TEESSIDE BADMINTON COACHES ASSOCIATION
JUNIOR BADMINTON TOURNAMENT
SPONSORED BY
THORNABY PAVILION LEISURE CENTRE
SINGLES played SATURDAY 24th MARCH, DOUBLES played SUNDAY 25th MARCH 2007
ACTION FROM THE U17 DOUBLES. GIRLS AT THE FRONT. BOYS AT THE BACK.					ACTION FROM THE U13 DOUBLES GIRLS AT THE FRONT. BOYS AT THE BACK.
Another very successful Junior Badminton Tournament was held at Tees Active’s Thornaby Pavilion. The tournament, sponsored by Tees Active Limited who provided the Courts and Higman Sports who provided the shuttles, is open to all players under 19 years old, who attend a school or badminton club within the Tees Valley, regardless of ability. There were a total of 35 events with categories for boys and girls, singles and doubles and age groups down to under nines. At this tournament four U13 Novice events were included for the first time. With 143 participants taking part, the weekend once again saw the Pavilion buzzing with energy and excitement. There were 85 Boys and 46 Girls taking part in the Singles on the Saturday and 48 Boys and 45 Girls taking part in the Doubles on the Sunday. During the weekend there were 576 games of badminton played, 341 on singles day and 235 on doubles day. All matches were played using the new Badminton Rally Points Scoring System. The competitions were all sporting and very good-natured, with superb badminton played by all. For the first time the U9 boys singles and U9 girls singles were run as separate events. Previously they were combined due to lack of entries. The numbers of younger children entering the tournament is the result of the good work being carried out by Sheila Boyes, who as well as being the Tees Valley Badminton Development Officer is also the Badminton Community Sports Coach. Sheila has been working at a number of primary schools throughout the area to introduce the children to badminton. With a number of these young children, this tournament was their first experience of playing on a ‘proper’ court, as at most primary schools there are no court markings. Each event category had it’s own mini-league/s with appropriate quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals. Consequently every player had a chance to play several matches. As well as the girls and boys doubles competitions on the Sunday, there were three Mixed Doubles Competitions. Mixed doubles in Badminton is one of only a very few sports where the girls play as equals to the boys. These mixed competitions again proved to be very popular with the players. The timing of each competition during both days is such that players are allowed to enter two age categories. This enables the talented players to enter their own age category and an older age group category. Consequently winners of one age group could be winners/runners up of a higher age group as some of the results show. Tournament Referee, Roger Cook, said, "Once again the Teesside Badminton Coaches Association have shown how to run a successful and enjoyable tournament that attracts players of all ages and abilities. He wished to thank Andy Baxter from Acorn BC who was the organiser for this Tournament and all the Junior Club Coaches and other volunteers who help run the tournament on the day. Without their efforts, the tournament would not be a success. Also he wished to praise the support of Tees Active and Higman Sports, whose continued sponsorship of this tournament allows the entry fee to be kept low to encourage all players to enter” Roger added, “Because of the success of this local tournament, the Teesside Badminton Coaches Association will, in addition to this local event, be organising Badminton England Bronze and Silver Tournaments in the Tees Valley area, starting next season.” Date of next Junior Tournament is 6^th / 7^th October 2007. The organisers will again be making a special effort to get more players from Schools, who have just started to play the game, involved in future tournaments. More information on local badminton activities can be obtained on this website. or by contacting the Tees Valley Badminton Development Officer - Sheila Boyes on 07725 823556 / (01642) 316008 or the Teesside Badminton Coaches Association Secretary - Roger Cook on (01642) 656227.
