Members of the CD Badminton Zamora of the Sub-13, Sub-17 and Absolute categories they hung themselves a silver and a bronzeIn the tests in which they took part, scoring for the national ranking, proving to have started the 2023 season at a high level.
The athletes of the Under-13 and Under-17 categories began. In U13 men’s singles, Demetrio Pinto they won their group stage matches. Already in the quarterfinals, against a player one year older and with a higher level in the national ranking, the little man from Zamora fought one on one, finally falling in an even match by 21-16/26-24, having several points set. It was Vera Tuero, who, in the modality of mixed doubles, together with his partner from CB Valladolid, managed to climb to the second drawer of the podium, by winning all their matches except the one in the fight for gold, thus hanging the silver medal.
in category Sub-17, Adrián Ruesga and Leticia Gómez They won several group stage matches, losing the final ones that knocked them out of the pass to the final stage, and therefore, from the fight for the medals.
Later came the premiere of the members of the Absolute category. After the reinforcements of the club with players from CB Ciudad de Salamanca and the University of Valladolid, with the aim of achieving promotion in the national club league, together with the already category players from Zamora, still U19, but thanks to their At a high level they already fight in the absolute category, the role of Badminton Zamora was excellent.
In IM, both Aitor Llandres, as Fran Casado, they faced the n1 and n3 of the competition, losing in even matches, putting their opponents in trouble. In IF, a fifth place came from Victoria Casado, reaching the quarterfinal round. In DM the great competition of the still Under-19 stands out Eric Casas, and the Sub-23, Guillermo Tapiawinning heart-stopping matches in the group stage, finally being defeated in the quarterfinal round, obtaining the second fifth place of the day.
Finally, the best news came from the hand of Irene de Arriba and Aitana Ares in the women’s doubles modality. They began by losing their first match by a few points in a third set. From there they went further, winning the following games, which allowed them to reach the semifinals, where they could not against their opponents, obtaining an important bronze medal, fruit of the perseverance shown.
In short, great results for the club both in lower categories and in the premier category, the Absolute, which shows that the structure formed after almost a decade is paying off.
