Vale Badminton Club

So to kick off the new decade, it was the ‘Clash of the Titans’! Two former international players facing off in what was tipped to be a high intensity match. And WOW they did not disappoint! There was some hard hitting, trick shot slicing and menacing rallies all on show, but it was Vale’s 1st pairing of Chris and Dave who used their experience and power to overcome the recently crowned WSS Carmarthenshire champions, to take Vale into a 1-0 lead. This trend continued, taking down Heath’s 2nd and 3rd pairing, giving Vale 3 valuable rubbers.

However, Heath are not a team to go down without a fight, and true to their word, they showed some class, taking down Vale 2nd pairing of Huw and Darius, eventually bringing the match to 3-3. Our boys put up a good fight, and will be ready for the rematch extravaganza.

So our chances of division one glory rested in the hands of Barry ‘I go through 3 rackets in one match’ Garnham and Martin ‘I can count, so I don’t need you to butt in and score in my game’ Dix.

This was no easy task, but they managed the first hurdle, taking down Heath’s 3rd pair 21-10, 21-11. A good start to a tense night. However, the dynamic duo had to square off against their highly talented first pair and despite giving their all, and coming close to winning, they managed to lose in 2 straight games.

The match is now set at 4-4 and it was up to the odd couple to bring home the gold. So 3 rackets, 6 shuttles, 10,000 smashes  and one dispute later, the boys managed to win the game 21-16 in the final set, to secure a 5-4 victory over Heath.

A big thanks to everyone who played, good effort boys.

This entry was posted on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 at 9:10 pm.
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