Strong hosts – The New South Tyrolean daily newspaper

On Saturday, October 19th, the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2024/10/vss-raiffeisen-badminton-youth-cup-final-2024-in-mals-south-tyrol-news/” title=”VSS/Raiffeisen Badminton Youth Cup Final 2024 in Mals – South Tyrol News”>VSS/Raiffeisen Youth Cup badminton final was held in Mals. Around 80 athletes didn’t miss the opportunity.

Around 80 participants were recorded at the VSS/Raiffeisen Youth Cup final in Mals; the host club, ASV Mals, was particularly well represented with over 50 players. The players from SC Meran, SSV Brixen and ASV Überetsch were also present in large numbers. The children played in the U9 and U11 categories in the middle school gym. The young people played in the U13 Mixed, U13+ and U19 Mixed categories in the high school gymnasium.

The ASV Mals players were the most successful. Here Hanna Niedermair (U9), Natalie Grittle (U11), Lea Grittle (U13+), Mattia Ceol (U11) and Daniel Moriggl (U13+) won gold. Jonas Jashari (U9) won the gold medal for ASV Überetsch, Emma Schitterle (U13 Mixed) for SSV Brixen and David Bauer (U19 Mixed) for SC Meran.

“The focus of the VSS/Raiffeisen Badminton Youth Cup should not be on winning. Rather, we want to give the children a feeling of community through sport,” explains Norbert Spornberger, VSS badminton consultant. In order to reward all the children for their hard work and commitment, there was the traditional raffle at the end of the day, so all the children left the gym with beaming eyes.

Next Saturday, November 2nd, the VSS/Raiffeisen Badminton State Championship for U9 and U11 will take place in the Max-Valier gymnasium in Bolzano.

The winners of the VSS/Raiffeisen Badminton Youth Cup Finals 2024 at a glance:

U9:

1. Jonas Jashari (ASV Überetsch)
2. Mirco Warasin (ASV Überetsch)
3. Nik Thöni (ASV Mals)

1. Hannah Niedermair (ASV Mals)
2. Hana Szczech (ASV Mals)
3. Noemi Telser (ASV Mals)

U11:

1. Mattia Ceol (ASV Mals)
2. Jakob Stauder (ASV Überetsch)
3. Finn Unterberger (ASV Mals)

1. Natalie Grittle (ASV Mals)
2. Theresa Renner (ASV Mals)
3. Paula Ohnewein (ASV Überetsch)

U13 Mixed:

1. Emma Schitterle (SSV Brixen)
2. Lina Winkler (ASV Mals)
3. Karolina Nardon (ASV Überetsch)

U13+:

1. Daniel Moriggl (ASV Mals)
2. Igor Szczech (ASV Mals)
3. Gabriel Tragust Atz (ASV Überetsch)

1. Lea Gitterle (ASV Mals)
2. Janina Kobler (ASV Mals)
3. Frieda Heinisch (ASV Mals)

U19 Mixed:

1. David Bauer (SC Merano)
2. Lui Hsuan Wie (ASV Überetsch)
3. Anna Ferri (ASV Überetsch)

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