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Some of the best players from the UK were present at the Sainsbury 2012 School Games held in London on the 7^th and 8^th of May. There were some notable results at the event in all of the disciplines. Results are as followed.

In the Ladies singles Rachael Darragh won her quarter final against Nicola Gresty of England 15-21 21-16 21-19 to secure a bronze medal. Rachael who is still under 15 put in a great performance in her Semi-final and could have gone one step closer however it was not to be her day as she went down 21-9 and 22-20 in a second set thriller. This was an excellent performance from Rachael as she will have other opportunities to go further in this event in the future.

In the men’s doubles Jonathon Harron and Ryan Stewart also took bronze beating Robert Clarke and James Middleton from Scotland 21-13 14-21 21-13. The Semi-final again was another epic match with Harron and Stewart looking to take a place in the final. Despite an extremely good performance the pair were just edged out 16-21 23-21 17-21.

In the ladies Doubles Alannah Stephenson and Keady Smith put a good run of form together to make the final. In the Semi-Final Alannah and Keady beat Ira Banerjee and Jessica Pugh of England. The match lasted 45 minutes and the girls showed good nerve winning 21-19 and 21-10 after losing a very close 22-20 first set.  In the final Smith and Stephenson faced Jordan Hart and Ellen Mahenthiralingam. The girls played some fantastic matches to reach the final but were unable to maintain their level. The Welsh pair took the final leaving Stephenson and Smith to take home a well-deserved silver with a final score line of 21-12 21-16 .

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This moves Ulster into the English ICC Division 4 next season and one step further towards the long-term goal of Premier A & B involvement and success.  Team participation in the ICC will continue to support the individual Pathway,  the objective of which is to produce players with the capability of achieving medals at major Championships & Games.

Well done to all the players who represented Ulster in the Regional matches and the Playoffs including Scott Burnside, Conor Hickland, Josh Magee, Tony Murphy, Tony Stephenson, Stuart Lightbody, Ciaran Chambers, Andy Mckee, Sinead Chambers, Hannah Orr, Rachel Orr, Caroline Black, Keady Smith, Alannah Stephenson & Catherine Coyle.

Team selection for all representative Ulster teams is based on results from selection tournaments and there is a clear and transparent selection process in place.

Thank you to partners Sport NI for supporting our ICC campaign.

This year we are celebrating 50 years at Greenwell Street Presbyterian Church Badminton Club. In order to celebrate this momentous occasion we held a weekend of celebrations on 13th – 15th April.

Friday 13th was our annual Open Night, those who came along attempted the various skill games that had been set up in the halls including; a 9 hole (championship) golf course, keepy up’s, ‘the stairs game’ and run-around.

On Saturday 14th we had an exhibition, where elite players took part to show how it is supposed to be done. Special thanks to Sinead Chambers, Michael Watt, Andy McKee and other friends and current members who gave up their free time to help out.

A long weekend of celebrations was finished off with an invitational lunch on Sunday 15th. This was open to all former and current members and their families. On the day over 80 people came along to the morning service followed by lunch in the church halls afterwards.

Many, many people both young and old of all abilities have enjoyed this sport that we enjoy at Greenwell Street Presbyterian Church Badminton Club over the past 50 years. So as the current leader in charge and a member who has grown up in this club can I finish off by thanking all those who have played their part both big and small over the past 50 years…….

Jonny Perry

The Team Event was held in Nottingham from the 12-15th April and is the last underage opportunity to represent Ulster.  From here players can go onto represent Ulster at Senior level in the Interpros and the English Inter Counties Championship.  As with all Ulster Team Events, the selection is based on results in selection tournaments as laid out by each seasons selection policies.

The team consisting of four U15 players with 4 ICT debuts saw off a tough challenge from Hampshire to get through into the prestigious top 4 playoffs.  This was a remarkable achievement which included many wins against top English players including the highlights - Jonny Harron beating Sean Vendy, Rachael Darragh beating Joshway Bong and Norman Lau beating Kelvin Latimar.

Head Coach Andy Stewart commented “the players have performed above their level over the 4 tough days and exceeded all expectations.”

Summary of results from the top 4 include:

Ulster v Yorkshire 2-8
Ulster v Warwickshire 4-6
Ulster v Bucks 5-5 (lost by 2 sets)

The full team included Jonathan Harron, Ryan Stewart, Norman Lau, Ryan Getty, Matthew Steele, Alannah Stephenson, Keady Smith, Rebecca Getty & Rachael Darragh.  Credit must also go to the coaching team – Andy Stewart, Scott Burnside & Naomi Darragh.

This is a sign of the huge progress made in Ulster and add’s to improved all round results this season.  Well done to the players and the staff!

Next up for most of these players is the School Games from the 6-9th May which includes the best U17 players from Ulster, England, Scotland and Wales and will be held at the venue for the 2012 London Olympics!

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