Newsletter of Hertfordshire Schools Badminton Association

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1 Newsletter of Hertfordshire Schools Badminton Association April 2017 Welcome to the third edition of on the line for the 2016/17 season. Senior School Tournament Points Megan Lumb 2016 / 2017 U18 Boys U18 Girls 1 John Henry Newman 87 1 Queenswood John Warner 70 2= Hemel Hempstead 70 3 North Herts College 66 2= Presdales 70 4 Haberdashers Aske s 52 4 Mount Grace 61 5 Ashlyns 46 5 Freman College 48 6 Hitchin Boys 36 6 Monks Walk 38 7= Monks Walk 29 7 St George s 31 7= Oaklands College 29 8 Hitchin Girls 16 9 Simon Balle Verulam St Albans St George s Goffs 6 14= Richard Hale 4 14= Watford Boys Grammar 4 16= Chancellor s 3 16= St Edmund s College 3 18 Queens 2 (Out of county school - Woodhouse College Finchley 25 / East Barnet 4) HSBA Sponsored by

2 U15 Boys U15 Girls 1 Richard Hale Queenswood 92 2 Ashlyns 75 2 Dame Alice Owen 66 3 Hemel Hempstead 51 3 Hitchin Girls 65 4 Hitchin Boys 45 4 Watford Girls Grammar 56 5 Highfield 34 5 Mount Grace 51 6= Barclay 32 6 Sir John Lawes 33 6= Simon Balle 32 7 Knights Templar 20 8 Watford Boys Grammar 29 8 Loreto College 19 9= John F Kennedy 20 9 St Albans Girls High 4 9= Parmiters 20 9= St George s 20 (Junior School - Heath Mount 13) 12 Dame Alice Owen Marriotts Knights Templar 6 15 Monks Walk 4 (Out of County School - Queen Elizabeth Boys Barnet 19) U13 Boys U13 Girls 1 Haberdashers Aske s 85 1 Hitchin Girls Hitchin Boys 73 2 St Albans Girls High 63 3 Watford Boys Grammar 54 3 Dame Alice Owen 61 4 Chancellor s 49 4 Sir John Lawes 42 5= Fearnhill 34 5 Stanborough 36 5= Richard Hale 34 6 Goffs 20 7 Dame Alice Owen 33 7 Queens 10 8= John Henry Newman 21 8= Stanborough 21 (Junior Schools - Ashwell - 49 / Manland - 40) 10 Bushey Meads York House 12 12= Queens 3 12= St George s 3 14= Beaumont 2 14= Monks Walk 2 (Junior Schools - Alban Wood 61 / Ralph Sadleir 57 / St Peter s 15 / Southhill 11) Page 2

