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Yonex East Of Scotland Tournament     

Once again the East of Scotland Championships provided a weekend of very high quality and exciting badminton. We were delighted to welcome a number of top players from England and Wales, adding to the array of top Scottish players competing in the event. While it was disappointing that a number of high profile players in seeded positions were unable to compete, this did not detract from what was a very successful tournament.

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Unexpected meeting

3 of Lothian’s top junior players (Usman Ulhaq, Michael Campbell and Matthew Carder) were in luck when they came across the Olympic Champion Lin Dan in the same restaurant after the Friday night session at the 2009 All England Championships. Lin Dan happily signed autographs and posed for photos with the 3 boys. Meeting our boys must have inspired him as he went on to regain his All England crown later in the weekend!

2009 Yonex East of Scotland Championships

Despite missing a number of familiar faces as a result of Inter County commitments and the forthcoming European Junior event in Milan, entries were up on the previous year at the 2009 Yonex East of Scotland Championships held at Meadowbank on the 28th and 29th March. Lothian players were well to the fore in the finals and 3 of the 5 titles went to the same players who had triumphed in the Glasgow Championships earlier in the month.

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Lothian Group Successes 07 08

The 2007-08 season proved once again to be a very successful one for many Lothian players from Junior level up to the Veteran ranks. At the end of the season, the group was proud to recognise the achievement of the following players who were all National Champions.

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Yonex East of Scotland Junior Championships 2007 (November 07)

Once again the Yonex East of Scotland Junior Championships brought together the most talented juniors from the under 13 age group up to under 19 from all parts of Scotland as well as players from Ireland and England with entries up once again on the previous year.

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Lothian Junior Successes (June 07)

For many years now, we have become accustomed to Lothian’s juniors achieving a high level of success within the Scottish circuit. This year has been no exception, as can be seen by the number of National champions from Lothian this year.

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National Veterans Champions (November 06)

Lothian veterans performed very successfully at the National Veterans Championships held at the Cockburn Centre on 4th/5th November.

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Yonex East of Scotland Junior Championships 2006 (November 06)

This year’s East of Scotland Junior Championships was another highly successful event, once more attracting players from Ireland, England and Wales as well as a wide array of talented Scottish players. For the first time, semi finals and finals were held at Heriot-Watt University which proved to be an excellent venue.

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Inter Group Tournament (October 06)

Lothian finished 2nd to Midlands in this year’s Inter Group tournament held at the Cockburn Centre on 28th October.

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VICTORY in 2006 Under 14 Anglo Scottish League (February 06)

Lothian’s Under 14 team emerged victorious in the U-14 Anglo Scottish Badminton Tournament, held at Gateshead Leisure Centre on the 18th & 19th Feb.

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