Huelva has once again become the national capital of badminton with the dispute of the Absolute Final TOP Master and Sub17, a competition held from Friday to this Sunday at the Carolina Marín Sports Palace and which was reserved for the best volantes of both categories, limited to the 8 best players and to the 8 best doubles pairs.
A total of 76 players, 57 in the absolute test and 19 in the Sub17, have faced each other in search of the medals, which have been delivered this Sunday.
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In the absolute category, the great winner has been the Madrid CAR player Ernesto Baschwitz, who has climbed to the top of the podium twice. He has prevailed in the individual event, by defeating Natxo Cevelló (by 21-12 and 21-14), and also in the men’s doubles event, forming a pair with the also CAR athlete Álvaro Leal, by beating Jaume Pérez and Fran olive groves
In the women’s section, the individual title went to the Asturian Laura Álvarez, who beat Sonia Martínez in a very even final (22-20, 19-21 and 21-12). As for the women’s doubles, the winners were Paula López and Elena Lorenzo from Madrid, after defeating local athletes Haideé Ojeda and Laura Santos (21-8 and 21-13).
The mixed doubles gold has been for the current national champions of the modality, Jaume Pérez and Claudia Leal. They had to work hard to defeat Fran Olivares and Elena Lorenzo in three sets (21-18, 18-21 and 21-15).
???? Results of the final day of the TOP Master Final Absolute and Sub17.
Regarding the Sub17 category, the most outstanding athlete has been María Luisa Jiménez. The Andalusian has just won a brilliant hat-trick in the Spanish Under15 Championship and was on the podium in the Portuguese International Under17 and has confirmed her great moment of form by winning the individual and mixed doubles titles, along with Mario Rodríguez. In the individual test, she beat Ángela Jiménez, also an Andalusian from CAETD, due to the latter’s withdrawal. In the mixed doubles event, which was played in a group format, the Jiménez-Rodríguez duo was the winner thanks to their victory over Pepe Fernández and Ángela Jiménez (21-17 and 219).
The men’s individual event has been dominated by the Aragonese Raúl Bergua, defeating Guillermo Nuviala 21-16 and 21-13. As for the men’s doubles, gold was won by Bernabé Padilla and Jose Antonio Serrano after their victory in the final over Martín Mosquera and Guillermo Nuviala (21-17, 22-20 and 21-19).
The women’s doubles title has stayed at home, after the victory of Ángela Jiménez and Rocío Martín over Carla and Paula Hernán (22-20 and 21-10).
