Posted: Feb 01, 2020

Badminton Advances All Five Disciplines to Provincials

ETOBICOKE – Two days and 121 matches later, the OCAA West Regional tournament concluded with Humber finishing top-two in all five disciplines.

Three-time national champion Chloe Rowe and partner Susanna Quach rolled through the tournament with a perfect 5-0 record. The duo combined to win each match by an average of 21-6.

Women's Doubles
Cambrian	21-5, 21-4
Conestoga	21-7, 21-3
Fanshawe	21-3, 21-11
Mohawk	21-7, 21-7
UTM	21-9, 21-8

Defending provincial champions Arpit Taneja and Ayubu Touray dominated regionals once again, finishing the two-day event 5-0 without dropping a set.

Men's Doubles
Cambrian	21-5, 21-4
Conestoga	21-14, 21-14
Fanshawe	21-5, 21-9
Mohawk	21-17, 21-1
UTM	21-15, 21-16

National champion Victoria Duong and partner Desmond Chan also finished the tournament perfect, not allowing their opponents to score more than 12 points in a set.

Mixed Doubles
Cambrian	21-6, 21-12
Conestoga	21-8, 21-12
Fanshawe	21-6, 21-4
Mohawk	21-7, 21-5
UTM	21-12, 21-3

Defending national champion Ramnish Kumar cruised to finals, before falling to Conestoga's Pranav Satheesh in a tough three-set battle. Melissa Duong also snared a second-place finish for Humber, falling to Glyvette Etis in the finals.

Ben Houle finished in fourth place, while Lalaine Siy finished in fifth.

Benjamin Houle		Ramnish Kumar
Cambrian	21-19, 14-21, 19-21	Conestoga	21-13, 21-7
Conestoga	9-21, 9-21	Fanshawe	21-6, 21-2
Fanshawe	21-13, 21-8	Mohawk	21-9, 21-9
Mohawk	21-14, 21-9	UTM	21-9, 21-7
UTM	18-21, 21-17, 16-21	Semi - Chen	21-12, 21-12
		Final - Satheesh	21-16, 16-21, 21-13

Lalaine Siy		Melissa Duong
Cambrian	21-6, 21-12	Cambrian	24-22, 21-8
Conestoga	21-8, 21-12	Fanshawe	21-16, 21-13
Fanshawe	21-6, 21-4	Mohawk	21-14, 21-14
Mohawk	21-7, 21-5	UTM	21-16, 21-6
UTM	21-12, 21-3	Semi - Anderson	21-13, 21-23, 21-18
		Final - Etis	11-21, 7-21