Results up to Xmas

Mens B lost to Mens A: 0-9
Mixed beat Wix: 8-1
Essex Mixed beat Frenford: 5-4
Mens C beat St. Osyth: 9-0
C&D beat Monkwick St. Peter B: 9-0

Christmas Break

The last club night before Christmas is the 14th December (the sports hall is not available the last Tuesday before Xmas day).

Club nights resume promptly on Tuesday 4th January at the usual time.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Epping 1-star Tournament

These tournaments are designed for inexperienced young players or those entering a tournament for the first time.

Date: Sunday Jan 30th 2011
Entries Close: Jan 18th 2011

There will be Singles and Doubles competitions for both Boys and Girls based on school year; Y5/6, Y7, Y8/9, or Yr 10/11.

Entry Form

Stanway School CLOSED today - Thur 2nd Dec

The school have just notified us that the school is closed today so there will not be any junior badminton and our planned matches will be postponed to another date.

No Junior Badminton Tonight

Due to the snow there won't be any junior badminton training tonight (Tuesday 29th Nov). The school is open so the adult club will probably go ahead as usual.

Results to end of November

C&D vs Monkwick:
Mixed beat Wix: 9-0
Men C vs Invicta:
Ladies drew with Colchester: 3-3
Essex Mixed beat Epping: 6-3
Men A beat Garrison: 6-3
Ladies conceded to Garrison

Results to 14th November

Men B lost to Garrison: 1-8
Essex Men beat Leyton Youth: 5-4
Essex Combi lost to Chelmsford: 0-6
Mixed lost to Garrison: 4-5
Ladies lost to Mary Magdalene: 1-5
Men B beat Earls Colne: 5-4
Men C vs Mary Magdalene by walk over
Men A beat Men B: 7-2
Essex Combi beat Leighway B: 4-2
Essex Mixed lost to Chelmsford: 2-7
Essex Men beat Hunters: 8-1

Results w/e 24th October

KO Cup lost to University
Men A beat Colchester: 6-3
Essex Men beat Redbridge: 6-3
Men C lost to Monkwick: 5-4
Essex Mixed lost to Leighway 1: 9-0

Billaricay Junior 2* Tournament

Forza 2* tournaments are restricted to young players below the level of county squads, there is a series of events during the season with the first being held in Billaricay in December.

Entry Form

Details of future events in the Forza calendar and other tournaments in Essex please see the county association website.

Results w/e 17/10/10

Fed Mixed beat Colchester: 6-3
C&D beat Garrison: 7-2
Essex Mixed lost to Leighway A: 9-0

Results w/e 10/10/10

Men A beat Earls Colne: 8-1
Men C drew with Fingringhoe: 4-4
C&D lost to Invicta: 7-2
Essex Combi drew with Team Y: 3-3
Essex Men beat Epping: 5-4

Stanway vs Epping

The Essex League team to play Epping on Sunday is;

Trevor & Andy
James & Martin S
Simon & Joe

Should be a good match against a team that's very hard to beat at their venue.

Fixtures Announced

The fixtures have now been set for the forthcoming season - see the next few games above or click on Fixtures tab for a full listing (up to Xmas so far). We have the same teams as last year but our top mixed side will compete in the Essex League this year instead of Federation.

We have lost a few members over the summer; Stuart Snaith has moved to Stowmarket, Terry Skornia is having a break due to injury and work commitments and Mark Wilcox is moving back 'tup norff'. We will miss them all, particularly Mark who's been our best player for many years.

Fortunately we are able to welcome some new faces to maintain our strength, Martin Everitt, Kate Taylor and Carl Thomas all join from Crouch Vale in the Chelmsford league and Martin Southgate returning from University will play Essex league. Watch this space for more announcements of new members!

Finally the Treasurer has asked me to remind everyone that membership fees are now due; £100 for the full season or £55 for half season. Cheques can be made out to Stanway Badminton Club and handed to Barbara or any team captains.

Hope everyone enjoys a successful season and good luck!

