BRIDGEND PHOENIX
Badminton Club

While we may have lost a few good players over the summer, we’ve also gained some new blood.
Welcome to Chris ‘Crispy’ Perera, Matthew Daer, Dave Wheeler and Yiu Jun Cheung (AKA Alex). May your strings never snap.

• Jan 2017
  Ladies A & Mixed A pull out of respective Div 1 sections due to player shortages
• March 2017
  In Cardiff League, Men’s D finish second in division, Men’s B & C both finish 4th in their divisions, Ladies B finish 3rd. Men’s A relegated.
• April 2017
  Swansea Men’s A secure status in Division 1, Swansea Men’s B secure promotion to Div 1
• May 2017
  Swansea Men’s B win title for Division 2 unbeaten.
• May 2017
  Ian steps down from leadership roles of Club. New Committee appointed: Byron (Chair), Pei (Sec), Christina (Treasurer), Craig (Fix Sec, Alan (Club Captain). Team of Year Swansea Mens B, Captain of Year Mads Bak, Player of Year Liam Mo, Terry Clifford Award Steve Manley.
• July 2017
  Ladder matches start. Dave Buick (founder member) leaves Club to rejoin Vale.
• August 2017
  Mixed and Ladies sections of the Club have been withdrawn from Cardiff due to lack of numbers. Conclusion of ladder matches.
• September 2017
  Teams picked for Swansea and Cardiff. First match of Swansea Div 1 , A v B (a’s winning 8-1), first defeat for Swansea B since formation. Ian (founder member of Club) announces retirement from league badminton at end of season.

Ladder results below. Was the ladder a success? Maybe. Maybe not. I think we’d do it differently if we do it again. B

Craig / Byron
Doc / Jamie
Matt / Nog
Mads / A N Other
Steve / Mo
Tim / Dave Morgan
Chris P / Matthew
Alan / Gregg
Tom / Lee
Vaz / James
Liam / Dave Lewis
Ian / Eddie
Simon / Howard
Dave Jones / Russell
Pei / Sam
Gareth / Kevin

Adults: £175 annually. £55 Quarterly.
(Includes £12 Badminton Wales Affiliation fee + all match fees).

Juniors: £85 annually. £25 Quarterly.
(Includes £6 Badminton Wales Affiliation fee + all match fees).

Note: Some members are still owing their last quarter (June/July/August).

Congratulations to our members honoured at the 2017 AGM.

• Liam Mo – Player of the year.
• Mads Bak – Captain of the year.
• Swansea B – Team of the year.
• Steve Manley – Awarded the Terry Clifford Memorial Trophy for being possibly the most kind hearted person at the club.

• Jan 2016
  Mixed B & C teams both win in GW Cup to set up all Phoenix Semi Final
• Feb 2016
  Welsh Vets: Chris Rees 3 titles, Lindsay Richards 3 titles, Len Field 2 titles
• Feb 2016
  Swansea Men’s A win promotion to Div 1 with 2 games left to play
• March 2016
  Cardiff Mixed C relegated by conceding 2 matches
• March 2016
  Cardiff Men’s A secure promotion to Div 1, Cardiff Ladies Div 1 preserve their status in Division 1,
• April 2016
  Cardiff Mixed A secure promotion to Division 1, Cardiff Ladies B secure promotion to Division 2, Swansea Men’s B secure promotion to Division 2. Cardiff Men’s A & Swansea Men’s A finish respective seasons undefeated. Mixed B defeat Mixed C 7/2 in GW Cup Semi Final. Ladies B win Div 3 title.
• May 2016
  Cardiff Mixed B secure title in Div 3, also lose in Final of GW Cup 5/4 to Ystrad A. Men’s C stay up in Division 4 by 4 pts. Men’s D finish 3rd in Division 5. Entered additional development team in Swansea for 16-17 season.
• June 2016
  Team of Year (Cardiff Men’s A); Captain of Year (Pei); Player of Year (Caitlin Rees/Dave Cooper).
• July 2016
  Club Tournament Winners Craig Roberts/Steve Manley beating Richard Burgum and Mat Obaid in final. Team Tourney winners: Mads/Mat/Dave C/Jamie/Howard/Pei/Christina/Liam
• Dec 2016
  Club Tournament winners Alan Rodgers/Dave Morgan beating Craig Roberts/Vas in final
• April 2016
  Swansea B team gain promotion to Div 1, A team consolidate status in first division. Cardiff Men’s A, Ladies A and Mixed A all relegated from Division 1. Men’s B and C teams both finish 4th, mens D team finish 2nd. Ladies B finish in top three, Mixed B finish 6th. Men’s C Swansea finish in top three.
• May 2016
  Swansea B win title undefeated in league.
• Sept 2016
  New team Swansea C entered Swansea league for development of players.
• Dec 2016
  Club Tourney won by Alan Rodgers & Dave Morgan beating Vas & Craig in final.

• Jan 2015
  B & C Mixed Teams reach Grant Williams semi-finals
• Feb 2015
  Swansea Men’s win Division 3 with 3 games to spare
• March 2015
  Cardiff Men’s B & Ladies C win Divisions 4 and 3 respectively. Mixed B & C team both lose semi-finals 3-6
• April 2015
  Cardiff Mixed C win Division 4 at first attempt with 1 game to spare. Swansea Men’s win division unbeaten (2 years no losses). Cardiff Ladies B relegated to Division 3. Cardiff Men’s C finish 2nd in Division 5. Mixed A finish 3rd in Division 2. Mixed B finish 2nd in Division 3. Cardiff Men’s A win Div 3.
• May 2015
  Cardiff Mixed C finish unbeaten in first season in league. Cardiff Men’s A & B & Cardiff Ladies C all finish season as champions and undefeated. Entered additional Swansea Men’s team in the league for 2015-16. Bridgend Men’s A beat Bridgend Mens B in Cup Final. Team of Year (Cardiff Men’s A); Captain of Year (Christina Dixon); Player of Year (Caitlin Rees).
• June 2015
  Club Tournament Winners: Craig Roberts/Mads Bak
• Sept 2015
  New team B Levels team in Swansea Div 3 for season 15-16
• Sept 2015
  Ladies C team dropped for season 15-16 in Cardiff due to low numbers
• Dec 2015
  Club Tournament Winners: Kelly Saunders/Lee Hesford-Evans

• Jan 2014
  Steph Portway & Christina Dixon win Moderates (Ladies Section B)
• April 2014
  Men’s Team win Bridgend Knockout Cup Final
• May 2014
  Men’s Team win Swansea League Div 4 at first attempt dropping only 4 rubbers in process. Finish 5th in Mixed Div 1
• May 2014
  Ladies A finish 4th (Div 1), Ladies B Win Cardiff League Div 3, Men’s A Runner Up (Div 3), Men’s B 4th (Div 4), Men’s C 3rd (Div 5), Mixed A 4th (Div 2), Mixed B 4th (Div 3)
• May 2014
  AGM & Club Awards. Player of the Year ~ Steve Manley; Captain of the Year ~ James Clarke; Team of the Year Ladies B .
• June 2014
  Club Tournament Winners: Steve Manley/Mads Bak
• Sept 2014
  Club enters a Ladies C, Men’s D and Mixed C team for the forthcoming season in Cardiff. Club membership hits 50.
• Oct 2014
  Mixed D Team withdraws
• Dec 2014
  Club Tournament Winners: Chris Rees/Dave Morgan