TEESSIDE BADMINTON COACHES ASSOCIATION

JUNIOR BADMINTON TOURNAMENT

SPONSORED BY

THORNABY PAVILION LEISURE CENTRE

SINGLES played SATURDAY 6th OCTOBER, DOUBLES played SUNDAY 7th OCTOBER 2007

WINNERS & RUNNERS-UP.

ACTION FROM THE U15 GIRLS DOUBLES

U17 & U13 SINGLES - TOP

U17 & U13 DOUBLES - BOTTOM

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 34 events with categories for boys and girls, singles and doubles and age groups down to under nines.

With 132 participants taking part, the weekend once again saw the Pavilion buzzing with energy and excitement. There were 74 Boys and 37 Girls taking part in the Singles on the Saturday and 43 Boys and 37 Girls taking part in the Doubles on the Sunday.

During the weekend there were 453 games of badminton played, 271 on singles day and 182 on doubles day.

All matches were played using the Badminton Rally Points Scoring System.

The competitions were all sporting and very good-natured, with superb badminton played by all.

Each event category had it’s own mini-league/s with appropriate 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 continuing success of this local tournament, the Teesside Badminton Coaches Association in association with the Durham County Badminton Association, will be running Badminton England Bronze and Silver Tournaments at Thornaby Pavilion during December and January. Details available on the Tees Valley Badminton website.

Date of next Junior Tournament is 29^th / 30^th March 2008. 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 – Rajeev Tuli on 07824 846934.

or the Badminton England Regional Development Manager : North East - 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	GEORGINA HAMMOND	RAINBOW LEISURE
U11 GIRLS	SHANNON MAUGHAN	HIGMAN TVBA	SOPHIE WELLS	THORNABY PAV JBC
U13 GIRLS Novice	RACHEL EDWARDS	ACORN BC	JENNIFER MORTON	BRIERTON CSC
U13 GIRLS	ELLIE CHARALAMBOUS	HIGMAN TVBA	LAUREN ASHTON	HIGMAN TVBA
U15 GIRLS Novice	ALICE PAYNE	MARSKE JBC	HANNAH KEEN	THORNABY PAV JBC
U15 GIRLS	KATY BOYES	THORNABY PAV JBC	JENIFER BRAMLEY	BRIERTON CSC BC
U17 GIRLS	KATY BOYES	THORNABY PAV JBC	KATIE PAYNE	MARSKE JBC
U19 GIRLS Novice	CHANNELLE GOWLAND	WINGATE	DANIELLE ATKINSON	WINGATE
U19 GIRLS	LORRAINE SMITH	THORNABY PAV BC	SARAH GETHING	ORMESBY BC
U9 BOYS	SAM CAMPBELL	ACORN BC	PATRICK HARRISON	RAINBOW LEISURE
U11 BOYS	LEWIS POOLE	HIGMAN TVBA	BEN CAMPBELL	ACORN BC
U13 BOYS Novice	THOMAS SINGLETON	ACORN BC	JOSH LONG	ACORN BC
U13 BOYS	PETER VAUGHAN	BRIERTON CSC	LEWIS POOLE	HIGMAN TVBA
U15 BOYS Novice	TOM PUTTICK	THORNABY PAV JBC	ADAM TENNANT	HUMMERSKNOTT
U15 BOYS	NAT POOLE	HIGMAN TVBA	LUKE TONKS	MARSKE JBC
U17 BOYS	BRYN LOVELL	HUMMERSKNOTT	TAIGH CONNOR-WATSON	HIGMAN TVBA
U19 BOYS Novice	CHRIS WHILES	MARSKE JBC	JOHN PATTERSON	MARSKE JBC
U19 BOYS	BRYN LOVELL	HUMMERSKNOTT	TAIGH CONNOR-WATSON	HIGMAN TVBA
DOUBLES
U11 GIRLS	SIOBHAN STACEY SHANNON MAUGHAN	THORNABY PAV JBC HIGMAN TVBA	SOPHIE WELLS LOUISE LAUGHLAND	THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV JBC
U13 GIRLS	SHANNON MAUGHAN LAUREN ASHTON	HIGMAN TVBA HIGMAN TVBA	LORNA BELL ALICE PAYNE	ACORN BC MARSKE JBC
U15 GIRLS Novice	FERN COOK RACHEL BLOOMFIELD	THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV JBC	CAROLINE OFFILER LORNA CHEUNG	THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV JBC
U15 GIRLS	PIPPA MUSCAT ELLIE CHARALAMBOUS	HIGMAN TVBA HIGMAN TVBA	ALICE ROCHESTER JENNIFER BRAMLEY	BRIERTON CSC BC BRIERTON CSC BC
U17 GIRLS	AMELIA AL-QAZZAZ KATIE PAYNE	WESTGATE BC MARSKE JBC	PIPA MUSCAT DANNI HIGMAN	HIGMAN TVBA MARSKE JBC
U19 GIRLS	ANDREA BARWICK SARAH GETHING	ORMESBY BC ORMESBY BC	LORRAINE SMITH DANNI HIGMAN	THORNABY PAV BC MARSKE JBC
U11 BOYS	CAMERON PEACOCK JAMES SOUTHWICK-HAWKES	MARSKE JBC THORNABY PAV JBC	ADAM BRAMLEY BEN CAMPBELL	BRIERTON CSC BC ACORN BC
U13 BOYS Novice	BEN CAMPBELL JOSH LONG	ACORN BC ACORN BC	JAMES HAWKINS GLENN ELLIOT	RAINBOW LEISURE RAINBOW LEISURE
U13 BOYS	PETER VAUGHAN MICHAEL ARMSTRONG	BRIERTON CSC BC THORNABY PAV JBC	THEO BRACE DANIEL SOUTHWICK-HAWKES	HIGMAN TVBA THORNABY PAV JBC
U15 BOYS Novice	PETER ARMSTRONG TOM PUTTICK	THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV JBC	MATTHEW POUNDER JOE MORTON	BRIERTON CSC BC BRIERTON CSC BC
U15 BOYS	PETER VAUGHAN MATTHEW HENRY	BRIERTON CSC BC BRIERTON CSC BC	MICHAEL ARMSTRONG JOSH SHAW	THORNABY PAV JBC HIGMAN TVBA
U17 BOYS	BRYN LOVELL CHRIS HARRISON	HUMMERSKNOTT ACORN BC	CHRIS WHILES JOHN PATTERSON	MARSKE JBC MARSKE JBC
U19 BOYS	BRYN LOVELL ANDREW McCULLOGH	HUMMERSKNOTT THORNABY PAV BC	ADAM PICKARD DANIEL PUTTICK	THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV JBC
U9MIXED	ALEX CONNOR DANIEL LAMB	BRIERTON CSC BC BRIERTON CSC BC	GEORGINA HAMMOND AMELIA HUGIL	RAINBOW LEISURE RAINBOW LEISURE
U15 MIXED	JENNIFER BRAMLEY MATTHEW HENRY	BRIERTON CSC BC BRIERTON CSC BC	PIPA MUSCAT JOSH SHAW	HIGMAN TVBA HIGMAN TVBA
U19 MIXED	ANDREA BARWICK BRYN LOVELL	ORMESBY BC HUMMERSKNOTT	LORRAINE SMITH ANDREW McCULLOGH	THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV 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 Thornaby Pavilion.

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