Thirty-five young athletes from seven clubs secured 18 podium finishes for the Rhineland-Palatinate Badminton Association at the Southwest German Youth Championships in Hofheim.
Tournament Results in Hofheim
The regional association collected four championship titles, one runner-up finish, and 13 third-place medals across the U13 to U19 age categories on November 7 and 8, 2026. Riko Amano of 1. BCW Hütschenhausen led the regional contingent by capturing three titles.
Amano won the U15 girls’ singles, teamed with Julia Wittenbrock to win the U15 girls’ doubles, and partnered with Leon Cui to take the U13 mixed doubles. Ian Baumann of ASV Landau and Aaron Winter of 1. BCW Hütschenhausen secured the fourth title by winning the U17 boys’ doubles.
SG Rheinhessen Players Earn Silver and Bronze Medals
Anna Höh and Ylva Züfle of SG Rheinhessen earned silver in the U15 girls’ doubles. In the semifinals, they defeated the top-seeded pair of Matilda Koepf and Sophie Suo in three sets.
Thirteen bronze medals rounded out the regional medal count. Medalists included Ian Baumann and Joey Kobylanski in U17 boys’ singles, Tom Hollinger in U19 boys’ singles, Anna Höh and Eva Dimitrov in U15 girls’ singles, and Louis Stemski and Adrian Trendler in U15 boys’ doubles.
U13 Mixed Doubles Final
The tournament concluded with an emotional U13 mixed doubles final. Riko Amano and Leon Cui lost the first set 21:23 against top seeds Felix Jingxiang Zhang and Annie Lu, but recovered to win the next two sets 21:15 and 21:18.
“The BVRP players and players cheered Riko and Leon together until the last change of ball,” the association said in its tournament report.
Clubs Participate and Qualify for German Championships
BCW Hütschenhausen, ASV Waldsee, SV Fischbach, TG Worms, and TSG Grünstadt. For several athletes, the tournament served as a qualification event for the German Championships.
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