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tournamentsSBL Tournaments, Marshall & Taylor Trophies

  • 2011/12
  • 2010/11
  • 2009/10
  • 2008/09
  • 2007/08
  • 2006/07

Tournaments for 2011/12
All Saturday afternoons at Shephall Leisure Centre SG2 9SW


1st Oct 2011 - Junior Tournament

5th Nov 2011 - Singles Tournament - Cancelled - insufficient numbers

21st Jan 2012 - Mens Doubles Tournament.

3rd Mar 2012 - Mixed Doubles - Entry Form

8th Jun 2012 - Taylor Trophy Match


  • Mens Doubles
  • Juniors

Mens Doubles Tournament Saturday 21st January 2012
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.
A very enjoyable afternoon of extremely high standard badminton with eighteen pairs taking part.

Winners and Runners Up below:

Group A
Winners
Dale Maddox
and
Ben Vranjkovic
Group A Winners
Group A
Runners Up
Richard Adams
and
Gary Starling
Group A Runners Up
Group B
Winners
Warik Nazari
and
Raj Balasubramian
Group B Winners
Group B
Runners Up
and
Group C Winners
Josh Ashby
and
Phil Kearney
Group B Runners up and Group C Winners
Group C
Runners Up

Luke Bird
and
Wesley Chan

Group C Runners Up
     


Junior Tournament 2011
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre on 1st October 2011.

The Junior Tournament on Saturday was well supported, with the usual high standard of play and sportsmanship. Thank you to all those who took part and parents for their support.

The Denise Peat prize for overall effort and sportsmanship went to Hee Li Leung.

Results of all the groups below -

Boys Group A Winner -
Edgar Titterton

&

Runner Up -
Luke Bird
Group A
Boys Group B Winner -
Nick Metcalfe
&

Runner Up -
Jason Coyne
Group B
Boys Group C Winner -
Lewis Veale

&

Runner Up -
Harry Goddard
Group C
Boys Group D Winner -
James Penver

&

Runner Up -
Edward Sclare
Group D

Denise Peat Prize Winner

Hee Li Leung Denise Peat Prize Winner

 

 

 

 



Tournaments in 2010/11

  • Taylor Trophy
  • Marshall Trophy
  • Mixed Doubles
  • Mens Doubles
  • Mens Singles
  • Juniors


The Winners of the SBL Cup play the holders of The Taylor Trophy in a separate challenge match (usually beginning of June).
If the SBL Cup winners win that match they then are holders of both The SBL Cup and The Taylor Trophy. If they lose, they then remain the holders of The SBL Cup for the following twelve months and the winners retain The Taylor Trophy. Whoever are the holders of The Taylor Trophy are exempt from The SBL Cup for the forthcoming season.


Taylor Trophy - 10th June 2011
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.

A hard fought, high standard match between Masters and Cam Gears A, eventually won 4 -2 by Masters.

Taylor Trophy Winners - Masters
Winners - Masters
 
Taylor Trophy Runners Up - Cam Gears A
Runners Up - Cam Gear A

 

The Marshall Trophy is an end of season inter-league social match with the Letchworth and District Badminton League involving as many of the leagues’ teams as possible.
Marshall Trophy


Marshall Trophy 2011
- 22nd May 2011 at Hitchin College.
Congratulations to the Letchworth League who won by 42 points to 30.
A good afternoon of badminton enjoyed by all participating.

 

Mixed Doubles Tournament Saturday 5th March 2011
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.
Once again, a very enjoyable tournament with an extremely high standard of play. The results were as follows -

Group A
Winners
Elaine Drury
&
Andrew Hobbs
Group A Winners
Group A Runners Up Kerrin Gilbert
&
Gary Starling
Group A Runners Up
Group B
Winners
Jane Anderson
&
Ian Johnston
Group B Winners
Group B
Runners Up
Mel Clark
&
Greg Clark
Group B Runners

 

Mens Doubles Tournament Saturday 22nd January 2011
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.
Thank you to all those who took part. The results are as follows:

Group A
Winners
Philip Skinner
&
Jonathan Pancutt
Group A Winners
Group A Runners Up Mark Davis
&
Derek Cox
Group A Runners Up
Group B
Winners
Dave Leamy
&
John Elms
Group B Winners
Group B
Runners Up
Danny Warren
&
Chris Otyehel
Group B Runners Up
Group C Winners Andrew Thomas
&
Josh Ashby
Group C Winners

Group C Runners Up

Joshua Woodhouse
&
Hugo Weaver
Group Runners Up

Mens Singles Tournament Saturday 6th November 2010
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.