RESULTS
SINGLES		WINNER	CLUB/SCHOOL				RUNNER-UP		CLUB/SCHOOL
U9 GIRLS	LOUISE LAUGHLAND			THORNABY PAV JBC				ELLA HUNTER		CONYERS
U11 GIRLS	SHANNON MAUGHAN			HIGMAN TVBA				REBECCA CHALK		ACORN BC
U13 GIRLS NOVICE	REBEKAH PUTTICK			THORNABY PAV JBC				RACHEL EDWARDS		ACORN BC
U13 GIRLS	REBECCA WILLIAMSON			HUMMERSKNOTT				PIPPA MUSCAT		HIGMAN TVBA
U15 GIRLS NOVICE	CHANNELLE GOWLAND			WELLFIELD SCHOOL				HANNAH LAUGHLAND		THORNABY PAV JBC
U15 GIRLS	REBECCA BOYLE			ACORN BC				JENIFER BRAMLEY		BRIERTON CSC BC
U17 GIRLS	ANDREA BARWICK			ORMESBY BC				REBECCA BOYLE		ACORN BC
U19 GIRLS	ANDREA BARWICK			ORMESBY BC				AMELIA AL-QAZZAZ		ACORN BC
U9 BOYS	CAMERON PEACOCK			MARSKE JBC				WILL KNOX		THORNABY CofE SCH
U11 BOYS	LEWIS POOLE			HIGMAN TVBA				DANIEL STEPHENSON		CONYERS JBC
U13 BOYS NOVICE	DANIEL S0UTHWICK-HAWKES			THORNABY PAV JBC				RYAN JACKSON		LAURENCE JACKSON
U13 BOYS	NATHANIEL POOLE			HIGMAN TVBA				NATHAN STEWART-WALKER		HAUGHTON
U15 BOYS NOVICE	JASON MILTON			WELLFIELD SCHOOL				CHRIS FREEMAN		WELLFIELD SCHOOL
U15 BOYS	ANDREW PEEBLES			MARSKE JBC				JAMES PARNELL		HIGMAN TVBA
U17 BOYS	JOSH YOUNG			MARSKE JBC				BRYN LOVELL		HUMMERSKNOTT
U19 BOYS NOVICE	DANIEL PUTTICK			THORNABY PAV JBC				JOHN PATTERSON		MARSKE JBC
U19 BOYS	BRYN LOVELL			HUMMERSKNOTT				JOSH YOUNG		MARSKE JBC
DOUBLES
U11 GIRLS	SIOBHAN STACEY SHANNON MAUGHAN			THORNABY PAV JBC HIGMAN TVBA
U13 GIRLS NOVICE	SOPHIA APPLETON SARA JACKSON			ESTON PARK SCH ESTON PARK SCH				ZAINAB AKHTER JENNIFER MORTON		THORNABY PAV JBC BRIERTON CSC BC
U13 GIRLS	PIPPA MUSCAT REBECCA WILLIAMSON			HIGMAN TVBA HUMMERSKNOTT				SHANNON MAUGHAN ROSIE COWIE		HIGMAN TVBA HIGMAN TVBA
U15 GIRLS NOVICE	HANNAH KEEN HANNAH LAUGHLAND			THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV JBC				FERN COOK RACHEL BLOOMFIELD		THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV JBC
U15 GIRLS	HANNAH PAYNE REBECCA BOYLE			MARSKE JBC ACORN BC				ALICE ROCHESTER JENNIFER BRAMLEY		BRIERTON CSC BC BRIERTON CSC BC
U17 GIRLS	ANDREA BARWICK KATY BOYES			ORMESBY BC THORNABY PAV JBC				REBECCA BOYLE DANNI HIGMAN		ACORN BC MARSKE JBC
U19 GIRLS NOVICE	HANNAH EDGE SALLY BODEN			ACORN BC ACORN BC				JENNY OFFILER STEPHANIE HILL		THORNABY PAV JBC BISHOPSGARTH SCH
U19 GIRLS	ANDREA BARWICK SARAH GETHING			ORMESBY BC ACORN BC				AMELIA AL-QAZZAZ KATIE PAYNE		ACORN BC MARSKE JBC
U11 BOYS	LEWIS POOLE FINN CONNOR-WATSON			HIGMAN TVBA HIGMAN TVBA				ADAM BRAMLEY SAM HENRY		BRIERTON CSC BC BRIERTON CSC BC
U13 BOYS	PETER VAUGHAN MATTHEW HENRY			BRIERTON CSC BC BRIERTON CSC BC				MICHAEL ARMSTRONG NATHAN STEWART-WALKER		THORNABY PAV JBC HAUGHTON
U15 BOYS NOVICE	DANNY HUMPREYS JACK CASSIDY			THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV JBC				MATTHEW POUNDER JOE MORTON		ELDON GROVE SCH ELDON GROVE SCH
U15 BOYS	TAIGH CONNOR-WATSON JAMES PARNELL			HIGMAN TVBA HIGMAN TVBA				LUKE TONKS CHRISTOPHER BROWN		MARSKE JBC MARSKE JBC
U17 BOYS	JOSH YOUNG ANDREW PEEBLES			MARSKE JBC MARSKE JBC				TAIGH CONNOR-WATSON JAMES PARNELL		HIGMAN TVBA HIGMAN TVBA
U19 BOYS NOVICE	JOHN PATTERSON CHRIS WHILES			MARSKE JBC MARSKE JBC				ADAM BURNS THOMAS TURNER		MARSKE JBC ACORN BC
U19 BOYS	JOSH YOUNG ANDREW PEEBLES			MARSKE JBC MARSKE JBC				BRYN LOVELL ANDREW McCULLOGH		HUMMERSKNOTT THORNABY PAV BC
U9MIXED	ADAM BRAMLEY CAMERON PEACOCK			BRIERTON CSC BC MARSKE JBC				BLAKE HITCHINSON RYAN HEDLAM		THORNABY CofE SCH THORNABY CofE SCH
U15 MIXED	PIPA MUSCAT ANDREW PEEBLES			HIGMAN TVBA MARSKE JBC				KATY BOYES ADAM PICKARD		THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV JBC
U19 MIXED	ANDREA BARWICK BRYN LOVELL			ORMESBY BC HUMMERSKNOTT				REBECCA BOYLE JOSH YOUNG		ACORN BC MARSKE JBC

BC = Badminton Club. JBC = Junior Badminton Club.

Acorn BC based at the Acorn Centre at Acklam Grange School. Brierton BSC JBC = Brierton Community Sports Centre JBC.

Higman TVBA = Higman Tees Valley Badminton Academy, based at the David Lloyd Leisure Club, Tees Barrage.

Thornaby Pav JBC = Thornaby Pavilion JBC based at Thornaby Pavilion and Nunthorpe School.