Hampshire Badminton Association Ltd
County Newsletter
March 2006
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Editor’s email address: janet-doug@tiscali.co.uk
As the end of this season is fast approaching, I can’t help but think “where does the time go?” Most
Clubs only play to the end of March or have that deadline for league matches. A few go on to the end
of April with another few continuing through the summer months, but as a whole, badminton usually
takes a summer break. There are of course still a few tournaments to be played.
At the time of reading this, the Commonwealth Games will be in full swing, and hopefully, the
England players will be going for glory. Our strongest contenders are, of course, Nathan Robertson &
Gail Emms the Mixed Doubles, Silver medallists from the last Olympics. They are hot favourites to
take the Gold in this event and it will be very disappointing if they don’t. We should of course be
medal contenders in all events. Watch out for the new scoring system and don’t forget to write in to the
BBC and any other TV stations that transmit the badminton to say how much you enjoy the coverage
as this is the only way to get more badminton onto our screens.
Our County teams have had a very up and down season. The 1st team is struggling to stay in the ICC
Premier A League, and with their last three matches not being played until the week-end of 8th/9th
April, it will be some time before we know their fate. The 2nd team is having much more success and
may even gain promotion and the 3rd team, with mixed results, should retain their place in their current
division. The Veterans’ Over 40’s and Over 65’s ICC teams have both reached the National finals to be
played in April. Let’s wish them all GOOD LUCK.
Our County tournaments have had good entries with a few even being well over-subscribed. The Radio
Solent Tournament is again taking place at the Westgate Centre, on Monday 20th March. If you are not
taking part, come along and watch if you can.
Although at the time of writing this a large part of the British Isles is covered in snow, let’s hope that
we all enjoy a good summer and that our badminton benefits from a recharge of energy for the new
season come September.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL.
JANET PALMER - Editor
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Report of Veteran’s Activities
Above are Linda Coombes (left) and Margaret Houlton,
joint Veterans’ Co-ordinators, who also ran the Open
Tournament. Left are Mary and Ken Milne who have
done so much over the years for Veterans Badminton.
The veterans started their New Year activities with the Inter-County Championships at Worthing on 7/8
January.
The 45’s team of Maria Frew/Moira Hough, Tony Coombes/Steve Royston, Jack Webb/Angela Williams, and
Dave Pratt/Debbie Webb started with an 8-0 whitewash of Sussex. This was followed by a 4-4 draw with Kent
which went to Hampshire by 23 points. The winning ways continued with a 6-2 win against Berkshire but then
they faced an extremely strong Surrey side and managed to win 1 of the 8 sets. They ended their campaign
with a 7-1 win against Middlesex to leave them in second place.
The 55’s had Linda Coombes/Fiep Brine playing ladies and Bob Collier/Pauline Prior at 1st mixed throughout. Paul
Williams was partnered in men’s by Les Dix or Horace Mitchell, and Barbara Henderson at 2 nd mixed by Les or
Ted Sharratt. They started with 6-2 wins against Middlesex and Sussex before losing 5-3 to Surrey. Their
final game was against an undefeated Kent side which resulted in a 6-2 defeat, and 3rd place out of 5.
The 65’s team of Linda Pullen/Rita Lee, Graham Walker/Peter Corbett, and Alan Oakley with Diane Cooper only
had 2 matches this year so were playing best of 3 sets each time. They started with a straight forward win
against Kent all the matches being won in 2 ends. The ladies had an easy win against the Surrey pair, and the
first end went to Hampshire in the other matches before the second ends were lost. As Kent had beaten
Surrey 2-1 the supporters knew Hampshire had qualified for the finals but did the players realise? Eventually
the men lost and the mixed was won 15-13 in the third so countback wasn’t required to determine the winning
county as a 2-1 victory was recorded. The 65’s through to the finals in April again.
The 60’s team of Mary Lovell/Margaret Houlton, Gus Gustar/Jim Harding, Mike Parratt/Barbara Gibson and
Alan Baker/Vicki Betts started against the strong Kent team and managed to halve the ladies and 2 nd mixed to
go down 6-2. This was followed by a 5-3 win against Middlesex but the Sussex game was lost by the same
margin before the Surrey game was won 6-2, leaving the team mid-table.
The 50’s team only had 3 matches so were playing best of 3 ends each time. Joyce Hood/ Jenny Brindley, Sam
Armadass/Teli Mendhir, John and Pauline Davis, Chris Cawthorne/Yvette Hillman started by beating Sussex 3-1.
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For the next match Yvette and Joyce were switched but the result was 3-1 in favour of Surrey. Reverting to
the original team did not bring a change of fortune as they finally went down 3-1 to Kent.
