The delegates have decided. Badminton will continue to be played with 3 games to 21 after the proposal wasn't backed by two thirds of the delegates. 129 delegates out of 252 votes cast were in favour but this was not enough to make the change. Another proposal to reduce on-court coaching and to introduce timeouts [...]
Badminton has reached a crossroads and big decisions will be taken tomorrow and Saturday at the BWF Annual General Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. 189 Member Associations will be gathering to discuss the future of badminton and the proposals for change. The changes proposed are: A new and enhanced scoring system (based on 5 games to [...]
21-19, 21-19. The score says it all. A very close final between Sadowski/Ferrante vs Ellul/Polidano yesterday for the title of the 5th Ranking Tournament this season. Well done to Fiorella and Stephen for the win, the four participants for the match and a big well done for all the participants for another successful Ranking Tournament [...]
Fiorella Marie Sadowski and Stephen Ferrante will be defending the Mixed Doubles win tomorrow against Michaela Ellul and Aldo Polidano. The game will start at 7:15 and will be played at the Cottonera Sports Complex. Sadowski and Ferrante had to face Rodney and Eleanor Abela in the quarter finals 21-9,21-12 and then had another challenge [...]
The body, the mind and the heart. Is that what coaching is about? How will we effect children and athletes in their life? How do you motivate athletes? What legacy will you leave as a coach? Are you thinking of starting coaching and would like to understand better this great role? This and much more [...]
5 young female players have participated in this year's Merano Junior Tournament and managed to gain a great deal of experience and successes back home. Francesca Clark, Annmarie Bezzina, Eleanor Abela, Maya Xuereb and Elenia Haber were the players who were part of this year's tournament and they had very good performances with Francesca, Annmarie [...]
The Badminton Malta Annual General Meeting was this year convened in April to adhere to the requirements requested by the Council for Voluntary Sector. The meeting was held at Kirkop Sports Complex and a good number of members attended the meeting. During the meeting the Administrative and Financial reports were presented and approved. During the [...]
This last weekend in April, is yet another busy weekend for Badminton Malta on the International scene. 5 young players from the Badminton Malta Academy will be competing at the Merano Junior International Tournament, Italy, which games will be spread over tomorrow and Sunday. Annmarie Bezzina, Maya Xuereb, Elenia Haber, Francesca Clark and Eleanor [...]
Last week, during the Badminton Europe Annual Delegates meeting weekend, eight countries: Cyprus, Gibraltar, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco and Malta were represented during the first official meeting between the Small States of Europe to discuss the start of the Small States of Europe Badminton Games starting 2020. It was agreed and decided on principle [...]
The European Championships were too hard for Matthew Abela this time round. Playing amongst the top 48 of Europe's players meant a tough first game, a great experience and learning curve for Matthew Abela. Abela played against world ranked 130th Nick Fransman from the Netherlands and lost in 2 straight games 21-1, 21-5. The European [...]
