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 Cornwall County Badminton Association

Presents 

The 2023 West Cornwall Badminton Bonanza Tournament

19th November 2023 9am – 5.30pm

Sir Ben Ainslie Sports Centre, Truro School, Trennick Lane, Truro TR1 1TH

Separate Social and League Categories

• Level doubles – early morning

• Mixed doubles – approx midday

• Singles – mid afternoon

Entry forms here

Cornwall Badminton Championships 2023

The County Senior Championships took place at the weekend at Cornwall College’s sports hall at Pool to find this year’s top players, producing two days of quality badminton.

In front of a good crowd on the first day, the men’s and women’s singles events took place with some exciting battles and hard-fought games. The men’s semi-finals featured the two Dyer brothers, Jack and second seed Harry, against top seed and reigning champ Milo Semonin, and Tyler Sillifant, a previous champion.

A good crowd on day one

One of the best and closest games of the weekend was Harry’s match against Tyler, which went the distance of three tight ends of fast, explosive badminton and amazing retrievals, before Tyler eventually won, taking him into the final against Milo, who had beaten Jack in two close ends. In the final, Milo had just too much for a tiring Tyler, and was once again crowned county champion.

Men’s final with scorer Lorna

Singles Champions Milo & Joanna

The women’s singles event came to a repeat of last year’s final, with top seed Joanna Vyvyan taking on Jess Canfield, and again Joanna came out on top with her strong positional play and court coverage. This event had featured 14-year-old Bridget Murray making her promising debut in her first Cornwall Championships.

Joanna v Jess

The afternoon featured the women’s doubles with a good entry and standard of play, with the final being between thetop seeds Melissa Lin and newcomer Hope Warner taking on Jess and Joanna, this time playing together as a pair. Hope and Melissa had too much quality and finesse, and they won in two convincing ends despite Jess and Joanna giving it their all.

Champions Hope & Melissa

Day two started with the mixed doubles, and with a great mix of youth and experience on court there were some absorbing games to watch. The semi-finals had top seeds Milo and Hope beating Tom Lyle, who was making a welcome return from long term injury, and his new partner Sheila Wu, before second seeds Elliot Dyer and Melissa outlasted the evergreen James Whetter and Vicki Mead. The final proved to be a fairly one-sided affair as Milo and Hope beat Elliot and Melissa in two ends, becoming new mixed champions.

James & Vicki v Elliot & Melissa

Chairman Bob with champs Hope & Milo

In the last event of the weekend, the men’s doubles had the top 4 seeds duly progressing to the semi-finals, where Milo and Liam Sillifant beat Tom and Elliot in two ends, and the regular pairings of Jack and Harry against James and his long-term partner Guy Michell. This was an exciting game to watch over three ends, with James and Guy just edging the first before Jack and Harry finally triumphed in the next two. The final was another gripping game as Milo and Liam won the first then very narrowly won the second end, which could easily have gone the other way, as the Dyer brothers battled hard for every point. And so Milo finished the weekend as an impressive county champion three times over, and now has the chance with his partners, Hope and Liam, to go onto Badminton England’s Champion of Champions event against other county champions at the headquarters of badminton at Milton Keynes next month.

Champion men Milo & Liam with runners-up Jack & Harry

Winners and Stretchers

An athlete’s lunch

An excellent weekend’s badminton showcasing the best players against new young players and some county stalwarts who have been around a bit longer, indicating that this season will be a good one to watch.

Results

Men’s singles             Milo Semonin beat Tyler Sillifant    21-10  21-10

Women’s singles       Joanna Vyvyan beat Jess Canfield   21-11  21-12

Men’s doubles         Milo Semonin and Liam Sillifant beat Jack and Harry Dyer                       21-15 22-20

Women’s doubles   Hope Warner and Melissa Lin beat Joanna Vyvyan and Jess Canfield   21-12 21-12

Mixed doubles         Milo Semonin and Hope Warner beat Elliot Dyer and Melissa Lin         21-14 21-6

 

Plate results

Men’s singles           Jake Brazewell beat Cameron Albury                                                         21-15 21-12

Women’s singles      Bridget Murray beat Sheila Wu                                                                   21-9 21-14

Men’s doubles          Julian Cooper and Richard Townsend beat Bob Bell and Jon Wyatt     21-16 21-14

Women’s doubles    Vicki Mead and Sara Best beat Sheila Wu and Robyn Warwick             21-13 21-7

Mixed doubles plate Julian Cooper and Jess Canfield beat Guy Michell and Penny Foulds  21-10 22-20

 

Plate singles winners Jake & Bridget with Brian the Selector

 

Women’s plate winners Sara & Vicki

Plate mixed winners Julian & Jess v Guy & Penny

Louis & Cameron v Plate men’s winners Julian & Richard