The 40’s team of Denise Smith/Linda McCallan, Andy Gudgeon/Keith Young, Martyn Isherwood/Julie Taylor,
and Mike Mace/Julie Newbold started with a 5-3 win Surrey, and followed this with a 7-1 win against Sussex
and a 6-2 win against Kent. This left the final match against Hertfordshire, neither County having lost and
Herts the National winners from last year. Linda /Denise won both ends as they had done all day never having
double figures against them. Herts hit back by taking the mens easily and were in the driving seat after taking
the first set against Martyn/Julie T and leading 14-3 in the second end. The Hants pair had other ideas and
almost managed to take the second end going down by 1 point. Meanwhile Mike/Julie N had gone 7-3 down in the
first end and Herts with the points advantage. Again Hants fought back and they took that set without the loss
of another point, and knowing they had to win by 15-6 or better only conceded 2 points to give a 4-4 draw, but
victory to Hants by 5 points. They join the 65’s in the final.
The league matches have also continued. The 40’s team of Denise/Linda, Julie T/Julie N, Dave Pratt/Jack
Webb and Martyn/Peter Seward were too strong for Sussex winning 11-1. Then the match against Kent that
they needed to win to stay on course to win the league. Linda/Denise won both their ladies while JulieT and
Tracy Taylor had a long 3-setter to beat the Kent 1st pair having lost to the 2nds. Dave/Jack also took both
while Peter/Keith held on to win their long 3 rd end against the 1st pair to go into the mixed 7-1 up. All the mixed
went to Hampshire for an 11-1 win.
The 55’s team travelled to Middlesex. Paul/Alan Dixon and Bob/Horace found the opposition too good but
Linda/Fiep won both and Ann Vestergaard/Pat Brainwood took one to keep the score to 5-3 down after the
levels. However Middlesex were too strong in the mixed with only Alan/Ann taking 4th for Hants in the 84
defeat. Sussex were the next opposition, and this time Bob/Eddie Karnecki and Paul/Horace both had one win
as did Linda/Fiep while Pauline Prior/Moya Abbott won both. While Paul/Linda lost Bob/Pauline won so still all to
play for going into the final 2 games. Eddie/Fiep won to get the 7 th game and the 7-5 win.
The 60’s team of Alan/Mike, Jim/Ian Pike, Barbara/Mary, and Vicki/Diane Cooper travelled to Kent. The ladies
both beat the 2nd ladies pair in the 10-2 defeat. The 65’s team of Graham, Peter, Alan, Linda, Rita and Diane
had a long trip to Essex. The men took all their games while the ladies took 2 of theirs. The mixed went to
Hampshire to give an 8-1 win.
The 45’s team of Steve/Tony, Emerson Cumberbatch/Chris Manners, Angela/Debbie, Maria/Sue Moody did not
fare so well when they travelled to Essex, going down without winning a match. The 50’s team of Pauline/Pat
Brainwood, Joyce/Jenny, John/Sam and Andrew Mears/Paul Collins have had an 11-1 win against Sussex.
The Open Tournament built on the success of last year with many new faces appearing in all the age groups and
17 counties were represented. Extra court time had to be booked to give everyone at least 3 best of 3 set
matches although some age groups needed combining. 15 mens pairs contested 3 age groups, 14 ladies pairs
gave 3 age groups for the first time, and 23 mixed pairs were in 4 age groups, the 40’s needing 2 sections and
subsequent play-offs.
The winners of the sections were
Mens 40 and over
David Pratt and Jack Webb (Hampshire)
45 and over
Chris Hockey (Surrey) and Derek Simmons (Avon)
55 and over
John Whalebone and Dave Spurgeon (Essex)
Ladies 40 and over
Natalie Pipe (Surrey) and Tracy Taylor (Hampshire)
45 and over
Jenny Cox and Christina Davies (Surrey)
55 and over
Janet Fletcher and Patricia Hanson (Derbyshire)
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Mixed 40 and over
Martyn Isherwood (Hampshire) and Debbie Miller (Berks) beat
David Pratt and Tracy Taylor (Hampshire) in the final
40 and over Winners Martyn Isherwood and Debbie Miller (right)
with runners-up Tracy Taylor and David Pratt
45 and over
55 and over
60 and over
INDIVIDUAL HONOURS
Nigel Maryan (Wiltshire) and Janet Williams (Surrey)
Jim Garrett and Rena Jones (Kent)
Ray Sharp and Sue Whetnall (Kent)
Jack Webb was in the England team to play Scotland and duly won his 45’s singles game before going on to win
the Scottish singles 45’s title. Linda McCallan and Debbie Miller took the 40’s ladies title at the West of
England tournament.
Report by Margaret Houlton
OVER 60’S MEN & OVER 55’S LADIES URGENTLY REQUIRED
BY HAMPSHIRE VETERANS’ SECTION FOR COMPETITIVE
PLAY.
IF YOU ARE PLAYING COMPETITIVE LEAGUE BADMINTON
AND WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PART IN AGE GROUP
COMPETITION
CONTACT VETERANS’ CO-ORDINATORS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS
LINDA COOMBES, Tel. No: 01425 657166
OR MARGARET HOULTON Tel. No. 01962 869443
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THE ENGLISH NATIONALS 2006
Report by Hampshire’s roving reporter
Hampshire was well represented at this year’s Nationals. In an entry of 31 players for the Men’s Singles, Hampshire
accounted for 7 of them, but as to be expected with a tournament of this quality all the matches would prove to be
tough.
