UKBA Champions League Semi Finals
Rob O'Hagan
Simon West
Jishnu Nandy
Elise Cory
UKBA Challenge Cup Semi Finals
Simon Grose 37
Joanne Richards
Imran Qureshi
Levin Escueta
ENTRIES
​
SIMON GAY/SIMON WEST
HASMA HADIBROTO/SIMON GROSE
MARK WHITTINGTON/DANIEL WILKIE
Following conversations and support from the committee it is a great pleasure to announce that Elise Cory has agreed to take on the role of Vice Chairman on a permanent basis.
​
This is a fantastic boost for the UKBA Management Team to have a young and dynamic female support from the top with new and innovative ideas.
​
Elise is already working closely with the Chairman on many key projects and I am sure we will all want to congratulate Elise in her new role and wish her luck.
HEAD COACH TOURNAMENT ETIQUETTE
We are two competitions in now and already we have some issues that we all need to take some accountability for if we are to have a perfect tournament environment.
1. Lateness it’s becoming the norm, we know there will always be circumstances where it’s out of our control but we need to improve on this the start is the start time not 25 minutes after that which is our current challenge.
2. Following on from the above and even more frustrating for an event organiser we are arriving chatting for 10 minutes then wanting to do all of the warm ups and things thus delaying proceedings.
Moving forward we need to be at the venue and warming up before the start time and on court no later than 10 minutes after that and we all need to play our part in this.
If we are late then arrive and fast track the above because you are holding up the order of play so there is a sense of urgency sadly the meet and greets need to wait we simply don’t have the time. Get a move on get ready so that we can make up time lost
All of the above have impacted the last 2 tournaments meaning that finals are being rushed and on on occasion not played which is not fair on those involved.
We all have our part to play in tournaments lots of planning goes in and your actions have a direct impact. I want to see a massive improvement moving forward
​
Ian Day - UKBA Head Coach
6 Series Tournament Round Up
Quedgeley Academy Badminton Club held their first 6 Series Tournament in April with a full draw in the Men's Doubles and 4 pairs competing in the Mixed Doubles.
​
The idea behind the concept is to give players the opportunity to play more competitions in smaller groups making the events easier to run at any location.
​
The event was a fantasic success giving all of the doubles and mixed pairs honest fair competion at a very competitive price.
​
The winners received shirts courtesy of UKBA Supporters Apacs UK. Welldone to all of our winners.
From July the new Super League will be simplified for our players after much feedback from our players and our volunteers who keep the tables running.
​
July onwards it will simply be number of games played and number of games won that will be included. Bonus points will be awarded for winning in setting and the usual competition wins etc.
​
The league is getting larger and we need to make sure that we do not over load our volunteers who spend countless hours updating the tables for you.
​
This will make recording scores much easier as well because all we need to know is number of games and number of wins greatly speeding up the process.
Sumatran Tigers Team Kit Announced
After a very successful start The Sumatran Tigers have won their first two matches against UKBA and look to do the treble in the summer match scheduled for June. The new team now sports a team kit sponsored by PiP Player Investment Program who are looking after the Team as they look to raise the benchmark. Its agreat start and now a great look for the team.
YRBA SOCIAL EVENING AT TAMMARIND
During the lead up to the Easter Break Colin Cavanagh kindly organised a social evening for players who are a part of the YRBA in Yate.
​
For the first social a curry evening was organised and well represented with everybody having an enjoyable evening.
​
The next social is already being planned and Italian was the suggestion sometime in June.
Intro and Easter Break Vice Chairman Elise Cory
Some of you may already be aware, but I am acting as Vice Chairman for the month of April to support Ian and Sharon.
I'll be helping support, sending out important information and more, so please keep checking this space.
​
UKBA has been doing well over the past quarter. There have been a lot of learning curves when it comes to the training side of things, and we will be constantly ever growing with new members.
​
Sumatran Tigers
This newest team has already been doing brilliantly well. The Tigers have won all their matches so far, and the Team Captains for both teams have worked their respective teams hard to get those points, so very pleased with how it's going. UKBA put up a strong fight however, so the wins were certainly not easy. We are looking forward to the up and coming matches in the next quarter, and hoping UKBA keeps on fighting for the next win.
​
SEBC
A lot of work has gone into the logistics of this all, and the team is working incredibly hard to put its best foot forward. Lots of pressure for the upcoming matches - the open league and mixed league teams will require wins to get into the division we are hoping for, so I hope you are all with me in saying that we are supporting the SEBC team all the way.
And last but not least, with the Easter Tournaments out of the way, we want to wish everyone a wonderful Easter break; thank you for all the support over the quarter, and we hope to continue it still over the next one.
​
All the best from us
​
Elise Cory
Vice Chairman, UKBA
YRBA EASTER TOURNAMENT
It was business as usual at the YRBA Easter Tournament, and another fierce competition to win the ever popular Easter Egg Prizes. With a larger entry we ran two groups meaning more prizes.
​
Welldone to all our winners and runners up who put on fantastic performances on the evening.
SGBA EASTER TOURNAMENT
Despite a fire alarm resuling in an evacuation at the SGBA Easter Tournament, spirits were still high and competition was fierce to win the ever popular Easter Egg Prizes.
​
Welldone to all our winners and runners up who put on fantastic performances on the evening.
