History of North Islands (Main Menu) U15s - As you can see below this is the first time at least going back to 1984 that Auckland has had 3 teams finish in the top 4 in addition our 4th team finished 6th. U17s - In the U17s this was our best results since 1994 with 2 teams in the top 4 and the 2nd team just missing out on qualifying for Nationals against a good Waikato team. Thanks to Bob Lindberg from Badminton NZ for the information below

North Island Historical Top 4 Placings - Under 15             1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1984 Auckland North Shore Waikato Waitemata 1985         1986 Auckland 1 1= North Shore 1 Waitemata Auckland 2 1987 Auckland 1 1= North Shore 1 Waitemata  Taranaki 1988 Hutt Valley 1= Auckland 1 North Shore 1 Auckland 2 1989 Waitemata 1= North Shore 1 Auckland 1 Hutt Valley 1990 Auckland 1 1= North Shore 1 Auckland 2 Waitemata 1991 Auckland 1 Auckland 2 Counties 1 North Shore 1 1992 Auckland 1 Counties 1 Auckland 2 North Shore 1 1993 Auckland 1 Counties 1 Waitemata 1 Auckland 2 1994 Auckland 1 Waitakere 1 North Shore 1 Counties 1 1995 Auckland 1 Waitakere 1 Auckland 2 Waikato 1996 Auckland 1 North Harbour 1 Bay of Plenty 1 Auckland 2 1997 North Harbour 1 Bay of Plenty 1 Auckland 1 Waikato 1998 North Harbour 1 Auckland 1 Bay of Plenty 1 Counties Manukau 1 1999 Auckland 1 Bay of Plenty 1 North Harbour 1 Auckland 2 2000 Auckland 1 Poverty Bay&East Coast Northland 1 Bay of Plenty 1 2001 Auckland 1 North Harbour 1 Waitakere 1 Northland 1 2002 North Harbour Auckland 1 Waitakere 1 Counties Manukau 1 2003 Auckland 1 Waitakere 1 North Harbour 1 Counties Manukau 1 2004 Waitakere 1 Counties Manukau 1 Auckland 1 North Harbour 1 2005 Auckland 1 Waitakere 1 North Harbour 1 Waikato 2006 Waitakere 1 Auckland 1 North Harbour 1 Waikato 2007 Auckland 1 North Harbour 1 Waikato Counties Manukau 1 2008 Auckland 1 North Harbour 1 Counties Manukau 1 Bay of Plenty 1 2009 Auckland 1 North Harbour Auckland 2 Auckland 3

North Island Historical Top 4 Placings - Under 17              1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1984 North Shore  Auckland 1 Waitemata Auckland 2 1985         1986 Wellington  1= Auckland 1 Waitemata 1 Counties 1987 Auckland 1 1= North Shore 1 Waikato Waitemata 1988 Auckland 1 1= North Shore 1 Waitemata Auckland 2 1989 Auckland 1 1= Waitemata North Shore 1 Counties 1 1990 Auckland 1 North Shore 1 Wellington Auckland 2 1991 North Shore 1 Auckland 1 Waitamata 1 Wellington 1992 Auckland 1 North Shore 1 Counties 1 Wellington 1993 Auckland 1 Counties 1 Auckland 2 Auckland 3 1994 Auckland 1 Counties 1 Auckland 2 North Shore 1 1995 Auckland 1 Counties 1 Waitakere  Waikato 1996 Auckland 1 North Harbour 1 Counties 1 Waitakere 1997 Auckland 1 Manawatu North Harbour 1 Counties Manukau 1 1998 North Harbour 1 Auckland 1 Bay of Plenty Waitakere 1999 North Harbour  Auckland 1 Bay of Plenty Waitakere 2000 North Harbour 1 Auckland 1 Bay of Plenty Wanganui 2001 Auckland 1 North Harbour Poverty Bay&East Coast Waikato 2002 North Harbour 1 Auckland Poverty Bay&East Coast Northland 1 2003 North Harbour 1 Waitakere 1 Auckland Counties Manukau 1 2004 Auckland 1 North Harbour 1 Waitakere 1 Counties Manukau 1 2005 Auckland 1 North Harbour 1 Waitakere 1 Counties Manukau 1 2006 Waitakere Waikato Auckland 1 Counties Manukau 1 2007 Manawatu 2 Waitakere 1 Auckland 1 North Harbour 2008 Waitakere 1 Auckland 1 North Harbour Manawatu 2009 Auckland 1 North Harbour Waikato Auckland 2

