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Photos by Tom Wooldridge
Alcuin completed a commanding 10-0 badminton whitewash victory over their Vanbrugh opponents on Sunday afternoon. Alcuin’s more experienced team outclassed their opposition. Vanbrugh put up a spirited fight, however, which meant none of the games were a complete walkover.
Alcuin’s players utilised the powerful smash time-and-again to overcome their opponents with a minimum degree of difficulty. It was a game of short rallies, as Alcuin regularly smothered Vanbrugh’s attempts to get into points. Alcuin’s aggressive play made the result very convincing in their favour.
Halifax ran out winners in their encounter with Derwent. This match-up was a closer affair, but ‘Fax never looked in too much trouble as they lost only two games. Their deserved 8-2 victory was a testament to the strength-in-depth that gave them the upper-hand.
Goodricke and James served up an entertaining encounter, with Goodricke coming out as victors. Every game was closely fought, including one which finished a particularly nail-biting 21-19 in favour of James. Goodricke took an early 3-1 lead in the match, but James pulled it back to 4-4 and set up a decider. But it was the team in green who came up with the goods in the final game to take the bonus point for the match victory.
In the final game, Langwith overcame Wentworth in another match which went right down to the wire. This was another to-and-fro encounter, with Langwith’s captain commenting on the closeness of the games. But the decider itself belied this closeness. as Langwith emerged with the 6-4 win.