Last weekend the Valonsadero Bádminton Club participated in the first Master N4 for the sub15 category of the 2022 season, which was held in the Zaragoza town of Alfajarín and which brought together the best rackets on the national scene. On behalf of the Valonsadero Bádminton they attended Carmen Carro and the first-year sub15 midfielders: Ian Antón, Irene Gárate, Africa Gazo, Noel Romera and Hugo Sanz, being one of the most represented clubs.
Carmen Carro won the silver medal in the women’s singles event, losing in a disputed three-set final against the Galician Iziar Barcala, teammate of the Soriana in the Spanish team. With this result, Carmen Carro is consolidated in the second position of the national ranking. Also noteworthy was the performance in the mixed doubles of Ian Antón and Irene Gárate, who against all odds reached the semifinals of the tournament after beating, in an exciting third set, the Asturian couple, and second seed, Yago García and Sara Siscar. In a reissue of the final of the Spanish Championship, the Valonsadero midfielders would have to settle for the bronze medal, seeing themselves surpassed by Pablo Delgado and Patricia Peña from Burgos.
Good performance by Hugo Sanz in the men’s singles event, as well as by Noel Romera and Africa Gazo in mixed doubles, which however did not allow them to access the final phase of the tournament in their respective events.
This coming weekend, the Valonsadero Badminton Club will attend the TOP TRR Madrid N7 for the sub15 and sub19 categories. The midfielders who will travel to the town of Guadarrama will be: Ian Antón, Daniel Campos, Alberto Frías, Irene Gárate, Africa Gazo, Miguel Pérez and Noel Romera.
