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Welcome to the Cambridgeshire Badminton Association (Cambs BA), a County association affiliated to Badminton England.

Cambridgeshire Badminton Association is dedicated to the development and promotion of badminton throughout the whole of Cambridgeshire.  The county consists of around 30 affiliated clubs as well as hosting Junior, Senior and Masters teams playing in the Inter-County Championships.

This web site is designed to enable Cambridgeshire Badminton Association to promote badminton through providing news and information on local, County and national badminton. Please visit this web site regularly to keep abreast of all the latest developments.

5th Cambridgeshire Junior U15 Bronze

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For the 5th year the Cambridgeshire Under 15 Bronze Tournament on the Badminton England Junior Circuit was successfully held at the One Leisure St Ivo Centre on Saturday 16 November.

The Boys Singles was won by Matthew Cross (Suffolk) who beat Nathan Wooster (Herts) 21-17.  The best performance by a Cambridgeshire player was a brave showing from Leo Huang, who lost to Matthew in the quarter final.

The Girls Singles provided the closest match of the tournament, with Claudia Crowther just managing to overcome fellow Herts player Laura Anderson 21-19.

Matthew Cross completed the double by winning the Boys Doubles in partnership with Levi Hoang.  The defeated Matthew Harden and Nathan Wooster 21-11.

The Girls Doubles title went to Kate Garnham and Megan Hassall (Lincs).  In the final they overcame Laura Anderson and Monique Maisey 21-13.

Results

Boys Singles

Semi finals

Nathan Wooster (Herts) bt Ethan Sheard (Leics) 21-8

Mathew Cross (Suffolk) bt Thomas Joy (Bucks) 21-9

Final

Matthew Cross bt Nathan Wooster 21-17

Girls Singles

Semi finals

Claudia Crowther (Herts) bt Pamela Reyes (Bucks) 21-17

Laura Anderson (Herts) bt Kate Garnham (Lincs) 21-16

Final

Claudia Crowther bt Laura Anderson 21-19

Boys Doubles

Best Pool Runners Up

Mark Amer/Brendan Ho (both Herts)

Joe Prakash (Kent)/Raymon Ramakrishnan (Essex)

Final

Matthew Cross/Levi Hoang (both Suffolk) bt Matthew Harden/Nathan Wooster (both Herts) 21-11

Girls Doubles

Semi finals

Laura Anderson/Monique Maisey (both Herts) bt Amy Heyhoe (Norfolk)/Katie Scott (Suffolk) 21-17

Kate Garnham/Megan Hassall (both Lincs) bt Maeve McKinnell/Pamela Reyes (both Bucks) 21-1

Final

Kate Garnham/Megan Hassall bt Laura Anderson/Monique Maisey 21-13

Kent Medal Haul for Cambs' Masters

Dan Bates & Neil Place: Gold Medalists O35 MD, Kent Masters Gold 2013

It was a very successful weekend for Cambridgeshire's players at the Badminton England Kent Masters Gold tournament, who brought home a haul of medals.

Daniel Bates and Neil Place improved significantly on their 2013 3/4 placing by winning the O35 mens doubles competition.  Having beaten the other three pairs in their group comfortably with attacking performances, they faced a final game against first seeds Daniel Plant (Essex) and Phil Troke (Kent).  In a nailbiting finale, they clinched their gold medals with a 22-20 win in the third end.

Olga Bryant also impressed, by bringing home a complete medal haul from all the disciplines she played.   In the O45 ladies singles, she lost her final match against Herts' Caroline Hale. The following day she fought through her group with new partner Jo Newson (Kent), winning all their games in straight sets.  In the final, they were overcome by the slick partnership of reigning World Champions Betty Blair (Devon) and Debbie Miller (Hampshire).

Finally, on the last day of the competition, she teamed up with Lancashire's Julian Priestly in the O45 mixed doubles.  They again won their group, including a difficult match against a Dutch pair, before defeating first seeds James Teale (Herts) and Sue Compton (Essex) in the knockout to reach the final.  Unfortunately, John Austin (Herts) and Elaine Meagher (Bucks)  proved too strong.

