He Club Bàdminton Maó signed an unbeatable staging this weekend in the First Silver Division with full victories in the three matches corresponding to the first day played in Huelva.
The Menorcan team showed that their great objective is once again promotion to First Gold by beating Larios Rental Jorge Guillén (6-1), beating CIDE (4-3) in a very close duel and closing the weekend with a new victory against Recreativo IES La Orden B (5-2).
A debut from less to more
One of the names of the weekend was Lara Lucas, who debuted in competition with the CB Maó shirt. After a somewhat irregular Saturday, logical in a debut and in a demanding competition format, Lara grew game by game until showing on Sunday why he can be a key piece in the fight for promotion.
Her rapport with Elena Olmos in the women’s doubles speaks clearly of this change, displaying greater solidity and understanding on Sunday.
Precisely, Olmos was another of the great protagonists of Sunday by showing off his best version in both singles and doubles. His ability to compete, endure long games and contribute important points was once again essential for the squad in an intense day.
End to an unmatched streak
Huelva witnessed an event that is difficult to replicate: Filip Suwanphingkha’s first defeat in men’s singles after a streak of 16 unbeaten matches, adding up the matches played in the last three seasons. The defeat came in a very close match, in which Filip could not find his best version.
Of course, it happened with the overall score already very favorable (5-1), so it had no impact on the three points of the match. The player himself acknowledged having been “touched” and has already made it clear that he will work to ensure that this does not happen again this season, another example of his level of demand and commitment to the team. And the numbers support him: whenever the team has needed a point, they have gotten it.
Solidity and regularity in doubles
Martin Norrman completed a perfect weekend, winning all six of his matches and taking his undefeated record to 14 matches since he debuted in Spain with CB Maó.
This tranquility and regularity is carried over to the mixed doubles, in which Jessica Li – with knee discomfort – and Martin won their two duels due to quality and solvency.
For his part, Carlos Riudavets competed at a good level in singles, but could not add all the possible points. In front of him he had especially tough rivals from CIDE and La Orden.
Sustained growth
Laura Anglada also had a good weekend, contributing in the doubles and showing that she can be a very important and essential player for the team if she maintains this line.
And the islanders, aware that Maó will host the fourth and final day, know that the warmth of their fans can make the difference if they arrive with real promotion options.