Summary For U15 Teams Event For Instant Results As They Happen U15 TEAMS / U17 TEAMS / U15 INDIVIDUALS  / NI U17 INDIVIDUALS (Main Menu)       Qualification Play Off Ties   1. Counties Manukau bt AMI Wellington (13-3)   2. Leisureite Spa Pools Waitakere bt Auckland 4 (14-2)   3. Auckland 2 bt Bay of Plenty (16-0)   4. Auckland 3 bt North Harbour 2 (15-1)   5. Wellington North bt Hutt Valley (14-2)   6. Tax & Accounts Hawkes Bay bt Wanganui (15-1)   7. Manawatu lost to Pop n Good Popcorn Waikato (7-9)   8. North Harbour 1 vs Taranaki (16-0)   9. Auckland 1 - Bye   Division1 Section A Division 1 Section B Division 2 Section C Division 2 Section D   Auckland 1 North Harbour 1 AMI Wellington Manawatu   Pop n Good Popcorn Waikato Tax & Accounts Hawkes Bay Taranaki Auckland 4   Auckland 2 Leisureite Spa Pools Waitakere Hutt Valley Wanganui   Auckland 3 Wellington North North Harbour 2 Bay of Plenty   Counties Manukau               Division 1 Section A   Ak 1 Ak2 Wko CM Ak 3 Auckland 1   W 16-0 W 16-0 W 16-0 W 16-0 Auckland 2 L 0-16   W 16-0 W 16-0 W 13-3 Pop n Good Waikato L 0-16 L 0-16   L 7-9 L 0-16 Counties Manukau L 0-16 L 0-16 W 9-7   L 4-12 Auckland 3 L 0-16 L 3-13 W 16-0 W 12-4         Division 1 Section B   NH1 Wtk 1 HB WNth North Harbour   W 14-2 W 16-0 W 16-0 Leisureite Spa Pools Waitakere L 2-14   W 13-3 W 13-3 Tax & Accounts Hawkes Bay L 0-16 L 3-13   L 6-10 Wellington North L 0-16 L 3-13 W 10-6         Division 2 Section C   Wgn HV NH2 Tar AMI Wellington   L 7-9 L 3-13 W 9-7 Hutt Valley W 9-7   L 2-14 W 14-2 North Harbour 2 W 13-3 W 14-2   W 16-0 Taranaki L 7-9 L 2-14 L 0-16         Division 2 Section D   Man Bop Wang Ak4 Manawatu   L 8-8 W 16-0 L 7-9 Bay of Plenty W 8-8   W 16-0 L 7-9 Wanganui L 0-16 L 0-16   L 1-15 Auckland 4 W 9-7 W 9-7 W 15-1         Division 1 1st to 4th Places Division 1 5th to 9th Placesth to 8th Plac A) Auckland 1 bt Leisureite Spa Pools Waitakere (16-0) C) Auckland 3 bt Tax & Accounts Hawkes Bay (12-4) B) Auckland 2 lost to North Harbour 1 (2-14) D) Counties Manukau lost to Wellington North (7-9) Division 2 1st to 4th Places Division 2 5th to 8th Placesth to 8th Plac E) North Harbour 2 bt Bay of Plenty (14-2) G) AMI Wellington bt Wanganui (16-0) F) Hutt Valley lost to Auckland 4 (4-12) H) Taranaki lost to Manawatu (0-16)     Division 1 Division 2 1st / 2nd Auckland 1 bt North Harbour 1 (11-5)   1st / 2nd North Harbour 2 bt Auckland 4 (10-6)   3rd / 4th Auckland 2 bt Leisureite Spa Pools Watiakere (14-2)   3rd / 4th Bay of Plenty bt Hutt Valley (10-6)   5th / 6th Auckland 3 bt Wellington North (8-8)   5th / 6th AMi Wellington lost to Manawatu (8-8)   For Qualify for 5th / 6th Play off Pop n Good Waikato lost to Wellington North (5-11)   7th / 8th Wanganui lost to Taranaki (5-11)   8th / 9th Tax & Accounts Hawkes Bay bt Counties Manukau (6-10)         7th / 8th Tax & Accounts Hawkes Bay bt Pop n Good Popcorn Waikato (11-5)           Division 1 Final Placings   Division 2 Final Placings   1st Auckland 1   1st North Harbour 2   2nd North Harbour   2nd Auckland 4   3rd Auckland 2   3rd Bay of Plenty   4th Leisureite Spa Pools Waitakere   4th Hutt Valley   5th Auckland 3   5th Manawatu   6th Wellington North   6th AMI Wellington   7th Tax & Accounts Hawkes Bay   7th Taranaki   8th Counties Manukau   8th Wanganui   9th Pop n Good Popcorn Waikato                                                                   Results Summary For U17 Teams Event For Instant Results As They Happen U15 TEAMS / U17 TEAMS / U15 INDIVIDUALS  / NI U17 INDIVIDUALS (Main Menu)     Qualifying Group round Group 1   Ak 1 Wang HB Auckland 1 (to Division 1)   W 16-0 W 16-0 Wanganui (To Division 2) L0-16   W 8-8 Tax and Accounts Hawkes Bay (To Division 3) L0-16 L 8-8       Group 2   NH1 Bop Ak4 North Harbour 1 (To Div 1)   W 15-1 W 13-3 Bay of Plenty (To Div 3) L 1-15   L 7-9 Auckland 4 (To Div 2) L 3-13 W 9-7         Group 3   Ak 2 HV NH2 Auckland 2 (To