Manawatu Badminton

2008—Year 7 & 8 Badminton Competition
Text Box: Starting this Thursday 23rd October 2008 is the Year 7 & 8 Badminton Competition. Here is some information about this competition. The competition is for 5 Thursdays with the final session on Thursday 20th November. Sessions run from 4.00—5.30pm Venue is the B&M Centre in Pascal Street Text Box: How does the competition work: It is a team event so your results are combined with your other team member’s A team consists of 2 people (2 guys or 2 girls) A tie against another team involves 2 singles and a doubles game You will play 2 ties each evening which means you will play 4 games all up

Congratulations to the following for winning their respective competitions:

 

Girls Team: Monrad Smashers

Boys Team: Cougars (PNINS)

 

Girls Singles: Mary Kanace

Boys Singles: Renay Sharp

 

Girls Doubles:  Vivian Wu and Sifan Lu (PNINS 4)

Boys Doubles: Joseph Wilson and Matthew Chamberlain (Cougars)

 

1/10—Some have asked what the ‘No Speed Limits’ is about.  Badminton is the fastest racket sport in the world with the shuttle being clocked with a speed radar at a record 320 km/h.  Watch this on You Tube but don’t blink!!

Manawatu Badminton website