Introduction
Chloe Francesca Hannah Birch (born 16 September 1995) is an English badminton player. 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 Badminton Championships Women's singles. 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.
Birch graduated from Loughborough University with sport and exercise science degree.
Achievements
European Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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European Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Lauren Smith | Hsu Ya-ching Hu Ling-fang |
21–18, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2019 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | Lauren Smith | Liu Xuanxuan Xia Yuting |
16–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 8 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Romanian International | Lianne Tan | 7–11, 7–11, 10–12 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Hungarian International | Aprilia Yuswandari | 19–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Portugal International | Mia Blichfeldt | 12–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Romanian International | Jenny Wallwork | Lea Palermo Anne Tran |
11–6, 14–21, 8–11, 11–8 | Winner
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| 2015 | Slovenia International | Jenny Wallwork | Linda Efler Lara Kaepplein |
18–21, 21–19, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Polish International | Jessica Pugh | Clara Nistad Emma Wengberg |
16–21, 21–6, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Iceland International | Jenny Wallwork | Jessica Pugh Sarah Walker |
10–21, 21–10, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Portugal International | Sarah Walker | Goh Yea Ching Peck Yen Wei |
9–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Dutch International | Sophie Brown | Myke Halkema Lisa Malaihollo |
21–4, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2016 | Slovenia International | Sarah Walker | Jessica Pugh Cheryl Seinen |
22–20, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2016 | Belgian International | Lauren Smith | Julie Finne-Ipsen Rikke Søby Hansen |
24–22, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2018 | Czech Open | Lauren Smith | Émilie Lefel Anne Tran |
21–14, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2019 | Denmark International | Lauren Smith | Saori Ozaki Akane Watanabe |
13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Azerbaijan International | Lauren Smith | Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova |
21–18, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2019 | Kharkiv International | Lauren Smith | Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai |
21–14, 21–18 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament