News 2000-01
Herts' Gail Emms represented England in the Grand Prix finals event in Brunei, 8 - 12th August. She played with Ian Sullivan in mixed and Jo Wright in Ladies.
Herts Youth Games Badminton Tournament
Nine Herts District teams comprising 85 juniors competed in - and Welwyn Hatfield won - the Herts Youth Games Badminton Tournament at Gosling Sports Park 13th May See HYG report
England v Japan at Stevenage on 22nd May
Great match!!
As a final warm-up before the World Championships in Seville, Spain, 28 May – 10 June, England played an International against the Japanese World Championships team in Stevenage on 22nd May.
It was a packed hall, a great night and Gail and Ian (below) won their mixed but England went down 4-1 overall. Download an MPEG file to view a good rally (see below).
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Men’s Singles: Michael Edge Ladies’ Singles: Julia Mann Men’s Doubles: Anthony Clark/Nathan Robertson Ladies’
Doubles: Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg Mixed
Doubles: Download a video of a point in the mixed of CD quality (360x288 pixels@25 fps; MPEG 1, 3Mb) - about 3 minutes download time: evj.mpg |
Herts Gail Emms under pressure at the England v Japan tournament May 22nd. Ian and Gail won in three but England lost 4-1 overall |
Results of Badminton in Herts Youth Games Sunday 13th May
At the annual Herts Youth Games at Gosling Sports Park on Sunday 13th May 9 teams comprising 85 under 13 year olds competed for the first time. See HYG report
| Herts U17 Squad with their bronze medals at the Inter-Counties Tournament April 19-22, 2001 |  |
Herts County First Team Comes Second in Premier A - 25th March 2001
For the second year running, Herts County First Team came second to Yorkshire after the final Inter-County National Championships - despite beating Yorks 6-4 on the day. The Herts County team this weekend comprised: Peter Gooden, Thomas Gooden, Brian Lockie, Jim Teale, Adam Skeggs, Gail Emms, Kelly Matthews, Natalie Munt, Liza Parker, Suzanne Rayappan: John Austin and Richard Doling were unable to play in this match. The ICC Championship Premier A results were as follows:
| Yorkshire | 61 | Warwickshire | 35 | |
| Hertfordshire | 44 | Derbyshire | 35 | |
| Lancashire | 43 | Sussex | 32 | |
| Hampshire | 42 | Nottingham | 30 | |
| Cheshire | 38 |
| Herts and England No.1 Lady, Gail Emms, visits local junior clubs Friday 16th March | |
| On Friday 16th March, Gail was invited back by Nick Goode to join in playing with their Herts University-based junior squad where she had been coached for many years. She was then easily persuaded to visit nearby Swifts JBC at Hatfield LC where she played with Herts junior, Fiona Perry. Needless to report, everyone really enjoyed the visit. Can you spot Gail in the middle, with Swifts Coaches, Marion Conway, far left and Duncan Conway, far right? |  |
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All England 7 - 11th March Gail Emms and Simon Archer got to the semifinals where they were ultimately defeated. But for a first time to play together and get so far in such a prestigious event is amazing. See full report at BAofE website Earlier William Kings, Editor of Badminton, had written: ... But despite the knee injury Archer fancies his chances this week. The man with the world record 162mph smash, who won the All England mixed with Olympic partner Jo Goode in 1999, said: "I think Gail and I are capable of winning the title." There is a lot on the All England on the BAofE website: All England
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photo: Alan Spink |
Coach Part 1 Course - 7th, 21st, 22nd April 9th June
This is your last chance this year to have ago at the BaofE's coaching course to become a Level 2 Coach. The course, at the new Knights Sport, Baldock, is being given by National Development Coach Ray Learney. The BAofE's prestigious CP1 course is now just 3.5 days long and those who pass can coach beginners and intermediate players - both junior and adult. So, if you'd like to give something back into the game or just make sure you know the correct way to play give it a go. Cost £225. HBA is Registered as a 'Learning Provider' and therefore the course is eligible for rebate at £150 (for the first million applicants!) or £45. Contact Dave Bartlett, Herts Coaching Coordinator, if interested - 01438 715374. (see also Coaching Courses)
County League Results Spring 01 Hertford Area Results Spring 01
Herts Youth Games
Nine sports, including badminton, will participate in the inter-district HYG at Gosling Sports Park on Sunday 13th May. Badminton players need to be Under 13 on 1st September 2000 and not a county player. Update 16th April: all nine HYG-participating Districts of Herts are putting in teams of 5 boys and 5 girls. Volunteer Team managers have been decided - either from coaches or club organisers.
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Templars Sports Centre Opened by Trevor Brooking, 26th Feb 2001
'Knights Sport', as it is called is open for bookings - with big discounts for HBA clubs and casual HBA members. The hall is very badminton-friendly - sprung floor, turquoise walls wide spaces between courts, etc. Courts are discounted by 12% for casual HBA players and 17% for HBA clubs. Phone 01462 631300 Location map |
Formal opening by Trevor Brooking, Director Sport England, centre. Dave Bartlett HBA Coaching Coordinator, left, Ray Learney, Area Development Manager, right - 26th February.
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Inter-county Teams Results - See the latest
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Herts Junior Tournament Nov 2000
Seventy U12 and U15 children gathered at 12am on Saturday 11th November at North Herts Leisure Centre for the (first?) North Herts Junior Tournament. These numbers were as a result of help from Sarah Goodale, NH SDO, sending letters (twice) to each N Herts school plus some chasing around by several coaches! Many children came from The Grange and Wilbury schools in Letchworth but there were representatives from several other schools and junior clubs. As there were only 4 courts for exactly 4 hours for both the singles and doubles the usual 'Round Robin' format was proscribed in favour of 'winner stays on up to 3 times'. As it was, up to 10 participants in the singles waited their turn to play up to 7 points on half courts and the organisers (Dave and Gill Bartlett) feared that some might wander off. But such was the enthusiastic interest, most watched and cheered-on their friends from behind the hall barrier. It would not have run so smoothly without the help of the court administrators (and sometimes, scorers). These were: Bob Green, Leader and helper at HBS Sports Centre clubs, Jane and Jeff Gentry from The Grange and Wilbury schools, Diane Hubbard, Racquets BC and helper at the Hitchin JBC, Heather Tyrrell, Jonathan Pancutt and Will Eichler from Hitchin JBC and Mr Bottazzi, a parent of two of the participants. |
North Herts Junior Tournament in North Herts Leisure Centre, 11th November Remarkably, the tournament finished half an hour early which gave time for participants to play those they hadn't played in the matches - and all courts had to be shooed off at 4pm! Gold and Silver medals were presented to winners and finalists and certificates to everyone - and several photos were taken showing everyone looking well pleased! Everyone was given a leaflet on the clubs and coaching sessions in North Herts and over 30 court winners, finalists and runners-up were given offers for free sessions at the Hitchin Junior club or HBS SC Thursday coaching. |
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The winners and finalists were: Winner, Finalist :U12 Singles Girls: Keeranjit Dha Shelley Forster From: The Grange The Grange Boys: Joshua Roseberry Dean Taylor From: HBS SC Thursday, Club Hitchin Boys School U15 Singles Girls: Christina Debtuch, Jessica Veith From: Knights Templar, Hitchin Girls Boys: Daniel Fair, Daniel Fletcher From: Hitchin Boys School, Hitchin Boys School |
U12 Doubles Girls: Keeranjit Dha & Emma Cauly, Becky Hope & Melissa Waite From: The Grange, The Grange Boys: Mathew Pocock & Gareth Edwards, Dami Fajobi & Mathew Trott From: Hitchin JBC, Wilbury U15 Doubles Girls: C Debtuch & J Veith, Rachel Carr & Hollie Cundall From: Knights T & Hitchin G ? ? Boys: Daniel Fair & Daniel Fletcher, Dominic Mussino & James Reiser Hitchin Boys School, Hitchin Boys School
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Herts
Restricted Tournament in October At
the end of some exciting games and preliminary rounds, a select group of players
shared the finals honours between them. After
a bruising three-game, 75-minute semi-final battle against Andy Walden, Chris
Patten lost the men’s singles final to Jon Austin. In the men’s doubles, Jon & Chris were runners-up to
the partnership of Jim Teale & Brian Lockie. Jim & Lindsay Orchard came out winners against Brian and
Kati Tibor in the mixed doubles.
Playing together in the ladies’ doubles, Lindsay & Kati were
runners-up to sisters Caroline and Suzanne Hale (photo, right). To crown the day, Lindsay retained her second title when she
came out on top in the ladies’ singles round robin. Thank
you to everyone who supported the tournament as players, and to all those who
helped to make the tournament run smoothly. Lynne Parker on 01727 872085 |
Ladies Doubles Winners Caroline and Suzanne Hale |
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of 2000 Badminton Millennium Directories
- September 2000
This week Herts Badminton Association released 2000 copies of their Badminton Millennium Directory. The Directory, sponsored by a £2464 grant from the Millennium Festival Award (made possible by the National Lottery) and supported by Nick Brooking University of Hertfordshire Director of Sport, contains information on all aspects of badminton in Herts, including; where to find league playing adult and junior clubs, schools that play badminton, sports centres that have courts and coaching, and registered coaches. There are also sections on the history of badminton in Herts, and a section on our development plans. Free copies were sent to all Herts Schools, libraries, league playing clubs and Local Authority sports development teams. Copies can be obtained from the Editor Dave Bartlett: tel: 01438 715374. |
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Olympics
Jo Goode (who lives
in Tewin, Herts) and Simon Archer win Britain's first Olympic badminton medal
(Wed 20th September).
See the BA of E website article for .more
details.
In the quarter finals on Monday18th Jo Goode and Simon Archer beat the Dutch pair in two straight games which meant they played in the semifinals on Wednesday. They beat the Indonesians in the first of the semifinal games 15-2 but lost the next two and so went into the playoff for the Bronze.
Herts
Players acquit themselves in US Open 5th – 9th September
Several Herts
players took part in the US Open including Richard Doling (singles) who got
through to round of 16. In the Ladies Doubles finals Gail Emms (Herts) and
partner J. Wright, ENG beat E. Chaffin/ S. Rayappan (Herts) 15-7, 15-1. In the Mixed Doubles finals Jonas
Rasmussen/ Jane Bramsen, DEN (seed 2) beat Ian Sullivan/ Gail Emms, ENG (seed 1)
8-15, 15-11, 15-13. See the BAof E website
for more details.
Herts
Open 2nd &3rd September
A Record 150
entries for Herts Open meant that the venue had to be changed to Wodson Park,
Sports Centre, Ware. Results -
brief details:
Winner/s
Finalist/s
Mens
singles Jon Lewis (Berks)
Nathan
Rice (Bucks)
Ladies singles
Nicola
Cavill (Surr)
Julie
Standley (Hants)
Mens Doubles Martin
Andrew (Ches)
Chris
Roe (Warks)
Ladies Doubles Natale Munt
(Herts)
Liza
Parker (Herts)
Mixed Chris
Roe (Hants)
Jayne
Golbourne (Hants)
…. More details in HBA Newsletter in October
and BAofE website.
Jo Goode takes Double Gold in Sanyo Indonesian Open Tournament
Tewin resident Jo Goode took Gold with regular partners Donna Kellogg in the Ladies and Simon Archer in the mixed. She will be competing in the Olympics. See the Badminton Association of England report on: BA of E website..
HBA County League End of 99-2000 Season Results
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