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Magees march into last 16 at World Championships

Sam and Chloe Magee
Sam and Chloe Magee

Chloe and Sam Magee have reached the last 16 of the World Badminton Championships mixed doubles after beating Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino of Japan.

The Irish pair were 13-7 down against their world no 22 opponents in the final set in Glasgow and it looked as though their tournament was over.

However, they dug deep and to lead 15-13 before going on to take the match on a 21-13 16-21 21-15 scoreline.

The the 35th-ranked Donegal siblings will most likely play Rio Olympic Gold medallists Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia in their round of 16 match on Thursday.

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