Individual Handicap Knockout Tournament
Previous Years - 2018 |
The Braintree District Badminton League Finals nights took place over three nights with the Semi-Finals, along with the finals of the Plate and Restricted Tournaments on Wednesday 18th April and Wednesday 25th April 2018 and the main Finals themselves on Friday 27th April, all at the Earls Colne Recreational Club. Everyone who attended were treated to some excellent badminton throughout the evenings. Trophies were presented to the Winners on Finals night by League Secretary, Nicola Hutchins. |
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Semi-Finals |
Finals |
Semi-Finals Results - Wednesday 18th April 2018 - 8:00pm |
Approx Time |
Court 1 |
Winner/s |
8:00pm |
Mixed Doubles Semi-Final
Nicola Hutchins/Melvin Hutton (-2) vs Janice Cunningham/Darren Clarke (-6) Games to start at (0), (-4) |
Janice Cunningham/Darren Clarke (Sandon)
21-16, 21-18 |
8:30pm |
Veteran Mens Doubles Final
Jim Roberts/Paul Leech (-2) vs Brett Brocklehurst/Tim Woods (-8) Games to start at (0), (-6) |
Brett Brocklehurst/Tim Woods (Bishops Stortford)
21-18, 9-21, 21-20 |
9.00pm |
Veteran Ladies Doubles Final
Therese Hutton/Nicola Hutchins (0) vs Gina Smith/Michelle Clarke (0) Games to start at scratch |
Therese Hutton/Nicola Hutchins (LBC)
14-21, 21-14, 21-19 |
9.30pm |
Mixed Doubles Semi-Final
Gina Smith/Steve Tilbury (-6) vs Caitlin Hinstridge/Richard Stybar (6) Games to start at scratch |
Caitlin Hinstridge/Richard Stybar (Bishops Stortford)
21-20, 21-14 |
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Court 2 |
Winner/s |
8:00pm |
Youth & Experience Mens Doubles Final
Adam Roberts/Jim Roberts (-2) vs Wilfried Janssen/Clayton Hayman (-8) Games to start at (0), (-6) |
Adam Roberts/Jim Roberts (Sandon)
21-11, 18-21, 21-16 |
8:30pm |
Senior Veteran Mixed Doubles Semi-Final
Janice Cunningham/Darren Clarke (-10) vs Therese Hutton/Ross Ranson (-8) Games to start at (-2), (0) |
Janice Cunningham/Darren Clarke (Sandon)
20-21, 21-18, 21-17 |
9:00pm |
Mens Doubles Plate Final
Clayton Hayman/David Ellis (-8) vs Richard Stybar/Brett Brocklehurst (-10) Games to start at (0), (-2) |
Richard Stybar/Brett Brocklehurst (Bishops Stortford)
21-19, 21-15 |
Semi-Finals Results - Wednesday 25th April 2018 - 8:00pm |
Approx Time |
Court 1 |
Winner/s |
8:00pm |
Veteran Mixed Doubles Final
Nicola Hutchins/Paul Butcher (0) vs Vanessa Tarrant/Paul Leech (-10) Games to start at (0), (-10) |
Vanessa Tarrant/Paul Leech (Sandon)
21-18, 16-21, 21-13 |
8:30pm |
Mens Singles Plate Final
Steve Tilbury (-12) vs Mike Meepanya (+2) Games to start at (-12), (+2) |
Mike Meepanya (LBC)
14-21, 21-14, 21-19 |
9:00pm |
Senoir Veterans Mixed Doubles Final
Janice Cunningham/Darren Clarke (-10) vs Nicola Hutchins/Melvin Hutton (-6) Games to start at (-4), (0) |
Nicola Hutchins/Melvin Hutton (LBC)
21-18, 17-21, 21-19 |
9:30pm |
Senior Veterans Mens Doubles Final
Jim Roberts/Darren Clarke (-6) vs Ross Ranson/Melvin Hutton (-6) Games to start at scratch |
Jim Roberts/Darren Clarke (Sandon)
21-19, 21-15 |
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Court 2 |
Winner/s |
8:00pm |
Mixed Doubles Plate Final
Fanitsa Theophaneous/John Walter (-4) vs Emily Hayman/Clayton Hayman (-10) Games to start at (0), (-6) |
Fanitsa Theophaneous/John Walter (Sandon)
20-21, 21-16, 21-19 |
8:30pm |
Ladies Doubles Plate Final
Therese Hutton/Nicola Hutchins (0) vs Emily Hayman.Janice Cunningham (-4) Games to start at (0), (-4) |
Emily Hayman.Janice Cunningham (Sandon)
21-17, 21-13 |
9:00pm |
Mens Doubles Semi-Final
Paul Leech/Robin Langton (-6) vs Adam Roberts/John Walter (-4) Games to start at (-2), (0) |
Adam Roberts/John Walter (Sandon)
21-11, 21-20 |
9:30pm |
Mens Singles Semi-Final
Clayton Hayman (-10) vs Paul Leech (-6) Games to start at (-4), (0) |
Clayton Hayman (Sandon)
21-18, 21-10 |
Finals - Results - Friday 27th April 2018 - 7:30pm |
Finals Night Special Presentation |
Following the Trophy presentation a special presentation was made to Melvin and Therese. Our League President, Ian Marsden made the following very heartfelt speech.
