2017-18 Humber Badminton News
YEAR IN REVIEW: HUMBER CONTINUES OCAA & CCAA DOMINANCE
April 20, 2018
BADMINTON STAR DUONG CAPTURES TOP FRESHMAN HONOURS
April 03, 2018
Elizabeth checked almost every box available to a first-year student-athlete, teaming with partner Chloe Rowe to win CCAA National and OCAA Provincial gold in women’s doubles.
THREE HAWKS TEAMS TAKE TO THE CCAA NATIONAL STAGE TODAY
March 03, 2018
EDMONTON, AL: The Humber Hawks badminton team, who won three gold last year, are in the position to do the same this time around, as they placed all three teams in the gold medal round. WOMEN'S DOUBLES: Chloe Rowe & Liz Duong The Hawks duo traveled through the round robin with a perfect 5-0 record, and then staged a thrilling first-set comeback to ultimately sweep the semi-final 2-0 and advance to the gold medal match. MEN'S DOUBLES: Cameron Lai & Darcy Schmidt This pair, who went 4-1 through the round robin, have seemingly saved their best for last as they played their best match of the tournament in the semi-final. They swept in fine fashion and now will look to avenge their only loss of the national event, in the gold medal final. MIXED DOUBLES: Crystal Qu & Arpit Teneja Qu and Teneja have been the class of the tournament in what is a very competitive discipline. They have went undefeated and not lost a set throughout, which is something they have done all season. A trip to the gold medal round once again came via a 2-0 sweep over the fourth seeded team in the event. TOURNAMENT WEBSITE & LIVE STREAM http://ccaa.ca/sports/bmt/championship/information/index
HAWKS CAPTURE NATIONAL GOLD AND 2 NATIONAL SILVER
March 03, 2018
EDMONTON, ON: The Humber Hawks had another terrific showing at CCAA National Badminton Championships, grabbing a women's doubles gold and silver in mixed and men's doubles.
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH HAWKS AT BADMINTON NATIONALS
March 01, 2018
EDMONTON, AL: The Humber Hawks, winners of three of the five disciplines in the recent OCAA Championships, are now participating at the CCAA National Championships at Concordia University.
SIX HAWKS HEAD WEST IN SEARCH OF CCAA NATIONAL GOLD
February 26, 2018
ETOBICOKE, ON: The Humber Hawks, winners of three of the five disciplines in the recent OCAA Championships, will travel to Concordia University in Edmonton on Tuesday with hopes of CCAA National gold.
HAWKS ROLL TO THREE OCAA BADMINTON TITLES ON SATURDAY
February 17, 2018
HAMILTON, ON: The Humber Hawks badminton team continue to shine on the provincial stage, as three teams won their discipline and took home OCAA Provincial Gold Medals on Saturday at Mohawk College in Hamilton.
HAWKS CHLOE ROWE NAMED OCAA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
February 16, 2018
HAMILTON, ON: To say that Hawk women have dominated the OCAA Badminton Player of the Year awards over the past number of years is truly an understatement, as evidenced by a Humber student-athlete receiving the award for the ninth year in a row. This year the award for top female player in the province was awarded to second-year sensation Chloe Rowe of the Humber Hawks.
SIX HAWKS NAMED OCAA BADMINTON ALL-STARS
February 16, 2018
HAMILTON, ON: Six Humber Hawks student-athletes were honored as 2018 OCAA Badminton All-Stars on Friday in Hamilton at the OCAA Badminton Championship Breakfast. The six Humber players were OCAA West Division Regional Champions in their disciplines. Second year sensation Chloe Rowe was also honored as the 2017 OCAA Female Badminton Player of the Year. This was the ninth consecutive year that a Humber player was recognized as the top female player in the province. WOMEN'S DOUBLES Chloe Rowe & Elizabeth Duong MEN'S DOUBLES Darcy Schmidt & Cameron Lai MIXED DOUBLES Crystal Qu (Yuying) & Arpit Teneja All players will now enter play this afternoon in search of another OCAA championship. Play commences this afternoon in Hamilton at Mohawk College, and will continue until Saturday afternoon and medal round play.
OCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGIN - CLICK FOR HAWK UPDATES
February 16, 2018
HAMILTON, ON: the Humber Hawks have started their quest for team and individual titles at Mohawk College in Hamilton.
EIGHT HAWKS IN SEARCH OF OCAA BADMINTON GOLD
February 12, 2018
ETOBICOKE, ON: The Humber Hawks badminton team, currently the number ranked team in the country, will look to build on their West Regional success at the upcoming OCAA Championships. This coming weekend, February 16 & 17/18, Mohawk College will host to the top three finishers in each discipline from the East and West Divisions.
EIGHT OF TEN HAWKS ADVANCE TO OCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
February 03, 2018
MISSISSAUGA, ON: The Humber Hawks badminton team swept the men's, women's and overall team titles at the 2018 OCAA West Regional championships. Eight of the ten Hawks competing have also punched their ticket to the OCAA Championships.
#1 HAWKS PLAY FOR KEEPS AS REGIONALS OPEN FRIDAY
January 31, 2018
ETOBICOKE, ON: The Humber Hawks badminton team, the number one ranked team in the country, will look to continue the incredible success experienced over the last few years as they take to the court on Friday at the University of Toronto – Mississauga in the OCAA West Division Regional Championships.
BADMINTON TEAM SHINES AT ST. CLAIR OPEN
January 22, 2018
WINDSOR, ON: The Humber Hawks badminton team, the number one ranked team in the nation, continued to show why they are so highly touted this past weekend at the St. Clair Invitational in Windsor.
NEW LOOK HAWKS TO TAKE FLIGHT IN WINDSOR
January 17, 2018
ETOBICOKE, ON: The Humber Hawks badminton team will continue their preparation for the upcoming OCAA Regional and Provincial tournaments by travelling to Windsor this weekend to compete in the St. Clair Open
HAWKS STRENGTHEN SQUAD WITH ADDITION OF CRYSTAL QU
January 11, 2018
ETOBICOKE, ON: The Humber Hawks coaching staff have done it once again, as they have added one of the nation’s top women’s badminton players in Crystal (Yuying) Qu.