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Brief Medal Summary
5 x Gold, 4 x Silver and 4 x Bronze
Detailed Summary
In the Ladies Division Two Singles, Laura emerged as the champion, winning all six games and securing the Gold medal. Vicky, on the other hand, won five out of six games, only losing the sixth to Laura from our team with a close score of 15-13. As a result, Vicky won the Silver medal.
Moving on to the Men's Singles Pool 4A, Daniel exhibited an excellent performance by winning all three games. Meanwhile, Nathan dominated Pool 4B with a remarkable record of winning all four games. In the semi-finals, Daniel triumphed over Kraig Bayliss with a score of 15-12, and Nathan secured a victory against Ibrar Hussain with a score of 15-9. Consequently, Daniel and Nathan faced off in the final match, with Nathan emerging as the winner with a score of 15-12, clinching the Gold medal. Daniel, who showcased excellent performance throughout, earned the Silver medal. James, who won only one out of three games, received a participation medal, while Adrian, who won two out of four games, also earned a participation medal.
In the Men's Singles Division Three, Rob won four out of five games, with his only loss being against Joe from Lincolnshire. Joey won three games while losing two, one to Rob from our team (with a score of 15-10) and one to Joe from Lincolnshire (with a score of 15-7).
Moving on to the Men's Singles Division One, Matt won five out of six games, with his only loss being against Rathanathan, who secured the Gold medal with a score of 15-7. Matt, with his outstanding performance, earned the Silver medal.
In the Ladies Doubles Division Two, Laura and Vicky displayed their dominance by winning both games with a score of 2-0 against Gemma and Becky, as well as Lucy and Georgina, securing the Gold medal.
Continuing with the Men's Doubles, in Division 4, Daniel and Nathan demonstrated great teamwork by winning both games with a score of 2-0 against Jack and Darren, earning the Gold medal.
In the Men's Doubles Division Three, Joey and Rob dominated their first game against Rob and Joe with a flawless 2-0 victory. The second game, however, ended in a draw, culminating in a 1-1 score. They continued their winning streak by triumphing over Adrian and James with another impressive 2-0 score, ultimately earning the Silver medal. On the other hand, Adrian and James secured the Bronze medal with a record of 1-1 against Kevin and Damon and losses against Joe and Will, as well as Joey and Rob.
Moving on to the Men's Doubles Division One, Matt and Rathanathan faced tough competition throughout. They suffered defeat in both games by James and Stephen, with a score of 2-0 each time. Nonetheless, they managed to emerge victorious with a 2-0 score against Cameron and Lewis, earning them the Silver medal.
In the Mixed Doubles Division Four, James and Lisa showcased their impressive performance, winning their first three games flawlessly with a 2-0 score. Their last game ended in a draw, concluding with a 1-1 score. With their exceptional performance, they were able to secure the Gold medal.
Meanwhile, in the Mixed Doubles Division Three, Daniel and Laura proved themselves to be unbeatable, triumphing in every single match. They emerged victorious with a flawless 2-0 score against Adrian and Becky, Georgina and Kevin, as well as Ibrar and Joanne. They also had draws of 1-1 with Lucy and Adrian, Gemma and Joe, and Vicky and Joey.
Unfortunately, Adrian and Lucy had a challenging run, losing all but one of their games with a 2-0 defeat against Nathan and Becky, Kevin and Georgina, Joe and Gemma, and Vicky and Joey, with their only victory being against Ibrar and Joanne.
On the other hand, Joey and Vicky displayed their exceptional skills by securing 2-0 victories over Ibrar and Joanne, Adrian and Lucy, Becky and Nathan, and Kevin and Georgina. They also had a 1-1 draw with Laura and Daniel. Despite their efforts, they settled for the bronze medal.
Turning our attention to the Mixed Doubles Division Two, Matt and Danielle displayed a mixed performance. They exhibited their dominance against Katie Day and Adrian Brown, securing a convincing 2-0 victory. However, they faced defeat in a 2-0 loss against Lucy and Darren. Undeterred, they quickly recovered and clinched a well-deserved 2-0 win against Briony and Matthew. Additionally, they faced a closely contested 1-1 draw against Kelly and Ross, ultimately securing the bronze medal for themselves.
Huge congrats to Athlete Leadership Team member, Special Olympics athlete and coach James Wyatt on completing the Great North Run!
James completed the event for the first time in 1 hour 52 minutes
“A very productive session Wednesday evening at Springwood Leisure Centre with James, Anthony and guest coach Abbie”
“Very proud to include this latest news from our coach and athlete James.
Hopefully this will increase awareness and promote our status as a club”.
Brief Medal Summary
4 x Gold, 4 x Silver and 3 x Bronze
Detailed Summary
On the weekend of August 20/21 a team comprising of 7 players from Derbyshire Allstars Badminton Club linked up with 2 players from Lincolnshire to represent the East Midlands region at the National Summer Series of Sport tournament in Walsall.
The team had previously had the opportunity to take part in 2 training sessions prior to the competition with over 80 players taking part in the tournament representing the regions of West Midlands, East Midlands, North West, South West including (Channel Islands), Eastern region and Wales.
Our players took part in a series of Singles (mens & ladies), Doubles (mens & ladies) and Mixed Doubles, on both the Saturday and Sunday.
Unfortunately one of our 2 Lincolnshire players, James Hemsley was injured and had to retire from the competition and one of our regular Allstars players Matt Platkiw was able to replace him in the Mixed Doubles.
Despite having never played together before, the new pairing Danielle & Matt proved to be a successful partnership and went on to win the Gold medal in the Mixed Doubles event.
In the Ladies Singles competition Danielle won bronze whilst Vicky from Derbyshire Allstars took Silver.
They teamed up again for the Ladies Doubles and finished in second place taking Silver having narrowly missed out on the Gold medal by a single point.
Our other Derbyshire Allstars players continued the successful campaign with Nathan Harris and Daniel Warren finishing with a gold medal in the Mens Doubles Division 6 without losing a single match.
They continued by winning their own Singles competitions respectively with Gold medals in Division 7 and Division 8 - a great performance having each only been playing badminton for approximately 12 months.
Even then, we were not finished as a region and Vicky James (Derbyshire Allstars) continued a Silver winning performance in the Ladies Singles Division 3 and also the ladies doubles Division 2 where she partnered again with Danielle Booth from Lincolnshire and narrowly missed out on another Gold medal by one point.
Vicky teamed up with Joey Courchene (Derbyshire Allstars) for the Mixed Doubles where they took Silver losing narrowly in the final whilst Adrian Hernandez-Odjea and Vihaan Gupta (both Derbyshire Allstars players) were awarded a bronze in their Mens Doubles competition Division 5 - a very creditable performance for the youngest player in the competition.
Adrian also completed a successful day with another bronze in the Mens Singles Division 6 making a total medal haul of 4 Golds, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze not bad for a team comprising of only 9 players one of the smallest teams in the competition.