Twilight doubles yield surprises

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

Unexpected results were a feature of Round 2 of twilight badminton doubles at the Badminton Centre last Thursday.

New players have become more tactical in their matchplay, outwitting some of the more experienced players.

It was pleasing to see that “Should be at the Pub!!!” survived their four matches on a hot night.

Results: Salt’npepper def TK Folden 25-19; def “Should be at the Pub!!!” 30-16; def “The Hills” 22-20.

TK Folden def Cyn & Ema 27-12; def “We will be joining them!” 26-6.

Knightmares def Moa Hunters 31-20; def “Should be at the Pub!!!” 27-25; def “The Hills” 27-25.

Tina & Rubi def Susan & Adrianne 22-12; def “We will be joining them!” 29-13.

“The Hills” def “We will be joining them!” 23-18.

“Should be at the Pub!!!” def Moa Hunters 30-14; lost to Cyn & Ema 27-19.

The Knights def Moa Hunters 37-9; def Cyn & Ema 23-18; def Racketeers 24-17.

“What’s up Cuz” def Racketeers 30-15; def Susan & Adrianne 28-22; def Tina & Rubi 27-19; Susan & Adrianne def Racketeers 30-19.

Draw for tomorrow —All teams are asked to be at the Badminton Centre ready to play at 6pm.

Players unable to play should find a replacement, or let organiser Linda White know by phoning 027 246 8660 or sending an email message to whiterere1@gmail.com