Skills and stamina tested at NZSS Junior Badminton Champs

Posted on December 12, 2019

Nzss Junior Badminton Champs 001 — Girls bronze award.

Nzss Junior Badminton Champs 002 — Left: Phoebe Yang, Ana Dahiya, Hillary Zhong, Elsa Ly and Janet Gu.

Nzss Junior Badminton Champs 003 — Junior Badminton Tournament team.

Nzss Junior Badminton Champs 004 — Left: Aiden Zhang, Aayush Mogare, Joseph Wu, Daniel Wei and Abhijot Malhi.

The Macleans College junior badminton players competed in the Yonex New Zealand Secondary Schools Junior Championships 2019 from 26 - 28 November.

During this challenging competition the skills and stamina of the players were tested to its limits. Determined to keep playing, the perseverance of the players shone through particularly when the games reached three sets.

All players made a tremendous effort with the boys finishing in seventh place and the girls third in New Zealand, where they received bronze medals.

Congratulations to Ana Dahiya (Mansfield House), Janet Gu (Kupe), Elsa Ly (Batten), Shenae Suh (Kupe), Phoebe Yang (Batten), Hillary Zhong (Upham), Abhijot Malhi (Rutherford), Aayush Mogare (Snell), Daniel Wei (Rutherford), Joseph Wu (Te Kanawa) and Aiden Zhang (Te Kanawa) on their achievements.