Start of a New Season

The first club night of the new season will be on Tuesday 7th September at Stanway School. Hope to see many of you there.

Disappointing Close to Season

A full strength Stanway side were soundly beaten in our final Essex League Mens match of the season by Chelmsford who also were able to field their best combinations including English National Champion Dave Wood. Maybe a late start on a Monday night didn't suit us very well but there were several tired performances as we went down 8-1.

Unless Redbridge can win their three remaining games including a victory over league leaders Ramgarhia the East End team will be promoted to Division 1.

Team for Essex Men vs. Chelmsford

Our final Essex Mens fixture is away at Chelmsford; it would be nice to finish with a win -

James, Mark, Andy, Trevor, Joe and Simon

Check out the latest league tables at; http://www.salbc.info/online/tables/ecba_tables.asp

KO Cup Final Result

Stanway narrowly lost the final of the KO Cup tonight by the slender margin of 12 points on a handicap of 171. The St. Osyth players scrapped for every point, in particular their three men who were diving to scramble back the shuttle and force mistakes.

Thanks for everyone that's played in the event this year. I think we've all enjoyed it showing that the competition can be fun (in a strangely tense sort of way) even when chasing down a large handicap.

Well done St. Osyth and well done to John Stuck for getting the handicaps so close in many games this year.

Essex Mens Set for Close Finish

Division 2 Mens is shaping up for another very interesting final month with five teams still in with a shout of clinching promotion. Ramgarhia remain faourites with 27 points from 9 matches but Redbridge have suddenly come good with a string of results including a 6-3 win over ourselves holding 24 points from 8 matches. Chelmsford have 26 from 9 and we've 27 from 11, with our final game being away at Chelmsford.

Epping now seem to be off the pace having lost 7-2 to ourselves on Sunday and St. Aidens have struggled all season. Leyton haven't entered enough results to be sure where they stand and could still mount a challenge.

Redbridge still have to play Ramgarhia and Chelsmford and would steal the title at the death with two wins. Only if we beat Chelmsford and other results go in our favour can Stanway be promoted.

KO Cup Final - 13th April

The team for the KO Cup Final at the University next Tuesday starting 7pm is;

Julia M, Michelle and Liz
Mark W, Trevor and Simon

We are playing St. Osyth so we expect a tough handicap.

Reflections of the current season

So what do we think about the season that is nearly coming to and end?
The club has continued to dominate the local league by winning the mens & mixed league championships.
But we saw a change, not the dominant 1st & 2nd place finishes in either division, but the ladies did finish more strongly, and arguably could have won their league had they chosen to field their strongest team, but instead opted to play a number of players on a rotational basis, so well done to Louise & team for a stronger showing this term.
Mens A have been beset by injuries, and chose not to tie any of the mens B team, leading to them playing with 2 pairs on at least 2 occasions. Surely this is not right for a club with 3 teams, but unless the league dictate otherwise, this should be addressed at the coming AGM?
So to the 3rd Mens team, and what a turn a round. From proping up the league last year, they have become credible contenders for the div 3 title. Were it not for the loss of 2 key players, 1 to emigration and 1 to mens B, they would probably have gone on to win their division.
So what of the club's main focus, the county league? Again the mens team has been competitive, but will ultimately come up short in the quest to promotion from div 2 of the mens league. Away losses to Redbridge & Leyton Youth will prove costly, and despite managing the loss of Adam at local league, I don't think we have done at county league level.
There are plusses, the entry of a team in the county ladies league, who have been well received when they've played, and the current unbeaten run of the combi team, who finally won a match after 3 years of tring, and followed it with another win.
From a personal note this blog would not end correctly without my most hearty congratuations to Joe Skornia on his victory in the mens singles in the recent Colchester Open. Well done Joe!!

Welcome to Stanway BC News

All team captains can now place reports and news items directly onto the club website by updating the club blog (http://blog.stanway-badminton.org.uk/). This should encourage a more dynamic website allowing everyone to keep up to date with the results of other club teams, events and news.

Club members can use the blog to leave comments.

If you have any questions about this feature of the website please speak to me.