Chloe Francesca Hannah Coney ( Birch; born 16 September 1995) is an English badminton player.
Career She was introduced to badminton through school and started playing at age eight at Abbeydale Badminton Club. Birch received the Michael Vaughan Award from Silverdale School, and competed at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in 2013. She was the runner-up in 2016 English National Championships women's singles.
Birch graduated from Loughborough University with sport and exercise science degree.
Birch was part of the English team that won the mixed team bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. She won the women's doubles silver medal at the 2019 European Games partnered with Lauren Smith.
In 2023, she won the doubles national title (her seventh national title) at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham. The following year in 2024, she won an eighth title and this moved her to joint 10th in the all time list for women.
Achievements Commonwealth Games
Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England Lauren Smith Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan 5–21, 8–21 Silver
European Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Falcon Club,Minsk, Belarus Lauren Smith Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen 21–14, 13–21, 15–21 Silver
European Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Palace of Sports,Kyiv, Ukraine Lauren Smith Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 14–21, 19–21 Silver
BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Lauren Smith Hsu Ya-ching Hu Ling-fang 21–18, 21–17 Winner 2019 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Lauren Smith Liu Xuanxuan Xia Yuting 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up
BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 15 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2015 Romanian International Lianne Tan 7–11, 7–11, 10–12 Runner-up 2015 Hungarian International Aprilia Yuswandari 19–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2016 Portugal International Mia Blichfeldt 12–21, 14–21 Runner-up
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Romanian International Jenny Wallwork Léa Palermo Anne Tran 11–6, 14–21, 8–11, 11–8 Winner 2015 Slovenia International Jenny Wallwork Linda Efler Lara Kaepplein 18–21, 21–19, 18–21 Runner-up 2015 Polish International Jessica Pugh Clara Nistad Emma Wengberg 16–21, 21–6, 15–21 Runner-up 2016 Iceland International Jenny Wallwork Jessica Pugh Sarah Walker 10–21, 21–10, 17–21 Runner-up 2016 Portugal International Sarah Walker Goh Yea Ching Peck Yen Wei 9–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2016 Dutch International Sophie Brown Myke Halkema Lisa Malaihollo 21–4, 21–15 Winner 2016 Slovenia International Sarah Walker Jessica Pugh Cheryl Seinen 22–20, 21–19 Winner 2016 Belgian International Lauren Smith Julie Finne-Ipsen Rikke Søby Hansen 24–22, 18–21, 21–18 Winner 2018 Czech Open Lauren Smith Émilie Lefel Anne Tran 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2019 Denmark International Lauren Smith Saori Ozaki Akane Watanabe 13–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2019 Azerbaijan International Lauren Smith Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova 21–18, 21–12 Winner 2019 Kharkiv International Lauren Smith Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai 21–14, 21–18 Winner 2022 Dutch Open Lauren Smith Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen 10–5 retired Runner-up 2022 Welsh International Lauren Smith Margot Lambert Anne Tran 21–9, 14–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2024 Estonian International Estelle van Leeuwen Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci 21–23, 21–16, 8–21 Runner-up 2024 Portugal International Estelle van Leeuwen Abbygael Harris Annie Lado 21–16, 21–9 Winner 2024 Luxembourg Open Estelle van Leeuwen Miki Kanehiro Rui Kiyama 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2024 Nantes International Estelle van Leeuwen Abbygael Harris Annie Lado 21–18, 21–9 Winner 2024 Dutch Open Estelle van Leeuwen Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2024 Irish Open Estelle van Leeuwen Natasja Anthonisen Maiken Fruergaard 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2024 Scottish Open Estelle van Leeuwen Debora Jille Sara Thygesen 14–21, 21–10, 8–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 Portugal International Ethan van Leeuwen Rory Easton Lizzie Tolman 18–21, 21–6, 21–17 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
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