Young star Bruce Peake went down to the experienced Danny Plant (Essex) 6/15 1/15
David Shawley lost to the No.4 seed and eventual semi-finalist Rajiv Ouseph (Middx) 3/15 4/15
Martin Ventham lost to the nutritionalist Alan Clarkson (Lancs) 10/15 2/15, putting up a good fight in the first set
but running out of steam in the second.
Paul Butler lost to the dynamic Neil White (Notts) 3/15 2/15
Stephen Perkins looked able to take the second set against Chris Adcock (Notts) but sadly missed out in a 2/15 10/15
score line.
Mark Ashton found himself in a battle in the first round against a young Surrey lad, but fortunately Mark had enough
to take the third end and win the match 15/12 10/15 17/14.
Mark’s opponent in the 2nd round was Andrew Smith, another Hampshire player, who had beaten Simon Woodhouse
15/0 15/2 in the first round. Andrew had too much experience and class for Mark and took the match 15/3 15/3 to
book his place in the quarter-finals against Rajiv Ouseph, a rematch from the previous year.
Although Smith was amazing at times, Ouseph had a touch more consistency on the day and emerged the winner
15/11 15/10. Disappointment for the Hampshire contingent watching who knew the quality of Smith and had been
hoping that this was the year he could have taken the title. However, it was not to be – roll on next year.
Hannah Littlecott was Hampshire’s sole entrant in the Ladies’ Singles after the withdrawal of Jo Dix due to an injured
wrist. Unfortunately the draw had not been kind to Hannah and she found herself up against the No. 1 seed and
eventual winner Tracey Hallam. Hannah put in a spirited performance, one underlying her future potential, however
Hallam’s experience proved decisive in winning 15/0 15/1. Hannah has improved greatly in the last two years so
hopefully this improvement will continue and take her on to bigger things and better results in the coming years.
In the Men’s Doubles competition, young Bruce Peake partnering Max Gardner (Surrey) had the unenviable draw
against non-seeded Foster & Trueman (Yorks). The Yorkshire pair, sadly for us, came out the winners 15/4 15/9 and
eventually progressed to the semis, but Bruce and Max acquitted themselves well. More mature County players, David
Shawley and Jamie Russell, had been dealt a cruel hand in having to face 6 times National Champions Chris Hunt
and his young Lancashire partner Tom Dunlop. Although losing 4/15 7/15, both competed well, thoroughly enjoying
the game and competing with their opponents on an even keel in the early part of the second set. The other Hampshire
entrant Chris Evans, was due to play with the injured Mark Burgess but found himself playing with the ex-Hampshire
star Graham Hurrell, now with Dorset. A tough first round against U19 England pair Dean George and Andrew Ellis
saw them come back from 4-11 down in the third set to eventually take the set 15/12 and the match 15/9 11/15
15/12. In the second round they faced a reserve Cheshire pair, beating them 15/12 15/7 to line up a quarter-final
match against the No. 3 seeds and England pairing of Ian Palethorpe and Kristian Roebuck. Nerves seemed to get the
better of Evans and they were comprehensively beaten 4/15 1/15.
Kathryn Gittins was Hampshire’s only representative in the Ladies’ Doubles event. Playing with Vicki Ingram (Staffs)
and after losing the first set 15-2 she put a lot of hard work in at the back of the court in the second only to lose it
8/15 and with it the match. It was great to see Kathryn taking part but it was a pity that there were no other
Hampshire ladies competing in this event.
The Mixed Doubles event saw one and a half pairs competing for Hampshire. First team player Sarah Burgess was due
to play with her brother Mark, ex-Hants, but an injury picked up in Devon meant he was unable to compete and so
Sarah teamed up with Adam Smith (Avon). Facing the highly talented Dean George and Liza Parker (Herts) they went
down 5/15 9/15. Another pair having a tough draw was Chris Evans & Kathryn Gittins. They had to play Ed Foster
(Yorks) and Mariana Agathangalou (Jersey) and although the Hampshire pairing led for most of the first set were
unable to get those last vital points and went down 12/15. The opposition closed out the match, taking the set
considerably easier by 15/4.
A good performance from Bruce Peake and a quarter final place two years running for Chris Evans, so a decent
performance from the Hampshire players but obviously much more room for improvement and plenty of space in the
draw for more Hampshire players.
It was good to hear that Hampshire was represented in this major English tournament but a few more ladies
need to enter. The draw is always going to be tough but it does gives players a chance to pit their skills against
the best in English badminton.
