Badminton at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games

2004 Commonwealth Youth Games

Tournament details
Dates	29 November – 4 December
Edition	1st
Venue	Bendigo Badminton & Tennis Stadium
Location	Victoria Street, Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Australia
2008 Pune →

Badminton at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games was held in Bendigo in the Australian state of Victoria in the months of November and December. This was the first time badminton was introduced in the games, in which only the mixed team event was held. Mixed team event was played with the format of Boys' singles, Girls' singles, Boys' doubles, Girls' doubles and Mixed doubles. Malaysia emerged as the champion, while India and England settled with silver and bronze medals respectively. ^[1]

Medalists

Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mixed team	Malaysia Azrihanif Azahar Lyddia Cheah Tan Boon Heong Hoon Thien How Ng Hui Lin Woon Khe Wei	India Anand Pawar Saina Nehwal Sagar Chopda Jishnu Sanyal Aparna Balan	England Rajiv Ouseph Helen Ward Andrew Ellis Dean George Heather Olver Jenny Wallwork

Participant countries and squads

England, India, Malaysia, Australia, Scotland, South Africa, New Zealand and Singapore participated in this edition.

Pool A

Pool A consisted of top seed Malaysia, Scotland, fourth seed Singapore and Australia.

Malaysia

• Azrihanif Azahar
• Hoon Thien How
• Lyddia Cheah
• Ng Hui Lin
• Tan Boon Heong
• Woon Khe Wei

Scotland

• Imogen Bankier
• Julie Boyd
• Watson Briggs
• Stuart Gilliland
• Emma Mason
• Calum Menzies

Singapore

• Chew Swee Hau
• Colleen Goh
• Koh Yan Sen
• Vanessa Neo
• Aaron Tan
• Karen Yuen

Australia

• Erin Carroll
• Tiger Chen
• Sue Li Hong
• Erica Pong
• Raymond Tam
• Jeff Tho

Pool B

Pool B consisted of second seed England, New Zealand, third seeded India and South Africa.

England

• Andrew Ellis
• Dean George
• Heather Olver
• Rajiv Ouseph
• Jenny Wallwork
• Helen Ward

New Zealand

• Michelle Chan
• Garbo Choi
• Belinda Hill
• Chan Yun Lung
• Henry Tam
• Joe Wu

India

• Aparna Balan
• Sagar Chopda
• Saina Nehwal
• Anand Pawar
• Jishnu Sanyal

South Africa

• Richard Anderton
• Rowen Brown
• Stacey Doubell
• Annari Viljoen

Group matches

Pool A

Malaysia V/s Scotland ^[2]

Malaysia 4	1 December 2004		Scotland 1
1 2 3 1 Azrihanif Azahar Calum Menzies 15 5 15 4     2 Lyddia Cheah Julie Boyd 11 8 11 7     3 Hoon Thien How  /  Tan Boon Heong Stuart Gilliland  /  Calum Menzies 15 6 15 7     4 Ng Hui Lin  /  Woon Khe Wei Imogen Bankier  /  Emma Mason 15 2 2 15 15 13   5 Hoon Thien How  /  Ng Hui Lin Watson Briggs  /  Imogen Bankier 15 12 11 15 12 15

Singapore V/s Australia ^[3]

Singapore 5	1 December 2004		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Chew Swee Hau Tiger Chen 15 9 15 6     2 Karen Yuen Erin Carroll 11 6 11 6     3 Koh Yan Sen  /  Aaron Tan Jeff Tho  /  Raymond Tam 12 15 15 10 15 8   4 Colleen Goh  /  Vanessa Neo Erin Carroll  /  Erica Pong 15 11 15 8     5 Koh Yan Sen  /  Vanessa Neo Tiger Chen  /  Sue Li Yong 15 8 15 11

Malaysia V/s Australia ^[4]

Malaysia 4	1 December 2004		Australia 1
1 2 3 1 Azrihanif Azahar Jeff Tho 15 6 15 12     2 Lyddia Cheah Erica Pong 11 4 11 2     3 Hoon Thien How  /  Tan Boon Heong Jeff Tho  /  Raymond Tam 15 5 15 2     4 Ng Hui Lin  /  Woon Khe Wei Erin Carroll  /  Erica Pong 15 2 15 5     5 Tan Boon Heong  /  Woon Khe Wei Tiger Chen  /  Sue Li Yong 7 15 15 12 9 15

Singapore V/s Scotland ^[5]

Singapore 3	1 December 2004		Scotland 2
1 2 3 1 Chew Swee Hau Calum Mazies 15 5 15 9     2 Colleen Goh Julie Boyd 6 11 8 11     3 Koh Yan Sen  /  Aaron Tan Stuart Gilliland  /  Calum Menzies 15 7 15 5     4 Colleen Goh  /  Vanessa Neo Imogen Bankier  /  Emma Mason 4 15 3 15     5 Koh Yan Sen  /  Vanessa Neo Watson Briggs  /  Imogen Bankier 15 11 11 15 15 6

Malaysia V/s Singapore ^[6]

Malaysia 4	2 December 2004		Singapore 1
1 2 3 1 Azrihanif Azahar Chew Swee Hau 15 8 15 14     2 Lyddia Cheah Colleen Goh 11 2 11 2     3 Hoon Thien How  /  Tan Boon Heong Koh Yan Sen  /  Aaron Tan 15 3 15 7     4 Ng Hui Lin  /  Woon Khe Wei Vanessa Neo  /  Karen Yuen 6 15 3 15     5 Hoon Thien How  /  Ng Hui Lin Koh Yan Sen  /  Vanessa Neo 15 5 15 13

Scotland V/s Australia ^[7]

