On Sunday June 19th 2022 Rugby Youth Badminton Squad hosted a series of Restricted Singles tournaments at the Harris Sports Centre in Rugby. County Squad players cannot enter a ‘Restricted’ tournament so it was a chance for others to shine.
Players competed in a round robin tournament for their age group. There was no Under-14 category as those players were taking part in a team tournament. Games were played on a full singles court with feather shuttles.
UNDER 12 TOURNAMENT
There was one group of girls and they played each other twice. Dhiya started strongly but lost ground in the second round. Gagana came out on top, losing only one game, against Anuja. Chloe and Dhiya both won 3 games so second place was decided by just 5 points.
Under-12 Girls
Gold medal: Gagana Pendyala (Rugby Youth)
Silver Medal: Chloe Sarkies (Rugby Youth)
Bronze Medal: Dhiya Suresh (Racqueteers Juniors)
There were three groups to accommodate the number of Under-12 boys, with the winner of each group going through to a final group to decide on medal placings. Lots of points were scored in most games and most players had amassed a similar number of points at the end of the group stage. Group placings were decided on games won, with Amar going through to the finals by winning his last game 15-14. In the final all three boys won one match and there was just 3 points separating Gold and Bronze positions.
Under-12 Boys
Gold medal: Ethan Hetherington (Rugby Youth)
Silver Medal: James Hetherington (Rugby Youth)
Bronze Medal: Amar Majevadia (Jubilee Juniors)
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UNDER 16 TOURNAMENT
There was one group of girls and they played each other twice. Shayni and Jennie were neck and neck on games and points, but Shayni won the second head to head by one point to take gold. Teju and Jaya each won one game so the bronze medal was decided in favour of Teju by just 5 points.
Under-16 Girls
Gold medal: Shayni Mistry (Rugby Youth)
Silver Medal: Jennie Rowson (Jubilee Juniors)
Bronze Medal: Teju Areti (Jubilee Juniors)
There was one group of boys, playing each other once, up to 21 points. Muadz and Nihal both won 3 games but Muadz took gold by just 2 points ! Joel won his game against the eventual winner but didn’t quite amass sufficient points overall. Joel and Nathan had 2 games each and Nathan took Bronze by just 8 points.
Under-16 Boys
Gold medal: Muadz Nizam (Racqueteers Juniors)
Silver Medal: Nihal Singamsetty (Rugby Youth)
Bronze Medal: Nathan Tao (Rugby Youth)
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UNDER 18 TOURNAMENT
There was one group of girls and they played each other twice. Rhea and Shivani had two close head to head games. Rhea eventually won the second game by one point to take the gold medal. Anju put up a spirited performance in her first tournament.
Under-18 Girls
Gold medal: Rhea Khurana (Rugby Youth)
Silver Medal: Shivani Dave (Jubilee Juniors)
Bronze Medal: Anju Areti (Jubilee Juniors)
There was one group of boys, playing each other twice. Pranav won the first close encounter against Dylan but Dylan fought back strongly in the second. That left them both with 3 wins so yet again the gold medal was decided on points.
Under-18 Boys
Gold medal: Dylan Mistry (Rugby Youth)
Silver Medal: Pranav Juneenath (Racqueteers Juniors)
Bronze Medal: Shafi Syed (Racqueteers Juniors)
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