Expleo Ulster Premier Open 2024

The Expleo Ulster Premier Open took place at Lisburn Racquets Clubs on Saturday 6th January & it provided great badminton over the day, with new emerging young talent braking through, along with some returning players taking home titles.

There was a strong showing from all players across all 5 events, with Laura Comber winning the Women’s Singles defeating the Top seed in the final. Former Commonwealth Games players Sinead Chambers & Ciaran Chambers put in an experienced performance to win the Mixed Doubles title against fellow Ulster pair Curtis Presho & Chloe Woods.  17 year old Dylan Noble took home the Men’s Singles title defeating Ulster’s Tony Stephenson who unfortunately had to retire injured. Declan Bennett & Daniel O'Meara won the Men’s Doubles title, justifying their top seed status and Dublin’s Jennie King & Kate Frost won the Women’s Doubles title with a solid performance throughout the event.

There were Semi final positions for both Rosin McKenna & Paige Woods in the Women’s Singles. Sinead Chambers & Laura Comer lost out in the Semi Final in 2 tight sets to the eventual winners & Ryan Stewart & Keady Smith Reached the Semi Final of the Mixed Doubles before losing out to Ciaran & Sinead Chambers.

Big thank you to Expleo as title Sponsor of the event, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council for supporting the event & to court Sponsor McAuley Badminton Coaching. 

The List of Winners, runners up & Bronze Medallists are below:

Men's Singles 

🏆Dylan NOBLE

🥈Tony STEPHENSON

🥉Jack O'BRIEN

🥉Louie LYONS

Women's Singles 

🏆Laura COMER

🥈Ciara DWYER

🥉Roisin MCKENNA

🥉Paige WOODS

Men's Doubles  

🏆Declan BENNETT & Daniel O'MEARA

🥈Adam DAYNES & Richard KONG

🥉 Rian FOX-HUGHES & Jack O'BRIEN

🥉 Nguyen Quang LONG & Callum THOMAS

Women's Doubles

🏆 Kate FROST & Jennie KING

🥈Lauren AU & Fiona FARRELL

🥉Sinead CHAMBERS & Laura COMER

🥉Ciara DWYER & Ruth KILKENNY

Mixed Doubles  

🏆Ciaran CHAMBERS & Sinead CHAMBERS

🥈Curtis PRESHO & Chloe WOODS

🥉Ryan STEWART & Keady SMITH

🥉Robbie FROST & Kate FROST

Full results can be found here

Live Stream Links can be found here