Somersfield Hosts Inaugural National Junior Badminton Tournament
Somersfield hosted the first-ever National Junior Badminton Tournament this weekend, the brain-child of our amazing PHE teacher Emma Moran-Lee! For the first time, the focus was on increasing playing opportunities for young athletes across the island & giving them a chance to earn national rankings. We’re proud to share that many of our Somersfield students entered the tournament and did very well:
Singles
U12 boys singles champion Hugo Adams, 3rd place James Casling-Hall.
U12 girls singles champion Emma Tothong, runner up Freida Valli, 3rd place Hanako Kitade.
U14 boys singles runner up JitHom Liew
U14 girls singles champion Leilani Carpol, runner up Sienna Harper, 3rd place Aniah Tucker
U16 boys singles champion Max Wallace
U16 girls singles champion Dezirae Darrell, runner up Cora DeSilva, 3rd place Paige Lindo
U18 boys singles runner up Matthew Troake
U18 girls singles champion Rose Paulos, runner up Taliah Wade
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 JitHom Liew and (Michael Mohipp), runners up James Bigley and Colton Keans.
U14 girls doubles champions Leilani Carpol and Sienna Harper
U16 boys doubles champions Aaron Lee and (Finn Peters), runners up Max Wallace and Kieran Foster
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
