2009 African Junior Badminton Championships

2009 African Junior Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	2–5 August (Team event) 7–9 August (Individual event)
Edition	9th
Venue	Arat Kilo Hall
Location	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
← Gaborone 2007 Rose Hill 2011 →

The 2009 African Junior Badminton Championships were the continental badminton championships to crown the best youth players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Arat Kilo Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 2 to 9 August 2009. ^[1]

Tournament

The 2009 African Junior Badminton Championships were held in two separate events. The mixed team event, officially All Africa U-19 Mixed Team Championships 2009, was a continental tournament to crown the best team in Africa. A total of 9 countries across Africa registered their players to compete at mixed team event. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

The individual event, officially All Africa U-19 Individual Championships 2009, was a continental tournament to crown the best players in Africa holding from 15 to 17 December. ^{[5] [6]}

Venue

This tournament was held at the Arat Kilo Hall in Addis Ababa with three courts. ^[7]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Teams	South Africa	Mauritius	Ghana
			Ethiopia
Boys' singles	Jacob Maliekal	Edwin Johnson	Daniel Aryee
			Jason Coetzer
Girls' singles	Alisen Camille	Kate Foo Kune	Debbie Godfrey
			Yeldy Louison
Boys' doubles	Jacob Maliekal Jason Coetzer	Daniel Sam Daniel Aryee	Jamie MacManus Justin Mortimer
			Herbert Ubayo Ian Senoga
Girls' doubles	Kate Foo Kune Yeldy Louison	Sandra le Grange Jennifer van der Berg	Boitumelo Mpipi Lgeso Kgosidiile
			Bridget Shamim Bangi Daisy Nakalyengo
Mixed doubles	Jacob Maliekal Debbie Godfrey	Jason Coetzer Jennifer van der Berg	Tlholego Chamo Lgeso Kgosidiile
			Christopher Paul Yeldy Louison

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Ethiopia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Africa	4	3	3	10
2	Mauritius	1	2	2	5
3	Seychelles	1	0	0	1
4	Ghana	0	1	2	3
5	Botswana	0	0	2	2
	Uganda	0	0	2	2
7	Ethiopia*	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		6	6	12	24

Team event

Group A Pos Team Pld Pts 1   Mauritius 3 3 2   Ethiopia (H) 3 2 3   Algeria 3 1 4   Sudan 3 0 Source: New Vision (H) Host Mauritius   4–1   Algeria Mauritius   5–0   Ethiopia Mauritius   5–0   Sudan Algeria   2–3   Ethiopia Algeria   5–0   Sudan Ethiopia   5–0   Sudan

Group B Pos Team Pld Pts 1   South Africa 4 4 2   Ghana 4 3 3   Uganda 4 2 4   Botswana 4 1 5   Kenya 4 0 Source: New Vision South Africa   5–0   Ghana South Africa   5–0   Uganda South Africa   5–0   Botswana South Africa   5–0   Kenya Ghana   4–1   Uganda Ghana   4–1   Botswana Ghana   5–0   Kenya Uganda   3–2   Botswana Uganda   5–0   Kenya Botswana   4–1   Kenya

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals					Final
	Mauritius		3
	Ghana		0
						Mauritius		2
						South Africa		3
	Ethiopia		0
	South Africa		3

Final

South Africa 3	Arat Kilo Hall, Court 1 5 August 2009, 13:00  UTC+3 [8]		Mauritius 2
1 2 3 1 Debbie Godfrey Kate Foo Kune 19 21 18 21     2 Jacob Maliekal Jérôme Joson 21 14 21 16     3 Sandra le Grange  /  Jennifer van der Berg Kate Foo Kune  /  Yeldy Louison 19 21 21 17 21 23   4 Jamie MacManus  /  Justin Mortimer Jérôme Joson  /  Christopher Paul 21 16 21 17     5 Jacob Maliekal  /  Debbie Godfrey Christopher Paul  /  Yeldy Louison 21 9 21 18

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	MD	Final result
	South Africa	6	6	0	6	+24	Champions
	Mauritius	5	4	1	4	+15	Runners-up
	Ghana	5	3	2	3	+8	Eliminated in semi-finals
	Ethiopia	4	2	2	2	−2
5	Uganda	4	2	2	2	+1	Eliminated in group stage
6	Algeria	3	1	2	1	+1
7	Botswana	4	1	3	1	−6
6	Sudan	3	0	3	0	−15
7	Kenya	4	0	4	0	−18

References

1. "Le Midi Libre - Sport - Les badmintoniens algeriens en lice". www.lemidi-dz.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
2. "Uganda’s run shattered". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
3. "Ofoyuru confident of badminton success". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
4. "Brazil 2016: Ghana gains slot in Badminton - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
5. Yumpu.com. "Verenuus - September 2009 - Boland Badminton". yumpu.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
6. "Return of badminton players and weightlifters from African championships-Triumphant return for African junior champions -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
7. Katende, Norman (2009-08-05). "Ugandans Turn to Singles in Addis Meet". New Vision . Retrieved 2024-10-20– via AllAfrica.
8. "Badminton : Maurice décroche l'argent aux Championnats d'Afrique juniors". L'Express (in French). 5 August 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

External links

• Individual result