Cambs U19 Junior Restricted Results

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Tom Zhang: Boys Singles Winner

The U19 Restricted was held at Burwell Sports Centre on 23 March 2014, and was the scene of some superb badminton from the County's young guns.

Girls Competition

Singles winner: Gemma McGuire
Runner up: Amy Zhang 

Doubles Winners: Lily Matthews and Amy Zhang 
Runners up: Gemma McGuire and Lele Chen 

Amy Zhang had managed to squeeze a 21 - 20 win against Gemma McGuire in the Round Robin Section of the Girls Singles but in the Final Play off Gemma fought hard and pulled off a 21-19 win.

In the Girls Doubles Lily Matthews having won this competition last year with Gemma McGuire now paired up with Amy Zhang against Gemma and Lele Chen to regain the title with a new partner, 21-15, 21-13.

Boys Competition

Singles Winner: Tom Zhang 
Runner Up: Kaylan Sutton-Ziaien

Doubles Winners: Kaylan Sutton-Ziaien and Aiden Foo 
Runners up: Tom Zhang and Michael Duncan
 
The Boys Singles Round Robin section was tough of many players with multiple very close  games, one group having the winner and runner up’s decided by points and one player missing out proceeding into the Knock Out quarter finals by a single point. 

The quarters went with  form and all the winners of the groups continuing to show their strength by knocking out all the runners up. 

In the semi finals Jordan Huynh (15) made the older competitor Tom Zhang work hard to ensure a win and continue to the final .

The final saw Kaylan in the final for the 3rd year running having won it in 2012 and been a runner up in 2014 and this year he once again missed out with Tom Zhang winning with some aggressive play 21-15.

In the Boys Doubles the Round Robin saw a split between the stronger pairings and the up and coming challengers leading to good matches at the semi final stage of the competition. The final, however saw Tom and Kaylan again in battle with their partners Michael and Aiden.  Kaylan and  Aiden showed the strength of their 7 year partnership (having played together since they were 10 years old!) to win 21 - 17 after a greatly fought final.

More photographs are available to view in the gallery section. 

U11/U13 Fun Tournament Results

There were 35 entries in the U11/U13 Fun Tournament held at the Bushfield Leisure Centre on Saturday 1st March.

Winners

Under 11

Boys Singles

Achira Waduge

Boys Doubles

Achira Waduge & Harikishna Elakoochy

Girls Singles

Anna Saunders

Girls Doubles

Anna Saunders & Robyn Watson

Under 13

Boys Singles

Benjamin Stevens

Boys Doubles

Zak Aldous & Benjamin Stevens

Girls Singles

Imogen Leivers

Girls Doubles

Imogen Leivers & Chloe Smith

Cambridgeshire Junior Badminton Consultation Meeting

When :-  Tuesday 25th March 2014 7.30 - 9.00pm 

Where :- Cambridge Regional College Leisure Facility, Meeting Room adjacent to Sports Hall

Cambridgeshire Badminton Association would like to invite all interested parties to a consultation meeting  to discuss future structure and organisation for Junior Badminton under the Badminton England umbrella in Cambridgeshire.

The meeting will be Chaired by The present Senior Committee Chair  - Sharon Chandler 

Items needing to be discussed 

1. Volunteers - if junior teams representing Cambridgeshire are to continue we need more volunteers to act as committee members, team managers, fund raisers, mentors, selectors and organisers +/- helpers  for tournaments.

2. Chairperson for Junior Committee - this key role is currently unfilled - the Chair of the Senior Committee has been 'filing in' this year but this is unsustainable for next season.

3. Committee members - people with knowledge of junior players and a willingness to liaise with other junior club organisers to promote good relations and support of the county committee activities are urgently needed in order to sustain a healthy  county junior badminton structure.

4. Regular activities Cambridgeshire Badminton Association organise for juniors each  season

5. What other opportunities are open to junior county squads that we have been unable engage with, and why.

6. What are peoples perception of the Role of the Junior County Committee and how could that role be fulfilled effectively.

7. Any ideas on how we can promote sustainable and healthy relationships amongst junior cells /clubs/groups in the county to help facilitate a more cohesive junior county scene.

The meeting is open to anyone with an interest in junior badminton - you do not necessarily need to be involved with a junior club at present or desire to be involved in the future - if you have ideas we'd like to hear them, if you have suggestions please feel free to present them, if you want to be involved you will be very welcome, if you just want to come and hear what others have to say we will be glad to have you attend.

Hope to see you there.

Sharon Chandler - Chair Cambridgeshire Badminton Association

Cambridgeshire U19 Junior Restricted Tournament: Entries Open

Entries are now open for the Cambridgeshire U19 Junior Restricted Tournament which is due to take place on Sunday 23 March 2014 at Burwell Sports Centre, Buntings Path, Burwell.

Download the entry form.

Entries close on 15 March 2014.

If you are a junior player, then please consider entering.  If you're a coach, get your athletes along!

U11 & U13 Fun Badminton Tournament Entries Open

Applications are now open for the Cambridgeshire U11 & U13 Fun Badminton Tournament, to be held on Saturday 1 March at Bushfield Leisure Centre, Peterborough. 

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. 

5th Cambridgeshire Junior U15 Bronze

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

Cambs U15's Compete for Restricted Championships

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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.