10 February, 2025
England loved exceptional success within the twenty fifth Anniversary version of the McCoig Masters Worldwide as they defeated Scotland throughout a busy January.
Michelle Chen additionally loved a fruitful month as she claimed three golds in Warwickshire to complete January with a powerful haul.
There have been Gold occasions for the U17s, U13s and Seniors in Milton Keynes, Warwickshire and Northumberland, respectively.
The Seniors County Championships and Grasp County Problem additionally added to a busy month of badminton.
Here’s a round-up of all of the motion…
McCoig Masters Worldwide – England Vs Scotland
January marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the annual Robert McCoig Match between England and Scotland as England raced to a different dominant victory.
England delivered a 33-10 triumph, profitable general in all age classes on the Sir Craig Reedie Centre, to proceed the profitable behavior in opposition to their northern neighbours.
There was explicit success within the 40+ class as they raced to a 5-0 win. Joanna Dix and Paul Le Tocq gained within the ladies’s and males’s singles and joined to win over two units within the blended doubles.
Within the males’s and girls’s doubles they have been joined by Mark Legislation and Sarah Burgess, respectively, to finish their undefeated victory.
England 75+ additionally went with out defeat with three straight units wins. Gavin Horrocks secured a victory within the males’s singles, earlier than Mike Cox and Rodney Forrest gained within the males’s doubles and Robert Bell and Penny Shears rounded off the feat within the blended doubles.
Within the 50+ class, Carl Jennings and Mark King achieved a carefully fought win within the males’s doubles, having misplaced to Scottish pair Alan McMillan and Craig Robertson of their earlier three encounters.
King posted on Instagram: “Had an epic battle in males’s doubles. This time we managed to win 21-18, 17-21, 26-24!! Total group gained as nicely so nice day all-round.”
Badminton England 50+ acquire their trophy on the McCoig Worldwide
U17 Gold Milton Keynes 2025
George Clare and Mia Fox achieved appreciable doubles success in Milton Keynes as they each took dwelling two doubles titles.
The pair partnered to win the blended doubles remaining 21-18 21-16 in opposition to Yixiang Hou and Martha Ng.
Clare additionally gained the open doubles together with his associate Sajan Senthuran as they overcame a tense first sport to win 23-21 21-11 in opposition to Hou and Jasper Wong.
Fox shared an identical journey in Milton Keynes as she raced to gold in straight video games within the women doubles with associate Ng, defeating Martha Franklin and Jemima Ellis.
There was additionally purpose to have a good time for Elsa Mitchell who got here again from a sport all the way down to beat Nhu Pham 16-21 25-23 21-14 and declare the ladies singles title.
Ho Ching (Justin) Chan claimed the open singles title in a carefully fought match in opposition to Rhys Andrew Williams, triumphing 22-20 17-21 21-18.
Within the women singles remaining, Meghna Mahesh defeated Martha Franklin 21-18 21-13 whereas Sajan Senthuran gained comprehensively within the open singles remaining 21-12 21-19 in opposition to Oliver Wu.
U13 Gold Warwickshire 2025
It was triple delight for Michelle Chen on the College of Warwick as she took dwelling three golds from the U13 Gold Warwickshire match.
Chen partnered with Saanvi Urs within the women doubles as they defeated Abby Zyi En Gan and Nidhi Shukla 21-17 21-16 to safe the title.
It could not be the final time Chen would meet Gan as they got here up in opposition to one another within the women singles remaining. Chen as soon as extra triumphed, profitable 21-19 21-11 to take her second gold of the day.
She partnered Jamie Choong within the blended doubles to safe a 3rd victory as they beat Vihaan Nair and Gan 21-16 21-14 to take dwelling gold.
Choong loved additional success of his personal within the open doubles as he partnered with Yichen Li to beat Vihaan Nair and Jonathan Theivendran 21-15 17-21 21-13.
Amitesh Purushothaman additionally left the College of Warwick with a gold medal as he earned a 21-12 21-14 victory within the open singles remaining, defeating Sherlock Sheung Kiu Tai.
2025 Northumberland Senior Gold
Jessica Allen was the large winner in Northumberland as she gained the ladies’s singles and girls’s doubles titles on the match.
She beat Charlotte Forbes within the singles remaining to take gold, earlier than partnering with Abbie Smith within the doubles to say victory over Holly Newall and Toni Woods within the remaining.
Jack Taylor took the gold within the open singles after defeating Jamie Pearcy, however Pearcy did get his palms on gold as he gained the open doubles with Nathan Rossiter.
The gathering of gold medallists was rounded off by Joshua Younger and Lucy Dodd, who claimed the blended doubles title within the north east.
Senior County Championships
There was additional motion within the Senior County Championships as Lanarkshire stayed on the high of the Championship in an undefeated month on the Sandwell Aquatics Centre.
They gained 10-1 in opposition to Yorkshire 2 earlier than defeating Sussex 7-4 and Glasgow & NS 2-9.
ROI Leinster closed the hole on Yorkshire 1 in second with victories over Nottinghamshire, Surrey 2 and Cheshire.
Yorkshire 1 secured victories over Sussex and Cheshire however fell to 6-5 defeat to Nottinghamshire.
Masters County Problem
January additionally noticed motion within the Masters County Problem and it was a month to have a good time for Surrey within the O70s Premier Division.
They have been undefeated in six matches over the weekend of motion, sending them to the highest of the desk.. There was a stellar displaying from their ladies’s doubles pair Brenda Creasey and Janet Williams, who didn’t lose a match.
Yorkshire have been the group to look at within the O60s Premier competitors, profitable all of their six matches – three of them 4-0.
In Milton Keynes, Nottinghamshire 1 have been one in every of two undefeated groups within the O50s Premier, as they gained 5 and drew one whereas Middlesex gained three and drew three.
Actually, it was solely Middlesex who might stop Nottinghamshire taking a clear sweep as the perimeters drew 2-2, with Nottinghamshire profitable each blended doubles pairings whereas Middlesex took the spoils within the males’s and girls’s doubles.
Within the O40s Premier Division, Cambridgeshire completed the weekend high of the standings after an undefeated show.
They achieved one in every of solely two 4-0 wins within the competitors as they triumphed over Bedfordshire.