So with a gold medal winning mens pair, and Olga winning a stunning three silver medals, the results showed the continued strength Cambs has at the Masters level. 

For more information and complete results lists, see the BE Tournament Software page for the Kent Masters Gold. 

Cambs U15's Compete for Restricted Championships

Amy Zhang: Girls Singles Winner U15

Cambridgeshire's annual U15 Restricted Tournament was held at Buwell Sports Centre on Sunday 27th October, and saw hotly contested games between some of Cambridgeshire's up-and-coming new stars.

The results were as follows: 

Boys Singles 

Quarter finals

Jordon Huynah (Bye)

Leo Huang beat Harry Zhao

James Xu beat Eugene Stokes

Oliver Stevenson (Bye)

Semi Finals

Jordon beat Leo 

James beat Oliver 

Final 

Jordon Huynah beat James Xu 21-7 

Girls Singles 

Amy Zhang beat Hannah Milton 21-18 

Girls Doubles 

There were only two girls pairs so a final was played as best of 3 games:

Chanumi Gamage and Hannah Milton beat Sophia Abbott and Zoe Clayton 21-9, 21-8

Boys Doubles 

Leo Huang and James Xu were the eventual winners (125 points) after Eugene Stokes and Oliver Stevenson (Runners up 120 points) beat Jordon Huynah and Harry Zhao (117 points) in a crunch game at the end of the round robin format. Points count back was required to announce the winners.

The results tables are all available to view in the gallery section. 

U11 & U13 Fun Badminton Tournament Entries Open

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Applications are now open for the Cambridgeshire U11 & U13 Fun Badminton Tournament, to be held on Saturday 23rd November at Burwell Sports Centre, Buntings Path, Burwell. 

Any juniors keen on trying competitive badminton (even if you are a beginner), or wanting to get more experience of tournament play, are extremely welcome.

If you are a coach with children U11 and U13, please do encourage them to participate. 

You can download the entry form from the Tournaments Page. 

 

Cambs Restricted Results

Players at the Cambs 2013 Restricted

At the Cambridgeshire Badminton Association Players Tournament Min Dabasinskas retained his Mens Singles title.  In the final he was pushed all the way by Joe Pickering before running out winner by 21-18, 21-17. 

Olga Bryant regained her singles title which she lost last year, with a 21-18, 21-13 victory over Alison Meijers. 

James Wilson and Simon Woodhouse took the Mens Doubles title.  They defeated Abu Kaher and Sam Scharf 21-13, 21-16. 

Previously, Kaher and Scharf had endured a difficult semi-final against Robert Couch and Damien Dugmore before winning 21-11, 16-21, 21-16. 

Wilson and Woodhouse has a close fight in their quarter-final against Kevin Barron and Sunny Kong, winning 21-10, 18-21, 21-16. 

Olga Bryant teamed up with Alison Meijers in the Ladies Doubles, but in the final fell to Sara Cunnington and Natalie Taylor 21-11, 21-17. 

There was some consolation for Olga in the Mixed Doubles.  In partnership with Min they defeated Simon and Natalie 21-18, 21-19. 

For full results including the plate competitions, please see the Tournaments page.  A gallery of the winners is also available. 

Match report by Ken Verney. 

Cambs U15 Restricted Tournament Entries Open

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 Applications are now open for the Cambridgeshire U15 Restricted Tournament, to be held on Sunday 27th October at Burwell Sports Centre, Buntings Path, Burwell. 

Any juniors keen on showing their development along their performance pathways should enter.  If you are a coach with children U15, please do encourage them to participate. 

You can download the entry form from the Tournaments Page. 

Restricted Draw Available Online

As excitement mounts for the upcoming annual Cambridgeshire Players (Restricted) Tournament, the full draws for all disciplines were published today. 

Don't miss the opportunity to download the draws, and plan your strategy into the final, and ultimate success! 

All the best to everyone involved and playing this weekend. 

Players at the County Restricted