The Alberton Badminton Club recently hosted the Badminton South Africa U19 and U15 Open Championship, which took place from January 23 to 25.

The tournament drew players from across the country, including KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Free State, Northern Gauteng and Eastern Gauteng.

Jozi players impressed by appearing in seven of the finals at the tournament.

The list of winners:

U15s:

• Boys Singles: Charltin Dednam (FS)

• Girls Singles: Yutong Ren (NG)

• Boys Doubles: Kevin Chen (JOZI) and Charltin Dednam (FS)

• Girls Doubles: Abby Li (JOZI) and Yutong Ren (NG)

• Mixed Doubles: Charltin Dednam and Yutong Ren(NG)

U19s:

• Boys Singles: Aiden Dednam (FS)

• Girls Singles: Emily Li (EG)

• Boys Doubles: Ricardo Vigario (EG) and Ethan Brothers (EG)

• Girls Doubles: Emily Li and Layla Niayesh (NG)

• Mixed Doubles: Alex Pretorius and Emily Li (NG)

Badminton South Africa and Johannesburg Badminton District Association (JDBA) hosted a very successful tournament.

Interested in trying badminton? Contact Roger Howson or Elsie Fennell on 072 233 7669.