Hessen’s youth badminton delegation secured two gold medals, two silver medals, and four bronze medals at the DBV A-Rangliste U11–U13 tournament in Gera,hessischer-badminton-verband.de reported. The competition gathered Germany’s top junior players for a weekend featuring the Swiss system format in the U11 division, where box rules shifted every round.
Reyanshi Nougatla and Finn Beyer Take U11 Gold
Top-seeded Reyanshi Nougatla of TG Unterliederbach 1887 dominated the girls’ under-11 singles event without dropping a match, capturing the gold medal. In the same age category, Anna Schulze of BV Fischbach earned the silver medal after advancing through the bracket to meet her doubles partner in the final. Meanwhile, Finn Beyer of BV Hungen claimed his first tournament victory in the boys’ under-11 singles, securing the gold medal with a series of strong performances.
Felix Zhang Leads U13 Medal Count for Hesse
In the under-13 age group, Felix Zhang of BV Maintal emerged as the only Hessian player to medal across all three disciplines. Zhang earned a bronze medal in boys’ singles, a bronze in mixed doubles alongside Annie Lu, and reached the boys’ doubles final paired with Jan Grabczewski of Funball Dortelweil. Grabczewski added a silver medal in doubles alongside two fifth-place finishes in mixed and singles.
Doubles Breakthroughs and Debuts in Gera
Additional podium finishes came from unseeded Marvin Ma of Funball Dortelweil and his Berlin partner, who claimed a bronze medal in the boys’ events. Elisa Deng of Tura Niederhöchstadt and her partner from Rhineland-Palatinate also secured a bronze medal after reaching the tournament semifinals. In a notable first-round upset, Aarav Kumar of Funball Dortelweil and Mythrav Madu of TuS Schwanheim defeated the top-seeded doubles pair before finishing fifth overall. Helena Graf and Anastasia Shpylko of BV Hungen made their debut appearances at an A-ranked tournament in the U13 category, gaining competitive experience under the coaching of Team Hesse’s Nicol Bittner and Stefan Sohor.
