollike, Emma (2 May 2018). "The new national champions have been crowned". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[14] "Dolan claims two National titles; Sam & Chloe Magee win 11th National Title". Badminton Ireland. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[15] "FZ Forza Irish Senior Nationals 2020". bi.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[16] "FZ Forza Irish Senior Nationals 2021". bi.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[17] "FZ Forza Irish Senior Nationals 2022". bi.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[18] "FZ Forza Irish Senior Nationals 2023". bi.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[19] "FZ Forza Irish Senior Nationals 2024". bi.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

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