Div 1)   W 8-8 W 16-0 Hutt Valley (To Div 2) L 8-8   W 13-3 North Harbour 2 (To Div 3) L 0-16 L 3-13         Group 4   Wgn Ak3 Tar AMI Wellington (To Div 2)   L 7-9 W 14-2 Auckland 3 (To Div 1) W 9-7   W 13-3 Taranaki (To Div 3) L 2-14 L 3-13         Group 5   Wko Man Ak5 Pop n Good Popcorn Waikato (To Div 1)   W 14-2 W 16-0 Manawatu (To Div 2) L 2-14   W 13-3 Auckland 5 (To Div 3) L 0-16 L 3-13     Main Division Round   he had asked them to pay for as was lost   Division 1   Ak1 NH1 Ak2 Ak3 Wko Auckland 1   W 14-2 W 16-0 W 16-0 W 16-0 North Harbour 1 L 2-14   W 11-5 W 13-3 W 11-5 Auckland 2 L 0-16 L 5-11   W 12-4 L 7-9 Auckland 3 L 0-16 L 5-11 L 4-12   L 3-13 Pop n Good Popcorn Waikato L 0-16 L 5-11 W 9-7 W 13-3         Division 2   HV Ak4 Wgn Man Wang Hutt Valley   W 10-6 W 12-4 W 12-4 W 14-2 Auckland 4 L 6-10   L 7-9 W 11-5 W 9-7 AMI Wellington L 4-12 W 9-7   W 11-5 W 12-4 Manawatu L 4-12 L 5-11 L 5-11   W 8-8 Wanganui L 2-14 L 7-9 L 4-12 L 8-8         Division 3   Bop NH2 HB Tar Ak5 Bay of Plenty   W 13-3 L 6-10 W 11-5 W 13-3 North Harbour 2 L 3-13   L 2-14 L 5-11 W 9-7 Tax and Accounts Hawkes Bay W 10-6 W 14-2   W 11-5 W 13-3 Taranaki L 5-11 W 11-5 L 5-11   L 5-11 Auckland 5 L 3-13 L 7-9 L 3-13 W 10-6                 Final Placings - Division 1   1st    Auckland 1   2nd  North Harbour 1   3rd   Pop n Good Popcorn Waikato   4th   Auckland 2   5th   Auckland 3   Final Placings - Division 2   1st   Hutt Valley   2nd  AMI Wellington   3rd   Auckland 4   4th   Manawatu   5th   Wanganui   Final Placings - Division 3   1st   Hawkes Bay   2nd  Bay of Plenty   3rd   Taranaki   4th   Auckland 5   5th   North Harbour 2                                                                                                                             Results Summary For U15 Individuals (Main Menu)      U15 Winner Runner Up Plate Winner Classic Plate  Winner Consolation Plate Winner U15 Boys Singles Benedict Lie (NH) Daniel Lee (Ak) Vincent Wong (Ak) David Liang (Ak) Edward Lau (Ak) U15 Girls Singles Angie Leung (Ak) Rowena Devathasan (Ak) Theresa Yeung (Ak) Jasmin Ng (Ak) Erena Calder Hawkins (Wko) U15 Boys Doubles Xavier Choi (Wtk) / Daniel Lee (Ak) Daxxon Vong (Ak) / Vivian Washington (Ak) Callum Harfield (NH) /  Niccolo Tingle NH)     Subsidiary Boys Doubles Edward Lau (Ak) / Wei Ming Lim (WN)     U15 Girls Doubles Rowena Devathasan (Ak) / Angie Leung (Ak) Kaitlyn McLeod (Ak) /  Rayna Philips (NH) Jessica Taylor (Wtk) /  Christine Zhang (Wtk) U15 Mixed Doubles Xavier Choi (Wtk) / Angie Leung (Ak) Raymond Ke (Ak) / Kaitlyn McLeod (Ak) Vincent Wong (Ak) / Vanessa Ng (Ak)   Results Summary For U17 Individuals (Main Menu)     U17 Winner Runner Up Plate Winner Classic Plate  Winner Consolation Plate Winner U17 Boys Singles Roy Wong (Ak) Riga Oud (Ak) Matthew Chan (Ak) Harry Long (Ak) or Daniel Chou (NH) How Shin Tsao (NH) U17 Girls Singles Lilian Shih (Ak)) Maria Masinipeni (Ak) Annika Andresen  (Ak) June Lim (NH) Jessica Jeans (Ak) U17 Boys Doubles Samuel Ho (Ak) / Riga Oud (Ak) Kerwyn Lee (NH) / Benny Suen (Ak) Darren Chai (Ak) / Abraham Kuan Ju Lee (Ak)     Subsidiary Boys Doubles Scott Ormond (HB) / Stan Palmer (Wtk)   U17 Girls Doubles Lilian Shih (Ak) / Maria Masinipeni (Ak) Debbie Kwan (NH) / Aishwarya Nair (Wtk) Cindy Chou (Ak)/ Sophie Whyte (Ak) U17 Mixed Doubles Benny Suen (Ak) / Lilian Shih (Ak) Shane Masiniepeni (Ak) / Maria Masinipeni (Ak) Jamie Young (Wel)/ Dyani Harber (Wel)                                                                                   Latest News from Palmy Updates of Major Results) (Main Menu)     Sat July 3rd - 99 Gillies Ave     It is early morning - before 7:30am as the first vans drive into Gillies Ave the condensation on the windows are a reminder of the chill of the new morning.  