Photos & Video: Junior Badminton Tournament

October 14, 2024 | 0 Comments

The Bermuda Junior Badminton Tournament was held on Saturday [Oct 12].

A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Junior Badminton organised the first ever national tournament to encourage players across the island to compete in badminton and grow the popularity of the sport.

“The 2 day tournament was held at Somersfield Academy and was organised by Emma Moran-Lee who coaches the junior players alongside Aaron Simmons.

“80 players across the island participated in the 8 different tournaments, U12, U14, U16 and U18 both boys and girls categories.

Singles

U12 boys singles champion Hugo Adams, runner up Jahkari Burgess-Samuels, 3rd place James Casling-Hall.
U12 girls singles champion Emma Tothong, runner up Freida Valli, 3rd place Hanako Kitade.
U14 boys singles champion Michael Mohipp, runner up JitHom Liew, 3rd place Thomas McBain
U14 girls singles champion Leilani Carpol, runner up Sienna Harper, 3rd place Aniah Tucker
U16 boys singles champion Max Wallace, runner up Michael Schrah, 3rd place Jadon Spriggs
U16 girls singles champion Dezirae Darrell, runner up Cora DeSilva, 3rd place Paige Lindo
U18 boys singles champion Sebastian Pukk, runner up Matthew Troake
U18 girls singles champion Rose Paulos, runner up Taliah Wade, 3rd place Varshini Srinivasan

Doubles

U12 boys doubles champions Hugo Adams and Manuel Maldonado-Jaime
U12 girls doubles champions Emma Tothong and Hanako Kitade, runners up Anna Green and Sophie Farrer
U14 boys doubles champions Michael Mohipp and JitHom Liew, runners up James Bigley and Colton Keans.
U14 girls doubles champions Leilani Carpol and Sienna Harper, runners up Sophie McClure and Devi Samuels.
U16 boys doubles champions Aaron Lee and Finn Peters, runners up Max Wallace and Kieran Foster, 3rd place Ryan McLean and Joseph Lau.
U16 girls doubles champions Dezirea Darrell and Paige Lindo, runners up Cora DeSilva and Sydney Troake, 3rd place Annabel Olutiola and Hayleigh Cherry.
U18 boys doubles champions Matthew Troake and Luc Campbell
U18 girls doubles champions Rose Paulos and Taliah Wade, runners up Chloe Card and Varshini Srinivasan.

“We are very grateful to our sponsors APMarine and Bermuda Truck finders for providing us with the signage for the tournament and SJD World for creating our brand logo and displays. This will last for years to come as the tournament will be repeated annually.

“Thank you to the Bermuda Badminton Association who supplied the trophies and shuttles for the weekend and to the National Island Games Badminton Team assisted by scoring and guiding our younger players on the day. Butterfield and Vallis and the Bermuda General Agency kindly donated a snack pack for our players to keep them energised throughout the tournament thank you for keeping the players game ready.

“Congratulations to all the players and looking forward to seeing badminton in Bermuda continue to grow.”