2009 African Junior Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 2–5 August (Team event) 7–9 August (Individual event) | ||
| Edition | 9th | ||
| Venue | Arat Kilo Hall | ||
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
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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
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
This tournament was held at the Arat Kilo Hall in Addis Ababa with three courts.[7]
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | South Africa | Mauritius | Ghana |
| Ethiopia | |||
| Boys' singles | Jacob Maliekal | Edwin Johnson | Daniel Aryee |
| Jason Coetzer | |||
| Girls' singles | Alisen Camille | Kate Foo Kune | Debbie Godfrey |
| Yeldy Louison | |||
| Boys' doubles | Jacob Maliekal Jason Coetzer |
Daniel Sam Daniel Aryee |
Jamie MacManus Justin Mortimer |
| Herbert Ubayo Ian Senoga | |||
| Girls' doubles | Kate Foo Kune Yeldy Louison |
Sandra le Grange Jennifer van der Berg |
Boitumelo Mpipi Lgeso Kgosidiile |
| Bridget Shamim Bangi Daisy Nakalyengo | |||
| Mixed doubles | Jacob Maliekal Debbie Godfrey |
Jason Coetzer Jennifer van der Berg |
Tlholego Chamo Lgeso Kgosidiile |
| Christopher Paul Yeldy Louison |
Medal table
* Host nation (Ethiopia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Mauritius | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Seychelles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Ghana | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Botswana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Uganda | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | Ethiopia* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
Team event
Group A
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Group B
Source: New Vision
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Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Mauritius | 3 | ||||||||
| Ghana | 0 | ||||||||
| Mauritius | 2 | ||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | ||||||||
| Ethiopia | 0 | ||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | ||||||||
Final
South Africa 3 |
Arat Kilo Hall, Court 1 5 August 2009, 13:00 UTC+3 [8] |
Mauritius 2 |
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Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +24 | Champions | |
| Mauritius | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +15 | Runners-up | |
| 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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- ^ "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.
- ^ Katende, Norman (2009-08-05). "Ugandans Turn to Singles in Addis Meet". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-10-20 – via AllAfrica.
- ^ "Badminton : Maurice décroche l'argent aux Championnats d'Afrique juniors". L'Express (in French). 5 August 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2024.