On Thursday 19th November, two teams played in the Badminton Tournament at the NSC.
Team Vallajeelt were in Pool 1 against CYB A, Ballacottier, Ashley Hill and Dhoon. They played extremely well only losing to Ballacottier who were the overall winners of the tournament. Finishing the pool with 114 points they were then put into the 3rd Place Pool against Victoria Road A, Henry Bloom Noble, St Mary’s B and our other team Meadow Campus. Vallajeelt played extremely well in this pool and their confidence was high! They won 14 out of the 16 games!
Pool 1:
CYB A 10-4, 10-3, 4-10, 8-10
Ballacottier 3-10, 3-10, 2-10, 2-10
Dhoon 10-3, 10-3, 10-4, 7-10
Ashley Hill 10-6, 10-9, 10-5, 5-10
3rd Place Play-0ff Pool:
Vic Road A 10-3, 10-6, 10-2, 10-2
St Marys B 10-8, 10-1, 7-10, 10-0
Meadow Campus 10-4, 10-8, 10-7, 10-6
HBN 10-3, 10-4, 10-6, 7-10
Our other team was Meadow Campus, this team had a girls pair and a boys pair from Vallajeelt and the same from St. Thomas’s. Their first set of fixtures were in Pool 4 where they played against St. Mary’s A, Foxdale, Onchan B and Willaston. They finished the Pool with 120 points which also place them in the 3rd Place Pool. There were a few mixed results in this Pool but all pairs picked up at least one win!
3rd Place Play-0ff Pool:
HBN 10-8, 10-5, 10-8, 10-7
Vallajeelt 4-10, 8-10, 7-10, 6-0
St Mary’s B 9-10, 10-6, 3-10, 10-6
Vic Road A 8-10, 4-10, 10-7, 10-8
A huge well done to all involved, you all played really well and tried your best. The determination and teamwork from everyone was great to see. Thank you to all the parents who helped on the day with getting the children there and cheering them on in their games.