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Algeria, 17 April.

South Africa retained the Africa Badminton under 19 Cup of Nations when Team SA beat Nigeria in the finals of the team competition.  In a match that went to 5 games South Aftica won 3-2: taking the men's singles; men's doubles and ladies doubles.  The individial competition starts on 18 April with the men's and ladies singles

 

K. Visser

S A Silver Eagles

At the recently held S A Silver Eagles Tournament in Robertson the 82 year old Arthur Ridge helped Border Badminton side to win the B section. Here Arthur is with Emmie Wiggins the Referee.

 

These two gentleman took part in the S A Silver Eagles Championship held in Robertson recently. Their total age being 156 years!! Arthur Ridge 82 and Theo Schmeischer 74! It is an inspiration to many who stop playing this wonderful sport too early in life!!

 

 

 

Send in by K. Van Heerden.

Continental Schools Badminton Championships Pretoria 16 December 2011

Results Semi-Finals

Boys High Schools                                         Girls High Schools

Uganda 5 – Namibia 0                                    South Africa A 3 – South Africa B 2

Mauritius 3 – South Africa 2                         Namibia 5 – Mauritius 0

 

Results Finals

Uganda 3 – Mauritius 2                                  Namibia 3 – South Africa 2

 

Medals

Gold: Boys: Uganda & Girls: Namibia

Silver: Boys: Mauritius & Girls: South Africa A

Bronze: Boys; South Africa A & Namibia; Girls: South Africa B, Mauritius

SOUTH AFRICA ROCKETS UP THE WORLD RANKING Team SA put in a solid performance at the World Champs

Qindao, China 27 May. South Africa took part in the World Team Championships in China and came up against some very tough opposition. After beating Bulgaria 5-0 in the first match, the team struggled against Vietnam and Sweden and went down 0-5 in each match. All was not lost however as Team SA played Peru in a play-off for the World Team ranking.

 

Both singles games were lost, leaving the South Africans in a tight spot. True to form, the mens and ladies doubles pairs came through with emphatic wins over the Peruvian opposition. With only the mixed to go and the match drawn at 2-2, the brother and sister combination of Wiaan and Annari Viljoen sealed the victory by beating Rodrigo Pacheco Carillo and  Claudia Rivero Modenes 21-18 and 21-16.

 

The win pushes South Africa up in the World Team ranking to 25^th which is the highest ever in the history of Badminton South Africa! Congratulations to the team and the support staff. We are all very proud of you.

 

 

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