The Campbell River Badminton Club hosted its annual tournament Jan. 8-10 at the Sportsplex.
Eighty-seven players including 21 who play in three clubs in Campbell River competed in Open events, 30+, 40+, 50+, 55+, 65+ and 70+ events. Campbell Players did extremely overall.
Competitors came from various parts of the province including Prince George, New Westminster, Delta, Victoria, Sayward, Nanaimo, Duncan, Courtenay, Comox and Campbell River.
Sheila Wardman of Eagle Bay, Shuswap travelled to play with her two brothers, Roy Wheeldon of Victoria and John Wheeldon of Campbell River.
It was exciting to have all three Wheeldons play in our tournament as it has been 27 years or so since that has happened. Their father John Wheeldon Sr. was a long time member of the Campbell River Club and played many a tournament around the province.
The tournament has either elimination draws of four events, main round, Plate, Special Plate and Consolation Plate as well as several Round Robin draws.
Campbell River players from the CRBC club, the 50+ daytime badminton group and players from the city’s Tuesday night badminton program competed and did very well.
In their first tournaments, Joe Mailloux won the 30+ Men’s Singles, Pam Pick with Cathy McCartney won the 55+ Women’s Doubles.
Marc McGraw, who also was the host of the Dinner held at Quay West Restaurant Saturday night competed with Dori Manely and won the main draw of 40+ Mixed.
The next event for many of these players will be the Masters Tournament in Victoria in February.
Campbell River Badminton Tournament – Campbell River results
Cameron Cairncross
4th in Round Robin (RR) – 50+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Bill Chudyk (Victoria).
3rd in RR – 60+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Ian MacLean (Campbell River).
1st in RR – 65+ & 70+ Men’s Singles
Winners – Plate Event – 60+ & 65 + Mixed Doubles; Partner – Cathy McCartney (CR).
Ross Campbell
4th in RR – 55+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Don Pennell (CR).
2nd in RR – 60+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Don Pennell.
Winners – Special Plate Event; Partner – Cathy McCartney (CR).
Martin Carter
Semis – Plate Event – Open Men’s Doubles; Partner – Marc McGraw.
5th in RR – 30+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Sherry Baxter (Courtenay).
4th in RR – 40+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Marc McGraw (CR).
Alissa Derrick
Finalists – Consolation Plate – Open Women’s Doubles; Partner – Sandra Reeves (Duncan).
Tyler Field
Finalists - Special Plate – Open Men’s Doubles; Partner – Joe Mailloux (CR).
3rd in RR – 30+ Men’s Singles.
4th in RR – 30+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Joe Mailloux.
Mike DeVos
Semis – Consolation Plate – Open Men’s Singles.
Finalists – Consolation – Open Men’s Doubles; Partner – Jenner Richards (Victoria).
3rd in RR – 55+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Murry Serjeant (Nan).
Jeanelle Fischer
4th in RR – 60/65_ Women’s Doubles; Partner – Mary Mark (Nanaimo).
Winners – Consolation Plate – 60/65+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Paul Jennings (CR).
Winners – Plate Event – 70+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Mike Hrybko (CR).
Mike Hrybko
3rd in RR – 65 & 70 Men’s Singles.
2nd in RR – 65+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Ian MacLean.
2nd in RR – 70+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Wally Hrybko (Sayward).
Winners – Plate Event – 70+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Jeanelle Fischer (CR).
Wally Hrybko
2nd in RR – 65 & 70 Men’s Singles.
2nd in RR – 70+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Mike Hrybko (CR).
Finalists – Consolation Plate – 70+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Anna Robitaille (Comox).
Paul Jennings
3rd in RR – 65+ Mens Doubles; Partner – Michael Robert (Nanaimo).
Winners – Consolation Plate – 60/65+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Jeanelle Fischer.
3rd RR – 70+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Michael Robert.
Winners – Consolation Plate – 70+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Cheryle Sosnowski (Nanaimo).
Jill Little
2nd RR – WD 55+; Partner – Sandy Curran (Nanaimo).
Finalists – Plate – 50+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Murray Serjeant (Nanaimo).
Finalists – Consolation Plate – 55+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Murray Serjeant.
Ian MacLean
3rd RR – 60+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Cameron Cairncross.
2nd RR – 65+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Mike Hrybko.
Joe Mailloux
Finalists – Special Plate – Open Men’s Doubles; Partner – Tyler Field.
Winner 30+ Men’s Singles.
4th RR – 30+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Tyler Field.
Dori Manley
Winners Special Plate – Open Women’s Doubles; Partner – Tina Chen (Vancouver).
Winners – 30/40/50+ Women’s Doubles; Partner – Janice Walker (Nanaimo).
Winners – Open Mixed Doubles; Partner – Bryan Cassels (Victoria).
Winners – 40+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Marc McGraw (CR).
Cathy McCartney
Winners - Consolation Plate – 30/40/50+ Women’s Doubles; Partner – Pam Pick (CR).
Winners – 55+ Women’s Doubles; Partner – Pam Pick.
Winners – Special Plate – 55+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Ross Campbell (CR).
Marc McGraw
Semis – Plate Event – Open Men’s Doubles; Partner – Martin Carter.
4th in RR – 40+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Martin Carter.
Winners – 40+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Dori Manley.
Don Pennell
Winners – Plate – 50+ Mixed; Partner – Pam Pck.
4th in RR – 55+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Ross Campbell.
Winners – Consolation Plate – 55+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Pam Pick.
2nd in RR – 60+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Ross Campbell.
Pam Pick
Winners – Consolation Plate – 30/40/50+ Women’s Doubles; Partner – Cathy McCartney.
Winners – 55+ Women’s Doubles; Partner – Cathy McCartney.
Winners – Plate – 50+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Don Pennell.
Winners – Consolation Plate – 55+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Don Pennell.
Cindy Simpson
3rd RR – 60/65+ Women’s Doubles; Partner – Barb Aven.
Winners – 55+ Women’s Doubles; Partner – Barb Aven.
Finalists – 60/65+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Bert Sundbert (Parksville).
Winners – 70+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Bert Sundbert.
John Wheeldon
1st in RR – 40+ Men’s Doubles; Partner – Roy Wheeldon (Victoria).
Semis– Plate – 50+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Sheila Wheeldown (Eagle Bay).
Anna Robitaille
5th RR – 60/65+ Women’s Doubles; Partner – Cheryle Sosnowski.
3rd RR – 70+ Women’s Doubles; Partner – Cheryle Sosnowski.
Finalists – Consolation Plate – 70+ Mixed Doubles; Partner – Wally Hrybko.
In a previous version of this story, there was an error in Cindy Simpson’s results listing. It has been corrected.