Chapman aiming for last hurrah

University of Bath fresher Molly Chapman is aiming to finish her under-19 career on a high as she represents England at the World Junior Championships in Canada this week. She will partner Freya Redfearn in the girls’ doubles competition taking place from November 5-18 in Markham, near Toronto. They will go into the tournament with confidence high after winning gold earlier this month at the TEM Slovenia Junior International, with Chapman also teaming up with Will Jones to claim her first mixed doubles title. “I’ve been playing doubles with Freya for the past three years but Slovenia was the first time I’d played in the mixed with Will, so it wasn’t a bad start,” said Chapman, who also competed at the European Junior Championships in Estonia in September. “I used to play singles but I was getting better results in the doubles so I thought I would focus my attention on that and it has definitely helped. Last year I won titles in Belgium and the Czech Republic, and I’ve had some more good results this year. “The World Juniors will be my last competition before I move up to senior level next year, so it will be a good way to finish my junior career.” For more information about the badminton programme at the University of Bath, visit www.teambath.com/badminton.