Badminton Dublin Leinster LBBUI Badminton Ireland

Ulster Open Under 17 Open 2007

There were points to prove in the opening Ulster Juvenile U/17 tournament of the badminton season in Lisburn last weekend. In the girls singles No. 1 seed Ciara Brady was toppled by Kirsty Kelly at the quarter final stages with a convincing score 25-23, 21-8. Likewise in the bottom half of the draw Caroline Oliver ousted the No. 2 seed Laura Butler with a 2 set score 21-17, 21-7. Kelly went on to the final to meet Oliver, not before Oliver had beaten Irish selected Ruth Roddis in the semi-final 21-12, 21-9. In the final, both Dublin girls battled it out on court but Oliver was stronger on the day and won the title 21-11, 21-9.

In the boys singles event there was an upset in the opening round when the No. 2 seed Owen Marron was pushed aside by fellow Irish teamate Simon Shannon 17-21, 21-17, 21-17. Ireland’s Tony Stephenson went on to win the singles. Marron had a second chance of getting a prize when he and his partner Luke Moore, the No.1 seeds for the boy’s doubles met Stephenson and Chris Scott in the final. However the Northern pair brought the game to 3 sets and eventually clinched the title 21-17, 13-21, and 21-14.

In the Girls doubles the Irish selected Laura Butler and Ciara Brady were No. 1 seeds, with fellow Leinster Players, Caroline Oliver and Crona Rooney at No. 2. The final was as per seeds and the second seeded Dublin girls secured the title by winning 19-21, 21-16, 21-11. This made it a double win for Oliver. Rooney went on to make her own double success when she teamed up with Marron to beat Oliver and Scott in a closely fought out mixed final 3 setter, 21-18,23-25,21-17.

Written by: Brian K

Final Results

Boys Singles: T Stephenson bt R Sim 21-11, 21-10,

Boys Doubles: T Stephen/C Scott bt L Moore/O Marron 21-17,13-21,21-14

Girls Singles: C Oliver bt K Kelly 21-11,21-9,

Girls Doubles: C Rooney/C Oliver bt L Butler/C Brady 19-21,21-16,21-11

Mixed: O Marron/C Rooney bt C Scott/C Oliver 21-18, 23-25, 21-17

Lead picture: Girls Doubles winners Caroline Oliver and Crona Rooney

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Written By: Leanne Cullen
Date Posted: 10/1/2007
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