Archived article · 12 November 2017. This article is out of date; dates, fees and contact details in it may no longer be valid. Latest news
The Under-11 TRNC Badminton Championship, held by our federation as part of the celebrations for the 34th anniversary of our Republic, has ended.
The Under-11 TRNC Championship was held on Saturday 11 November 2017. Open to athletes born between 2007 and 2011, the tournament attracted strong interest. Matches began with an opening ceremony at 09.30 and ended with an award ceremony at 14.00. A total of 30 closely fought matches were played across 5 categories. In thrilling singles finals, Salih Doğu Öztürk of Near East University won the boys' title and İzgi Mertdin of the University of Kyrenia the girls' title. Nehir M. Deniz and İzgi Mertdin won the women's doubles and Hüseyin Özuyanık and Başar Kuzel the men's doubles without losing a match. Nehir M. Deniz and Salih Doğu Öztürk won the mixed doubles, also beating all their opponents. On points, Near East University won the team title, with the University of Kyrenia second and Net Spor Club third. Speaking before the award ceremony, Federation President Fırat Deniz thanked all the athletes for their outstanding performance despite their young age, the coaches who trained them and the referees who officiated throughout the championship. He also thanked the parents and fans who followed the matches from early morning to the last match, saying that every child who took part was a champion and that the real winner was Turkish Cypriot badminton. The federation also gave each participant a Republic Day T-shirt and a towel with the TRNC Badminton Federation logo.
TEAM STANDINGS:
1. NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY
2. UNIVERSITY OF KYRENIA
3. NET SPOR KULÜBÜ
4. AKDENİZ SPOR BİRLİĞİ
Under-11 results:
MEN'S SINGLES:
1. SALİH DOĞU ÖZTÜRK
2. HÜSEYİN ÖZUYANIK
3. BAŞAR KUZEL
4. MARKO D. LESİNGER
WOMEN'S SINGLES:
1. İZGİ MERTDİN
2. NEHİR M. DENİZ
3. İNCİ NAZ ÜNGÜDER
4. NİLGÜN AKBULUT
MEN'S DOUBLES:
1. HÜSEYİN ÖZUYANIK – BAŞAR KUZEL
2. SALİH D. ÖZTÜRK – TUĞRA DURDU
3. MERT T. ZABIT – MARKO D. LESİNGER
WOMEN'S DOUBLES:
1. NEHİR M. DENİZ – İZGİ MERTDİN
2. NİLGÜN AKBULUT – İNCİ NAZ ÜNGÜDER
3. ZEHRA DEMİR – DUDU D. DEMİR
4. BALKIZ KAYAN – AYŞE KAYAN
MIXED DOUBLES:
1. NEHİR M. DENİZ – SALİH D. ÖZTÜRK
2. İZGİ MERTDİN – MARKO D. LESİNGER
3. NİLGÜN AKBULUT – HÜSEYİN ÖZUYANIK
4. ZEHRA DEMİR – BAŞAR KUZEL