Canadian World Junior Badminton Team 19th at Suhandinata Cup, set for Eye-Level
April 2014
Canadian World Junior Badminton Team 19th at Suhandinata Cup, set for Eye-Level Cup next week
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OTTAWA (April 13, 2014) – Canada posted a clean sweep over Team USA to
clinch 19th place at the Suhandinata Cup, the World Junior Badminton
Championship, in Alor Setar, Malaysia. Canada won the tie 3-0, taking all
three matches in straight sets.
Ty Lindeman and Takeisha Wang, both of Edmonton, opened the tie with a 21-12,
21-14 win in Mixed Doubles while Jason Ho-Shue of Markham, Ont., swept
Timothy Lam 21-16, 22-20 and Brittany Tam, also of Markham, closed out the
match with a 21-14, 21-17 win over Kerry Xu.
The win gave Canada a 3-3 overall record at the weeklong event.
“I was very pleased and proud of our team, their never-give-up attitude and
their willingness to compete hard in every match,” said Michael Butler, Head
Coach of Team Canada. “I’m looking forward to the next chapter, the
individual event.”
Canada posted a 1-2 record in the group stage. They opened with a
hard-fought 3-2 loss to Germany, with Ho-Shue winning both of his matches
and the final match, women’s doubles, came down to a deciding third set.
Canada fell 5-0 to top-seeded Indonesia, the eventual silver medallists, but
rebounded to defeat Sri Lanka 3-2, with Wang and her partner, Joanne Chen of
Markham, clinching the match with an exciting women’s doubles win.
Canada defeated Bulgaria 3-1 in their first playoff match on Wednesday to
advance to the 17th-20th placing round. Lindeman won both of his matches
against the Bulgarians, pairing with Austin Bauer of Calgary in men’s
doubles and Wang in mixed doubles. Ho-Shue picked up a win in men’s singles
to clinch the win.
In the placing round, Canada fell 3-1 to the Netherlands on Thursday,
setting up the match against the Americans later in the day.
Overall, Ho-Shue led Canada with five wins, while Brittney Tam of Markham,
Lindeman and Wang each won three. Bauer, Chen and Jonathan Lai of Toronto
each posted one victory.
The next event for Team Canada is the Eye-Level Cup, the individual events,
which will run from April 13-18 in Alor Setar.