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Another Busy Weekend for Kerry Badminton
The first juvenile competition of the year took place this past Saturday in the Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre.
It was great to see all the young players enjoying the games and getting back into the swing of it. There was a good entry on the day with players from all the different clubs participating.
It was a doubles competition where you were given a partner. They’re was a competition run ipfir both the boys and girls in all age groups with a plate also being played for those who lost their first games.
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Results:
U10 Girls
Winners: Aoibhinn Lyne (Annascaul) & Lauren Spillane (Killarney)
Runners Up: Anna O’Neill (Listowel) & Siun Phelan (Annascaul)
Plate: 1. Lily Ryan (Moyvane) & Rachel O’Leary (Annascaul)
2. Saoirse Laide (Annascaul) & Ava Phelan (Annascaul)
3.Leila O’Donoghue (Killarney) & Isabelle Evans (Annascaul)
U10 Boys:
Winners: Josiah Wieland (Listowel) & Liam Flahive (Annascaul)
R. Up: Aodhan Kennedy (Annascaul) & Adam Treacy (Annascaul)
Plate: 1. James O’Mahoney (Annascaul) & Sean O’Currain (Annascaul)
2. Rioghan O’Sullivan (Annascaul) & Mattie Flahive (Annascaul)
U12 Girls:
Winners: Alexia Belova Flanagan (Listowel) & Liwia Polanczyk (Annascaul)
R. Up: Roisin Sheehy (Tralee) & Sinead Heffernan (Milltown)
Plate: 1. Ella O’Neill (Listowel) & Ava Price (Killarney)
2. Margaret Carmody (Listowel) & Isabelle Ling (Killarney)
U12 Boys:
Winners: Jontie Wieland (Listowel) & Tomas O’Currain (Annascaul)
R.Up: Scott Akinemyi (Tralee) & Cathal Kennedy (Annascaul)
Plate: 1. Isak Deeley O’Sullivan (Kingdom) & Luke Fallon (Listowel)
2. Eoin Lyne (Annascaul) & Aaron Brosnan (Kingdom)
Kerry Juvenile Badminton held it’s 1st Tournament Saturday 26 November Killarney Sports & Leisure Centre
This photograph shows, the Un 14 Girls Doubles Winners & Runners Up. Photo: Thomas Bradley
U14 Girls:
Winners: Triona Prendeville (Listowel) & Cara Spillane (Killarney)
R. Up: Kayla Galvin (Listowel) & Roisin McCarthy (Milltown)
Plate: 1. Katelyn Dillon (Milltown) & Clodagh O’Sullivan (Tralee)
2. Jennifer Prince (Milltown) & Tara Laide (Annascaul)
U14 Boys:
Winners: Brian Hurley (Milltown) & Oscar O’Sullivan (Killarney)
R. Up: Conall Murphy (Killarney) & Alex Polanczyk (Annascaul)
Plate: 1. Jamie Hudson (Listowel) & Aaron Hickey (Listowel)
2. Peter Curran (Annascaul) & Corey Heaphy (Listowel)
U16 Girls:
Winners: Kate Nolan (Listowel) & Aine Curran (Annascaul)
R. Up: Sinead Kelly (Listowel) & Sarah Muldarry (Killarney)
Plate: 1. Niamh Hanafin (Annascaul) & Lidija Samaskaite (Listowel)
2. Sara Carol (Listowel) & Lucy Murphy (Milltown)
3. Sinead Galvin (Milltown) & Aine Newsome (Annascaul)
U16 Boys:
Winners:Jack Lyne (Annascaul) & Diarmuid Murphy (Killarney)
R. Up: Darius McCormack (Annascaul) & Caylem Cummins(Milltown)
Plate: 1. Fiona Spillane (Annascaul) & David Corbett (Milltown)
2. Liam Moloney (Milltown) & Brayden Slattery (Killarney)
3. Franek Janiuk (Killarney) & Eoin Moriarty (Annascaul)
Mixed Doubles Tournament
The Mixed tournament took place yesterday, Sunday the 27th of November in the Presentation Gym Killarney. Once again, there was a good entry for each of the division with the division 5 and 3 men having to play doubles in order to have the honour to play with one of the ladies. Similarly to last week it was a draw for partners.
Stacey McCoy Ballyheigue Badminton Club & Jolin David Tralee Badminton Club. on their to winning the Division 5 Badminton Competition, for the Junior Griffin Mixed Doubles Shield. Photo: Thomas Bradley
Division 5: The Junior Griffin Shield
The Division 5s played out some very good, close games but in the end Stacey McCoy (Ballyheighue) & Jofin David (Tralee) came out on top against Grainne Twomey (Ballybunion) & Pat Reidy Tralee.
Anette Sheehan KingdomCastleisland Badminton Club & Rahad Rahman Killarney Badminton Club who were runners up in the division 4 Mixed Doubles Shield. Photo: Thomas Bradley
Division 4: Mixed Shield
There was a good entry again here with some very competitive games and a very close 3 set set final 2 Killarney Brothers going head to head with Alvin Rahman Fahad (Killarney) & Sara Hayes (Listowel) coming out the eventual winners over Rahad Rahman (Killarney ) & Annette Sheehan (Kingdom Castleisland) on a score line of 21/8, 14/21, & 21/12.
Division 3: The Waterstone Cup
Here, you the men first played out a doubles playoff in order to get into the mixed draw as there was less women than men entered. The mixed was then played out in a round robin format of 1 game to 21. In the end it came down to the final game of the format where Paul Hayes (Listowel) & Josie Gilbert (Ballyheighue) beat Kieran Crehan (Killarney) and Carmel Hudson (Moyvane) to win the Waterstone Cup
Division 1+2 : The Paddy Drummond
In division 1&2 they played a straight final which was very close, going to 3 sets. In the end Jennifer Nash (Killarney) & Mariusz Tszinski Kingdom (Castleisland) came out the winners against Ruth Concannon (Kingdom Castleisland) & Ushes GR (Ballyheighue) on a score line of 21/16, 16/21, & 21/18.
I’d like to thank all those who helped with the running of the competition, the day was run very successfully and I hope all the players enjoyed the day.
Next Sunday, the 4th of December, the Knock Out Cup will take place in the Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre we hope to see you all there again next weekend.
