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22 Oct 2025

Corey Chambers leads the way with double gold for Raphoe Badminton Club at Ulster Open

Corey Chambers won two gold medals and a bronze on a successful venture to the Ulster Open in Lisburn for young Raphoe Badminton Club members

Corey Chambers leads the way with double gold for Raphoe Badminton Club at Ulster Open

Raphoe Badminton Club's Corey Chambers.

Corey Chambers was celebrating on the double at the Ulster Badminton Open U15 and U19 at the weekend.

Raphoe Badminton Club ace Chambers won two gold medals while Chamber also returned with a bronze medal. Club-mates Emily Maxwell, Cara Eaton, Callum Laird and Rhys McAuley also won bronze medals.

The tournament was hosted by the Lisburn Racquets Club with 140 players competing over two days.

Chambers teamed up with Conor Blakeman for gold in the boys under-15 doubles. Chambers and Blakeman overcame Charan Rajulapati and Wyatt Winston in the final.

Chambers also bagged gold in the mixed doubles. Chambers and Hannah Shochan defeated Rajulapati and Carol Joy in the final, while the promising Raphoe Badminton Club man Chambers bagged bronze in the singles.

Maxwell won bronze in both the under-15 mixed doubles and girls doubles, playing alongside Winston and Ananya Gopinath.

McAuley won under-19 singles bronze and partnered with Laird for doubles bronze while Eaton scooped the girls doubles under-19 bronze with Orlaith Evans.

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