Badminton play-off forced

Press, 2 August 1977, Page 23

Badminton play-off forced

A play-off will be needed to i decide the A grade inter-club badminton champion. Railway reversed the result of an ear- ! Her encounter with North Beach 1 in the final round on Saturday. ! The Canterbury Badminton Association rules state that the winning team must have a six- . point margin over the runnerup. Railway’s surprisingly easy, 6-2, win enabled it to pass North Beach 1, which had set the pace ' most of the season, but it finished onlv three points clear ’ —143 to 140. Geoff Miller set Railway on the victory trail with a welbdeserved win against the top-ranked CanIterbury player, Peter Whiting. In ;an exciting match, which had ! patches of brilliant badminton mixed with periods of indecisive > play Miller pressed to victory in the third game. 15-9. Miller led 14-5 and had eight match points. Whiting fought hard and edged closer with his

best play of the match, but Miller’s lead proved unassailable. , ( Jim Lang continued his improved form and downed David Ross in three games. In the women’s singles, the top-ranked Alison Ross 'North Beach) beat Glenys Waller in two close games. Miss Ross’s superior fitness showed at the end. . Pat Duckmanton comfortably 1 I accounted for Sandra Chapman Ito give Railxvay the lead. 3-1, , [after the singles. Railway then ! 'sealed North Beach’s fate by winning both mixed doubles and it added the men’s doubles for good measure. | The play-off should be very in ' teresting and it could go either xx a\ The date has yet to be ; fixed. . Results from Saturday:— | North Beach I 2, Railway 6 < • Men's singles: P. J Whiting . lost io G. A. Miller, 15-10. 13-15, 1 I 9-15; D Ross lost to J. Lang, : . 12-15, 15-5, 5-1-5. Women’s singles: A. Ross beat [G. Waller. 11-8. 12 9: S. Chapman I

lost P. Duckmanton, 3-11, 3-11. Doubles: Whiting and Ross lost to Miller and Lang, 15-17, 5-15; Miss Ross and Mrs Chapman beat Mesdames Waller and Duckmanton, 15-7, 18-13: Whiting and Miss Ross lost to Miller and Mrs Duckmanton, 9-15. 9-15; Ross and Mrs Chapman lost to Lang and Mrs Waller, 7-15. 9-15.

University 3 South Brighton 5 Men’s singles: B. Sanders beat G. McWilliam, 15-11, 15 10: C. J Chong beat G. Beale, 15-2, 15-9 Women’s singles: J. Jones lost

to J Ling, 0-11, 11-0. 4-11: J Nathan lost to N. Sintes. 6-11 2-11.

Doubles- Chong and Sanders beat McWilliam and Beale, 15-11, 15-4; Misses Jones and Nathan lost to Mesdames Sintes and Ling, 17-16,. 2-15. 6-15; Chong and Miss Jones lost to McWilliam and Mrs Sintes, 8-15, 15-10, 2-15: Sanders and Miss Nathan lost to Beale and Mrs Ling, 14-17. 15-17. Knox 7, Hagley I 1

Men’s singles: W. Edgecumbe beat B Williams, 8-15, 15-13, 15-10; E. Kirkland lost to P. Curtain, 2-15, 15-17.

Women’s singles: J. Miles beat B. Anderson, 11-3. 3-11, 11-3; A. Chambers beat J. Campbell. 11-8. 11-0.

Doubles: Edgecumbe and Kirkland beat Williams and Curtain, 15-2 15-10; Miss Miles and Mrs Chambers beat Mrs Anderson and Miss Campbell, 15-4. 15-6; Edgecumbe and Miss Miles beat Curtain and Mrs Anderson, 15-2, 15-2; Kirkland and Mrs Chambers beat Williams and Miss Campbell, 15-8. 15-10. Canterbury 11 9 games, Hagley II 10 games Men’s singles: P M. Burn lost to P. V. Boatxvood. 10-15, 6-15; D. Le Page lost to R. Campbell, 6-15, 10-15.

Women’s singles: N. Jacobs beat K. Burn, 12-11. 5-11. 11-7; A. Smith lost to R. Kerr, 2-11, 1.1-3,

Doubles: Burn and Le Page beat Boatwood and Campbell.

14-17, 15-8, 15-0; Mesdames Jacobs and Smith beat Misses Burn and Kerr, 18-15, 15-2; Burn and xMrs Jacobs lost to Boatwood and Miss Burn, 9-15, 6-15; Le Page and Mrs Smith heat Campbell and Miss Kerr, 15-7. 17-13. Canterbury I 3, North Beach II 5 Men’s singles: C. S. Wasley lost : to M. Nolan, 0-15. 11-15; P. Wilson lost to J. Anderson, 7-15,1 6-15. Women’s singles: (. Reay lost!

; tn D. Erikson, 2-11. 0-11; L. I O’Hara lost to R. Erskine, 2-11, » 3-11. > Doubles: Waslex and Wilson I lost to Nolan and Anderson. I 10-15. 15-9. 6 15: Misses Reay and O'Hara beat Miss Erikson and i!Mrs Erskine 15-10, 10-15. 15-13. j Wasley and Miss Reay heat (Anderson and Miss Erikson. 15-5, ,13-15, 15-11; Wilson and Miss ’O’Hara beat Nolan and Mrs : I Erskine. 17-14, 17-14.