Joshua Magee toasts glory at Czech Open

written by Chris McNulty September 29, 2019

JOSHUA Magee paired up with Paul Reynolds to win the men’s doubles at the Li-Ning Czech Open.

Raphoe man Magee and Reynolds defeated Norway’s Torjus Flaatten and Vegard Rikheim 21-16 21-18 in the final.

Magee and Reynolds saw off Serbian pair Igor Bjelan and Andrija Doder 21-12 21-13 in their semi-final.

Earlier, Magee and Reynolds had a 21-7 21-10 win over Norway’s Markus Barth and Mattias Xu after an opening round 21-16 21-14 success against Austria’s Jannik Marczejka and Kilian Meusburger.

Rachael Darragh suffered an edgy 21-17 21-18 loss to England’s third seed Abigail Holden in the quarter-final of the women’s singles.

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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

Joshua Magee toasts glory at Czech Open

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