The Dublin & District Mixed, Mens & Ladies Cup Finals across all 10 Divisions took place in The Terenure Badminton Centre over the Weekend just gone - 9th to 11th February. The Mens and Ladies Doubles Finals took place on Thursday and Friday with the Mixed on Saturday.
All the Finals played were of excellent standard and keenly fought. The event was a testament to the level of participation and strength of play within "Club Badminton" across all Divisions. Some really exciting and close matches were played out with many decided only on sets or points. Three doubles Matches were decided on points – In the Division 9 Ladies, Beag’s Beo pipped Roundwood by just the 10 points, while in the same Division, Epworth Mens beat Beag’s Beo by only 12 points.
On the final night of mixed matches there was 4 Divisions decided in the last mixed, and in all cases by a 3 set game with only a few points difference in the end – twas real “squeaky bum” time for all those team members and their supporters.
As each night passed the number of supporters and atmosphere grew, such that by the Saturday there was a crescendo of noise with cheering and encouragement which was deafening.
There were some new Clubs names in the Cup Finals this Season, PBAI, Crannagh and Carlow LTC Badminton Clubs, all new to the Dublin & District Leagues and all having a winning Team. At the Top Level, Mount Pleasant are still the “Top Club”, retaining the Mixed and Mens doubles, however Pembroke have broken Mt Pleasant’s total dominance in this Class this Season by winning the Division 1 Ladies. Congratulations to them and to all winners and runner ups
Many Thanks has to go to all that contributed to the Cup Finals – to Leinster’s President, Jean Kelly, and Vice President Tommy McGrath. To the other Tom McGrath and all “his” Umpires for the Trojan work they do, we should never take what they do for granted – are ever-present and excellent. Thanks also to Kay’s bar staff and for food by Clara and Fearghal
The Lead Photo is winners of the Division 5 Mixed Cup Match – PSLC Mx2, Photos of all Winners and Runners Up will be posted on the website over the next few days, plus on the Dublin & District Facebook page, why not check it out and join up.
The Full Results of all Cup Finals played are as follows:
Dublin & District Cup Finals Results - 2011/12 Season
Mixed Cup Results
Division Cup Winners Runners Up Score
Div 1 Mt Pleasant Mx1 KADCA Mx1 3 – 1
Div 2 Pembroke Mx2 Mt Pleasant Mx3 3 – 1
Div 3 Crannagh Mx2 Carlow YM Mx2 3 – 2
Div 4 KADCA Mx4 Lucan Mx1 5 – 2
Div 5 PSLC Mx2 An Caislean Mx1 5 – 4
Div 6 Ashbourne Mx1 Beag’s Beo Mx1 5 – 3
Div 7 ESB Mx2 Lucan Mx3 5 – 4
Div 8 PBAI Mx1 Beag’s Beo Mx1 5 – 4
Div 9 St Laurances Mx1 Danum Mx2 5 – 1
Div 10 St Judes Mx3 Beag’s Beo Mx3 2/5 – 2/4
Ladies Cup Results
Division Cup Winners Runners Up Score
Div 1 Pembroke L1 Mt Pleasant L1 3 – 1
Div 2 Carlow LTC L1 KADCA L2 3 – 0
Div 3 KADCA L3 Aer Lingus L1 3 – 0
Div 4 Raheny L2 Nomads L1 3 – 0
Div 5 Lucan L1 PSLC L1 3 – 1
Div 6 Kilcullen L1 Knocklyon L1 2/6 – 1
Div 7 Boyne L3 St Judes L2 2/5 – 0
Div 8 ESB L3 St Patricks L1 3 – 0
Div 9 Beag’s Beo L2 Roundwood L2 2 – 2 (by 10 points)
Div 10 An Caislean L4 Baldoyle L7 2/6 – 1
Mens Cup Results
Division Cup Winners Runners Up Score
Div 1 Mt Pleasant M1 Mt Pleasant M2 3 – 1
Div 2 Old School M1 Mt Pleasant M3 2 – 2 (by 12 points)
Div 3 Nomads M1 Crannagh M2 3 – 0
Div 4 Eire Friends M1 KADCA M2 2/5 –1/3
Div 5 Eire Friends M2 Old Bawn M1 2/5 –1/3
Div 6 Crunch M1 Fionnbhru M1 3 – 0
Div 7 Eire Friends M3 Lucan M2 2/6 –1/3
Div 8 ESB M4 Viking M2 2/6 –1/3
Div 9 Epworth M2 Beag’s Beo M2 2 – 2 (by 12 points)
Div 10 Clontarf Psh M1 Clann Mhuire M2 2/5 – 1