The Xàtiva Badminton Club played the U-13 and U-17 National Masters last weekend in Canovelles (Catalunya) and did so with good feelings after returning to competition, after the summer break. At the tournament The athlete from Sebastián Andrea Orquín participated, who competed only in the singles event of the U-17 category, since his doubles partner Claudia Gallego was competing in the Murcia Regional Championship.
Andrea Orquín, despite not passing the group stage, showed a very good level of play, even though it was the first national competition after the summer holidays. The CB In the Master last weekend, Andrea took revenge and managed beat Díaz after a tough match, in which in the first set the two players accused the lack of competition. The first set was very close, but the Setabense managed to close it in her favor by 21-17. In the second set, Orquín felt more comfortable and imposed her game, winning 21-9.
After this victory, In the second group match she played against the tournament’s number 4 seed, María García, from CB Pitius. Andrea played very well from the beginning and in both sets she put the Balearic athlete on the ropes, reaching the final stretch of both sets with a lot of equality on the scoreboard and with many options. Unfortunately, the Setabense could not materialize them and her rival scored both sets by a double 21-18. Maria García was proclaimed champion of the tournament.
Badminton The Sebastián club states that “it was a good weekend” for Andrea, despite not making it past the group stage. “The sensations, especially in the second of the matches, were very positive and he showed a good level, despite the few weeks since training began,” they underline from CB Xàtiva..
National Women and Badminton Clinic
On the other hand, Badminton Xàtiva was also present last Saturday at the first Women and Badminton Clinic held at the Alicante Sports Technology Center. The event, which is part of the national Women and Sports program of the Spanish Badminton Federation, had the participation of 14 athletes, including the Setabeans Martina Molina and Selenia Pla.
The day began at 10 a.m. and the two athletes from the Xàtiva Badminton Club, Martina Molina and Selenia Pla, made the most of this training day that included several activities. The first of them was by Cristina Pascual, a highly prestigious physiotherapist who started the session by giving guidelines for carrying out a quality warm-up prior to training. After that, the badminton session was led by María Jesús Almagro and Ana Caballero until 1:30 p.m. After lunch, the athletes were able to play games and a small competition to close the day with a mindfulness class taught by another great professional, Alicia Pérez.
Upcoming competitions
CB Xàtiva will play next weekend the Senior National Master, which will take place in the town of Torres de Cotillas (Murcia). Senior athletes from the Setabe club will travel there to participate in the tournament events, which will be held in the Mireia Belmonte municipal pavilion and will bring together 148 athletes. The Xàtiva Badminton Club will be represented by 7 athletes who will participate in different categories and tests.
2023-09-12 19:01:51
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