Best badminton juniors named

Namibia recently held junior trials to choose a team to compete in the All-Africa Badminton Championships in Egypt later this year.

The junior players have been tested in all categories of the game and a squad was eventually chosen out of which two boys and two girls will make the touring team. Development is important for any sport and Badminton Namibia is satisfied with the standard of the junior players in the country.The under-15 players who will be part of the squad are Rezano Willemse, Alpheus Navuna, Francois Maritz and Ronnie Smit.The under-15 girls are Andeline Wieland, Saskia Henkert, Gesa Jeske and Tatjana Kollmitz.The annual Namibian Open Badminton championships took place on September 27 at the Windhoek South Badminton club in Pionierspark.A high standard of badminton was played throughout the senior championships.The full results were as follows: Senior Men’s Singles Winner: Alfred Sumaili; runner-up: Edward Ward Women’s Singles Winner: Heidi Spinas; runner-up:Julie Campbell Men’s Doubles Winners: Edward Ward/Alfred Sumaili; runners-up: Juergen Leicher/Tyronne Kloppers Women’s Doubles Winners: Julie and Melanie Campbell; runners-up: Heidi Spinas and Ingrid Kollmitz.Mixed Doubles Winners: Tyronne Kloppers and Julie Campbell; runners-up Juergen Leicher and Lynn du Preez The Namibian veterans’ team recently participated in the South African Interprovincial championships.The team was successful throughout the tournament but lost their only team event on the final day of the championships against Western Province A.Development is important for any sport and Badminton Namibia is satisfied with the standard of the junior players in the country.The under-15 players who will be part of the squad are Rezano Willemse, Alpheus Navuna, Francois Maritz and Ronnie Smit.The under-15 girls are Andeline Wieland, Saskia Henkert, Gesa Jeske and Tatjana Kollmitz.The annual Namibian Open Badminton championships took place on September 27 at the Windhoek South Badminton club in Pionierspark.A high standard of badminton was played throughout the senior championships.The full results were as follows: Senior Men’s Singles Winner: Alfred Sumaili; runner-up: Edward Ward Women’s Singles Winner: Heidi Spinas; runner-up:Julie Campbell Men’s Doubles Winners: Edward Ward/Alfred Sumaili; runners-up: Juergen Leicher/Tyronne Kloppers Women’s Doubles Winners: Julie and Melanie Campbell; runners-up: Heidi Spinas and Ingrid Kollmitz.Mixed Doubles Winners: Tyronne Kloppers and Julie Campbell; runners-up Juergen Leicher and Lynn du Preez The Namibian veterans’ team recently participated in the South African Interprovincial championships.The team was successful throughout the tournament but lost their only team event on the final day of the championships against Western Province A.