Group A

Winner - Malcolm Jellows

Runner-up - Tony Chen

Mens Singles 2010 Group A Winner & Runner Up
Group B

Winner - Hugo Weaver

Runner-up - Josh Woodhouse
Group B Mens Singles - Winner & Runner Up
   

 

Junior Tournament 2010
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre on 2nd October 2010.

The new season began with a successful and enjoyable Junior Tournament. The standard of play and sportsmanship was as impressive as ever.

The Denise Peat prize for overall effort and sportsmanship went to William Wade.

Results of all the groups below -

Girls Group Winner -
Hannah McLaren

&

Runner Up -
Amy Willetts
Girls Winner and Runner Up
Boys Group A Winner -
Wesley Chan

&

Runner Up -
Jonny Chai
Boys Group A Winner and Runner Up
Boys Group B Winner -
Christian Farrugia

&

Runner Up -
Edgar Titterton
Boys Group B Winner and Runner Up
Boys Group C Winner -
Max Titterton

&

Runner Up -
Shaun Warren
Boys Group C Winner and Runner Up

Denise Peat Prize Winner

William Wade Denise Peat Prize Winner


 

 


 

 

 



Tournaments in 2009/10

  • Marshall Trophy
  • Taylor Trophy
  • Mixed Doubles
  • Mens Doubles
  • Mens Singles
  • Juniors


The Marshall Trophy is an end of season inter-league social match with the Letchworth and District Badminton League involving as many of the leagues’ teams as possible.

Marshall TrophyMarshall Trophy 2010 - 13th June 2010 at Hitchin Boys School.
Won by the Stevenage League 3 divisions to 1.
A good afternoon of badminton enjoyed by all participating.

The Winners of the SBL Cup play the holders of The Taylor Trophy in a separate challenge match (usually beginning of June).
If the SBL Cup winners win that match they then are holders of both The SBL Cup and The Taylor Trophy. If they lose, they then remain the holders of The SBL Cup for the following twelve months and the winners retain The Taylor Trophy. Whoever are the holders of The Taylor Trophy are exempt from The SBL Cup for the forthcoming season.

Taylor Trophy - 11th June 2010
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.

Once again, won by Masters.

Masters
Winners - Masters
 
Cam Gears A
Runners Up - Cam Gear A

Mixed Doubles Tournament Saturday 6th March 2010
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.
A very good tournament with thirty-two pairs taking part. The results were as follows:

Group A
Winners
Terry Hagan
&
Derek Cox
Group A Winners
Group A
Runners Up
Kerrin Gilbert
&
Andrew Hobbs
Group A Runners Up
Group B
Winners
Steph Scott
&
Simon Winfield
Group B Winners
Group B
Runners Up
Heather Macfarlane
&
Adrian Yuen
Group B Runners Up
Group C
Winners
Claire Hills
&
Malcolm Jellows
Group C Winners
Group C
Runners Up
Clare Barnes
&
John Elms
Group C Runners Up
Group D
Winners
Jo Allen
&
Josh Ashby
Group D Winners
Group D
Runners Up
Carrie Smith
&
Jon Norman
Group D Runners Up

 

Mens Doubles Tournament Saturday 23rd January 2010
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.
Thank you to all those who took part. The results are as follows:

Group A
Winners
Richard Adams
&
Gary Starling
Group A Winners
Group A Runners Up Dave Leamy
&
Derek Cox
Group A Runner Up
Group B
Winners
Malcolm Jellows
&
Andrew Chawk
Group B Winners
Group B
Runners Up
Graham Boar
&
Chris Boar
Group B Runners Up
Group C Winners Josh Ashby
&
Andrew Thomas
Group C Winners

Group C Runners Up

Paul Geary
&
George
Geary
Group Runners Up

 


Mens Singles Tournament Saturday 7th November 2009
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.

 

Group A

Winner - Ben Vranjkovic

Runner-up - Phil Skinner

Group A Winners
Group B

Winner - Oliver White

Runner-up - Malcolm Jellows
Group B
Group C

Winner - Chinthaka Wijethilaka

Runner-up - John Elms
Group C
Group D

Winner - Hugo Weaver

Runner-up - Christian Farrugia
Group D

 

Junior Tournament 2009
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre on 3rd October 2009.

A very enjoyable afternoon with a record number of entries despite a few last minute withdrawals due to ill health.
The standard of play was very high as was the general sportsmanship. The Denise Peat prize for overall effort and sportsmanship went to Carmen Au.

