Well done to our Div 5 team who finished 3rd overall in their grade. Fought hard to lose 9 - 7 to Waitakere 3 in the semi-final but then went on to beat Hutt Valley comfortably 12 - 4 in 3rd/4th playoff! Great effort!!! - Well done the Vets who beat BOP 6 - 3 and Waikato 5 - 4 in Gisborne on Saturday Aug 7 - Congratulations to Ruawai Te Rata who won the Wellington Junior Open Girls u17 Doubles, the u17 Mixed Doubles and was runner up in the u17 Girls Singles on Sat July 24 - Masters 1 Beat Counties Manukau 8 - 4 and lost to top ranked Hutt Valley 8 - 4 in Hamilton on July 24 - Masters 2 lost to Thames Valley 8 - 4 and beat North Harbour 7 - 5 in Waihi on July 24 Yay!!!!! - - Congratulations to our Senior Div 5 side who beat Oroua, 13 - 3 and Wellington North 9 - 7 in Tawa on July 17. Awesome !!!! - Congratulations to our Senior Div 3 Side who beat Auckland 4 - 11 to 5 and BOP 2, 12 - 4 in Hamilton on July 17 Yay!!!!
Dylan Roberts Div 3, Kriengsak Suttiprawat (Tee) Div 3, Josh Curry Div 3, Wayne Young Div 3, Tiyaporn Div 3, Tanya Roberts Div 3, Lillian Hsu Div 3, Danny Chia Div 5, Gary Teague Div 5, Johnny Crawford Div 5, Mike Newton Div 5, Lance McDonald Div 5, Lisa Miller Div 5, Rose Wapp Div 5, Michelle Boudreau Div 5, Ruawai Te Rata Div 5
Each year Manawatu enters teams in the Senior Div 3 and Div 5 sections of the North Island Badminton NZ Teams Competition.
A Seniors team has a minimum of 4 women and 4 men. A Tie consists of 4 womens singles matches, 4 mens singles matches, 2 womens doubles matches, 2 mens doubles matches and 4 mixed doubles matches: a total of 16 matches. Each match is the best of 3 games to 21 points with extension.
A major change has been made to the 2010 competition for Div 3. Instead of 2 zones of 6 teams each with play-offs, the competitions now has 9 teams playing as one group which gives a total of 4 weekends with 2 teams played each weekend. The group winner plays the South Island winner for the NZ title and for promotion to the New Zealand- wide Division 2 (Slazenger Cup). Relegation is the fate of the team finishing in 9th position.
24 April in Hawkes Bay Manawatu 1 vs Wanganui - Won 11- 5 Manawatu 1vs Hawkes Bay 1 - Won 11 - 1 To read about the weekend CLICK HERE
29 May in Wellington (Wellington Badminton Centre) CLICK HERE for map Manawatu 1 vs Waitakere 2 - Won 9 - 7 Manawatu 1 vs Counties Man 1 - Won 15 - 1
17 July in Hamilton (East Link Stadium in Dey St) CLICK HERE for map Manawatu 1 vs Auckland 4 - Won 11 - 5 Manawatu 1 vs Bay of Plenty 2 - Won 12 - 4
21 August in Wanganui (Wanganui Badminton Hall, Springvale Park) CLICK HERE for a map Manawatu 1 vs Wellington 1 Manawatu 1 vs Waikato 2
2010 Draw for Div 5
There are two Zones of 6 teams, each with play offs. Manawatu 2 is in Zone B. Zone A contains Auckland 6, Eastland, Hawkes Bay 2, Hawkes Bay 3, Thames Valley and Waitakere 3
29 May in Feilding (Civic Centre) CLICK HERE for map Manawatu 2 vs Horowhenua-Kapiti 2 Won 15 - 1 Manawatu 2 v Hutt Valley 2 - Lost 8 all (on countback)
17 July at Wellington North CLICK HERE for map Manawatu 2 vs Oroua - Won 13 - 3 Manawatu 2 vs Wellington North - Won 9 - 7
21 August in Napier (Cnr of Meeanee Rd and Gavin Black St) CLICK HERE for map SF 1: Hutt Valley vs Eastland SF 2: Waitakere 3 vs Manawatu 2 - Lost 9 - 7 1st/2nd: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF 2 3rd/4th: Manawatu vs Hutt Valley SF2 Won 12 - 4
21 August in Bay of Plenty 3rd, 4th, & 5th Zone A vs 3rd, 4th, & 5th Zone B play each other for places and to avoid relegation
