# Sinead Chambers > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sinead_Chambers > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sinead_Chambers.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinead_Chambers > Source revision: 1353297999 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Irish badminton player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Use Irish English|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Sinead Chambers | image = | size = | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|2|1}} | birth_place = [Belfast](/source/Belfast), [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland) | height = | weight = | years_active = | handedness = | coach = | club = Alpha Club, Lisburn | event = Women's singles & doubles | highest_ranking = 163 (WS 11 July 2013)
100 (WD 3 July 2014)
126 (XD 20 September 2012) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | bwfbadminton_id = 47135 | bwf_id = 1ACFD18E-C9C0-45C7-A0CF-A24EE4FAFEE5 | medaltemplates = }} '''Sinead Chambers''' (born 1 February 1992) is a former [badminton](/source/badminton) player{{cite web|title= Players: Sinead Chambers |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/47135/sinead-chambers |website=bwfbadminton.com|publisher=[Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation)|accessdate=3 September 2016}} who competed for Northern Ireland at three [Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games) and is an eight-times champion of Ireland. == Biography == Chambers' first Irish national senior cap arrived during the 2008 [Uber Cup](/source/Uber_Cup).{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/20080209/087/0014 |title=Gleave and Chambers set to spark |work=Ireland's Saturday Night |date=9 February 2008 |p=14 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=13 April 2026}} Chambers represented [Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games](/source/Northern_Ireland_at_the_Commonwealth_Games) at the [2010 Games](/source/Badminton_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games) in [Delhi](/source/Delhi), India,{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/20100910/381/0070 |title=Badminton |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=10 September 2010 |p=70 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=13 April 2026}} the [2014 Games](/source/Badminton_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games) in Glasgow and the [2018 Games](/source/Badminton_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games) in Gold Coast.{{cite web|title=Sinead Chambers Biography |url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/badminton/1034810/s_chambers.html |website=g2014results.thecgf.com |publisher=Glasgow 2014 |accessdate=3 September 2016}}{{cite web|title=Participants: Sinead Chambers |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/badminton/athlete-profile-n6024528-sinead-chambers.htm |website=gc2018.com |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 |accessdate=11 April 2018}}{{dead link|date=August 2025}} She was the champion at the 2012 [Irish Future Series](/source/Irish_International) tournament in the women's doubles event with her partner [Jennie King](/source/Jennie_King) and became the runner-up in the singles event.{{cite news |title=Fyffes Irish Future Series 2012 |url=http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/Media/Latest_News/2012/October/Fyffes_Irish_Future_Series_2012.html |website=www.irishsportscouncil.ie |publisher=Sport Ireland |access-date=3 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916035955/http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/Media/Latest_News/2012/October/Fyffes_Irish_Future_Series_2012.html |archive-date=16 September 2016 }} Chambers was an eight-time Irish champion at the [Irish National Badminton Championships](/source/Irish_National_Badminton_Championships), winning the Irish women's doubles title seven times (six with [Jennie King](/source/Jennie_King) and one with [Caroline Black](/source/Caroline_Black_(badminton))){{cite web |url=https://www.badmintonireland.com/page/badminton-ireland/badminton-ireland-history/irish-senior-nationals-winners |title=Irish Senior Nationals Winners | website=Badminton Ireland |access-date=13 April 2026}} and the mixed doubles once with her brother [Ciaran Chambers](/source/Ciaran_Chambers).{{cite news |title=Chambers siblings out to boost Games bid with glory in Lisburn |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/chambers-siblings-out-to-boost-games-bid-with-glory-in-lisburn-35145093.html |publisher=[Belfast Telegraph](/source/Belfast_Telegraph) |accessdate=11 April 2018}}. Chambers graduated from the [Ulster University](/source/Ulster_University) with a first class honours in Physiotherapy and became a members of [Chartered Society of Physiotherapy](/source/Chartered_Society_of_Physiotherapy), [Health and Care Professions Council](/source/Health_and_Care_Professions_Council), and Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports & Exercise Medicines.{{cite web|title=Sinead Chambers, Physiotherapist |url=http://www.northdownphysio.com/whos-who/sinead/ |website=www.northdownphysio.com |publisher=North Down Physio|accessdate=3 September 2016}} == Achievements == ===BWF International Challenge/Series=== ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2012 | align="left" | [Irish International](/source/Irish_International) | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [Perrine Le Buhanic](/source/Perrine_Le_Buhanic) | align="left" | 17–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2012 | align="left" | [Irish International](/source/Irish_International) | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} [Jennie King](/source/Jennie_King) | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} [Rachael Darragh](/source/Rachael_Darragh)
{{flagicon|IRL}} Alannah Stephenson | align="left" | 21–18, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |} ''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | [Lithuanian International](/source/Lithuanian_International) | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} [Ciaran Chambers](/source/Ciaran_Chambers) | align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} [Filip Budzel](/source/Filip_Budzel)
{{flagicon|CZE}} [Tereza Švábíková](/source/Tereza_%C5%A0v%C3%A1b%C3%ADkov%C3%A1) | align="left" | 17–21, 21–18, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | [Lithuanian International](/source/Lithuanian_International) | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} [Ciaran Chambers](/source/Ciaran_Chambers) | align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} [Pawel Pietryja](/source/Pawel_Pietryja)
{{flagicon|POL}} [Aneta Wojtkowska](/source/Aneta_Wojtkowska) | align="left" | 11–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2011 | align="left" | [Iceland International](/source/Iceland_International) | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} [Tony Stephenson](/source/Tony_Stephenson) | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [Thomas Dew-Hattens](/source/Thomas_Dew-Hattens)
{{flagicon|DEN}} [Louise Hansen](/source/Louise_Hansen_(badminton)) | align="left" | 21–23, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} :{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament :{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament :{{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [BWF Future Series](/source/BWF_Future_Series) tournament == References == {{Reflist}} == External links== * {{BWF|1ACFD18E-C9C0-45C7-A0CF-A24EE4FAFEE5}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, Sinead}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Belfast Category:Irish female badminton players Category:Female badminton players from Northern Ireland Category:Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland Category:Alumni of Ulster University Category:21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sinead Chambers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinead_Chambers) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinead_Chambers?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.