Vale Badminton Club

A tough night for Men’s B.

Just getting to the venue should count as a minor victory. It’s a long way from the Vale. Even longer if you take some of the more interesting routes selected by certain team members. I have two words for you guys: Tom Tom…

Once all were assembled, in the correct town, we assessed the venue. Suffice to say we won’t be seeing the Yonex Open played out of there anytime soon. Last time I saw that many different lines on a floor I’d just dropped a map of the London underground…

As is now the norm Glyn and Nige’ bombed spectacularly against the home team 1st pair. Nathan and Byron gave us a scare by allowing the 2nds to take it to 3 but then knocked it up a gear and comfortably won the 3rd rubber. It was going to be a long night.

There had been some sort of admin error at team selection HQ and Mat found himself with the same partner (Chris Rowbottom) for two matches straight (Don’t worry it won’t happen again…). Unfortunately they are still getting to know each other’s game and couldn’t beat the home 3rds.

The home 1st pair remained consistent and made short work of all Vale pairings. Glyn and Nige’ coasted to easy wins against the home 2nd and 3rds and Nathan and Byron dispatched the 3rds without fuss leaving the match at 4-4. Could Mat and Chris gel as a pair in time to bring home the vital final game?

Er, No. But not for lack of trying. It went to 3 at which point it all got a bit too much and the home team 2nds took the match. So barring another shock revelation the B’s first defeat this season.

Final score 5-4. Check your calendars for the return leg it may just be a vital match…

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 3:27 pm.
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