U13 Championship Held as Part of 20 July Events

SALİH AND İZGİ WIN THE UNDER-13 BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP

The Under-13 TRNC Championship, organised by our federation as part of the 20 July events, was held on Friday 12 July 2019 at the Near East College Sports Hall. Matches began at 08.30 and ended with an award ceremony at 14.00. A total of 29 closely fought matches were played across 5 categories. In a thrilling women's singles final, İzgi Mertdin beat Nehir M. Deniz 2-1 to take the title, while in the men's event Salih D. Öztürk beat Başar Kuzel to become champion. Speaking before the award ceremony, Federation President Fırat Deniz thanked all the athletes for their outstanding performance despite the heat, the coaches who trained them and the referees who officiated throughout. He also thanked the parents and fans who followed the matches from early morning to the last match, saying that every child who took part was a champion and that the real winner was Turkish Cypriot badminton.

Under-13 results:

MEN'S SINGLES:

1. SALİH D. ÖZTÜRK
2. BAŞAR KUZEL
3. ARAL POLİLİ
4. HASAN TEZEL

WOMEN'S SINGLES:

1. İZGİ MERTDİN
2. NEHİR M. DENİZ
3. İNCİNAZ ÜNGÜDER
4. EMEL ÖZÇELİK

MEN'S DOUBLES:

1. SALİH D. ÖZTÜRK – JACOB ÖZİKİZ
2. BAŞAR KUZEL – ARAL POLİLİ
3. ERAY MERTTÜRK – SARP E. MUTLUEL
4. METEHAN ÇELİK – MUHAMMET M. ÖĞDÜM

WOMEN'S DOUBLES:

1. İZGİ MERTDİN – İNCİNAZ ÜNGÜDER
2. EMEL ÖZÇELİK – MEYRA BAŞTAŞ
3. KÜBRA KAHRAMAN – EMİNE KAYNAR
4. NİLGÜN AKBULUT – DURU BAĞLAR

MIXED DOUBLES:

1. NEHİR M. DENİZ – HASAN TEZEL
2. DURU BAĞLAR – EROL AKBULUT
3. DUDU D. DEMİR – KEMAL ŞAH

TEAM STANDINGS:

1. NEU
2. UNIVERSITY OF KYRENIA
3. GENÇLİK GÜCÜ
4. NET SPOR