But the day is fine and as the sun rises revealing blue sky the promise of adventure and excitement fills the air.  Gradually more and more vans and cars file into the carpark and soon it is packed with players, coaches, managers, bags, parents.  9 teams, over 100 people and tons of enthusiasm huddle round in groups to either compare notes on the trip, catch up with goss, try to get warm  or hustle to make sure everything is sorted.  These are the best of all the players in the Auckland Badminton Association Boundary for their age and they are embarking on a trip that only a few ever get to make - to experience that rare mix of passion, emotion and competition that makes the North Island champs so special.  The Palmy trip has started as they join hundreds of other U15 and U17 reps converging on the city of Palmerston North in prep for the start of tomorrow's competition         Sun July 4th - Palmerston North - Arena Manawatu     Reports were that the weather was not too cold and the Auckland teams had a great day. The U15s were unbeaten with Auckland 4 winning a close 9-7 battle with Manawatu, a good win for this young team.   3 of the Auckland teams made the 1st Division.  This Division has 9 teams and consists of 2 sections.  In the U17s Auckland 2 had a key game against Hutt Valley winning 8 all on countback and Auckland 3 had a close win over Wellington 9-7.  This was very tough on the Hutt Valley team in particular who were performing well in their box.  For Auckland 2 and 3 it was great to win such close matches meaning that they now progress into the top division for the next round.  Auckland now have 3 U17 teams that have made the 1st Division which is a great opportunity for those players.       Mon July 5th     What a day of intense matches today as the tournament gets to the business end in each of the Age groups.  Auckland 1 and 2 in the 15s are heading their group.  They will be playing off against two teams at the top of Division1 Section B to see which 3 teams go to Nationals. U17s:  The top Auckland team is topping their box.  The 2nd team had a close match against Pop n Good Popcorn Waikato which Waikato won 9-7.  So U17s Auckland 2 will need to beat North Harbour 2 to qualify for Nationals and hope Waikato do not beat them.  North Harbour are a good side but anything is possible :-) so we wish the team well and hope that they give it a good crack.  Team 4 had a good win over Manawatu and while Auckland 5 has had some tough games they will be learning a lot and had a close match against North Harbour 2.   U15s.  A special mention for Auckland 3 - although some results are to come in it is clear they will finish 3rd in Division 1 section one and they have only lost to Auckland 1 and 2 so far which is a really great performance.  Auckland 1 and 2 will finish in the top 2 and now play off against 2 teams at the top of Section B for the 3 spots at Nationals.  Auckland 4 is a very young team but has been doing exceptionally well and has finished at the top of it's box in Division 2 and now play Hutt Valley in their next game.  A tribute hear to all the hard work being done by the coaches, managers, parents of all the teams from Auckland, and other associations as well as all the work done by Badminton NZ and Badminton Manawatu - there is a huge workload that goes into this event and alot of people working very hard to make it a success and year after year create a very special event.       Tues July 6th     The finalists for each age group were sorted out today with Auckland playing North Harbour at the top of the U15s and U17s.  