EDITOR
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ICC REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
HAMPSHIRE 2 V SOMERSET
Played at yeovil 15th January 2006
Men’s Singles:
Ladies’ Singles:
Men’s Doubles:
Ladies’ Doubles:
Mixed Doubles:
Bruce Peake beat Will Nicol 10/15 15/7 15/9
Andy Penn lost to Steve Hullbert 9/15 10/15
Kathryn Gittins beat K. Farley 11/7 11/9
Suzy Fenner lost to S. Hutchings 11/5 12/13 3/11
Jon Hepworth/Simon Gennery beat S. Hullbert/D. Weeks 15/8 15/9
and beat P. Fairey/Will Nicol 15/12 17/15
Bruce Peake/Rowan Taylor lost to Hullbert/Weeks 14/17 15/11 5/15
and beat Fairey/Nicol 6/15 15/13 17/14
Suzy Fenner/Kathryn Gittins lost to K. Farley/S. Hutchings 13/15 4/15
and beat W. Field/L. Gidley 14/17 15/7 15/11
Lucy Thompson/Charmaine Webb lost to Farley/Hutchings 12/15 7/15
and lost to Field/Gidley 8/15 9/15
Jon Hepworth/Suzy Fenner played K. Farley/D. Weeks but match Unfinished at 17/14 11/15
Bruce Peake/Kathryn Gittins lost to W. Field/P. Farley 10/15 11/15
Simon Gennery/Charmaine Webb beat L. Gidley/S. Hullbert 15/2 15/10
The Match score is at present 7-7 but the Hepworth/Fenner Mixed Doubles match has to be completed and the details have not
yet been resolved.
EDITOR
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HAMPSHIRE 2 V WILTSHIRE
Played at Melksham 29th January 2006
Men’s Singles:
Ladies’ Singles:
Men’s Doubles:
Ladies’ Doubles:
Mixed Doubles:
Bruce Peake beat Simon Woodhouse 15/6 16/17 15/5
Stephen Perkins lost to Ben Cordwell 15/3 13/15 13/15
Susannah Gennery lost to Veronique Manook 0/15 5/11
Kelly Holdway beat Heather McCune 11/2 11/6
Simon Gennery/Jon Hepworth beat Justin Andrews/Simon Woodhouse 15/10
15/6 and beat Sean Locke/Sam Warren 15/12 13/15 15/8
Andy Penn/ Bruce Peake lost to Andrews/Woodhouse 11/15 11/15
and lost to Locke/Warren 15/17 13/15
Suzy Fenner/Kathryn Gittins lost to Manook/McCune 17/14 10/15 13/15
and lost to Nicky Robertson/Julie Russell 11/15 10/15
Susannah Gennery/Kelly Holdway beat Manook/McCune 15/8 11/15 15/11
and beat Robertson/Russell 15/9 12/15 15/9
Jon Hepworth/Suzy Fenner lost to Andrews/McCune 15/13 11/15 14/17
Simon Gennery/Kathryn Gittins beat Locke/Russell 15/7 15/13
Stephen Perkins/Kelly Holdway beat Cordwell/Manook 15/6 7/15 15/0
RESULT: HAMPSHIRE 2 WON 8 – 7
A good result for the team, with at least another five games being close enough to have gone in our favour.
EDITOR
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HAMPSHIRE 2 V DEVON
Played at Westgate Centre
Men’s Singles:
Stephen Perkins beat Dan Harris 14/17 15/3 15/2
Andy Penn lost to Dan Corby 14/17 11/15
Ladies’ Singles: Kathryn Gittins lost to Betty Blair 6/11 2/11
Kelly Holdway beat Zodee Ledger 11/8 13/12
Men’s Doubles: Simon Gennery/Jon Hepworth lost to Corby/Harris 15/9 12/15 11/15 and beat
Ben & Darren Petersen 15/10 15/3
Rowan Taylor/Martyn Arnold lost to Corby/Harris 10/15 11/15
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and lost to Petersen & Petersen 12/15 13/15
Ladies Doubles: Suzy Fenner/Charmaine Webb beat Blair/Julie Williams 15/0 15/12
and beat Ledger/Rachael Skidmore 15/11 15/9
Kelly Holdway/Susannah Gennery beat Blair/Williams 15/5 17/14
and beat Ledger/Skidmore 8/15 15/5 15/8
Mixed Doubles: Jon Hepworth/Suzy Fenner lost to Harris/Blair 9/15 10/15
Simon Gennery/Kathryn Gittins beat Corby/Williams 15/9 17/16
Stephen Perkins/Charmaine Webb beat B.Peterson/Ledger 15/8 9/15 15/10
RESULT: HAMPSHIRE 2 WON 9 – 6
Another good result for the County 2nd team.
