Badminton champions

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Rochdale Junior Badminton Club Under 16's tournament winners

Rochdale Junior Badminton Club Under 16’s tournament took place today (Saturday 5 December) at Falinge Park High School.

The tournament has run over the last two weekends; this weekend saw the girls battle it out for a trophy, just as the boys did last weekend.

The competition included singles and doubles games.

Steve White, the Club Secretary said: “The tournaments give the children something to achieve and something to look forward to. The smiles on the faces of the children coming off show just how much fun it is.”

Winners:

Boys

• Singles winner: Alex Hetherington
• Singles runner-up: Jacob White
• Doubles winners: Jacob White and Archit Sharma
• Doubles runner-up: Dean Walmsley and Peter Fisher

Girls

• Singles winner: Kiera Walsh
• Singles runner-up: Chloe Hetherington
• Doubles winners: Kiera Walsh and Chloe Hetherington
• Doubles runner-up: Izzy Reed and Jenny Cooney

Singles and Doubles winner Keira Walsh, 12, has been playing badminton for three years, she said: “Badminton is a lot of fun and it feels so good to win, I am really pleased.”

Thirteen year old Alex Hetherington won the boys singles tournament, he said: “I have worked really hard and badminton is a great way to keep fit. I didn’t expect to win at all.”

Ve Nutter is a coach for the club, she said: “Everybody here is so keen and enthusiastic, it is a lovely day with such a mixture of cultures. Tournaments are a great way of bringing everybody together."