The 2015/16 badminton season has got off to a start with matches in the first week played in only the men’s leagues. Matches in the mixed leagues will commence next week.
League results for the week ending 9th October 2015.
Men’s Leagues
League 3
Citywing Vikings B 231 Designer Glass Castletown/Abbey B 217
Newly promoted Vikings B played host to Castletown/Abbey B in this opening fixture in Mens League 3. The opening tie saw Neil Brew amd Mark Falconer from Vikings build a lead by beating Nick Thornley & Graham Coffey of Castletown/Abbey 21/13 21/11. The following tie saw Castletown/Abbey hit back when Pete Hadfield and Stu Lyon narrowly beat Vikings father amd son team of David and Alex Buck 21/20 21/17. The next tie also went Castletown/Abbey's way leaving the half-time score 113-104 in Vikings favour. Vikings then managed a small win in the fourth tie, but in the fifth tie an injury to Vikings Mark Falconer saw Castletown/Abbey turn around a first game defeat to chalk up a narrow win. The match was finely poised going into the final tie, with Vikings holding on to a small advantage. Injury again struck Vikings, with Neil Brew playing out the tie from the net position. This tie narrowly went Vikings way as David Buck and Brew beat Castletown/Abbey's Hadfield and Thornley 21/19 21/20. A close match where Vikings just managed to hold on to their early lead. It could be a long season ahead for Vikings, who will hope to see Brew and Falconer return to action soon. [MF]
League 5
Microgaming Marown C 193 Tynwald Celts B 245
League 6
Fencibles D 227 Doehle Corporate Selborne C 214
League 7
Citywing Vikings D 142 idesign Rushen B 252
Rushen were just a little too strong for Vikings, who fought back and in the majority of cases improved their point scores in the second games, but did not win any games. The scores were: Vikings Aaron Dougherty and Jon Quilliam against Rushen Adrian Edwards and Yanchung Wang 12/21 14/21; Vikings Josh Mills and Kyle Susaya lost to Rushen’s Mike Broadbent and David Leigh 6/21 17/21 with both Vikings players making a lot of effort in the second game. Dougherty and Susaya lost to Edwards and Leigh 15/21 12/21; Mills and Quilliam lost to Broadbent and Yanchung Wang 9/21 10/21; Quilliam and Susaya lost to Yanchung Wang and Leigh 6/21 14/21; Mills and Dougherty lost to Broadbent and Edwards 12/21 15/21 with the young Vikings pair giving Rushen a run for their money. RMcL
CuPlas Callow St Ninians C 99 Falcons A 252