EDITOR
HAMPSHIRE 3 V DEVON 2
Played at Torquay Town Hall 15th January 2006
Men’s Singles:
Dave Shawley beat Luke Green 15/5 17/14
Marc Ezekiel beat Steve Rew 12/15 walk over
Ladies’ Singles: Alyssia Broomfield beat Nikita Smethurst 13/10 11/5
Kerry Frost lost to Lynne Hunt 5/11 2/11
Men’s Doubles: James Dick/Marc Ezekiel lost to Darren Peterson/Barry Smethurst 8/15 5/15
and beat Luke Green/Richard Hellman 15/5 15/2
Kieran Dix/Dave Shawley lost to Peterson/Smethurst 6/15 8/15
and beat Green/Hellman 15/6 15/7
Ladies’ Doubles: Alyssia Broomfield/Kerry Frost lost to Lynne Hunt/Sharon Bates 9/15 5/15
and beat Nikita Smethurst/Dawn Smeed 15/9 15/0
Kate Lutman/Alison Gerrett lost to Hunt/Bates 1/15 4/15
and beat Smethurst/Smeed 15/9 15/10
Mixed Doubles: Dave Shawley/Alyssia Broomfield beat Karen Major/Smethurst 15/12 15/11
James Dick/Kate Lutman beat Bates/Hellman 15/9 17/14
Kieran Dix/Kerry Frost beat Peterson/Smethurst 15/8 15/7
RESULT: HAMPSHIRE 3 BEAT DEVON 2 10 -5
A good win for the 3rd team with the Men winning 4 out of 6, the Ladies 3 out of 6 and taking all 3 of the Mixed.
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EDITOR
WORCESTERSHIRE 2 V HAMPSHIRE 3
Played away 29th January 2006
Men’s Singles:
Ladies’ Singles:
Men’s Doubles:
Ladies’ Doubles:
Mixed Doubles:
Dave Shawley lost to Alfu Miah 10/15 11/15
Neil Potter lost to Dan Tomkins 9/15 15/8 10/15
Sarah Farndon lost to Fiona McNaughton 2/11 5/11
Georgie Taylor lost to Ellen Porter 0/11 0/11
Dave Shawley/Kieran Dix lost to Alfu Miah/Dan Tomkins 10/15 15/3 13/15
and lost to Lee Wilkes/Duncan Eades 8/15 7/15
James Dick/Marc Ezekiel lost to Miah/Tomkins 10/15 14/17
and lost to Wilkes/Eades 3/15 10/15
Alison Gerrett/Kate Lutman lost to Ellen Porter/Sue Turner 6/15 6/15
and lost to Sally Dangay/Reggie Baker 1/15 1/15
Georgie Taylor/Sarah Farndon lost to Porter/Turner 6/15 1/15
and lost to Dangay/Baker 1/15 2/15
Dave Shawley/Georgie Taylor lost to Eades/ Porter 15/10 4/15 7/15
James Dick/Kate Lutman lost to Wickes/ Bangay 7/15 9/15
Kieran Dix/Alison Gerrett lost to Tomkins/McNaughton 2/15 6/15
RESULT: HAMPSHIRE LOST 0 – 15
A hard match for an under-strength team with only 3 games going to 3 sets. As we only took the home match 8-7 earlier in the
season we always knew that this was going to be a tough re-match. Thanks go to the ladies for turning out at short notice.
EDITOR
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County Development Officer’s Update
The last 6 months have been spent familiarising myself with Hampshire badminton, learning what
is happening at the moment, what people would like to happen and what resources Hampshire
has. From what I have seen, Hampshire is very lucky to have so many dedicated volunteers and
coaches and to also have the excellent facilities it benefits from. On one busy Saturday I spent the
morning watching the Hampshire Open, which was excellently organized and it was fantastic to
see so many good players competing. In the afternoon I travelled to Highbury College to see
young players from across Hampshire playing in a North versus South match, again excellently
organized and a joy to see so many young players with talent.
Another pleasing aspect has been the many phone calls from schools and leisure centres looking
for coaches to run clubs, school sessions and tournaments. I have been endeavoring to work my
way around the county visiting as many clubs as possible, starting with Milton Nomadic, Fleet
Falcons, Bishops Waltham, Romsey, Wyvern Dragons, Oaklands and Alma Mater. Each club has
its very strong points, but it is particularly pleasing to see juniors being encouraged through by
these clubs. Below I have put an update of current programs and initiatives which I would
encourage all clubs to consider. As always, I am more than happy to help, please contact me if
there is anything I can do on the details below
Return to Sport:
As part of the drive to get everybody more active, Hampshire County Council have been allocated
funding by Sport England to run a ‘Return to Sport’ project encouraging adults to take up regular
physical activity. Badminton has fortunately been selected as one of the six sports taking part in
the project (the others are swimming, netball, football, touch rugby and jogging). The funding will
cover coaching costs, facility hire, publicity and equipment for approximately ten courses a year.
So what does this mean for your club?
Basically, there is funding available to run 10 or 6 week ‘Return to Sport’ courses in Hampshire.
The courses will be aimed at those 16+ who have either never played badminton or who haven’t
played for many years. Qualified coaches will run the sessions, developing the participant’s skills,
and motivate them so that once the course ends they would like to join a badminton club. This is
where you come in, these new, enthusiastic participants will be looking for clubs who are willing to
take on those who may not be Gail or Nathan quite yet but will add to the club members, and
hopefully play competitive badminton as their skills develop. I am looking for clubs who will make
potential new members, whatever their skill level, feel welcomed.
