The Donegal interest at the European Badminton Championships in Karlskrona, Sweden, ended today in defeat for Sam and Chloe Magee.
In the doubles, Russia’s Sergei Lunev and Evgenia Dimova came back from a set down to snatch a 19-21, 21-16, 21-17 victory against the brother and sister team from Raphoe.
Earlier today Chloe was beaten in the singles by another Russian, Natalia Perminova, who won in straight sets 25-23, 21-6.
The Russian world No. 121 will face the winner of Bulgaria’s Linda Zerichi and Poland’s Kamila Augustyn for a place in the quarterfinal.
The defeat was a real upset – with Chloe ranked 42nd in the world and set to represent Ireland at the Olympics in London this summer.
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