Davide Izzo dominated the Sicilian Absolute Badminton Championships by securing three gold medals at the municipal gymnasium in Borgo Ulivia, PalermoToday reported.
The tournament took place on Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8, bringing together 76 athletes from all nine Sicilian provinces to compete across five distinct disciplines, according to sportwebsicilia.it.
Izzo swept the men’s events just two weeks after claiming victory at the Italian Junior Championships. The local athlete captured gold in the men’s singles, the men’s doubles alongside partner M. Galati, and the mixed doubles paired with Sabrina Pellitteri, radioamica.it reported.
In the men’s singles final standings, Izzo took the top podium spot ahead of clubmate M. Galati in second. E. Perna of Castel di Iudica and I. Alercia of BC Catania shared third place, as detailed by sportwebsicilia.it.
Michelle Alercia of BC Catania claimed the women’s singles title. Sabrina Pellitteri finished second, while Alessia Pellitteri and Barbara Virgilito rounded out the podium in third, according to tournament records.
Alercia also teamed up with Mangani to win the women’s doubles division. Indelicato and Perna placed second, followed by the pairs of A. Pellitteri and S. Pellitteri and Musumeci and Sardella in third.
In the men’s doubles draw, Galati and Izzo secured first place. Barrale and Chinnici finished as runners-up, with Ferlito and Santangelo and Casella and Guglielmino taking third.
The ASD Piume d’Argento BC organized the weekend competition. Valerio Barrale, a municipal councillor from Belmonte Mezzagno, and Salvatore Plaia, president of the Sicilian Regional Committee, attended the medal ceremonies alongside club president Paolo Caracausi and vice president Roberto La Rocca, PalermoToday reported.
Organizers thanked the City of Palermo for providing the venue. Referee Giuseppe Pellitteri and umpire Luigi Izzo directed the matches throughout the two-day event.
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