So does your club have a coach who could run the course and then introduce the participants to
the club? Or do you need new members and could run a course either alongside or just before
your club night to introduce the participants to the existing club members? Could you provide a
welcoming, open environment for players who have just returned to the sport? Please contact me
if your club needs new members. Unfortunately as this is a Hampshire County Council project,
Southampton and Portsmouth clubs are not eligible, but if you wish to run a course there are many
funding streams out there who support this type of work in these areas.
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Clubmark: We currently have 10 clubs registered on the Clubmark scheme, with 5 clubs actively
working towards achieving the award. Milton Nomadic have already gained the Bronze award and
are now completing those final steps to get the Silver award. For an example of the benefits
Clubmark can bring, Portsmouth City Council’s grant scheme usually covers a maximum off 50%
of a project’s costs, but Clubmark clubs can access a maximum of 70% of the costs. This will be
echoed in facility hire rates over the coming years. Please do contact me if you are considering
Clubmark at all, many clubs find that they fulfill much of the Clubmark criteria already.
Junior Clubs: As part of the recent audit carried out, a lack of competitive opportunities for
youngsters who play within clubs but not at county level has been identified. Therefore from
September 06, I will be running a Junior Club league, all affiliated junior clubs should have
received a letter about this, but if your club has a junior section and would like to enter the league
please contact me.
Finally, not wanting to finish on a worrying note, Yonex have increased their shuttle prices by up to
25% recently, with other manufacturers soon to follow suit. This will have a major effect on the
future of those clubs who play with feathers and I would urge you to think about the financial future
of your club. Can you absorb these higher costs given your present membership? Please contact
me sooner rather than later if you are concerned about the future of your club, there are things that
we can do to help the situation, if we have enough time.
Helen Davies
07725 413548
helendavies@badmintonengland.co.uk
Are you unhappy about the way your County is being run?
Do you wish there was a way to make your voice heard?
Come along to the County AGM
on Wednesday 28 June 2006 at 7.30pm
at the Westgate Badminton Centre,
Cheriton Road, Winchester
You will be most welcome – even if you do not have any complaints!
Clubs represented at the AGM may learn something to their
advantage, not available to those not represented
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Westgate Badminton Centre
Westgate School, Cheriton Road, Winchester, Hants, SO22 5AZ
www.westgatebadmintoncentre.co.uk
Tel 01962 877626 (2 lines)
Easter Holiday Events at Westgate Badminton Centre.
April 4th
Open Day Rackets Plus Sale day 10-5pm free play and coaching day all welcome.
April 5th
Under 13 Beginners/Intermediate Junior Badminton Coaching 10am until 1pm cost £12.
April 6th
Age 13-17 Junior Advanced Singles day 10am until 4pm cost £18/day
April 11th Under 13 Advanced Junior Badminton Coaching 10am until 4pm cost £18/day
April 12th Aged 13-17 Advanced Doubles day 10am to 4pm cost £18
April 15th 10am until 5pm Adult/League standard coaching day cost £25 per player.
All courses taken by Ex-England International and Olympic Coach Paul Whetnall.
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HAMPSHIRE RESTRICTED U11 & U15 TOURNAMENTS
SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2006
Last year, as an experiment, it had been decided to play the two age-groups on the same day. It was such a
success that we shall did it all over again this year. The fact that Badminton England wanted us to have a
dedicated Junior Restricted weekend this season was purely coincidental!
U11 Events
Last year only seven boys and two girls entered for the U11 singles events, but this year there were eleven boys
and four girls in the singles events and a further pair of boys joined in for the doubles. Some of the
competitors were under nine, some found it really hard going and there were a few tears. But they all showed a
real desire to win and no little skill. After two groups of 5/6 boys and one group of the 4 girls had fought out
the round robin part of the singles competitions, the top two players in each group went into a knock-out
competition to determine the overall winners.
Above – an anxious wait to go on court
for some 9 year-olds.
Right – all the winners and runners-up in
the U11 events, plus two enthusiastic
hopefuls determined to win a trophy one
day. Paul Whetnall presented the awards
Boys’ Singles
1st Boy Group A
2nd Boy Group B
1st Boy Group B
2nd Boy Group A
Nicholas Downard
Simon Page
Kelvin Latimer
Thomas Kent
] Nicholas Downard
] 15-1
] Kelvin Latimer
] 15-14
]
] Nicholas Downard
]
15-4
Girls’ Singles
Group winner
Group runner-up
Victoria Williams ] Victoria Williams – retaining the title she won last year.
Melissa Stride
]
21-0
Boys’ and Girls’ Doubles
The larger entry was also reflected in the doubles. With only two pairs of girls, it was decided to put them into
one big group with the four pairs of boys - and the girls held their own very well. In fact, Victoria Williams and
Sarah Stannett very nearly won the whole group, losing just one game, against Kelvin and Nicholas by the narrow
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margin of 15-13. The leading two boys’ pairs then played each other in a final as did the girls’ pairs, to provide
winners for each sex.