3 RIO Under 18 Team Tournament January 2017 Rees Clarke & Molly Goode Rio was certainly an amazing weekend that we will all remember and not just because of the badminton! We left bright and early Saturday morning on the 6:30 train from Stevenage, and our spirits were high. It was chilly, but Dave generously bought us all a hot chocolate to keep our energy up. On the train, we caught up on some sleep and mentally prepared for the long day of badminton ahead. We reached York at about 9 and we were greeted with rain and cold wind. We arrived at the sports hall excited and raring to go. We were informed that Surrey would be our first match. We knew this would be our hardest match but we gave it everything, and it was shown in the score. Although we lost, we were proud of the final score as there were lots of close games. Chris and Steven played an amazing game of doubles which they won with the great support of the team. Also, Monique played an exhausting game of singles that she narrowly lost in the third set 21-19, but she played exceptionally well and was unlucky with the result. Laura also played a hard game of singles and came out with a great result. Our next match was Yorkshire. We were now all warmed up and feeling positive about this match. We won this one quite comfortably, and it gave us the confidence and motivation to give our last match everything. Our match against Leicestershire was the last on court for the day and we successfully defeated them with great play, sheer determination and lots of encouragement. Laura played a great game of singles that went to three, that we all enjoyed watching. Kyle also played a gripping game of singles, but narrowly lost it, although he played very well. Exhausted but happy, the Herts team walked to the hotel to be fed and watered. We all enjoyed a nice roast dinner, and we went back to our room to play some cards. We all strutted our stuff at the disco, and we even learnt some new moves from the coaches! After a long night of dancing, making friends, and becoming closer as a team we headed off to bed to revive ourselves for the next day. Sunday morning and a full English breakfast did its best to wake us up, then it was back to the sports hall with our cases and bags. We were now playing in a group for positions 1-4. Our first match was against Warwickshire, which we unfortunately lost after some exciting games and great performances however. Next we faced Lancashire, the match which would decide whether we finished 3 rd or 4 th in the whole tournament. We started well and beat them comfortably, meaning the overall end result was a fantastic 3 rd place. Three places higher than last year! Presentations followed with Steven winning the award for most sporting boy of the tournament. Well done to Steven, a well-deserved award. We then returned by train back to Stevenage on Sunday evening, shattered (with Jason and Steven even having a nap on the floor of the train), but delighted with our bronze medals. A brilliant weekend! A big thank you to the coaches, Becky, Kelly and Dave. Team: Christopher Adey, Laura Anderson, Cameron Bannister, Olivia Clark, Rees Clarke, Steven Elliot, Molly Goode, Jason Haley, Kyle Hoyt, Monique Maisie, Keya Patani and Abbie Smith. Page 3

4 HSBA Tournament 13th November 2016 It was good to see a reasonable turnout for our new event, the U18 B singles. There were eight contenders in both the boys and girls event, and the standard of competition was very impressive. In the Girls competition Gretchen Kwong (Queenswood), won the main event by beating fellow school mate Lia Di Gesaro, and the plate event was won by Charmaine Ng (Queenswood). The Boys event winner was Charlie Corke (Woodhouse College) with a win over Rushil Hora (Habs) and the plate event was won by Harry Kutner (John Warner). Later the U15 County Championship took place with 57 players in contention. The BIG news of the day was Cameron Bannisters hat trick of three titles, closely followed by Lavigne Leung with two. Here is a roundup of the results. U15 Mixed Doubles 1st place Cameron Bannister (Ashlyns) & Lavigne Leung (Owens) 2nd place (Hemel Hempstead) & Leona Lee (Hitchin Girls) 3rd place Harry Goode (Richard Hale) & Paankhuri Bhatia (Dr Challoners) U15 Boys Singles Main event; Winner Cameron Bannister r/up Bobrowski (JFK) U15 Boys singles Plate event; Winner Keshitha De Silva (Richard Hale) r/up Bruce Yao (Hitchin Boys) U15 Girls Singles Main event; Winner Paankhuri Bhatia r/up Leona Lee U15 Girls singles Plate event; Winner Vihini Ragalage r/up Louise Leung (Loreto) U15 Boys Doubles Main event; Winners Cameron Bannister & Harry Goode r/up Toby Goddard (Richard Hale) & U15 Boys Doubles Plate event; Winners Ethan Barnes (Highfield) & Bruce Yao U15 Girls Doubles 1st place Lavigne Leung & Leona Lee 2nd place Elizabeth Bratton (Sir John Laws) & Chloe Connolly (Knights Templar) 3rd place Khadijah Hasan (Watford Gr) & Vihini Ragalage (Watford Gr) HSBA Tournament 20th November 2016 Firstly a HUGE thank you to Debbie Clarke who helped on the desk during this tournament (and probably wished she hadn t volunteered), her unflappable demeanour was a BIG help. The day started with the U13 B singles. The Boys main event was won with ease by Will Davis (Hitchin Boys), runner up Arin Hattrell (Chancellors), and the Plate event by Sai Thokala (Habs). In the Girls competition, Shiami Thayaparan (Ashwell) won the main event with a victory over Kara Harvey Hill (Goffs), and the Plate event winner was Lani Shah (St Albans HS). Later in the day the U11 Boys singles started followed by the Girls event and the corresponding Doubles events. U11 Boys Singles Main event; Winner James Joseph (Alban Wood) r/up Charlie (Ralph Sadleir) U11 Boys singles Plate event; winner Akshith Katuri (Hartsfield) r/up Ray Chen (Abbotts Langley) U11 Girls singles Main event; Winner Mabel Reid (Heath Mount) r/up Shiami Thayaparan U11 Girls singles Plate event; Winner Naomi Latter (Holy Family WGC) r/up Maggie Moylan (Creswick) U11 Boys Doubles Main event; Winners James Joseph & Charlie r/up Oliver & William Teale (Cassiobury) U11 Boys Doubles Plate event; Winners Ben Hahn (Lemsford)b & Lazar Tatral (Harwood Hill) r/up Ray Chen & Ganushan Jeevanathan (Coated Way) U11 Girls doubles 1st Mabel Reid & Emily Ho (Lordship Farm) 2nd Isabelle Lee (Ladbrooke) & Katie Savage (Manland) 3rd Tamsin Bisseker (Beechwood Park) & Mia Harvey-Hill (Fairfield)HSBA tournaments 2016/17 Page 4

