Nelson lose SI div 3 title to Otago
The Nelson division three representative badminton team has missed out on the South Island interprovincial title by a solitary game following a countback loss to Otago 1 in Christchurch at the weekend.
Having beaten Marlborough and Canterbury earlier in the year, Nelson were confident heading into the remaining ties against Southland, Otago 1 and Otago 2.
The weekend started well with comprehensive 13-3 wins over both Southland and Otago 2.
This left Nelson and Otago 1 undefeated as they faced off for the final and a playoff against the North Island division three winner.
Otago started well and took a 5-3 lead after the singles, maintaining this lead through the doubles which were shared 2-2.
It meant that Nelson had to win all four mixed doubles, but after
Nelson v Otago 1 (Nelson names first) – men’s singles: Jamie Marwick bt Jake Dickson 22-20 17-21 21-14, Rory Weston lost to Leo Yang 21-15 16-21 17-21, Nick Eden lost to Ferdinand Kolimlim 12-21 10-21, Todd Marwick lost to James Swan 6-21 8-21; ladies’ singles: Tegan Weston bt Chanmony Khieng 21-19 21-14, Kimms Binns bt Sarah Sanford 22-20 21-15, Brenda Helliwell lost to Hannah Coutts 12-21 10-21, Michelle Westley lost to Natasha Kolimlim 16-21 13-21; men’s doubles: J Marwick/R Weston bt Kamil Patel/Swan 21-11 16-21 21-17, Eden/Cam Lubransky lost to Dickson/Tane Leong 19-21 17-21; ladies’ doubles: Binns/Helliwell bt Khieng/N Kolimlim 21-16 16-21 21-15, Westley/T Weston lost to Coutts/Andrea Vernall 17-21 21-14 17-21; mixed doubles: Binns/J Marwick bt Vernall/Dickson 21-9 22-20, T and R Weston bt Khieng/ Yang 21-15 22-20, Helliwell/Lubransky bt Coutts/Swan 27-25 21-18, Westley/Eden lost to N Kolimlim/Patel 16-21 16-21. Nelson Open men’s singles: Kelsey Judson beat Leo Ho 21/13 21/15; B grade men’s singles: Tim Abel bt Benji Little 21-18 21-16; open ladies’ doubles: Tracy Weston/Wendy Hiha bt Heidi Mayer/Mila Amber 21-19 21-14; B grade ladies’ doubles: Steph Brown/Debra Robinson bt Cindy Williams and partner 21-13 21-9; open men’s doubles: Judson/Ho bt Joe Hall/Andrew Gourdie 25-23 19-21 21-17; B grade men’s doubles: Luke and Tony Hogg bt Tim Abel/Brett Robinson 26-28 21-14 21-14; open mixed doubles: Mayer/Gourdie bt Hiha/Hall 21-9 21-16; B grade mixed doubles: Greg Mudgeway and partner bt Brown/Abel 21-19 21-19; masters men’s doubles: Hall/Gourdie bt Bryce Collinson-Smith/Mudgeway 21-17 12-21 21-8; masters ladies’ doubles: Hiha/Weston bt Amber/Mayer 21-15 21-18; masters mixed doubles: Brown/Martin Lubransky bt Mayer/Gourdie 15-21 21-18 21-13.
some tense matches, could only manage three.
With the tie locked up at 8-8, a countback of games gave Otago the title at 19-18.
The recent Nelson championships resulted in a breakthrough for Kelsey Judson who claimed his first open singles title with a 21-13 21-15 win over Leo Ho in the final.