Ashaway sponsored the
BUCS badminton individual championships for the 3rd year running and this year saw the best tournament to date.
The event is like no other, firstly there are the huge draws with around 400 competitors, but what really makes this tournament is the atmosphere that the students create which is electric, from the 1st round of the singles all the way to the mixed doubles finals, the courts are surrounded by supporters chanting, cheering and even bongo drums. The team kits are superb and some of the customes and mascots even better! They know how to have a good time too, the saturday night party (before the finals on Sunday!) is legendary.
As well as the BUCS representatives the tournament is run by a team of volunteers who work from 8.45am till 9.00pm each day, the tournament really would be nothing without them. Ashaway were on hand to help where they could at shuttlecock control, and we had support from
Maurice Robinson Sports with the Ashaway exhibition, stringing service and shop (our personal thanks to them).
This years championships saw the very highest standard of competition, world ranked players included Richard Vaughan (former world no. 7) won the singles title, Richard has used Ashaway string throughout his career and despite a rest from competitive badminton was still very strong throughout the gruelling 3 day schedule.
Ashaway sponsored players at the event included Richard Wrigley (mens singles and doubles quarter finalist), Ivor Griffiths (mixed doubles bronze medalist).
Shuttlecocks - Ashaway supplied
International shuttles for the tournament and the feedback on them was excellent, it was said that they were the best quality shuttle used at the tournament in recent memory.
