On three fronts to start

The Alfajarín and San Sebastián tournaments open the season this weekend of competitions of the national badminton calendar with a presence from Alto Aragon.

Shines with its own light Alfajarín tournament, to play between Saturday and Sunday, a Master Sub-15 and Sub-19 cataloged with 8 Stars and which, due to the level it presents, is already difficult to access. More than a hundred players will gather at the Zaragoza court.

The Huesca La Magia del Badminton Huesca comes with a good representation. In the men’s U-15 category, the first swords participate: Alejandro Gállego (seed number 1), Raúl Bergua (2), Gonzalo Isabal (3) and Alejandro Yagües (5).

In addition to competing in the individual teams, with strong aspirations to reach the final, they will also compete in the doubles team, where they will also fight for victory. The two “alejandros” (Gállego and Yagües on the one hand) and Bergua-Isabal on the other.

On U-15 girls, Badminton Huesca features Carla Ruiz (who returns to competition after a long absence due to a meniscus injury) and Carla Pérez, who arrives as seed number six. Both will also compete in doubles.

Next to them will be the sisters Sara and Emma Bibián, from the VV Osca team.

In the Under-19s, also with the cream of the crop on the national scene, Huesca La Magia has in the men’s category with Pablo Rodríguez and Hugo Escuer, this last ninth favorite. In females, Aurora Otín (which has the most complicated group with a first duel against the first favorite, the Asturian Laura Alvarez) and Julia Pomar. Both will also play doubles.

San Sebastián, with two S-13s

On Sunday, in San Sebastián, Huesca La Magia will participate in a TTR3 Stars destined for U-13 and U-17 categories. A tournament that brings together a majority of players from the northern area (Basque Country, Cantabria, Navarra and La Rioja, as well as Aragon) and which will include Gállego and Jorge Royo from Huesca, both U-13, who will also play in doubles . A good opportunity for the two promising young women to enjoy the experience and “scratch” a medal.

Two seniors in Guadarrama

AND in Guadarrama a senior category TTR is disputed In which they will be Reyes Arcas and Pablo Puertas, both from Huesca La Magia, in search of points for the next Senior Spanish Championship in Vitoria.