Bath students past and present help Avon win Badminton England Senior County Championships Premiership title for first time
University of Bath student-athlete Toby Dillingham has helped Avon secure the Badminton England Senior County Championships Premiership title for the first time.
The Mechanical Engineering student, supported by the Student Performance Sport Breakthrough Programme, recorded an important victory in the men’s doubles with Barney Chua Yue Chern as Avon beat Surrey 7-4 in a decisive last league fixture on Sunday.
That result – Avon’s sixth win from nine matches – meant they beat Surrey to top spot by two points having won 57 rubbers overall during the season compared to 55 for their opponents.
Also in the victorious squad were Bath alumni Cara Collins, Devon Minnis and Stephanie Pinharry, as well as University of Bath badminton performance squad player Martha Ng.
Meanwhile, double Paralympic silver-medallist Dan Bethell was runner-up at the Spanish Para Badminton International in Toledo after being edged out 21-17 13-21 21-17 by Ukraine’s Oleksandr Chyrkov in an epic SL3 final which lasted 139 minutes – the second-longest match ever recorded.
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