Boys’ Doubles
Group Winners
Boys’ Runners-up
Kelvin Latimer/Nicholas Downard ] Kelvin Latimer/Nicholas Downard
Rudy Beavis/Sean Flower
]
15-4
Girls’ Doubles
Victoria Williams/ Sarah Stannett ] Victoria Williams/Sarah Stannett
Melissa Stride/Jessica Rix
]
15-1
U15 Events
With 20 boys and 9 girls in the singles events there was plenty of keen competition. The boys were divided into
4 groups and the girls into 2 groups. In each event the top two players in each group played a knockout
competition.
Boys’ Singles
Winner Group A
Runner-up Group C
Winner Group B
Runner-up Group D
Winner Group C
Runner-up Group A
Winner Group D
Runner-up Group B
Ben Tier
] Ben Tier
]
Nicholas Ward
]
15-1
] Ben Tier ]
James Taylor
] James Taylor
]
15-3
]
Jono Stannett
]
15-2
] Ben Tier
Richard Goodeve-Ballard ] Richard Goodeve-Ballard]
]
15-6
Sam Newbold
]
15-4
] Ben Muir]
Ben Muir
] Ben Muir
] 15-3
Christopher Massey
]
15-4
Standing are U15/U17
Coach Alan Baker with,
centre, Ben Muir
runner-up in the U15
Boys’ Singles and winner
of the Pennekett Cup,
and Ben Tier, winner of
the U15 Boys’ Singles.
Kneeling are, left,
Laura Baker, winner of
the U15 Girls’ Singles
and Anna Showan, the
runner-up
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Girls’ Singles
Winner Group A
Laura Baker
] Laura Baker
]
Runner-up Group B Alice Leung
]
21-9
] Laura Baker
Winner Group B
Anna Showan
] Anna Showan
]
21-14
Runner-up Group A Jessica Shotton
]
w/o
There were 6 pairs in the boys’ doubles and only 4 pairs of girls’ doubles, so the results were decided by a playoff between the top two pairs in each group.
Boys’ Doubles
Winners of Group
James Taylor/Sam Newbold
] James Taylor/Sam Newbold
Runners-up of Group Richard Goodeve-Ballard/Nicholas Ward ]
15-6
Girls’ Doubles
Winners of Group
Alice Leung/Anna Showan
Runners-up of Group Lucy Poole-McKenzie/Laura Baker
] Alice Leung/Anna Showan
]
15-12
With only four pairs in the Mixed Doubles, some of whom had come in specially for the event, it was decided to
play each of the group matches as best of three sets. The players took full advantage of this, with half the
matches going the full three sets. The organisers managed to second-guess the likely top two pairs and held
their match back until the end of the round robin stage. Thus the players were spared another long match to
decide the overall winners.
U15 Mixed Doubles finalists,
U15 winners and runners-up in the U15 Boys' and
Girls' Doubles, with Paul Whetnall
with the winners at the back,
Mixed Doubles
Winners of Group
Josie Latimer/Steven Cross
Runners-up of Group Lucy-Poole-McKenzie/Julian Atkins
] Josie Latimer/Steven Cross
]
7-15 15-8 15-4
The Pennekett Cup, awarded each year to the U15 player who, in the opinion of the coaches, has been the
outstanding squad member for the year was presented by Alan Baker, U15/U17 Coach to Ben Muir.
Reports by Hazel Marks – Tournament Secretary
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UNDER 13 HAMPSHIRE RESTRICTED
Sunday 26 February 2006
The Under 13 tournament was very well supported this season with 22 entries in the Boys’ Singles, 9 Girls’ Singles,
11 pairs in the Boys’ Doubles and 6 Girls’ pairs. The Boys’ Singles Final was contested between Steven Cappleman
and Steven Cross with Cappleman victorious 21-4. The Girls’ Final between Anna Showan and Josie Latimer resulted
in a victory for Anna 21-9.
U13 Boys’ Singles winner Steven Cappleman,
left, and Steven Cross, runner-up
U13 Girls’ Singles winner Anna Showan,
right, and Josie Latimer, runner-up
The doubles events produced some close games with Thomas Alston and Ben Robinson unlucky to lose both their
games with 20 points. The final, matching the Stevens – Cappleman and Cross – against Paul Keating and John Cross,
was won by the two Stevens 21-6. The Girls’ Doubles Final was won by Beulah Moody and Anna Showan who
defeated Hayley Duckett and Josie Latimer 21-12.
U13 Boys' Doubles winners on the left
and runner-up on the right
U13 Girls’ Doubles winners on the right
and runners-up on the left
Congratulations to Anna and Steven on doing the double.
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UNDER 17 HAMPSHIRE RESTRICTED
Sunday 26 February 2006
There was an excellent entry from the U17 players – 24 in the Boys’ Singles, 10 in the Girls’ Singles, 12 Boys’
Doubles pairs, 6 Girls’ Doubles pairs and 6 Mixed Doubles pairs. The games in all the groups were fairly one-sided
with the seeded players going through to the play-offs. In the semi-finals Ben Muir (an U15 player) overcame top seed
Callum Lawson 21-18 and Mark Cappleman beat Matthew Showan 21-8. The Final was won by Mark Cappleman 211. In the Girls’ Singles Sarah Cappleman was victorious, beating Laura Baker (also an U15 player) 21-16 in the Final.
