Players take tactical approach in Winter Wackers badminton doubles

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

An improvement in players’ tactics was evident in the second round of the Winter Wackers badminton doubles last Thursday night.

Organisers were encouraged to see that players had moved from a “bashing game” to a more tactical approach where they thought about how to win.

Lots of laughter and fun accompanied games. Plenty of missed shots and some excellent shots enlivened proceedings.

The “shot of the day” accolade went to Paige Hindmarsh, according to a tie sheet.

Tomorrow is the final night of the competition and close contests seem likely. Water bottles and sweat towels may be essential!

Players are reminded that if they are going to be absent and can’t find a replacement, they should ring Linda White.

Round-robin Group 1: William and Thomas Garrett def Makuini Winiata/Gabe Perano 31-29; def Ra Leach/Shay Waikawa 31-19; def Dane Berry/Stella Perano 31-20;

Winiata/G Perano def Leach/Waikawa 31-22; def Berry/Perano 31-27.

Leach/Waikawa def Berry/Perano 31-23.

Round-robin Group 2: Theo Paul/Jonathan Sheng def Jestin Thomas/Jinesh Joseph 31-30; def Harpreet Singh/Sajan Sharma 31-18; def Rosita Brown/Kahu Brown 31-19.

Thomas/Joseph def Singh/Sharma 31-18; def R Brown/K Brown 31-19.

H Singh/Sharma def R Brown/K Brown 31-14.

Round-robin Group 3: Corey Lugtig/River Hooper def Johnny Gray/Tony Zhu 31-25; def Alex Megaw/Kelly West 31-20.

Gray/Zhu def Megaw/West 31-30;

Round-robin Group 4: Peter Min/Grahame Sutherland def Paige Hindmarsh/Tania Adamson 31-18; def Jim Adcock/Trevor Murray 31-22; def Dylan Babbington/Trev Baty 31-21.

Hindmarsh/Adamson def Adcock/Murray 31-16; def Babbington/Baty 31-28.

Adcock/Murray def Babbington/Baty 31-18.

6pm: All players are asked to be at the Badminton Centre ready to play new boxes.