5 Hertfordshire Junior League match day John Stobo A reduced number of teams contested this season s instalment of the Junior League at Birchwood Leisure Centre on Sunday March 19 th, but the competition was as fierce as last season as youngsters from Hertsmere, St Albans, Welwyn Hatfield, East Hertfordshire and North Hertfordshire joined battle for the winners shield. This year the League was played at the Under 14 age group, two years younger than last season, and it was a great opportunity for young players from outside the County squad to gain experience of competitive badminton, in many cases their first such experience. Matches comprised a game in each of the five events: girls singles and doubles, boys singles and doubles and mixed doubles, and many games were closely contested, with a score of in one game and no fewer than five others ending However, as the afternoon s play progressed the North Herts team gradually asserted themselves over a succession of opponents, winning all their matches and thereby taking the shield from Hertsmere, last season s winners. Three teams challenged for the silver and bronze medal positions, each recording two matches won and two lost, and the tournament organisers were obliged to pore over the small print of the League rules to establish that St Albans were fourth, by reason of having won two games fewer, while East Herts and Welwyn Hatfield, with 11 games won apiece, were separated only by East Herts having won the match between them, thus claiming silver medals for their team members. As winners, North Herts go forward to represent the Hertfordshire League at the national inter-league finals being held at the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes over the weekend of May 20 th -21 st, and we wish them well at that event. The success of Sunday s event was due to a lot of effort by team managers Ken Winchester, Dan Glynn, Mike Newlove, Doug Clark and Bob Green, to whom many thanks are due; likewise to Barbara Lewczynska and Beverley Stobo who collated the results during the afternoons play and completed flawlessly the task of calculating the final positions in what was a very closely fought competition. Results summary Hertsme re St Albans Welwyn Hatfield East Herts North Herts Total matches won Total matches lost Total games won Total games lost Total points scored Total points conceded Final position Page 5

