UltimateBoggoFan wrote:

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I didn't know you were a badminton player Drew, did you play county level when you were younger ? Do you still play ? I'm very keen on badminton, funnily enough it's really helped my volleying in tennis.

Will you be able to go this week ?

-- Edited by UltimateBoggoFan at 13:27, 2006-10-16

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I played at district level at badminton and also a club level. My Dad went onto to be an international class coach. He coached my younger brother to gold at the world youth olympics in Denmark U14 level. He was ranked No2 in Scotland.

I was quite good but at every opportunity I nicked off....to play golf, football or cricket !

I am hopefull on going down on Wednesday / Thursday midday. Cant go Tuesday. Might not be any brits left by Friday....only joking

Drew wrote:

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I played at district level at badminton and also a club level. My Dad went onto to be an international class coach. He coached my younger brother to gold at the world youth olympics in Denmark U14 level. He was ranked No2 in Scotland.

I was quite good but at every opportunity I nicked off....to play golf, football or cricket ! I am hopefull on going down on Wednesday / Thursday midday. Cant go Tuesday. Might not be any brits left by Friday....only joking

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UltimateBoggoFan wrote:

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Bladetiger wrote:

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4 Brits make it thru' Bamford has also just fini9shed but dont know how he got on.

Final Round of Qualies:

(Q8) R Irwin (GB) bt S Ferguson (GB) 62 61
(Q7) J May (GB) bt D Kumlin (SWE) 64 64
(Q6) M Koning (GER) bt (Q13) N Lalji (GB) 64 64
(Q9) D Brewer (GB) bt (Q5) M Slunar (AUT) 64 57 76 (6) :)
B Obama (FRA) bt (Q4) N Singh (IND) 60 63
(Q3) T Rushby (GB) bt (Q11) T Burn (GB) 63 63

 

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Thanks for the results Bladetiger

Just as I predicted Although, I did think that Burn would take a set off Rushby.

Fantastic win for David Brewer, beating a guy ranked 200 places higher Maybe competing on Scottish soil will inspire him this week and we'll see a Flanagan-like run

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UltimateBoggoFan wrote:

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Drew wrote:

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I played at district level at badminton and also a club level. My Dad went onto to be an international class coach. He coached my younger brother to gold at the world youth olympics in Denmark U14 level. He was ranked No2 in Scotland.

I was quite good but at every opportunity I nicked off....to play golf, football or cricket ! I am hopefull on going down on Wednesday / Thursday midday. Cant go Tuesday. Might not be any brits left by Friday....only joking

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Wow, U14 olympic gold That's seriously amazing ! Did he go on to become pro ? Lol Drew, how could you bunk off with that talent ! Do you still play ?

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My Dad (step) died when my younger brother was just 15....he never played competetively after that...a real shame...wasted talent. He could beat me off the court when he was 10. Im 12 years older than him !

I picked him up at the airport when he came back from Denmark ...a gold in the U14 singles and a silver in the boys doubles. His Dad was speachless....he could not afford to go...and did not know how he got on until he got back !!!

Hutchins won 76(3) 63 and Bamford won 62 46 75.

Full draw

Flavio Cipolla ITA [1] vs. Ladislav Chramosta CZE
Alex Slabinsky GBR [WC] vs. Dawid Olejniczak POL
Federico Torresi ITA vs. Ross Hutchins GBR [Q]
Jim May GBR [Q] vs. Igor Sijsling NED [5]

Richard Bloomfield GBR [3] vs. Ian Flanagan GBR [WC]
Dusan Karol CZE vs. Neil Bamford GBR [Q]
Stefano Ianni ITA vs. Konstantinos Kalaitzis GBR [WC]
Xavier Audouy FRA vs. Andrey Golubev RUS [8]

Paul Baccanello AUS [6] vs. David Klier GER
Jesse Huta Galung NED vs. Philipp Marx GER
Michel Koning NED [Q] vs. Gero Kretschmer GER
Boris Obama FRA [Q] vs. Joshua Goodall GBR [4]

Giancarlo Petrazzuolo ITA [7] vs. Conor Niland IRL
David Brewer GBR [Q] vs. Richard Irwin GBR [Q]
Graeme Dyce GBR [WC] vs. Tom Rushby GBR [Q]
Nick van der Meer NED vs. Simone Vagnozzi ITA [2]

Wildcards went to Dyce, Slabba, Flan and Kalaitzis. Odd choices in my opinion.

Big day today. They are attempting to play round one in both singles and doubles and fit in the womens final qualifying round.

Scoutstown leisure centre must be a big place.