Ladies and Gentlemen, fellow badminton players,
Not wishing to detract from the excellent games played tonight and the trophies won, we now come to a very special part of the evening.
Melvin and Therese Hutton have served this League with great enthusiasm and dedication for over 30 years, Melvin as Chairman and Therese as Compition Secretary. They have now decided to tender their resignation as from the AGM on the 10th May, and so it is tonight that we honour their hard work and dedication by making a special presentation.
This presentation would bot have been possible without the generosity of the members of the existing clubs, and I want to say a big thank you to everybody who donated. When I contacted the Club Secretaries I had only an idea of what we might achieve, but it suppassed my wildest dreams topping £500 (in fact £580).
However, although I started this collection, I could not have brought it to a satisfactory conclusion without the inside help of Nicola Hutchins, who assisted me in the beginning and at the end by suggesting a suitable gift. This she arranged and ordered and we have it here tonight, and with the remaining money we have bought National Garden vouchers to the value of £200.
So finally, my thanks to eveybody, and on behalf of you all, I would like to present Melvin and Therese with this gift expressing our heartfelt thanks. |
Melvin & Therese with the Owl, the flowers, and you can just see the cactus on the left. Anyone got any ideas how to get them in the hand luggage on the plane to Spain! |
Approx Time |
Court 1 |
Winner/s |
7:30pm |
Mens Singles Final Umpire: Melvin Hutton
John Walter (-6) (Sandon) vs Clayton Hayman (-10) (Sandon) Games to start at (0), (-4) |
John Walter (Sandon)
2112, 13-21, 21-14 |
8:00pm |
Ladies Doubles Final Umpire: Caitlin Hinstridge
Sophie Bardrick/Vanessa Tarrant (-10) (Earls Colne) vs Gina Smith/Michelle Clarke (0) (LBC) Games to start at (-10), (0) |
Sophie Bardrick/Vanessa Tarrant (Earls Colne)
19-21, 21-20, 21-11 |
8:30pm |
Mens Doubles Final Umpire: Melvin Hutton
Adam Roberts/John Walter (-4) (Sandon) vs Jordan Rogers/Wilfried Janssen (-4) (Sandon) Games to start at scratch |
Adam Roberts/John Walter (Sandon)
21-17, 21-16 |
9:00pm |
Youth & Experience Mixed Doubles Final Umpire: Ian Marsden
Caitlin Hinstridge/Duncan Easley (-6) (Bishops Stortford) vs Janice Cunningham/Jordan Rogers (-12) (Sandon) Games to start at (0), (-6) |
Caitlin Hinstridge/Duncan Easley (Bishops Stortford)
21-18, 13-21, 21-15 |
9:30pm |
Presentation of Trophies and Special Presentation |
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10:00pm |
Mixed Doubles Final Umpire: Nicola Hutchins
Janice Cunningham/Darren Clarke (-6) (Sandon) vs Gina Smith/Steve Tilbury (-6) (LBC) Games to start at scratch |
Gina Smith/Steve Tilbury (LBC)
21-9, 21-17 |
Presentation of Trophies |
This season, after much thought and 30 years in their roles, Melvin and Therese have decided to 'hang up' their committee hats as Chairman and Tournament Secretary. This could possibly mean that this could be the last time the Individual Tournament will run. It was therefore felt it was only right to to ask someone to present both the trophies and the special presentation to Melvin and Therese this evening who has always unfailingly supported us with both the tournament and the league. - Nicola Hutchins, please step forward. "Nicola has been an incredible help over the years of organising this tournament, even when we dared take a holiday at Easter!" Her name appears on every trophy (except the Men's of course) and looking back, the first time she won a trophy was in 1986, which at that time was the U23's Mixed Doubles. (See the Past Winners Mixed Doubles page, Nicola Kaye at that time) "Nicola, we couldn't have done it without you - Thank you" |
Nicola being presented by Therese with a lovely bunch of flowers and those trophies going back to the Under 23 Tournaments in 1986. |
Mens Singles
Winner of the Mens Singles Final, for the 2nd time in a row, was John Walter, (Sandon). John is pictured being presented with the Mens Singles trophy by Nicola. |
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Ladies Doubles
Winners of the Ladies Doubles Final were Sophie Bardrick and Vanessa Tarrant (Earls Colne). Sophie and Vanessa are pictured being presented with the Ladies Doubles trophy by Nicola. |
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Youth and Experience Mixed Doubles
Winners of the Youth and Experience Mixed Doubles Final for the first time are Caitlin Hinstridge and Duncan Easley (Bishops Stortford). Caitlin and Duncan are pictured being presented with the Youth and Experience Mixed Doubles trophy by Nicola |
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Mens Doubles
Winners of the Mens Doubles Final for the 2nd year running were Adam Roberts and John Walter (Sandon). Adam and John are pictured being presented with the Mens Doubles trophy by Nicola. |
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Mixed Doubles
Winners of the Mixed Doubles Final were were Gina Smith and Steve Tilbury (LBC) Gina and Steve are pictured being presented with the Mixed Doubles trophy by Nicola. |
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Previously Decided Finals - Individual |
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Ladies Singles Final |
