After a series of very competitive semi-final matches the bronze
and gold medal matches have been set for the 2013 CCAA Badminton
National Championship hosted by Georgian College in Barrie,
Ont.
Top-ranked men's single player Dan Kai of the NAIT Ooks from the
Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference was able to defeat
fourth-seeded Pat Thompson representing the wildcard Pacwest team
in two straight sets 21-12 and 21-18.
In what was likely the game of the semi-finals was the rematch
between Langara College's Jason Sun and Humber College's
Tim Chiu. After an hour and two minute battle in
the round robin, both competitors pushed each other to the limit
once again. After Chiu took the opening set 21-12, Sun was able to
get back into the game with a big 21-17 win to send the match to a
third and final set. In the final match Sun, a native of Taiwan,
was able to pull out a 21-10 set win to take the match 2-1.
This sets up a gold medal match between Kai and Sun for the gold
medal. Kai was the winner of their first match 2-1 in what lines up
to be an excellent rematch. Chiu will face Pat Thompson for the
bronze medal.
In the women's singles RuiLin Huang of Douglas College kept
rolling defeating Valerie Breen from Boreal
College 2-0 (21-5, 21-5). Melissa Liew from Vancouver Island
University defeated Carol Dela Cerna from Seneca
College 2-0 (21-13, 21-15) to set up an all Pacwest conference gold
medal match.
The two top teams will meet in men's doubles for the gold medal
after undefeated Nathan Choi and Wei (Ray) Luo made quick work of
the team of Jimin Jung and Ian
Tang of Seneca College by a 2-0 score (21-6, 21-8). They
will meet Willis Kwee and Andy Wong representing Kwantlen in an all
Pacwest conference gold medal matchup. Kwee and Wong were able to
get past NAIT's Andy Ko and Jason Chou in the semis by a 2-0 score
(21-16, 21-12). Meanwhile Jimin Jung and Ian Tang will meet Ko and
Chou in the bronze medal match.
In women's doubles, favourites from Humber College Tracy
Wong and Renee Yip defeated the host team
from Georgian College of Rebecca Trischler and
Carolyn Tubman 2-0 (21-12, 21-11) to earn a spot
in the final. They will face the team of Amy Leung and Charmagne
Yeung from Douglas College whose only loss in the championship came
from their opposition from Humber. Leung and Yeung defeated Ellexis
Lathan and Renee Au 2-0 (21-13, 21-12) in the semi-finals.
The mixed doubles bracket continued the trend with all the top
seeded teams winning in the semi-finals. Lei Chen and Jessica Yu of
NAIT defeated the fourth seed from Humber College in Ryan
Chow and Suzy Yan 2-0 (21-13, 21-14) to
earn a spot in the gold medal game. Ashley Jan and Matt Downton
earned their spot for a chance at gold after defeating Pacwest
rivals Chris (Kai Chiu) Chung and Paulina (Chien Min) Hsu 2-0
(21-14, 21-12). Lei Chen and Jessica Yu won the round robin match
in a tight 2-1 game.
Saturday's action begins with the bronze medal and fifth/sixth
place matches beginning at 10 a.m. The gold medal matches
will take centre stage at the Georgian College Athletic Centre at 1
p.m. Fans are encouraged to attend the finals live but you
can catch the games streamed live at sportslive.ca.
Source: Georgian College