Close contests for badminton finals
Mid Gippsland Badminton Association grand finals were contested at the Warragul stadium recently.
The grand finals had arrived following 16 weeks of competition and two rounds of finals.
Although the ladder did not show how close the matches were each week, a lot of the games were only won by a few points on average throughout the season.
Nineteen teams had competed across four sections this year.
The closeness of the matches continued on the grand final nights, with multiple sets needing the three sets to be complete the game.
And some of those sets went down to 21/20 in the end, with someone winning the match on the last point.
The Warragul Badminton Stadium was attended by a reasonable crowd on both nights, with Thursday’s section one and three attracting the larger crowd.
Labertouche and Ellinbank took out the four grand finals between them.
The Association congratulated all players who won grand finals, along with those who contested finals and throughout the home and away season. Grand final results: Section 1: Labertouche 4/264 defeated Warragul 2/251.
Section 2: Labertouche 4/305 defeated Drouin Gold 2/287.
Section 3: Ellinbank Gold 5/303 defeated Drouin 1/259.
Section 4: Ellinbank 4/283 defeated Drouin Gold 2/247.
The Association reminded players, members and supporters of the presentation night to be held on Thursday at the Downtowner.
The MGBA thanked committee and players for their assistance during the 2018 season.