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Winner: |
Gina Smith {0} (LBC) |
Runner Up: |
Diane Brown {-6} (Bishops Stortford) |
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Youth & Experience Ladies Doubles |
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To be decided: |
Gina Smith/Jane Holland {-2} (LBC) |
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Diane Brown/Hannah Brown {0} (Bishops Stortford) |
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Youth & Experience Mens Doubles |
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Winners: |
Adam Roberts/Jim Roberts {-2} (Sandon) |
Runners Up: |
Wilfried Janssen/Clayton Hayman {-8} (Sandon) |
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Veteran Ladies Doubles |
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Winners: |
Therese Hutton/Nicola Hutchins {0} (LBC) |
Runners Up: |
Gina Smith/Michelle Clarke {0} (LBC) |
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Veteran Mens Doubles |
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Winners: |
Brett Brocklehurst/Tim Woods {-8} (Bishops Stortford) |
Runners Up: |
Jim Roberts/Paul Leech {-2} (Sandon) |
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Veteran Mixed Doubles |
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Winners: |
Vanessa Tarrant/Paul Leech {-10(Sandon) |
Runners Up: |
Nicola Hutchins/Paul Butcher {0} (LBC) |
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Senior Veterans Ladies Doubles |
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Winners: |
Nicola Hutchins/Michelle Clarke {-2} (LBC) |
Runners Up: |
Jane Holland/Therese Hutton {+2} (LBC) |
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Senior Veterans Mens Doubles |
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Winners: |
Jim Roberts/Darren Clarke {-6} (Sandon) |
Runners Up: |
Ross Ranson/Melvin Hutton {-6} (LBC)
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Senior Veterans Mixed Doubles |
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Winners: |
Nicola Hutchins/Melvin Hutton {-6} (LBC) |
Runners Up: |
Janice Cunningham/Darren Clarke {-10} (Sandon) |
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Mens Singles Plate |
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Winner: |
Mike Meepanya {+2} (LBC) |
Runner Up: |
Steve Tilbury {-12} (LBC) |
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Ladies Doubles Plate |
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Winners: |
Emily Hayman/Janice Cunningham{-4} (Sandon) |
RunnersUp: |
Therese Hutton/Nicola Hutchins {0} (LBC) |
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Mens Doubles Plate |
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Winners: |
Richard Stybar/Brett Brocklehurst {-10} (Bishops Stortford) |
Runners Up: |
Clayton Hayman/David Ellis {-8} (Sandon) |
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Mixed Doubles Plate |
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Winners: |
Fanitsa Theophaneous/john Walter {-4} (Sandon) |
Runners Up: |
Emily Hayman/Clayton Hayman {-10} (Sandon) |
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Previously Decided Finals - Team |
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The Danny Jones Trophy (Mixed 4's Handicap Knockout) |
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Winners: |
LBC |
Runners Up: |
Pioneers |
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League Winners |
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Mens 4's Division 1 |
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Winners: |
Sandon |
Runners Up: |
Old Maldonians |
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Mixed 4's Division 1 |
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Winners: |
Bishops Stortford |
Runners Up: |
LBC |
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Thanks go to .......... |
Nicola Hutchins For presenting all the trophies to the individual tournament finalists, team tournament finalists and the league winners.
Ian Marsden Lots of thanks go to our League President for making such a fitting and poignant speech and presenting the special gifts to Therese and Melvin.
Therese and Melvin Hutton Many thanks go to Therese and Melvin for their hard work in organising and running the tournaments and presenting the Finals nights.
Louise Murphy Thanks to Louise for running around during the evening with the raffle tickets.
Luke Hutchins Thanks to young Luke for calling out the raffle numbers at the end of the evening.
Nicola Hutchins Thanks to Nicola for calculating the league tables and chasing up missing results.
Umpires and Lines Persons Many thanks to all those who acted as either Umpires or Lines Persons on all the matches that took place tonight.
Earls Colne RC Our thanks go to Earls Colne Recreation Club, for the use of the club for the Finals nights. We take over the whole of the badminton hall for 3 nights during April to hold the tournament finals.
Paul Butcher For writing this website and keeping it as updated as humanly possible!
And finally....... Many thanks to all you badminton club members out there for your continued support of the Braintree District Badminton League. Without you, none of this would be possible. Hopefully, see you all again next year! |
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