Chloe Francesca Hannah Coney (née 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

The six medallists in the women's badminton doubles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Left to right: Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith (England), Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia), Treesa Jolly and Gayathri Gopichand (India).

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, EnglandEngland Lauren SmithMalaysia Pearly Tan Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan5–21, 8–21Silver

European Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Falcon Club, Minsk, BelarusUnited Kingdom Lauren SmithNetherlands Selena Piek Netherlands Cheryl Seinen21–14, 13–21, 15–21Silver

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021Palace of Sports, Kyiv, UkraineEngland Lauren SmithBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva14–21, 19–21Silver

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, Super1000, Super750, Super500, Super300, and the BWF Tour Super100.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Orléans MastersSuper 100England Lauren SmithChinese Taipei Hsu Ya-ching Chinese Taipei Hu Ling-fang21–18, 21–17Winner
2019SaarLorLux OpenSuper 100England Lauren SmithChina Liu Xuanxuan China Xia Yuting16–21, 13–21Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 15 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015Romanian InternationalBelgium Lianne Tan7–11, 7–11, 10–12Runner-up
2015Hungarian InternationalIndonesia Aprilia Yuswandari19–21, 9–21Runner-up
2016Portugal InternationalDenmark Mia Blichfeldt12–21, 14–21Runner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Romanian InternationalEngland Jenny WallworkFrance Léa Palermo France Anne Tran11–6, 14–21, 8–11, 11–8Winner
2015Slovenia InternationalEngland Jenny WallworkGermany Linda Efler Germany Lara Kaepplein18–21, 21–19, 18–21Runner-up
2015Polish InternationalEngland Jessica PughSweden Clara Nistad Sweden Emma Wengberg16–21, 21–6, 15–21Runner-up
2016Iceland InternationalEngland Jenny WallworkEngland Jessica Pugh England Sarah Walker10–21, 21–10, 17–21Runner-up
2016Portugal InternationalEngland Sarah WalkerMalaysia Goh Yea Ching Malaysia Peck Yen Wei9–21, 15–21Runner-up
2016Dutch InternationalEngland Sophie BrownNetherlands Myke Halkema Netherlands Lisa Malaihollo21–4, 21–15Winner
2016Slovenia InternationalEngland Sarah WalkerEngland Jessica Pugh Netherlands Cheryl Seinen22–20, 21–19Winner
2016Belgian InternationalEngland Lauren SmithDenmark Julie Finne-Ipsen Denmark Rikke Søby Hansen24–22, 18–21, 21–18Winner
2018Czech OpenEngland Lauren SmithFrance Émilie Lefel France Anne Tran21–14, 21–14Winner
2019Denmark InternationalEngland Lauren SmithJapan Saori Ozaki Japan Akane Watanabe13–21, 18–21Runner-up
2019Azerbaijan InternationalEngland Lauren SmithRussia Ekaterina Bolotova Russia Alina Davletova21–18, 21–12Winner
2019Kharkiv InternationalEngland Lauren SmithCanada Rachel Honderich Canada Kristen Tsai21–14, 21–18Winner
2022Dutch OpenEngland Lauren SmithNetherlands Debora Jille Netherlands Cheryl Seinen10–5 retiredRunner-up
2022Welsh InternationalEngland Lauren SmithFrance Margot Lambert France Anne Tran21–9, 14–21, 9–21Runner-up
2024Estonian InternationalEngland Estelle van LeeuwenTurkey Bengisu Erçetin Turkey Nazlıcan İnci21–23, 21–16, 8–21Runner-up
2024Portugal InternationalEngland Estelle van LeeuwenEngland Abbygael Harris England Annie Lado21–16, 21–9Winner
2024Luxembourg OpenEngland Estelle van LeeuwenJapan Miki Kanehiro Japan Rui Kiyama14–21, 13–21Runner-up
2024Nantes InternationalEngland Estelle van LeeuwenEngland Abbygael Harris England Annie Lado21–18, 21–9Winner
2024Dutch OpenEngland Estelle van LeeuwenBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva15–21, 18–21Runner-up
2024Irish OpenEngland Estelle van LeeuwenDenmark Natasja Anthonisen Denmark Maiken Fruergaard19–21, 19–21Runner-up
2024Scottish OpenEngland Estelle van LeeuwenNetherlands Debora Jille Denmark Sara Thygesen14–21, 21–10, 8–21Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024Portugal InternationalEngland Ethan van LeeuwenEngland Rory Easton England Lizzie Tolman18–21, 21–6, 21–17Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

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