SEMI-FINALS PLAYED

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 278, 20 August 1938, Page 4

SEMI-FINALS PLAYED

Badminton Tournament LAST NIGHT’S MATCHES The Wellington Badminton Association's championship ami handicap tournament was continued .last night in the Winter Show Buildings, when nearly all events were advanced to and including the semi-finals. Many of the matches were closely fought and the standard ol plav was high. Although there were no surprises, there was plenty of exeiteThe- tournament will be concluded tonight. the events starting at 7..10 o clock. Following are the results of last nights matches: — Championship Events . A GRADE. .Men's Singles. • Semi-limils’■ G. A. Pearce beat E. Ridyard. 15-7, 15-8. 15-7: E A. Roussell beat J. Payton. 15-11, I<-14. Women’s Singles. - Semi-finals-: Miss N. Fleming beat Miss L. Berry. 11-0, 11-0; Miss t. her-nie-.beat Miss B. Payton,. 11-1, 12-10. • Men's Doubles. First round: J. Neale and E. A. Lioussell beat Evans and Payton, 11-10, 10-H. 18 Semi-final: Pearce and Ridyard beat Knight and. Jupp, 15-11. 7-10. 10-9: Neale and Ronssell beat Marris and Gosnell... 15-12. 15-8. - Women's Doubles. ■ Semi-finals: Misses Fernie and Fleming beat Misses Ball and Lubransky, 10-3 3 15-5: Misses N. Payton and B. Payton beat Misses L. Berry and M. Leach. 15-7, 15-9. Mixed Doubles. - Semi-finals: Pearce and Miss Fernle beat Payton and Miss Payton, 131 a-. L»6 15-8; E. A. Rous-ell and. Miss N. Fleming beat Ridyard and Miss M. Leach, 15-8. 15-8. B GRADE.' Men’s Singles. Third round : T. P. McLean beat O. H. Hooper, 21-15; A. J. Driscoll beat G. J Bews 21-4; W. Hawker beat K. E. Niven, 21-17 ; B. Boyd beat T. D. Walker, 21-10. m Semi-finals: A. J. Driscoll boat T. Pi McLean. 21-17; B. Boyd beat W. Hawker. 21-19. ' , Women s Singles. Second round: Miss J. Burns beat Miss Voting, 15-8. • Semi-finals: Miss J. Burns beat Miss I. Blundell, 15-11; Mists Organ beat Miss Lubransky, 15-12.. . Men’s Doubles. y Second round: Collins and Marris beat Blake and Hawker, 21-15. Semi-final: Curtis and McLean beat Bews and McDonald, 21-16. Women’s Doubles. First round; Misses Burns'and Lubransky beat Mrs. Rishworth and Miss Ross, 15-4; Misses Denby and Young beat Misses Davis and Rose. Semi-finals: Misses Denby and Young beat Misses Blundell and East, 15-13; Misses Burns and Lubransky beat Misses McLean and Smith, 15-5. Mixed Doubles. Second round: Boyd and Miss Burns beat Spencer and'Miss'McLean, 21-12; Colpus and Miss Lubransky beat McLean and Miss Organ, 21-12. C GRADE. Men’s Singles. Third round: .A. Monteath beat J. Strand, 21-14. . . Semi-final: C. Colpus beat K. D. Chisholm, 21-7; A. Monteath beat W. J. Sparks, 21-8. Women’s Singles. Semi-final:’Miss McGregor beat Mrs. Day, 15-4; Miss Ross beat Miss Marshall, 15-5. Handicap Events Men’s Singlee. Third round: H. Lubransky (owe 2) beat W. Hawker (3), 2147; A. Monteath (11) beat L. Gosnell (owe .1), 2111; K. Niven beat R. B. Armstrong (8), 21-13. Women’s Singles, Semi-finale: Miss J. Burns (7) beat Mrs. Stratmdre (7)', 15-8; Miss N. Payton (owe 15) beat Miss Couper (scr.), 15-11. Men’s Doubles. Second round: R. Wheeiey and D. O. Whyte (owe. 2) beat Bentley and Earl (15), 21-16. Third round; Waller and. Waller (12) beat G. W. Wilson and Johnson' (8), 2110; Bassett and Nash (15)' beat Arm: strong and Collins. (3). 21-20; Monteath .and Niven beat. Wheeiey and Whyte. 2116; McCullough and Walker (9) beat Crafts and Judd (10), 21-20. ■Semi-finals: Waller and. Waller beat Bassett and Nash, 21-20; Monteath and Niven beat McCullough and Walker: 2111. Second round: Misses B. and'N. Payton (owe 15) beat Misses Clarke and Yellowlees' (11), 15-11. Semi-finals: Misses Payton and Payton (owe 15) beat MisSes Boyd and Brown by default'; Misses Organ and Rhodes (6) heat. Mrs. Rishworth and Miss Rose (7). 15-14. Mixed Doubles. Third round: Wheeiey and Miss Ball (owe 6) beat Crafts and. Miss Boyd (13), 21-19; Marris and Miss Ross- (8) beat Payton and Miss B. Payton" (owe 20), 21-11; T. P. McLean and Miss Organ (8) beat Bews and Miss Berry (owe 8). 21-9; Day and Miss Upton (11) beat McKay and Miss Cocksedge (8). 21-20.