U17 Boys’ Singles winner, Mark Cappleman,
right, wirth Ben Muir, runner-up
Sarah Cappleman, U17 Girls’
Singles winner
Sarah was also a winner in the Girls’ Doubles, with partner Alyssia Broomfield. They defeated Katie Walters and Lisa
Turner in the Final 21-16 in a keenly contested game. In the Boys’ Doubles the winners were the scratch pairing of
Callum Lawson and Matthew Showan who beat Mark Cappleman and Mark Newbery in the Final 21-7. Sarah
completed her hat-trick winning the Mixed Doubles with Callum Lawson, beating Ben Muir and Katie Walters in the
Final 21-7.
U17 Boys’ Doubles winners Matthew and Callum,
right, and runners-up Mark and Mark
U17 Girls’ Doubles winners Sarah and
Alyssia, right, and runners-up Katie and
Lisa
Congratulations to Sarah and to Steven – a good day for the Cappleman family! (See the family group on the Front
Cover)
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Above, the U17 Mixed Doubles finalists, with
winners Sarah and Callum on the left.
Right, another successful family, the Showans,
Anna and Matthew
The Colverson Trophy, an award given to a member of the U13 squad by the coaches for showing good attitude,
commitment and dedication, was given to Steven Cross.
Steven Cross receives the
Colverson Cup from Alan
Matthew Showan receives
the Fortune Cup
Alan explains his reasoning to
the spectators and Jan Harvey
listens intently, while guarding
the array of trophes to be
presented
The Fortune Cup (U17) was awarded to Matthew Showan who travels regularly from the IOW to squad training once
again showing commitment and dedication.
Congratulations to all the players on their patience and good time keeping on what was a very busy day “at the table”.
As an experiment Counties were encouraged by Badminton England to run Restricted Junior Tournaments over one
weekend this season rather than on four separate Sundays. This was done to allow more Sundays free for matches,
training etc. The age groups were divided in order to give players a chance to play “up” if they wished to do so. As
luck would have it (Murphy’s Law I believe it is called) we had the largest entry at U13 and U17 level we have had for
several seasons. This resulted in having to play smaller groups and fewer games than we would have wished on
Sunday. The Tournament Committee will review this at their next meeting, taking on board feedback received on the
day.
U13 and U17 Reports by Jan Harvey – Tournament Secretary
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Basingstoke Restricted Tournament
Sunday 12th February 2006
The Ian Dewar sponsored Restricted Tournament at the Sports Centre on Sunday kept the five courts fully occupied
for some seven hours. In the morning the Ladies’ Section, which was without backmarkers Stephanie and Cheryl
Matthews, the latter of whom was injured, resulted in Susie Hubbard and Ingrid Hart (Viking) (-2) winning with a
maximum 75 points followed by Kim Street and Lesley Acheson (BH Pegasus ) (-4) on 68. In the play-off Susie and
Ingrid repeated their earlier victory over Kim/Lesley, this time winning by 15/11.
The Men’s Section of 7 pairs was dominated by Neil Marie and Peter Seward (Beechdown) who were unbeaten with a
handicap of (-7). They played second placed James Bevis/Richard Whatley (Viking) (-5) in the final and won with a
score of 15/9, exactly the same score as had resulted in their earlier match in the section.
With a slightly larger entry the Mixed Section was played in two divisions in the afternoon. James Bevis/Ingrid Hart
(Viking) ((-4) won Division A with Jonathan/Rachel Phillips (BH Pegasus ) (-1) taking second place. Tim
Cooper/Susie Hubbard (Viking) (-4) came out top of Division 2 with Philip Desbois/Andrea Farmer (St Marys) (+1)
being runners-up. Tim and Susie reached the final by beating Jonathan and Rachel 15/11 while James and Ingrid
accounted for Philip/Andrea in the other semi-final with a 15/2 scoreline. The final, an all Viking affair, saw Tim and
Susie beating James/Ingrid 15/9 after a very friendly but tight struggle.
Ruth Cairns, League Chairman, presented the winners and runners-up with their trophies at the conclusion of the
Mixed Doubles final.
Trevor Shanks
Paul Covill, a welcome visitor to the
Centre at the Veterans’ Open. Paul
played at Caer Gwent BC, as did
late wife Jill, son Simon and
daughter Sally
Olivia Payne is currently in Bristol’s Children Hospital
recovering from a bone marrow transplant undertaken
Tuesday 28th February. We understand that the bone marrow
was received from Germany and met every criteria for a
perfect match. Olivia needs to remain in hospital for some
considerable time to ensure that the transplant is not rejected.
OLIVIA – just to let you know that all your friends in
Hampshire Badminton are thinking of you and wish you a
speedy recovery. We hope you are able to return home
quickly.
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