DUBAI: In another exciting day of tough competition the top young female badminton players in the region demonstrated their skills on Saturday in the Shuttle Time Dubai Girls’ Schools Championships at the Salah Addin Sports Hall.
And just as ith the Boys’ Championships which were contested Oct. 15, the Girls’ event showed the tremendous improvement in the skills of participants as a result of the introduction of the Shuttle Time Dubai program.
In an exciting day which saw over 125 players from 16 schools compete in the girls Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 categories, and a further 111 girls from 11 schools play off in the Emirati Challenge, the finalists who will now go on to compete in the Shuttle Time Dubai Schools Championships on Wednesday were decided.
The girls’ teams will be joined by the teams who qualified at the Boys’ Championships and Boys’ Emirati Challenge held on Oct. 15.
The Girls’ Emirati Challenge was a great success, with students from Al Ebdaa Model School winning all three age categories. In the Under 12 division Ayah Mohammd defeated Shaikh Ahmed of Dubai International School, in the Under 14 age group Latifa Yousef defeated Maha Ali of Princess Haya School, and in the Under 16 group Hend Abdullah made it three out of three for Al Ebdaa Model School with a win over Rawda Al Hely of Dubai International School.
In the age group competition the Indian High School students performed well, qualifying for two finals, and will now meet Gems Our Own Indian High School in the Under 14 division finals and Gems Our Own English High School in the Under 16 finals on Wednesday at the India Club, Oud Metha.
Gems Our Own English High School will also contest the Under 12 division final where they will meet Dubai Gem Private School. All the girls’ finals will be played at 10am on Oct. 29.
The Boys’ Finals will be contested at 11am on Wednesday. In the Under 12 division the Indian High School will play Our Own high School Al Warqa’a, and in the Under 16 division the Indian High School will meet Gems Our Own Indian School. The Under 14 finalists will be decided after the semifinals are played at 9am.
Dubai Badminton Development Manager Jaffer Ebrahim said, “It was another great day of badminton on Saturday and we are looking forward to some exciting matches on Wednesday at the second Schools Championships Final for 2016. The winning teams from both the first Schools Championships in April and this edition in October will play off in the Grand Final which will be held during the Dubai World Superseries Finals in December. I know all the children are hoping that they have the chance to play on the same courts as their heroes.”
The competition was organized in conjunction with the Dubai Sports Council, and is part of the ongoing Shuttle Time Dubai grassroots development program which is aimed at increasing participation in badminton. Shuttle Time Dubai is part of Dubai’s four-year, multi-platform partnership with the Badminton World Federation (BWF), facilitated by Falcon and Associates, the pinnacle of which is the staging of the annual Dubai World Superseries Finals, which will be held in the city each year until 2017.
And just as ith the Boys’ Championships which were contested Oct. 15, the Girls’ event showed the tremendous improvement in the skills of participants as a result of the introduction of the Shuttle Time Dubai program.
In an exciting day which saw over 125 players from 16 schools compete in the girls Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 categories, and a further 111 girls from 11 schools play off in the Emirati Challenge, the finalists who will now go on to compete in the Shuttle Time Dubai Schools Championships on Wednesday were decided.
The girls’ teams will be joined by the teams who qualified at the Boys’ Championships and Boys’ Emirati Challenge held on Oct. 15.
The Girls’ Emirati Challenge was a great success, with students from Al Ebdaa Model School winning all three age categories. In the Under 12 division Ayah Mohammd defeated Shaikh Ahmed of Dubai International School, in the Under 14 age group Latifa Yousef defeated Maha Ali of Princess Haya School, and in the Under 16 group Hend Abdullah made it three out of three for Al Ebdaa Model School with a win over Rawda Al Hely of Dubai International School.
In the age group competition the Indian High School students performed well, qualifying for two finals, and will now meet Gems Our Own Indian High School in the Under 14 division finals and Gems Our Own English High School in the Under 16 finals on Wednesday at the India Club, Oud Metha.
Gems Our Own English High School will also contest the Under 12 division final where they will meet Dubai Gem Private School. All the girls’ finals will be played at 10am on Oct. 29.
The Boys’ Finals will be contested at 11am on Wednesday. In the Under 12 division the Indian High School will play Our Own high School Al Warqa’a, and in the Under 16 division the Indian High School will meet Gems Our Own Indian School. The Under 14 finalists will be decided after the semifinals are played at 9am.
Dubai Badminton Development Manager Jaffer Ebrahim said, “It was another great day of badminton on Saturday and we are looking forward to some exciting matches on Wednesday at the second Schools Championships Final for 2016. The winning teams from both the first Schools Championships in April and this edition in October will play off in the Grand Final which will be held during the Dubai World Superseries Finals in December. I know all the children are hoping that they have the chance to play on the same courts as their heroes.”
The competition was organized in conjunction with the Dubai Sports Council, and is part of the ongoing Shuttle Time Dubai grassroots development program which is aimed at increasing participation in badminton. Shuttle Time Dubai is part of Dubai’s four-year, multi-platform partnership with the Badminton World Federation (BWF), facilitated by Falcon and Associates, the pinnacle of which is the staging of the annual Dubai World Superseries Finals, which will be held in the city each year until 2017.
