Vignanello hosted the Regional Absolute Badminton Championships on Sunday, November 8, drawing athletes from across Lazio to compete for five distinct titles.
The event served as a focal point for regional competition, featuring categories in men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.
The tournament brought together several prominent regional clubs, including Vignanello Badminton Club, Bracciano Badminton, Polisportiva, Polisportiva Azzurra Santa Marinella, Roma BC, Pro Castelnuovo di Porto, and GS Fiamme Oro. These organizations utilized the meet to test their rosters against regional rivals in a high-stakes competitive environment.
Francesco Micci of the Vignanello Badminton Club secured the men’s singles title, finishing ahead of his teammate Antonio Di Lorenzi. The podium was rounded out by Samir Khaldi from Bracciano Badminton and Luca Cappella, who also represented the host club.
In the women’s singles, Giovanna De Toni of Roma BC claimed victory, defeating Maria Grazia Italiano of the Polisportiva Azzurra Santa Marinella. Third place was shared by Rabea Aktar Rasel of Bracciano Badminton and Nicole Orsini of the Pofisportiva.
The Vignanello Badminton Club maintained strong momentum in the men’s doubles, where the pair of Samuele Di Lorenzi and Francesco Micci took the top spot. Antonio Di Lorenzi and Luca Cappella earned second place, while third-place honors were shared by the teams of Alessandro Lupi and Andrea Mandrici, and Domenico Filippi and Marco Pugliesi.
The women’s doubles title went to Maria Grazia Italiano and Alessandra Tiburzi of the Polisportiva Azzurra Santa Marinella. Solaria D’Angelo and Giovanna De Toni of Roma BC finished second. The third-place spots were occupied by two pairs: Rasmin Aktar Rasel and Ladawan Woravijitchakul, representing Bracciano Badminton and Roma BC, and the Pofisportiva duo of Nicole Orsini and Noemi Ricci.
In the mixed doubles, Antonio Di Lorenzi and Alessandra Tiburzi secured the championship. Samir Khaldi and Solaria D’Angelo finished as runners-up, while the third-place position was shared by two teams: Samuele Di Lorenzi and Vanda Chiara Luciana Tonelli of the Vignanello Badminton Club, and the Roma BC pair of Maurizio Fuda and Ladawan Woravijitchakul.
The competition provided a platform for engagement between athletes, club representatives, and regional officials. Sandra Pedroni, president of the regional committee of the Italian Badminton Federation, and secretary general Enrico La Rosa attended the event to oversee the proceedings and support the development of the sport within the region.
Organizers extended formal acknowledgments to Vignanello Badminton Club president Lutz Bernhardt for hosting the tournament. The event ended with the final distribution of regional titles, which the participating clubs say prepares them for future regional fixtures.
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