6 ICT 2017 Report Phil Westwood How Herts came up trumps, but almost didn t ICT is the pinnacle of the county junior badminton year. Character building is an over-used phrase, but not in this case. Thirty-five counties in an intense cauldron of noise and endeavour with no hiding places, vying, if not for top dog, because in recent years Bucks have made that their own, certainly for 'bragging rights' over neighbours and old adversaries, and that old fashioned simple thing of testing oneself in great competition. Of necessity traditionally it has been played over at least three venues in and around Nottingham University. This year, finally, it was able to take place under one roof: the new David Ross Sports Village. Twenty courts divided into four halls, with a seating gallery running the full length. Local counties and the stronger ones are always well supported and Herts this year played their part. A large contingent of parental support over the first two days witnessed no less than seven matches and brought much vital, enthusiastic, and yes very loud, vocal support, adding to the incessant cacophony of drums and air horns, shrieks and bellows from players down in the arena. But this event is primarily about the teams and the players, so this is how the four days unfolded for Herts. The first day saw Herts facing Bucks, once again in a class of their own; but, critically, also Notts. The shape of the draw meant that a defeat against Notts would send us into the lower reaches with a maximum placing of 19th. To put that in perspective, Herts has been that low only once in the last 25 years. Our reputation was on the line, and it was touch and go as old hands and players new to the event found their feet. Playing Notts first, we were teetering at 3-5 down, facing that drop before we had barely begun, needing both the final games to survive. But Molly/Abbie and Laura/Monique delivered both to claw back the match score to 5-5, and we had won on games. Heart-stopping. We were still in the hunt. After the relief, the reality; defeat to Bucks with only Cameron/Molly picking up a game. The final match against Gloucs was a welcome 10-0 to renew the players self-belief. So we were through to the top half of the draw only to land in a group of five, headed by Yorks, no longer the very top dogs but still major players. In fact Herts would gain a creditable 4-6 against Yorks. And once again, after close fought, nerve-shredding, but in the end handsome, 8-2 wins against Lancs and Leics, and finding out the hard way that Derbys were not the pushovers that their other scores had suggested, we emerged group second, to claim a third round fight for positions 5 to 8. It is fair to say that after facing the cliff edge on the first day, this turn around took a while to sink in. It had been a long, long day of four games, starting at 9am and finishing at 10:30pm, with another early start in prospect, but even better was to come. The final group comprised Leinster, a first round group top seed, always solid; old foes Essex, who had somewhat controversially beaten' Herts in the Shires League; and an emergent Devon side. A mountain to climb. But slowly and surely climb it we did; losing a tight game against Leinster, and rolling over Essex - settling that recent score in a very determined manner. This left a must-win match against Devon for the final day. The tension was palpable because of what hung on the result. The match was far closer than the scoreline suggests and always seemed to be in the balance. In the end Herts ran out 7-3 winners to ensure 6th place, behind Leinster, group winners elect. But wait. Leinster and Essex were still on court in an epic battle. It then dawned that an Essex win would allow Herts possibly to 'steal' what had been assumed was Leinster's 5th place and trophy. And we had the unheard of situation of Herts cheering Essex. And win it Essex did, in the third end of the last game. How close was that! Then came a nervy wait. And when the official computer had completed its deliberations, it duly showed Herts and Leinster 17 rubbers apiece, which we knew, but wonder of wonders Herts was ahead on games, 40 to 36. Cheers Essex! An amazing but thoroughly deserved 5th place, and the silver platter awarded to prove it. I have seen a good number of Herts performances here, each special in its own way, over the years - it regularly lifts the players confounding their seeding - but this ranks amongst the best, not least because no one really expected it even as it unfolded. What diffidence. Brilliant. With many close matches every player contributed a vital win or vital points, at some stage. So, in alphabetical order, congratulations to Abbie, Cameron, Chris, Keya, Laura, Molly, Monique, Rees, Steven and Tommy (and not to forget Becky, Kelly and Mike.) Page 6

7 Herts first ICT trophy since You did Herts proud. Badminton England Junior tournaments Leicestershire U12 8 th October Charlie Aitken Quarter Finalists Jesse Barnes Warwickshire U12 19 th November James Joseph Charlie James Joseph Charlie Oxford U12 22 nd January Katie Savage Katie Savage Charlie Essex U13 Bronze 20 th November Charlie Aitken Suffolk U13 Bronze 17 th December James Joseph James Joseph Krish Mahbubani Isabelle Lee Milton Keynes All Stars U13 Bronze 4 th February James Joseph James Joseph Charlie GS Katie Savage Cheltenham U13 Bronze 12 th February Charlie James Joseph James Joseph Charlie Oxford U14 Bronze 26 th November GS Holly Clayton Holly Clayton DK Way U14 Bronze 11 th November Deborah GS James Holly Clayton Deborah James Holly Clayton Sydney Hall James Joseph Charlie Ben Herbert Deborah James Charlie Page 7

