The Spanish bádminton started with a firm step in the Irish Junior Open 2025, which is played until Sunday in Dublin. The first day left a very positive balance for the National Delegation: fourteen matches with Spanish participation were played, which resulted in eleven victories and only three losses, which confirms the good level of the national quarry in a tournament that brings together young talents from Europe, Asia and America.
In the male individual painting the day was unbeatable, full of triumphs for the six Spanish representatives. Mario Rodríguez opened the competition with a blunt victory against Irishman Robert Cowman by 21-10 and 21-6, while Yaidel Gil also won the premises with the premises Rys Mcauley, 21-10 and 21-15. Much worked was Raúl Bergua’s debut, who needed three sets to bend Canadian Anson Chen in a great intensity duel that was resolved by 21-14, 20-22 and 21-19. Gonzalo Isabal followed the same line, tracing the Norwegian Aldrin Nelson in a vibrant encounter that ended 18-21, 21-16 and 22-20. Alejandro Gállego also knew how to defeat the Englishman Deen Lavelle for 16-21, 21-17 and 21-17, and closed the day Alberto Martínez Segura with a solvent triumph against Irish Seamus Farrell, which he surpassed by 21-9 and 21-12.
In women’s individual, María Luisa Jiménez started with a very worked victory against the Englishman Anna Stewart by 21-15 and 21-17, demonstrating that she is in a good time. Inés Poncela did not have the same fortune, which said goodbye in thirties of the final despite standing up to the British Shraddha Gopalakrishnan, falling by a tight 21-23 and 18-21.
In female doubles, the couple formed by María Luisa Jiménez and Alba Moriel could not overcome the round of sixteen, falling before the Irish Laura Heery and Chloe McGrane by 13-21 and 18-21.
The mixed doubles was the test that gave the most joys to the Spanish team, with full victories on the first day. Mario Rodríguez and María Luisa Jiménez began with good foot and defeated the Irish Fionn Dowling and Laura Heery by 22-20 and 21-12. They also highlighted Yaidel Gil and Sofía García, who signed an outstanding double performance. First they were imposed on the Norwegians Sondre Dolven and Maria Ellingsen by 21-16 and 23-21, and later repeated triumph with solvency against the premises Lorcan Mcgrane and Zarah Pender, whom they exceeded 21-14 and 21-14. The Plenary was completed with the success of Alberto Martínez Segura and Alba Moriel, who beat the Irish couple formed by Dylan Keane and Chloe McGrane in a maximum equal match that was resolved by 22-20 and 22-20.
SECOND JOURNAL
The action will resume this Saturday at 10 am Spanish time with the round of 16 of the mixed doubles, where there will be triple national presence. Mario Rodríguez and María Luisa Jiménez will be measured to the Welts Llwyd Crump and Mili Patel, third series heads, while Yaidel Gil and Sofía García will look for the pass to the rooms in front of the English Jason Goh and Martha Ng. At that same time Alberto Martínez and Alba Moriel will also take into action, who will face the Poles Jakub Sidor and Aleksandra Kurkiewicz.
The morning will continue with several individual matches. At 11: 10h, the Spanish duel between Alejandro Gállego and Alberto Martínez is scheduled in seventeenth, a fratricidal clash that ensures the presence of a national representative in the round of 16. At the same time, Raúl Bergua will measure the Irish Aiden Biju Joy, while Yaidel Gil will play in front of the Romanian Maxim Iacob. Shortly after, at 11: 45h, it will be Mario Rodríguez’s turn, who will face the Norwegian Ole-Kristian Lie, and Gonzalo Isabal, who will look for his ticket for the eighth against the Englishman Jude Lavelle.
National Volantists will also have prominence on this second day. At 12: 55h it will be the time of the premiere of Iziar Barcala, who will debut before the Irish Nicole Joy, and the continuation of the road of María Luisa Jiménez, who will see the faces with the Norwegian Oline Langeland laugh. Just half an hour later, at 12:30 p.m., it will be Sofía García’s turn, which will face a difficult commitment against the English Martha Ng.
The afternoon will be marked by the round of 16 duels, a round in which there are already classified Spaniards. At 15: 50h, the couple formed by Alejandro Gállego and Gonzalo Isabal, first standard heads in the male doubles box, will be measured to the English George Clare and Jaxon Clarke. In parallel, Mario Rodríguez and Yaidel Gil will also play their eighths in front of Anthony Mcenally and Luke Parkinson. At 4:2AL a.m. the opportunity for the female doubles will come, with Iziar Barcala and Sofía García facing the Portuguese Mafalda Avelino and the Norwegian Linnea Holmedal. We will have to follow the performance of the Spaniards from the first hour to know how many national viewers are this round of eighths.
At the last minute of the second day, the quarterfinal matches will also be played, which will define the semifinals, so that at the end of the day the names of the volantists who get into the medals will be known.
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