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2009 African Junior Badminton Championships

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2009 African Junior Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates2–5 August (Team event)
7–9 August (Individual event)
Edition9th
VenueArat Kilo Hall
LocationAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
← Gaborone 2007 Rose Hill 2011 →

The 2009 African Junior Badminton Championships were the continental badminton championships to crown the best youth players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Arat Kilo Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 2 to 9 August 2009.[1]

Tournament

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The 2009 African Junior Badminton Championships were held in two separate events. The mixed team event, officially All Africa U-19 Mixed Team Championships 2009, was a continental tournament to crown the best team in Africa. A total of 9 countries across Africa registered their players to compete at mixed team event.[2][3][4]

The individual event, officially All Africa U-19 Individual Championships 2009, was a continental tournament to crown the best players in Africa holding from 15 to 17 December.[5][6]

Venue

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This tournament was held at the Arat Kilo Hall in Addis Ababa with three courts.[7]

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Teams  South Africa  Mauritius  Ghana
 Ethiopia
Boys' singles South Africa Jacob Maliekal South Africa Edwin Johnson Ghana Daniel Aryee
South Africa Jason Coetzer
Girls' singles Seychelles Alisen Camille Mauritius Kate Foo Kune South Africa Debbie Godfrey
Mauritius Yeldy Louison
Boys' doubles South Africa Jacob Maliekal
South Africa Jason Coetzer 		Ghana Daniel Sam
Ghana Daniel Aryee 		South Africa Jamie MacManus
South Africa Justin Mortimer
Uganda Herbert Ubayo
Uganda Ian Senoga
Girls' doubles Mauritius Kate Foo Kune
Mauritius Yeldy Louison 		South Africa Sandra le Grange
South Africa Jennifer van der Berg 		Botswana Boitumelo Mpipi
Botswana Lgeso Kgosidiile
Uganda Bridget Shamim Bangi
Uganda Daisy Nakalyengo
Mixed doubles South Africa Jacob Maliekal
South Africa Debbie Godfrey 		South Africa Jason Coetzer
South Africa Jennifer van der Berg 		Botswana Tlholego Chamo
Botswana Lgeso Kgosidiile
Mauritius Christopher Paul
Mauritius Yeldy Louison

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Ethiopia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Africa43310
2 Mauritius1225
3 Seychelles1001
4 Ghana0123
5 Botswana0022
 Uganda0022
7 Ethiopia*0011
Totals (7 entries)661224

Team event

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Knockout stage

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Semi-finals Final
      
 Mauritius 3
 Ghana 0
 Mauritius 2
 South Africa 3
 Ethiopia 0
 South Africa 3

Final

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Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa 6 6 0 6 +24 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Mauritius 5 4 1 4 +15 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ghana 5 3 2 3 +8 Eliminated in semi-finals
 Ethiopia 4 2 2 2 −2
5  Uganda 4 2 2 2 +1 Eliminated in group stage
6  Algeria 3 1 2 1 +1
7  Botswana 4 1 3 1 −6
6  Sudan 3 0 3 0 −15
7  Kenya 4 0 4 0 −18

References

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  1. ^ "Le Midi Libre - Sport - Les badmintoniens algeriens en lice". www.lemidi-dz.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  2. ^ "Uganda’s run shattered". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  3. ^ "Ofoyuru confident of badminton success". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  4. ^ "Brazil 2016: Ghana gains slot in Badminton - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  5. ^ Yumpu.com. "Verenuus - September 2009 - Boland Badminton". yumpu.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  6. ^ "Return of badminton players and weightlifters from African championships-Triumphant return for African junior champions -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  7. ^ Katende, Norman (2009-08-05). "Ugandans Turn to Singles in Addis Meet". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-10-20 – via AllAfrica.
  8. ^ "Badminton : Maurice décroche l'argent aux Championnats d'Afrique juniors". L'Express (in French). 5 August 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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