Winnipeg— January 29th, 2020— Today at the 2020 YONEX Senior & Para National Championships, hosted by Prairie Badminton, many athletes played their first and second round matches in the Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. A total of 18 Manitoban athletes are registered for the event with many of them getting on court today. Notable victories by Manitobans today were Prairie Badminton Coach and Owner Ryan Giesbrecht besting Rocky Chan from Alberta, 21-5 & 21-10 followed by a win over Quebec’s 5/8 Seed, Philippe Charron, 21-14 & 21-18. Ryan was also victorious in Men’s Doubles with his partner Toby Ng from B.C. against an Alberta team 21-13 & 21-9.
Another success for today in Men’s Doubles was Manitoba’s Rylan Ramnarace and Dale Kinley over an Alberta team 21-12 & 21-9. Dale Kinley was also successful in Mixed Doubles with his Manitoba partner and badminton student Emalia Sinclair over a strong Quebec/Ontario combination 16-21, 21-13, and 21-18 in the deciding game.
There was also a big upset by Manitoba resident, Chris White, and his partner Erik Nilsson over an Alberta/Ontario hybrid team, 21-12, 16-21, 21-16 showing that age is just a number when it comes to high quality fast paced Men’s Doubles action
More Match Results from Nationals
The day continued with relatively few upsets outside of Manitoba’s Ryan Giesbrecht. The current Men’s Singles National Champion, Brian Yang, solidified his spot into the next round along with B.C.’s number 2 seed, Antonio Li. Many of the strongest athletes in the tournament are eagerly awaiting their first games on Thursday.
Schedule For The Week
Main Round games will continue to be played throughout the day-time on Thursday, January 30th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the Quarterfinals beginning at 5:00 p.m. Semi-finals will be on January 31st at 5:00 p.m. as well and the Finals will be on Saturday, February 1st beginning at 12:00 p.m. The para-badminton events will be taking place concurrently with the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals. In para-badminton Manitoba is excited to have Olivia Meier in the SL4 (Standing Lower 4) category and a 2020 Paralympic hopeful. Yuns Oh will be competing in the SL3 (Standing Lower 3) category, Sam Unger in the WH2 (Wheelchair 2) category. Other categories include WH1 (Wheelchair 1), SU5 (Standing Upper 5) and SS6 (Short Stature 6).
Address of Competition:
Prairie Badminton
275 De Baets Street, Unit 2
Winnipeg, MB R2J 4A8
For more information:
Justin Friesen
(204) 228-3210
jfriesen@prairiebadminton.ca
Website:
www.winnipeg2020.com or www.prairiebadminton.ca