(AGENPARL) – Rome, 24 November 2024
(AGENPARL) – Sun 24 November 2024 [image: image.jpeg]
*Italian Absolute and Para Badminton Championships 2024*
*Triple for Emma Piccinin*
The 47th edition of the Italian Absolute and Para Badminton Championships 2024 will be
remembered for the historic hat-trick by Emma Piccinin (BC Milano), who
won the title in women’s singles, women’s doubles and
mixed doubles. This extraordinary result was missing at the women’s level
since 2010, when the feat was accomplished by Federica Panini.
In the women’s singles final, Piccinin prevailed in two sets
(21-19; 21-14) over multiple champion Yasmine Hamza (SSV Bozen). Two sets
they were also enough to win the doubles titles, with her teammates
club in the women’s doubles together with Martina Corsini (fourth title
consecutive in the discipline) and in the mixed with Gianmarco Bailetti (second
success after the 2021 title). In the women’s doubles, the Milanese
born in 2004 defeated (21-10; 21-13) the very young Sofia Galimberti
(2007) and Anna Hell (2008) (ASV Uberetsch), while in the mixed she won
(21-19; 21-14) on David Salutt and Martina Corsini (SSV Bozen/BC Milano).
Third consecutive title for Christopher Vittoriani (MaraBadminton), who
in the only final that ended in the third set (21-17; 10-21; 21-13) he
defeated Fabio Caponio (CS Aeronautica Militare).
The last title up for grabs saw a historic first for
Alessandro Gozzini and Luca Zhou (GSA Chiari/ASV Mals), who overtook in
two partial fights (21-19; 25-23) Matteo Massetti and David Salutt
(MaraBadminton/SSV Bozen).
In Para Badminton, double success for Yuri Ferrigno (BC Milan), who has
won the WH double title together with Roberto Punzo (GSPD). Ferrigno
he then prevailed in the men’s singles, beating in two sets (21-3; 21-2)
Vincenzo Contemi (Pol. Masi). Double title also for Maria Grazia Leone
(SEI), who won the WH women’s singles against Diana Luta (Alba
Shuttle) and the mixed doubles together with Giuseppe Maurizio (ASAM), defeating
Roberto Punzo and Diana Luta in two sets (21-17; 21-14).
The other WH title went to Piero Rosario Suma (GSPD), who has
defeated his clubmate Punzo in two sets (21-10; 21-3).
The two standing titles finally went to Rosa De Marco (GSPD), who has
triumphed in the SU5 singles, and to Tommaso Libertini, who won in
men’s singles SL3.
The 2024 Italian Absolute and Para Badminton Championships were sponsored
from Sport and Health, from CONI, from CIP, from the Municipality of Chiari, from the Province
of Brescia and the Lombardy Region, and took place with the support of
Lab 3.11, by the Sport City Foundation and Sport Senza Frontiere Onlus. The
the event’s flywheel was provided by the RSL. Main sponsor
of the event is Semeraro, an Italian company with long experience in
furniture sector, which has supported FIBa for more than a year.
*Link to Tournament*:
https://fiba.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/0A7888FE-653F-4FFF-BFAE-1F15A76C9E8F/matches
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