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WE can´t make you into a world-class badminton player but we can help YOU work your way there. Remember, you are what you believe yourself to be.

The Cambs Badminton Academy is a new dimension in badminton coaching, competition and training in Cambridgeshire, working together with players, coaches and parents to create a sustainable, performance centre environment for our future generations of elite badminton players.

We are an entirely voluntary organisation, with every single one of us putting in all our time for nothing and we do this because we are committed to enabling our young (and older) members achieve whatever level they wish to achieve in the wonderful sport of badminton.

We regard the development of a person´s badminton career from early age to podium (hey, we have ambition too!) as something precious that must be nurtured and treated holistically. Every single member of our Academy is regarded as an individual and each one will be given the coaching and encouragement that best suits their own expectations, ambitions and drive. Each junior member will be given opportunities in badminton that will increase their confidence, their ability and their enjoyment of the sport. And, where someone shows exceptional talent and promise they will be guided on a pathway that will take them as far as they wish to go.

We offer year round coaching to anyone, of any ability and of any age without discrimination or judgement. You can read more about us in the About Us page (funnily enough!) and if you keep checking back on this site you will keep up to date with all the events and goings-on we are involved with.

2nd CAMBS JUNIOR OPEN TOURNAMENT

The Cambs Badminton Academy organised the 2nd Cambs Junior Open Tournament at CRC, Cambridge, on Sunday 11th September and this year there were even more competitors than ever. 88 juniors from Cambridgeshire, Worcestershire. Bedfordshire, Norfolk, London, all participated in a very competitive, yet friendly, atmosphere with some very close matches played. This year the organisers added new age groups to the tournament and this proved a real success.

There were 4 age groups - U12, U15, U18 and U21 in two playing categories - County/League and Social/Club. The U18 and U21 age groups had mixed doubles as an added discipline and this, as usual, proved very popular!

There were many Academy successes in the tournament and we are really proud of all our players. Academy successes were:

U12 boys - Winner, Jamie He (CBA Chesterton) and Runner Up, Joseph Barker (CBA Hinchingbrooke)
U12 girls - Winner, Hannah Milton (CBA Hinchingbrooke)
U12 boys doubles - Winners, Jamie He (CBA Chesterton)/James Xu (CBA Chesterton)
U15 boys (social) - Winner, Sam Smith (CBA Linton/Hinchingbrooke), Runner Up, Jamie Rutter (CBA, Hinchingbrooke)
U15 boys doubles (social) - Winners, Jamie Rutter and Jamie Veitch (CBA, Hinchingbrooke), Runners Up, Aaron May (CBA Hinchingbrooke) and Sam Smith (CBA Linton)
U15 girls (county) - Runner Up, Gemma McGuire (CBA, Linton and Hinchingbrooke)
U15 girls (county) - Runners Up, Gemma McGuire (CBA, Linton) and Kyra Donovan (CBA, Stanground)
U18 girls doubles (social) - Winners, Lizzy Brooks (CBA Hinchingbrooke) and Lele Chen, Runners Up, Natalie Primavera (CBA Hinchingbrooke) and Catherine Owen (CBA Linton)
U18 mixed doubles (social), Winners, Lele Chen and Michael Duncan (CBA Hinchingbrooke and Chesterton), Runners Up, Natalie Primavera (CBA Hinchingbrooke) and Robbie Zhao (CBA Linton)
U21 county mixed doubles - Runners Up, Anne Corbett (Worcs) and David Shepherd (CBA Hinchingbrooke).

Most of our players got through to the play-offs and all of our players were exceptional! Well done to all.