29 Nov

Rosemary Allan – Essex Silver October 2018

Essex Silver October 2018 – Rosemary Allan On 20-21 I competed in the Essex Silver October 2018. I had the advantage of it being at my local home ground. I had a bye first round & then had Lauren New, which I won 21-13, 21-11. Next up in the quarters I had Abbie Smith. I had lost to her in 3 sets in nationals a few weeks before, so I knew it would be a tough game. Like nationals, I [...]

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24 Nov

2018 Finnish Youth International – Daniel

Daniel Mcmillan – October 2018 Finnish Youth International FZ Forza 2018 Finnish Youth International write up by Daniel McMillan: Daniel and Joseph on the podium – Finnish Youth International Over October half-term I attended the FZ Forza 2018 Finnish Youth International in Espoo, Finland. Day 1 (Friday 26th Oct) started off unpleasantly as I began my tournament with an uneasy start losing my first singles game in 3 sets and not playing to my best. I slowly recovered my form as the [...]

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21 Nov

Toby Beckett – Warwickshire U17B

Warwickshire U17B  November 2018 – Toby Beckett In the Warwickshire U17B Badminton England tournament early November 2018, I played very well and managed to get a bronze medal. I got out of my box comfortably with scores such as 21-9 21-10 21-15 and 21-11. Then I got to the quarter final and won comfortably against an opponent I had lost to before (Jason Arya) 21-13 this was the game I was particularly pleased with. In the Semi-Final I played the [...]

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16 Nov

Luke Hall – West Midlands PC U15B April 2018

West Midlands PC – U15B April 2018 – .8/04/18 This tournament had been postponed due to heavy snow back in Nov 17 and re-scheduled for the Easter holidays. It was a local event,so not a really early get-up. I was entered in the singles and the boys doubles. I was in a box of four in the singles.First game was against a younger player Alexander Lamb (Bedfordshire) he was skilful but I won 21-11.Next was Fahad Shaikh (Buckinghamshire) 21-11 to me.The last game in the [...]

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15 Nov

Hertfordshire U18 Open – Luke Davies

Hertfordshire U18 Open – Luke Davies At the Hertfordshire U18 Open I came away with a respectable bronze medal in the doubles despite 2 new scratch partnerships on the day. In the mixed I partnered Anoushka McIntosh, and we found ourselves draw into group which was compromised of First Seeds Ryan Curtis (who ended up bagging himself 2 golds on the day) & Megan Hassell and Charlie Wakefield & Caitlin Parfait; a box that can only be described as anyone’s to [...]

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16 May

DK Way U18 – Sunday 13 May 2018 – Charlie Wakefield

Sunday 13 May – DK Way U18 Open On 13/05/18, myself (Charlie Wakefield) and Luke traveled to Ware in Hertfordshire for the DK Way U18 Open tournament. With the mixed doubles first, I paired up with my regular mixed partner Caitlin Parfitt from Norfolk and Luke paired with Anoushka Mcintosh from Berkshire. Unfortunately, we met in the group stage in a really tough box including the No.1 seeds from Lincolnshire, Ryan Curtis and Meghan Hasall. Myself and Caitlin played the [...]

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22 Mar

Rosemary Allen – Dorset 2018 Senior Silver

Dorset 2018 – Senior Silver (10/03/18) Saturday 10th March, Dorset 2018 in the Senior Silver, In singles, I faced Emily Beach. I had lost to her last month when I was not playing my best, so we determined to win this time. I managed to put in a much better performance and win 21-17, 21-18. Next up was Emma Goddard who I beat 21-9, 21-14. In the semi finals I faced Chloe Hunt from Warwickshire. I had lost to her [...]

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21 Mar

U17 Championships – Welsh Nationals 2018

Welsh Nationals 2018 – Under 17 Championship (17 March 2018) Archie Bult and Jonathan Ewins – Welsh National 2018 After a promising start to 2018 winning a Hertfordshire U17 doubles event in January, Jonathan and Archie really starting to gel as a double pair. So, after a long and hard fought weekend in the National sports centre in Cardiff, Archie and Jonathan became Welsh National Champions in the U17 doubles.  Their Championship success did not come [...]

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20 Mar

Rosemary Allan – Nottingham 2018 Senior Gold

Nottingham 2018 – Senior Gold (24/02/18) In singles I had to play Maya Kateli from Middlesex in the first round, which I won 21-15, 21-14. In the next round I played Serena Midha who is an A grade grade & has been ranked as high as 11th for seniors. I lost the first 21-11. The next set was much closer, but lost 21-19. In the doubles, I played with Amy Hayhoe. In the first round we had to play Kimberley Clague [...]

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17 Mar

Derby U15 Gold – Jasmine Owen

Jasmine Owen at the Derby U15 Gold – 09.09.2018 Jasmine kicked off the singles in impressive style winning her group games in style, beating Aarthy Aravind 21-10, 21-14 and Sofia Bao 21-9, 21-13. This led to a QF match against the 3/4 seed Natasha Morris. This was a tough, tense match which Jasmine lost 19-21, 18-21. Natasha went on to win the tournament. The doubles started well with Katie Reilly as Jasmines partner, winning twice before losing a three-set match to the [...]

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