Results of all the groups below

Girls Group Winner -
Liana Osbourne

&

Runner Up -
Kirsty Southy
Girls Group
Boys Group A Winner -
Oliver White

&

Runner Up -
Jon Chan
Boys Group A
Boys Group B Winner -
Peter Bishop

&

Runner Up -
Christian Farrugia
Boys Group B
Boys Group C Winner -
Joseph Osbourne

&

Runner Up -
Ross Jones
Group Boys C
Denise Peat Prize Winner Carmen Au Denise Peat Prize

 

 

 

Tournaments in 2008/09

  • Marshall Trophy
  • Taylor Trophy
  • Mixed Doubles
  • Mens Doubles
  • Mens Singles
  • Juniors

The Marshall Trophy is an end of season inter-league social match with the Letchworth and District Badminton League involving as many of the leagues’ teams as possible.

Marshall Trophy
Won by Stevenage League. See AGM minutes on Documents Page for details.

 


The Winners of the SBL Cup play the holders of The Taylor Trophy in a separate challenge match (usually beginning of June).
If the SBL Cup winners win that match they then are holders of both The SBL Cup and The Taylor Trophy. If they lose, they then remain the holders of The SBL Cup for the following twelve months and the winners retain The Taylor Trophy. Whoever are the holders of The Taylor Trophy are exempt from The SBL Cup for the forthcoming season.


Taylor Trophy - 5th June 2009
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.

Once again, won by Masters.

Winners - Masters
Winners - Masters
 
Cam Gear A
Runners Up - Cam Gears A


Mixed Doubles - 7th March 2009
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.

A very good afternoon of badminton enjoyed by twenty-six couples split into four groups.

Results as follows -

Group A
Winners

Jo Drury

&

Gary Starling

Group A Winners
Group A
Runners Up
Kerrin Gilbert

&

Mark Cook
Group A Runners Up
Group B
Winners
Greg & Mel Clark Group B Winners
Group B
Runners Up
Chris Otyehel

&

Charlotte Green
Group B Runners Up
Group C
Winners
Adrian Yuen

&

Heather Macfarlane
Group C Winners
Group C
Runners Up
James Menzinger

&

Tara Keeley
Group C Runners Up
Group D
Winners
John Elms

&

Anita Makewell
Groupd D Winners
Groupd D
Runners Up
Stuart Barr

&

Hannah Poole
Group D Runners Up

 


 

 

 

 

Mens Doubles Tournament - 24th January 2009
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.

A well attended, hard fought and very friendly afternoon.
Results as follows.

Group A
Winners

Derek Cox
&
Richard Cobb

Group A Winners
Group A
Runners Up
Jon Pancutt
&
Richard Adams
Group A Runners Up
Group B
Winners
Steve Brown
&
Alan Harris
Group B Winners
Group B
Runners Up
Barry Impey
&
Malcolm Jellows
Group B Runners Up
Group C
Winners
Mun Liu
&
Stuart Barr
Group C Winners
Group C
Runners Up
Simon Carter
&
Simon Suggate
Group C Runners Up
Group D
Winners
Paul Geary
&
George Geary
Group D Winners
Group D
Runners Up
Andrew West
&
Mark Long
Group D Runners Up
Special Award Jordan Williams
&
Joseph Osbourne
Special Award
     

 

 

Mens Singles Tournament - 1st November 2008
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.

An excellent afternoon with a wide range of age and experience. It was good to see five sets of fathers and sons taking part.
All groups were very close needing a count back to "least points against" to decide placings in two of the groups.

Results as follows

Group A

Winner -
Ben Vranjkovic (middle)

Runner Up -
Derek Cox (left)

3rd Place -
Phil Skinner(right)

Group A
Group B

Winner -
Chris Otyehel (middle)

Runner Up -
Malcolm Jellows (Left)

3rd Place -
Gabor Otyehel (right)
Group B
Group C

Winner - Steven Barnes (left)

Runner Up -
Josh Ashby (middle)

3rd Place -
George Geary(right)
Group C
Group D

Winner -
John Elms (Middle)

Runner Up -
Stuart Elms (Left)

3rd Place -
Derek Williams (right)
Group D

 

 

 

Junior Tournament 2008 - 4th October 2008
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.

Another successful Junior Tournament with the sportsmanship and general good behaviour of all players very evident.

Results as follows

Girls Group Winner -
Laura Bygrave (right)

&

Runner Up -
Anna Collis (left)
Girls Group
Boys Group A Winner -
Steven Barnes (right)

&

Runner Up - John Elms (left)
Boys Group A
Boys Group B Winner - Courtney Graham (right)

&

Runner Up - Kieran Williams (left)
Boys Group B
Boys Group C Winner -
Julian Farthing (left)

&

Runner Up - William Wade (right)
Group Boys C
Denise Peat Prize Winner Luke Bird Denise Peat Prize

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tournaments in 2007/08

  • Marshall Trophy
  • Taylor Trophy
  • Mixed Doubles
  • Mens Doubles
  • Mens Singles
  • Juniors

The Marshall Trophy is an end of season inter-league social match with the Letchworth and District Badminton League involving as many of the leagues’ teams as possible.


