The provincial division 1 collegiate badminton championship took place on April 15 and 16 at the Cégep de Sept-Îles.
Team section
Semi-final round
In the first semi-final match, the Marianopolis College Demons faced the Cégep de Sainte-Foy Dynamiques. The Dynamiques had the upper hand over their opponents and finished the match with a score of 4-1.
During the second semi-final, the Volunteers of Cégep de Sherbrooke competed for victory against the Griffons of Cégep de l’Outaouais. The Volunteers managed to reach the gold medal final following a close 4-3 victory.
Finals round
The Dynamiques du Cégep de Sainte-Foy faced the Volontaires du Cégep de Sherbrooke in the provincial final. The Dynamiques managed to get their hands on the title of provincial champions with a 4-1 victory.
The bronze final pitted the Demons from Collège Marianopolis against the Griffons from Cégep de l’Outaouais. The Griffons managed to secure the bronze medal with a 4-1 victory.
Most Helpful Player
Étienne Chouinard from Cégep de Sainte-Foy won the title of most valuable player of the provincial championship thanks to his excellent performances throughout the championship.
Individual section
Here are the winners of the gold, silver and bronze medals in the individual badminton category:
SIMPLE FÉMININ
Gold medal // Jenny Zhang (Marianopolis College)
Silver medal // Caline Huang (Marianopolis College)
Bronze medal // Juliette Lavoie (Cégep Garneau)
SINGLE MASCULINE
Gold medal //Charles-Alexandre Gagnon (Cégep de Sainte-Foy)
Silver medal // Olivier Laliberté (Cégep de Sainte-Foy)
Bronze medal // Raphaël Laliberté (Cégep Garneau)
DOUBLE WOMEN
Gold medal // Rose Dufour & Sara-Maude Deshaies (Cégep de Sainte-Foy)
Silver medal // Alysha Kang & Amelia Truong (Collège Bois-de-Boulogne)
Bronze medal // Myriam Dulude & Sara Prince (Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue)
MALE DOUBLE
Gold medal // Guillaume Blais & Étienne Chouinard (Cégep de Sainte-Foy)
Silver medal // Xavier Marcotte & Jacob Bouchard (Cégep de Sainte-Foy)
Bronze medal // Mathieu Durand-Gravelle & Mathis Tremblay (Cégep de l’Outaouais)
DOUBLE MIXED
Gold medal // Sophia Laverdière & Guillaume Bélanger (Cégep de l’Outaouais)
Silver medal // Roxanne Potvin & Thomas Lavoie (Cégep de Sainte-Foy)
Bronze medal // Noémie Caron & Tristan Laliberté (Cégep de Lévis)
Congratulations to all the students·participating athletes·es for their journey and congratulations to the Dynamiques du Cégep de Sainte-Foy for their title of provincial champions! The RSEQ would like to thank the Cégep de Sept-Îles and its organizing committee for holding this championship.
