This years U19 restricted tournament was held at Burwell Sports Centre on 17th March.
All competition was initially played in a round robin format with winners and runners up going through to a knock out format for the final rounds.
Girls Competition
Singles winner - Lily Matthews
Runner up - Gemma McGuire
Doubles Winners - Lily Matthews and Gemma McGuire
Runners up - Angela Huang and Hannah Divall
Lily Matthews having lost to Gemma Mcguire in the round robin section of the tournament dug deep and changed her game to win the final 21-18.
In the Girls Doubles final Lily and Gemma put aside their rivalry from the singles and had a convincing win, beating Angela Huang and Hannah Divall 21-9, 21-12.
Boys Competition
Singles Winner - Tom Li
Runner Up - Kaylan Sutton-Ziaian
Doubles Winners - Tom Li and Josh Males
Runners up - Sunny Kong and Tom Zhang
The Boys Singles Final saw Kaylan Sutton-Ziaian, defender of the title, up against Tom Li. Kaylan had fought through a tough semi against Josh Males (25-23) and this may have taken it’s toll, Tom Li winning 21-19 in a hard fought and entertaining game.
In the Boys Doubles, the round robin format in the early stages of the competition saw some close games, particularly a win for Sunny Kong and Tom Zhang over the defending champions Aidan Foo and Kaylan Sutton-Ziaien of 21-20 (no setting in the round robin).
This result meant Aidan and Kaylan met the winners of the other group in the semifinals - Josh Males and Tom Li. The title holders lost this semi (8-21) Tom and Josh proceeding into the final.
The second semi-final was between Ashley James playing with Ximian Quah, and Sunny with Tom. This was good game but Sunny and Tom were the stronger winning 21-16.
The final saw Tom and Josh showing their experience and strength winning 21-14 to take the title.
