Archived article · 19 December 2015. This article is out of date; dates, fees and contact details in it may no longer be valid. Latest news
CHAMPIONS IN BOTH GIRLS' AND BOYS' EVENTS
The Carlton Juniors League, organised by our federation and sponsored by Anıl Spor, ended on Friday 18 December 2015 with the fourth week's matches at the Atatürk Sports Hall. Near East University (NEU) won both the girls' and boys' leagues. In the girls' league, Akdeniz Spor Birliği finished second and Hedef Badminton third; in the boys' league, Gençlik Gücü were second and Gönendere third.
Next up: the Youth League
After the final week's matches, Federation President Fırat Deniz said a juniors league had been held in badminton for the first time in a long while. Thanking all the teams and athletes, he said they would soon launch the youth league as well. Deputy Director of the Sports Department Haldun Oktay then congratulated the athletes on their sportsmanship and highlighted the families' interest in the matches. Oktay said it had been shown that, given the means, excellent events can be organised in sports other than football too.
Award ceremony
Cups and medals were presented after the speeches. In the girls' event, Sports Department Deputy Director Haldun Oktay presented the cup to first-placed NEU, Anıl Spor Director Engin Anıl to second-placed Akdeniz Spor Birliği, and Dr. Serhat Deniz, head of the Sports Department training unit and President of Akdeniz Spor Birliği, to third-placed Hedef Badminton. In the boys' event, Federation President Fırat Deniz presented the cup to NEU, Federation Vice-President Erhan Sevgin to Gençlik Gücü and Federation Finance Director Levent Dağaşan to Gönendere. Plaques of thanks were also given to the sports press for their contribution to badminton: Yenidüzen sports editor Burhan Gürkan, and Yeşim Tuncel Kotak and Tonguç Kotak, producers and presenters of Spor Artı on BRT HD.
Final week results and standings:
GIRLS: SCORE:
AKDENİZ S. B – GENÇLİK GÜCÜ 3-2
YAKIN DOĞU Ü. – HEDEF BADMİNTON 5-0
AKDENİZ S. B – HEDEF BADMİNTON 4-1
BOYS: SCORE:
AKDENİZ S. B – GENÇLİK GÜCÜ 0-5
YAKIN DOĞU Ü. – HEDEF BADMİNTON 4-1
AKDENİZ S. B – HEDEF BADMİNTON 0-5
CARLTON JUNIOR GIRLS' BADMINTON LEAGUE – STANDINGS
| TEAMS | P | W | L | SW | SL | SD | PTS |
| YAKIN DOĞU Ü. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
| AKDENİZ S. B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| HEDEF BADMİNTON | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
| GENÇLİK GÜCÜ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 5 |
| GÖNENDERE S. | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 4 |
CARLTON JUNIOR BOYS' BADMINTON LEAGUE – STANDINGS
| TEAMS | P | W | L | SW | SL | SD | PTS |
| YAKIN DOĞU Ü. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| GENÇLİK GÜCÜ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| GÖNENDERE S. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 6 |
| HEDEF BADMİNTON | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 5 |
| AKDENİZ S. B | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | -20 | 4 |