SBL 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 |
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| Group A Runners Up |
Richard Adams and Gary Starling |
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| Group B Winners |
Warik Nazari and Raj Balasubramian |
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| Group B Runners Up and Group C Winners |
Josh Ashby and Phil Kearney |
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| Group C Runners Up |
Luke Bird |
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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 |
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| Boys Group B | Winner - Nick Metcalfe & Runner Up - Jason Coyne |
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| Boys Group C | Winner - Lewis Veale & Runner Up - Harry Goddard |
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| Boys Group D | Winner - James Penver & Runner Up - Edward Sclare |
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Denise Peat Prize Winner |
Hee Li Leung | ![]() |
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.
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| Winners - Masters |
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| 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 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 |
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| Group A Runners Up | Kerrin Gilbert & Gary Starling |
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| Group B Winners |
Jane Anderson & Ian Johnston |
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| Group B Runners Up |
Mel Clark & Greg Clark |
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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 |
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| Group A Runners Up | Mark Davis & Derek Cox |
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| Group B Winners |
Dave Leamy & John Elms |
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| Group B Runners Up |
Danny Warren & Chris Otyehel |
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| Group C Winners | Andrew Thomas & Josh Ashby |
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Group C Runners Up |
Joshua Woodhouse & Hugo Weaver |
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Mens Singles Tournament Saturday 6th November 2010
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.
Group A |
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| Group B Winner - Hugo Weaver Runner-up - Josh Woodhouse |
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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 -
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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 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.
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.
Once again, won by Masters.
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| Winners - Masters |
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| 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 |
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| Group A Runners Up |
Kerrin Gilbert & Andrew Hobbs |
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| Group B Winners |
Steph Scott & Simon Winfield |
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| Group B Runners Up |
Heather Macfarlane & Adrian Yuen |
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| Group C Winners |
Claire Hills & Malcolm Jellows |
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| Group C Runners Up |
Clare Barnes & John Elms |
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| Group D Winners |
Jo Allen & Josh Ashby |
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| Group D Runners Up |
Carrie Smith & Jon Norman |
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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 |
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| Group A Runners Up | Dave Leamy & Derek Cox |
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| Group B Winners |
Malcolm Jellows & Andrew Chawk |
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| Group B Runners Up |
Graham Boar & Chris Boar |
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| Group C Winners | Josh Ashby & Andrew Thomas |
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Group C Runners Up |
Paul Geary & George Geary |
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Mens Singles Tournament Saturday 7th November 2009
Held at Shephall Leisure Centre.
Group A |
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| Group B Winner - Oliver White Runner-up - Malcolm Jellows |
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| Group C Winner - Chinthaka Wijethilaka Runner-up - John Elms |
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| Group D Winner - Hugo Weaver Runner-up - Christian Farrugia |
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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 |
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| Boys Group A | Winner - Oliver White & Runner Up - Jon Chan |
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| Boys Group B | Winner - Peter Bishop & Runner Up - Christian Farrugia |
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| Boys Group C | Winner - Joseph Osbourne & Runner Up - Ross Jones |
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| Denise Peat Prize Winner | Carmen Au | ![]() |
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.

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.
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| Winners - Masters |
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| 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 |
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| Group A Runners Up |
Kerrin Gilbert & Mark Cook |
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| Group B Winners |
Greg & Mel Clark | ![]() |
| Group B Runners Up |
Chris Otyehel & Charlotte Green |
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| Group C Winners |
Adrian Yuen & Heather Macfarlane |
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| Group C Runners Up |
James Menzinger & Tara Keeley |
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| Group D Winners |
John Elms & Anita Makewell |
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| Groupd D Runners Up |
Stuart Barr & Hannah Poole |
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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 |
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| Group A Runners Up |
Jon Pancutt & Richard Adams |
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| Group B Winners |
Steve Brown & Alan Harris |
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| Group B Runners Up |
Barry Impey & Malcolm Jellows |
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| Group C Winners |
Mun Liu & Stuart Barr |
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| Group C Runners Up |
Simon Carter & Simon Suggate |
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| Group D Winners |
Paul Geary & George Geary |
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| Group D Runners Up |
Andrew West & Mark Long |
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| Special Award | Jordan Williams & Joseph Osbourne |
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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 - |
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| Group B Winner - Chris Otyehel (middle) Runner Up - Malcolm Jellows (Left) 3rd Place - Gabor Otyehel (right) |
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| Group C Winner - Steven Barnes (left) Runner Up - Josh Ashby (middle) 3rd Place - George Geary(right) |
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| Group D Winner - John Elms (Middle) Runner Up - Stuart Elms (Left) 3rd Place - Derek Williams (right) |
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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) |
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| Boys Group A | Winner - Steven Barnes (right) & Runner Up - John Elms (left) |
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| Boys Group B | Winner - Courtney Graham (right) & Runner Up - Kieran Williams (left) |
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| Boys Group C | Winner - Julian Farthing (left) & Runner Up - William Wade (right) |
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| Denise Peat Prize Winner | Luke Bird | ![]() |
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.
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| Winners - Masters |
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| 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 |
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| Group A Runners Up |
Terry Hagan & Derek Cox |
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| Group B Winners | Steve Kemp & Ali Worsley |
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| Group B Runners Up |
Chris Otyehel & Charlotte Green |
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| Group C Winners | Francesca Kenley & Thomas Kwok |
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| 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 |
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| Group 1 Runners Up | Phil Skinner & Ben Vranjkovic |
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| Group2 Winners |
Chris Otyehel & Andrew Hobbs |
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| Group 2 Runner Up |
Mark Cook & Mun Woun Liu |
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| Group 3 Winners |
Stuart Barr & John Thompson |
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| Group 3 Runners Up |
Murray Lawson & Thomas Kwok |
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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 |
Derek Cox (right) & Matthew Pocock |
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| Division 2 Winner & Runner Up |
Stuart Elms (right) & Adrian Yuen |
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| Junior Winner & Runner Up |
John Elms (right) & Connor Bambrick |
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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: Runner Up: Anna Collis
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Boys Group A: |
Winner - Matthew Purdie Runner up - David Cox
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| Boys Group B: | Winner - John Elms Runner up - Matt Edwards |
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| Boys Group C: | Winner - Jon Warner Runner Up - Anthony Chai |
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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










































































































