Archived article · 02 July 2017. This article is out of date; dates, fees and contact details in it may no longer be valid. Latest news
NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONS IN BOTH GIRLS' AND BOYS' EVENTS
The Capital Bank Badminton Youth League, organised by our federation and sponsored by Capital Bank, ended on Saturday 1 July 2017 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, the University of Kyrenia finished second and Net Spor third; in the boys' league, the University of Kyrenia were again second and Akdeniz Spor Birliği third.
In the league, which began on 20 June and ended on 1 July, 125 matches were played across 25 fixtures (15 girls' and 10 boys'). The placing teams received their awards at a ceremony at the Atatürk Sports Hall at 13.00.
In his speech before the ceremony, Federation President Fırat Deniz said that 11 clubs taking part with 6 girls' and 5 boys' teams showed they were on the right track. He congratulated the club officials, coaches, athletes and referees, noting that thanks to their dedication the matches continued without interruption despite the heat. He said young people's love of badminton made them feel all the more obliged to organise such events and pushed the federation to work even harder. He said success comes from everyone's contribution, that the management had done this well during its two years in office, and thanked the Sports Department, the Turkish Badminton Federation, the clubs, athletes, coaches and the press for their support. He also thanked the representatives of Capital Bank, sponsor of the Youth League, and of Carlton, sponsor of the Juniors League.
Award ceremony
Cups and medals were presented to the successful teams after the speeches. In the girls' event, Federation President Fırat Deniz presented the cup to first-placed NEU, Akdeniz Spor Birliği President Serhat Deniz to second-placed University of Kyrenia, and Carlton Director Engin Anıl, sponsor of the Juniors League, to third-placed Net Spor. In the boys' event, President Fırat Deniz presented the cup to NEU, Capital Bank Deputy General Manager Sevdinç Kabus to the University of Kyrenia, and Capital Bank Communications Manager Alev Şensoy to Akdeniz Spor Birliği. Capital Bank Akdoğan Branch Manager İlknur Hacıoğlu and Federation Vice-President Ahmet Şah also presented awards to the girls' teams. Kültür Spor Club President Ahmet Arkan presented the fair play award to Gençlik Gücü. Federation Finance Director Levent Dağaşan and Board member Özlem Özuyanık presented certificates to the teams that finished fifth and sixth. Plaques of thanks were given to Carlton Director Engin Anıl and Capital Bank Deputy General Manager Sevdinç Kabus for their support. After plaques were presented to the participating clubs, the referees received certificates and medals, and the ceremony ended with a group photo. Officials were pleased to see the athletes so happy and keen despite the very hot weather.
Final week results and standings:
GIRLS: SCORE:
AKDENİZ S. B – NET SPOR K. 0-5
YAKIN DOĞU Ü. – GENÇLİK GÜCÜ 5-0
NET SPOR K. – KÜLTÜR S.K 5-0
BOYS: SCORE:
NET SPOR K. – GENÇLİK GÜCÜ 5-0
YAKIN DOĞU Ü. – GİRNE ÜN. 5-0
AKDENİZ S. B – NET SPOR K. 3-2
GENÇLİK GÜCÜ – YAKIN DOĞU Ü. 5-0
NET SPOR K. – GİRNE Ü. 1-4
CAPITAL BANK YOUTH GIRLS' BADMINTON LEAGUE – STANDINGS
| TEAMS | P | W | L | SW | SL | SD | PTS |
| 1- YAKIN DOĞU Ü. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 10 |
| 2- GİRNE Ü. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| 3- NET SPOR K. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| 4- KÜLTÜR SPOR K. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 4 |
| 5- GENÇLİK GÜCÜ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 2 |
| 6- AKDENİZ S.B | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 0 |
CAPITAL BANK YOUTH BOYS' BADMINTON LEAGUE – STANDINGS
| TEAMS | P | W | L | SW | SL | SD | PTS |
| 1- YAKIN DOĞU Ü. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
| 2- GİRNE Ü. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 3- AKDENİZ SPOR B. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 4 |
| 4- NET SPOR K. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 2 |
| 5- GENÇLİK GÜCÜ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 0 |