8 Holly Clayton Worcester U14 Bronze 4 th February WS Mabel Reid Hertfordshire U14 Bronze 7 th January GS Holly Clayton Holly Clayton Sydney Hall Deborah James Lavigne Leung DK Way U15 Bronze 6 th November Edward Chen Bobrowski Edward Chen Bobrowski Tobias Goddard Mabel Reid Lavigne Leung Milton Keynes All Stars U15 Silver 19 th November Harry Goode WD Lavigne Leung Lavigne Leung Kent U15 Silver 3 rd December GS Lavigne Leung Lavigne Leung Silver Northampton U15 Bronze 3 rd December Bobrowski U15 Gold Leigh 10/11 December GS Lavigne Leung Essex U15 Silver 8 th January GS Lavigne Leung Lavigne Leung Holly Clayton West Midlands U15 Silver 21 st January Harry Goode Hampshire U15 Bronze 28 th January Holly Clayton East London U15 Bronze 4 th February Brobowski WS Holly Clayton Page 8

9 Suffolk U15 Silver 11 th February Tobias Goddard Brobowski Harry Goode Tobias Goddard Brobowski Holly Clayton U15 Cheltenham Gold 11/12 February GS Lavigne Leung Norfolk U16 Bronze 27 th November Tobias Goddard Tobias Goddard DKWay U16 Bronze 26 th February Brobowski GS Lavigne Leung Holly Clayton Lavigne Leung MD Harry Goode Lavigne Leung Hertfordshire U16 Silver 25 th March Cameron Bannister Lavigne Leung York U17 Gold 03/04 December Cameron Bannister GS Molly Goode DKWay U17 Bronze 15 th January Tommy Corteen Tommy Corteen Jason Haley WD Lavigne Leung Olivia Clark Jason Haley Abbie Smith Harry Lines Cameron Bannister Amelia Dixon Tomas Corteen Olivia Page 9

10 McKnight Northamptonshire U17 bronze 21 st January Tomas Corteen Nottinghamshire U17 bronze 21 st January Amelia Dixon Olivia Clark Olivia Clark Harry Lines Buckinghamshire Under 16 Bronze 30 th October GS Lavigne Leung list Lavigne Leung Louisa Leung Tournament Position 4 th Suffolk Under 17 Bronze 29 th October GS Olivia Clark list MS Tommy Corteen list Olivia Clark list Tommy Corteen list Suffolk Under 17 Silver 30 th October Olivia Clark Amelia Dixon list Tommy Corteen list MK Summer Under 18 Silver 6 th August GS Abbie Smith Abbie Smith Moly Goode Christopher Adey list Christopher Adey Oxfordshire Under 18 Bronze 15 th October Abbie Smith Hertfordshire Senior Restricted 1 st & 2 nd October Abbie Smith WS Laura Anderson Bronze Position Molly Goode Bronze Position WD Jo Goode Molly Goode Zach Daniels list MS Christopher Adey Bronze Position MD Zach Daniels Daniel Davey Jo Goode Zach Daniels Olivia Clark Daniel Davey Bronze Position U13 Nationals 1 st 2 nd April GS Leona Lee Leona Lee Leona Lee U17 Nationals 1 st 2 nd April Abbie Smith Molly Goode Page 10

11 = Boys Singles * = Boys Singles Gold Star = Boys doubles GS = Girls Singles GS* = Girls Singles Gold Star = Girls Doubles = Mixed Doubles Well done to everyone who has participated in tournaments so far this season and congratulations to all medallists, what a great haul of medals for the season, keep up the good work. Committee vacancy Fixtures Secretary (URGENT) A big thank you to Christine Adey who has been the fixtures secretary for a number of years, as Christopher moves on from Junior County the position has become vacant. Please see the job description attached and if you would like to take on this role, please contact Ken Winchester or Christine who has kindly offered to help and ease the new secretary into the role. County Trial Dates Sunday 18 th June 2017 Please note County Trials for 2017/18 will take place on the 18 th June 2017 at Birchwood Leisure Centre. Please see HSBA website for more details. Under 18's Years 2001/ hours Under 12's Years 2007/2008/ hours Under 14's Years 2005/ hours Under 16's Years 2003/ hours Page 11