Archived article · 05 December 2017. This article is out of date; dates, fees and contact details in it may no longer be valid. Latest news
Our Under-11 and Under-13 national badminton teams won 18 matches at the Turkish Championships organised by the Turkish Badminton Federation in Ankara.
The national team took part in the Under-11 Turkish Championship, which began on 24 November 2017, with 8 athletes (4 girls, 4 boys), and in the Under-13 Turkish Championship, which began on 1 December 2017, with 13 athletes (7 girls, 6 boys). The U11 team won 7 matches and the U13 team 11.
UNDER-11 TOURNAMENT:
At the Under-11 Badminton Championship, which began on 24 November at the Turkish Badminton Federation Olympic Preparation Centre Sports Hall in Ankara, our national team won 5 of its 12 singles matches on the first day. Matches ran from 10.00 to 21.00; Salih Öztürk and Hüseyin Özuyanık in the boys' events and Nehir Deniz, İzgi Mertdin and İnci Naz Üngüder in the girls' events won to progress. On the second day, Salih Öztürk won in men's singles and İzgi Mertdin and Hüseyin Özuyanık in mixed doubles. Our players lost their matches later on the second day and finished the tournament with 7 wins. Federation President Fırat Deniz, who watched the matches with Turkish Badminton Federation President Murat Özmekik on the second day, presented Özmekik with a plaque for the equipment donated to us. President Deniz noted that 400 athletes took part and that such tournaments are important for gaining experience. He said the athletes were very happy and that, in this very busy period, the children's joy made them forget their tiredness.
UNDER-13 TOURNAMENT:
At the Under-13 Badminton Championship, which began on 1 December at the same venue, our national team won 9 of its 15 matches on the first day. Matches ran from 10.00 to 21.00; Salih Öztürk and Ömer Özdemir in the boys' events and Önay Erçoban, Naz Düzgün, Nehir Deniz, Rabia Kadiroğulları, Sevimnaz Çiftlikağası and Nehir Arslan in the girls' events won to progress. In doubles, Naz Düzgün and Melissa Beyaz, and Sevimnaz Çiftlikağası and Rabia Kadiroğulları, won their matches. Our players won 2 more matches on the second day and finished with 11 wins. President Fırat Deniz noted that 599 athletes took part and that such tournaments are important for gaining experience. He thanked the Sports Department for making it possible to take part in such events, and Grandex Finans for sponsoring the federation.