Won by Stevenage League. See AGM minutes on Documents Page for details.

 

 

 

The Winners of the SBL Cup play the holders of The Taylor Trophy in a separate challenge match (usually beginning of June).
If The SBL Cup winners win that match they then are holders of both The SBL Cup and The Taylor Trophy. If they lose, they then remain the holders of The SBL Cup for the following twelve months and the winners retain The Taylor Trophy. Whoever are the holders of The Taylor Trophy are exempt from The SBL Cup for the forthcoming season.

Taylor Trophy - 6th June 2008
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.

A close match with a very high standard of badminton.

Winners - Masters
Winners - Masters
 
Hitchin Town
Losing Finalists - Hitchin Town

Mixed Doubles Tournament - 8th March 2008
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.

A very well attended tournament and thanks to all those that played.

Group A
Winners
Jon Pancutt

&

Heather Tyrrell
Group A Winners
Group A
Runners Up
Terry Hagan

&

Derek Cox
Mixed Doubles - Runners Up
Group B Winners Steve Kemp

&

Ali Worsley
Group B - Winners
Group B
Runners Up
Chris Otyehel

&

Charlotte Green
Group B - Runners Up
Group C Winners Francesca Kenley

&

Thomas Kwok
Group C - Winners
Group C Runners Up Natalie Gregson

&

Matt Purdie
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Mens Doubles - 26th January 2008
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.

Another very successful tournament with a large entry from all four divisions.

Group 1 Winners Gareth Edmonds

&

Matthew Pocock
Group 1 Winners
Group 1 Runners Up Phil Skinner

&

Ben Vranjkovic
Group 1 Runners Up
Group2
Winners
Chris Otyehel

&

Andrew Hobbs
Group 2 Winners
Group 2
Runner Up
Mark Cook

&

Mun Woun Liu
Group 2 Runners Up
Group 3
Winners
Stuart Barr

&

John Thompson
Group 3 Winners
Group 3
Runners Up
Murray Lawson

&

Thomas Kwok
Group 3 Runners Up

 

 

Mens Singles - 3rd November 2007.
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre

It was a very successful mens singles tournament with participants from all 4 divisions. We were pleased to see so many enthusiastic youngsters with a very high standard of play throughout. Hopefully this will become a regular event in our calendar.

 

Division 1
Winner
&
Runner Up

Derek Cox (right)
& Matthew Pocock
Division 1
Division 2 Winner
&
Runner Up
Stuart Elms (right) 
& Adrian Yuen
Division 2
Junior Winner
&
Runner Up
John Elms (right)
& Connor Bambrick
Division 3

 

Juniors - 6th October 2007.
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre

The SBL's second Junior Tournament was a great success. The standard of play was very high and all matches played in a very good spirit.
Thank you to all the coaches, parents and helpers on the day.
There were twenty-one boys split into three groups, ages ranging from 10 to 18, and a girls group of five (unfortunately, we had some late drop-outs due to illness).

THE DENISE PEAT PRIZE won by Renu Dhall (age 15) for her good nature and effort

Girls Group:

Winner:
Natalie Gregson


Runner Up:
Anna Collis


Girls Group

Boys Group A:


Winner - Matthew Purdie

Runner up - David Cox

 

Boys Group A
Boys Group B:

Winner - John Elms

Runner up - Matt Edwards

Boys Group B
Boys Group C:

Winner - Jon Warner

Runner Up - Anthony Chai

Boys Group C

 

 

 

 

Tournaments in 2006/07

  • Juniors

JUNIOR TOURNAMENT 2006

Held at Shephall Leisure Centre 7th October 2006

The SBL's first Junior Tournament was a great success. The standard of play was exceptional but more importantly, the manner in which it was played was a credit to all the players and their coaches.
There were two boys groups: six in group A, eight in group B and a girls group of six.

THE DENISE PEAT PRIZE
was won by Steven Barnes (age 12) for his overall ability, good nature, support of his partners and tireless enthusiasm to keep running all afternoon.

Results of groups:
Girls: Winner - Laura Bygrave
Runner up - Gemma Sheldrake

Boys Group A: Winner - Phil Skinner
Runner up - James Hewitt

Group B: Winner - Josh Ashby
Runners up - John Elms