1977 European Junior Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 9–14 April 1977 | ||
| Edition | 5th | ||
| Location | Ta' Qali, Malta | ||
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The 1977 European Junior Badminton Championships was the fifth edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Ta' Qali, Malta, in the month of April.[1] English players dominated by winning five out of six matches which includes the mixed team championships as well. Danish team won the Boys' doubles title. Kevin Jolly, the English player who was scheduled to play in three final showdowns suffered foot injury, preventing him from contesting all the matches. Thus, matches for only Girls' singles and Girls' doubles were played on final day. The large-scale final day had to be saved with some show matches. In these show matches, Sweden's Ulf Johansson beat Andy Goode, England, who was named champion in singles, while Jesper and Niels in doubles beat Nigel Tier & Gary Reeves, England, 18-13, 15-11.[2]
Medalists
Results
Semi-finals
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles | England Kevin Jolly | Sweden Göran Carlsson | 15–5, 15–10 |
| England Andy Goode | Sweden Ulf Johansson | 11–15, 15–12, 17–14 | |
| Girls' singles | Denmark Kirsten Meier | Denmark Agnethe Juul | 11–8, 2–11, 11–8 |
| England Karen Bridge | Sweden Carina Andersson | 11–7, 11–4 | |
| Boys' doubles | England Kevin Jolly England Nigel Tier |
Denmark Jan Hammergaard-Hansen Denmark Niels Hansen |
15–8, 15–12 |
| Denmark Jesper Toftlund |
Sweden Göran Carlsson Sweden Ulf Johansson |
17–14, 15–3 | |
| Girls' doubles | England Karen Bridge England Karen Puttick |
Scotland Jill Crombie Scotland Linda Gardner |
17–15, 15–8 |
| Scotland Joy Reid Scotland Pamela Hamilton |
Denmark Bente Terkelsen Denmark Charlotte Pilgaard |
15–12, 15–8 | |
| Mixed doubles | England Kevin Jolly England Karen Bridge |
Denmark Jan Hammergaard-Hansen Denmark Kirsten Meier |
15–6, 15–11 |
| England Nigel Tier England Karen Puttick |
Denmark Jesper Toftlund Denmark Karen Kiil |
15–5, 15–9 |
Final
| Category | Winner | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles | England Andy Goode | England Kevin Jolly | Walkover |
| Girls' singles | England Karen Bridge | Denmark Kirsten Meier | 11–8, 11–3 |
| Boys' doubles | Denmark Jesper Toftlund Denmark Niels Christensen |
England Kevin Jolly England Nigel Tier |
Walkover |
| Girls' doubles | England Karen Bridge England Karen Puttick |
Scotland Joy Reid Scotland Pamela Hamilton |
15–4, 15–5 |
| Mixed doubles | England Nigel Tier England Karen Puttick |
England Kevin Jolly England Karen Bridge |
Walkover |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of England.svg England (ENG) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |
References
- ↑ "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "Badminton Museet magazine 1977–05" (PDF) (in dansk).