Regina athletes win at badminton provincial championships

Local results from SHSAA Provincial Badminton Championships which were held last weekend.

Regina Leader-Post
Published May 18, 2023  •  1 minute read
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Regina athletes pose with provincial medals
Regina athletes pose with their provincial badminton medals. From left to right in the back: Mathew Takach, Jon Kozak, Caleb Woodrow and Nataly Eng (front). Photo by Laurence Eng

Seven of the eight provincial qualifier teams from Regina high schools brought home medals in the 2023 Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association Provincial Badminton Championships last Saturday.

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The Regina team won four gold, one silver and two bronze medals. All three defending Regina champions won their respective events.

Defending girls singles champion Nataly Eng from O’Neil played the tournament’s first match and won the gold medal without losing a game. As a Grade 12 student, this tournament was Eng’s last provincial tournament at junior level.

Jon Kozak, the Grade 11 defending champion from LeBoldus, had a tough competition from Saskatoon in his pool. Barry Xie of St. Joseph finished first by beating Kozak in two games. However, Kozak was able to defeat Xie in a three-game match in the playoffs despite an injury close to the end of the match.

Ronggu (Jenny) Liu and Jiayan Cau of Campbell were the third defending champions from Regina. The duo was undefeated in their pool, losing only one game to a team from Nipawin. The Campbell duo faced the Nipawin team again at the final and won without conceding a game.

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Caleb Woodrow and Mathew Takach from LeBoldus were new provincial champion in boys doubles. After finishing fourth last year, Woodrow and Takach were undefeated this year. The Walter Murray team of Saskatoon was the only team to pose a significant threat to the LeBoldus duo in the final, but Woodrow and Takach were able to win the match, 21-19 and 21-19.

Winning silver was Campbell’s Sophie O’Neill in girls singles. Meanwhile, Daniel Xu (Gr. 10) and partner Jackson Lai took home bronze in the boys doubles event. Balfour’s Junhao Yuan also won bronze, while Campbell’s Jung Hao Cau and partner Jenny Chen won silver in mixed doubles.

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  1. Regina High Schools Athletic Association athletes pose with the gold medals they won Saturday at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association badminton championships in Rosthern. Shown, from left to right, are Jon Kozak of LeBoldus (boys singles), Jiayan Cau and Jenny Liu of Campbell (girls doubles) and Nataly Eng of O'Neill (girls singles).

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