TEESSIDE BADMINTON COACHES ASSOCIATION
JUNIOR BADMINTON TOURNAMENT
SPONSORED BY
THORNABY PAVILION LEISURE CENTRE
SINGLES played SATURDAY 7th OCTOBER, DOUBLES played SUNDAY 8th OCTOBER 2006
ACTION FROM U13 GIRLS DOUBLES			ACTION FROM U17 BOYS DOUBLES
ACTION FROM U17 GIRLS DOUBLES
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 30 events with categories for boys and girls, singles and doubles and age groups down to under nines. With 123 participants taking part, the weekend saw the Pavilion buzzing with energy and excitement. There were 60 Boys and 36 Girls taking part in the Singles on the Saturday and 42 Boys and 38 Girls taking part in the Doubles on the Sunday. During the weekend there were 520 games of badminton played, 260 on singles day and the same number on doubles day. All matches were played using the new Badminton Scoring System of Rally Points to 21. The competitions were all sporting and very good-natured, with superb badminton played by all. Even the Under 9 Singles competition was a keenly fought affair. With the rally point scoring system, matches were much closer than previous occasions. 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 two 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 Sheila Boyes who was the organiser for this Tournament and the Club Coaches and other volunteers who help run the tournament on the day. Without their efforts, the tournament would not be a success. It is good to see how the standard of players improve from one tournament to the next. This tournament in previous years has been used as a stepping stone for young players, who are now playing for their respective counties, namely Durham & Yorkshire.” Roger added, “Junior badminton players throughout the area are very fortunate in having two excellent local sponsors, Tees Active and Higman Sports, who continue to support the game they love, by providing courts and shuttles. With their support the tournament continues to very successful. We need to build on this success and with the continued three-way partnership of Teesside Badminton Coaches Association, Tees Active and Higman Sports, grow this tournament into an even bigger event.”   Organisers of the event, the Teesside Badminton Coaches Association, want everyone to participate in such tournaments with ability being no barrier to entry. Hence the reason for holding novice categories. It’s vitally important to us that everyone from complete novices to county standard juniors have a chance to compete on an equal footing, as badminton can be such a rewarding sport.” Date of next Junior Tournament is 24^th / 25^th March 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 the Tees Valley Badminton website - www.teesvalleybadminton.co.uk 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
U11 GIRLS	SHANNON MAUGHAN	HIGMAN TVBA			REBECCA CHALK	ACORN BC
U13 GIRLS	JENNIFER BRAMLEY	BRIERTON CSC BC			PIPPA MUSCAT	HIGMAN TVBA
U15 GIRLS NOVICE	HANNAH PAYNE	MARSKE JBC			STEPHANIE HILL	BISHOPSGARTH SCH.
U15 GIRLS	REBECCA BOYLE	ACORN BC			KATY BOYES	THORNABY PAV JBC
U17 GIRLS	ANDREA BARWICK	ORMESBY BC			REBECCA BOYLE	ACORN BC
U19 GIRLS NOVICE	CAROLINE BAKER	HURWORTH SCHOOL			HANNAH EDGE	ACORN BC
U19 GIRLS	ANDREA BARWICK	ORMESBY BC			LORRAINE SMITH	THORNABY PAV JBC
U9 BOYS	LEWIS POOLE	HIGMAN TVBA			ADAM BRAMLEY	BRIERTON CSC BC
U11 BOYS	LEWIS POOLE	HIGMAN TVBA			SAM HENRY	BRIERTON CSC BC
U13 BOYS	NATHANIEL POOLE	HIGMAN TVBA			MATTHEW HENRY	BRIERTON CSC BC
U15 BOYS NOVICE	LUKE TONKS	MARSKE JBC			ADAM PICKARD	HIGMAN TVBA
U15 BOYS	ANDREW PEEBLES	MARSKE JBC			JOSH YOUNG	MARSKE JBC
U17 BOYS	ADAM HARRISON	HIGMAN TVBA			BRYN LOVELL	HIGMAN TVBA
U19 BOYS NOVICE	CHRIS WHILES	MARSKE BC			ADAM HUGES	THORNABY PAV JBC
U19 BOYS	ADAM HARRISON	HIGMAN TVBA			JAMES YOUNG	MARSKE BC
DOUBLES
U11 GIRLS	CHLOE DOVE SHANNON MAUGHAN	HIGMAN TVBA HIGMAN TVBA			SOPHIE SEDGEWICK REBECCA CHALK	ACORN BC ACORN BC
U13 GIRLS	PIPPA MUSCAT JENNIFER BRAMLEY	HIGMAN TVBA BRIERTON CSC BC			NICOLE HARRISON ROSIE COWEN	HIGMAN TVBA HIGMAN TVBA
U15 GIRLS NOVICE	JENNY OFFILER HANNAH PAYNE	THORNABY PAV JBC MARSKE JBC			HAYLEY EVANS SOPHIE BAYLEY	ESTON PARK SCH ESTON PARK SCH
U15 GIRLS	HANNAH PAYNE REBECCA BOYLE	MARSKE JBC ACORN BC			KATY BOYES EMILY STONE	THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV JBC
U17 GIRLS	ANDREA BARWICK SARAH GETHING	ORMESBY BC ACORN BC			KATY BOYES LORRAINE SMITH	THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV JBC
U19 GIRLS NOVICE	REBECCA BROWN LUCY KYME	MARSKE JBC MARSKE JBC			HANNAH EDGE SALLY BODEN	ACORN BC ACORN BC
U19 GIRLS	ANDREA BARWICK STEPHANIE BARWICK	ORMESBY BC ORMESBY BC			MARY BOYES LORRAINE SMITH	THORNABY PAV JBC THORNABY PAV JBC
U11 BOYS	ADAM BRAMLEY SAM HENRY	BRIERTON CSC BC BRIERTON CSC BC
U13 BOYS	PETER VAUGHAN MATTHEW HENRY	BRIERTON CSC BC BRIERTON CSC BC			TOM BAXTER TOM GODDARD	ACORN BC ACORN BC
U15 BOYS NOVICE	ADAM PICKARD JOSH SHAW	HIGMAN TVBA HIGMAN TVBA			CHRISTOPHER BROWN LUKE TONKS	MARSKE JBC MARSKE JBC
U15 BOYS	JOSH YOUNG ANDREW PEEBLES	MARSKE JBC MARSKE JBC			ALEX McMURDO JAMIE MURRAY	BRIERTON CSC BC BRIERTON CSC BC
U17 BOYS	ADAM HARRISON BRYN LOVELL	HIGMAN TVBA HIGMAN TVBA			JOSH YOUNG ANDREW PEEBLES	MARSKE JBC MARSKE JBC
U19 BOYS NOVICE	LEE FARREN CHRIS WILSON	THORNABY PAV BC THORNABY PAV BC			ADAM HUGHES DAVID MOULDER	THORNABY PAV BC THORNABY PAV BC
U19 BOYS	BRYN LOVELL TIMOTHY ROBSON	HIGMAN TVBA MARSKE BC			WAYNE VAUGHAN RICHARD SMITH	THORNABY PAV BC THORNABY PAV BC
U15 MIXED	REBECCA BOYLE JOSH YOUNG	ACORN BC MARSKE JBC			PIPA MUSCAT ANDREW PEEBLES	HIGMAN TVBA MARSKE JBC
U19 MIXED	ANDREA BARWICK ADAM HARRISON	ORMESBY BC HIGMAN TVBA			DANNI HIGMAN BRYN LOVELL	MARSKE JBC HIGMAN TVBA

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.