In the 15s the teams did really well and Auckland 2 also plays off against Waitakere for the 3rd spot at Nationals to be held at Auckland later this year October 2nd to 8th.  Special mention to Auckland 4, a very young team that finished 2nd in Division 2 and to Auckland 3 who had some tough games in the top box but had soms great results.  In the U17s Auckland 6 had their first win YUSS :-)  Team 4 have lost only 2 matches, one to finalists North Harbour and a close game 7-9 to Wellington and team 2 and 3 had a tough time in Division 1 with team 2 coming close to qualifying for Nats with a 7-9 loss to Waikato.  Hopefully everyone gets behind the teams today and cheers like crazy :-).  For many in the U17s from associations all over the North Island this will be their last team event day at Palmerston, hope you enjoy it.       Weds July 7th     Huge congratulations to the Auckland teams.  Auckland U15 1 and U17 1 for winning the North Island teams title.  It was close for a while in the U15 during the middle stages against North Harbour.  U15 - Auckland 2 did really well qualifying for Nationals and will be keen to keep improving between now and them.  Congrats to the coaches U15 1 Barry Stevens, U17 1 Xu Li, U15 2 Charles Simms and the managers U17 1 Annie So, U15 1 Keith McLeod U15 2 May Tang (Robert Hillier for derbys).  In the rest of the 15s Auckland 3 and 4 performed well and Auckland 4 finished 2nd in the 2nd Division, a great result for a young team.  In the 17s 17s 2 and 3 finished 4 and 5 in division 1.  In division 2 Ak 17s 4 had some close results finishing 3rd and Auckland 5 jumped 1 place up the table to 4th in Division 3.  Spare a thought for Hutt Valley's U17 team.  Who but for a close 8-8 loss against Ak U17 2 could have been in the 1st Division box and were easily the top team in Division 2.  The individuals got underway with some close games.  Plenty of games to go yet and lost of good matches to unfold.     Thurs July 8th     A full on day of games at Palmy and a very successful one for the Auckland players.  In many of the main round semis in both age groups there are Aucklanders in 3 of the 4 semis in some cases in all of the semis.  There will be some fantastic games tomorrow and there are sure to be a charged and exciting atmosphere.  Usually everyone gathers around in the stands to watch the key games and all the finals of the plates and main round are played together so that the audience can watch a range of games all at once with heaps of cheering.     Fri July 9th     Woah one of our best ever years at Palmerston North with 9 of the ten titles and 23 of the 30 possible titles including plates etc as well as the team wins and Auckland U15 2 qualifying for Nats.  For full results see the main menu and summary tables on this page. Special mention to Angie Leung and Lilian Shih who completed triple crowns - winning all 3 events.      Sat July 10th     All the teams arrived home today at varying times after a fantastic trip. Now it's time to plan and get ready for next year so that we make it even better and more affordable for everyone as well by getting the Auckland costs down.  A big thank you and congratulations to Badminton NZ and Badminton Manawatu for putting together an awesome event yet again and creating something which helps create special memories for all those involved.  Thanks to, to all the coaches, parents, managers and players, hope you get a chance to rest up this week and recover and enjoy thinking back on the time spent at Palmy this year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Palmy Pics 2010 (As they are generated) (Main Menu)                                                           Winner