Varsity 2024: Newcastle roll over Northumbria badminton

Badminton secure some all important Varsity points

George Brownless
1st April 2024
Image credit: Chris Bishop
Badminton took place in Northumbria’s Sport Central, hosting the contest between Newcastle and Northumbria’s Men’s 1’s, 2’s and Women’s 1’s. Across the event, there were both singles and doubles sets played, with best of 3 sets for all games.

After the players had finished their warm-ups, one match caught my attention immediately, the M2’s on court 3. Both of which are players I know, Vikram Nayyar and David Short. Every other match I was rooting for team Newcastle, but for that match, I couldn’t choose between them. Both played a good game, but it was Nayyar for Newcastle who took the game, 2 sets to 0. Nevertheless, Short for Northumbria still played well, and it was great to see those two face off, something I hadn’t had the opportunity to see previously. The train did not stop in the M2’s, with Newcastle taking a full sweep, 8-0 against Northumbria.

Image: Chris Bishop

Another highlight was one of the early M1’s games, with an excellent show of skill on both sides, but again it was Newcastle taking the spoils, 8-0 again. I found myself completely enthralled by the doubles matches towards the end, with an intensity I could only have dreamt of reaching when I used to play regularly.

Newcastle’s W1’s didn’t fair quite as well, but they avoided Northumbria taking a clean sweep, their matches wrapped up 7-1 in Northumbria’s favour, giving the overall win to Newcastle, 17-7. It was a lot of fun to watch, so thanks to all the players for providing the entertainment for the afternoon!

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