Scotland 5	2 December 2004		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Calum Menzies Jeff Tho 15 10 15 9     2 Julie Boyd Erin Carroll 11 9 11 3     3 Stuart Gilliland  /  Calum Menzies Jeff Tho  /  Raymond Tam 15 12 10 15 15 6   4 Imogen Bankier  /  Emma Mason Erin Carroll  /  Erica Pong 15 4 15 6     5 Watson Briggs  /  Imogen Bankier Tiger Chen  /  Sue Li Yong 15 4 15 6

Pool B

England V/s New Zealand ^[8]

England 5	1 December 2004		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 1 Rajiv Ouseph Chan Yun Lung 15 8 15 9     2 Helen Ward Michelle Chan 11 4 11 6     3 Andrew Ellis  /  Dean George Henry Tam  /  Joe Wu 15 3 9 15 15 6   4 Heather Olver  /  Jenny Wallwork Michelle Chan  /  Belinda Hill 15 12 15 11     5 Dean George  /  Heather Olver Henry Tam  /  Belinda Hill 15 8 15 7

India V/s South Africa ^[9]

India 5	1 December 2004		South Africa 0
1 2 3 1 Anand Pawar Richard Anderton 15 6 15 0     2 Saina Nehwal Annari Viljoen       not played 3 Sagar Chopda  /  Jishnu Sanyal Richard Anderton  /  Rowen Brown 15 5 15 4     4 Aparna Balan  /  Saina Nehwal Stacey Doubell  /  Annari Viljoen       not played 5 Sagar Chopda  /  Aparna Balan Richard Anderton  /  Stacey Doubell 15 8 15 5

England V/s South Africa ^[10]

England 5	1 December 2004		South Africa 0
1 2 3 1 Rajiv Ouseph Richard Anderton 15 4 15 6     2 Helen Ward Stacey Doubell 11 9 11 2     3 Andrew Ellis  /  Dean George Richard Anderton  /  Rowen Brown 15 2 15 8     4 Heather Olver  /  Jenny Wallwork Stacey Doubell  /  Annari Viljoen       not played 5 Rajiv Ouseph  /  Jenny Wallwork Rowen Brown  /  Annari Viljoen       not played

India V/s New Zealand ^[11]

India 5	1 December 2004		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 1 Anand Pawar Chan Yun Lung 15 5 15 5     2 Saina Nehwal Michelle Chan 11 4 11 1     3 Sagar Chopda  /  Jishnu Sanyal Henry Tam  /  Joe Wu 9 15 15 4 15 11   4 Aparna Balan  /  Saina Nehwal Michelle Chan  /  Belinda Hill 15 6 15 1     5 Anand Pawar  /  Aparna Balan Henry Tam  /  Belinda Hill 15 4 15 8

England V/s India ^[12]

England 2	2 December 2004		India 3
1 2 3 1 Rajiv Ouseph Anand Pawar 17 14 11 15 11 15   2 Helen Ward Saina Nehwal 1 11 1 11     3 Andrew Ellis  /  Dean George Sagar Chopda  /  Jishnu Sanyal 15 13 15 7     4 Heather Olver  /  Jenny Wallwork Aparna Balan  /  Saina Nehwal 15 8 11 15 8 15   5 Rajiv Ouseph  /  Jenny Wallwork Anand Pawar  /  Aparna Balan 15 11 15 4

New Zealand V/s South Africa ^[13]

New Zealand 5	2 December 2004		South Africa 0
1 2 3 1 Chan Yun Lung Richard Anderton 11 15 15 9 15 5   2 Michelle Chan Stacey Doubell 13 11 11 5     3 Henry Tam  /  Joe Wu Richard Anderton  /  Rowen Brown 15 7 15 2     4 Michelle Chan  /  Belinda Hill Stacey Doubell  /  Annari Viljoen 15 7 15 12     5 Joe Wu  /  Garbo Choi Rowen Brown  /  Annari Viljoen 15 12 15 13

Interpool matches

Scotland V/s South Africa ^[14]

Scotland 5	2 December 2004		South Africa 0
1 2 3 1 Calum Menzies Richard Anderton 15 3 15 3     2 Julie Boyd Stacey Doubell 11 1 11 2     3 Stuart Gilliland  /  Calum Menzies Richard Anderton  /  Rowen Brown 17 14 15 10     4 Imogen Bankier  /  Emma Mason Stacey Doubell  /  Annari Viljoen 15 7 15 2     5 Watson Briggs  /  Imogen Bankier Rowen Brown  /  Annari Viljoen 15 7 15 6

New Zealand V/s Australia ^[15]

New Zealand 3	2 December 2004		Australia 1
1 2 3 1 Chan Yun Lung Tiger Chen 13 15 15 3 15 6   2 Michelle Chan Erin Carroll 11 6 11 6     3 Michelle Chan  /  Belinda Hill Erin Carroll  /  Sue Li Hong 15 11 15 17 8 15   4 Henry Tam  /  Belinda Hill Tiger Chen  /  Sue Li Yong 15 9 15 7

Classification matches

• 5th and 6th place : Scotland V/s New Zealand ^[16]

Scotland 4	3 December 2004		New Zealand 1
1 2 3 1 Calum Menzies Chan Yun Lung 15 7 15 8     2 Julie Boyd Michelle Chan 5 11 11 8 11 5   3 Stuart Gilliland  /  Calum Menzies Henry Tam  /  Joe Wu 9 15 17 15 14 17   4 Imogen Bankier  /  Emma Mason Michelle Chan  /  Belinda Hill 17 15 15 17 15 8   5 Watson Briggs  /  Imogen Bankier Henry Tam  /  Belinda Hill 15 13 15 10

• 7th and 8th place : Australia V/s South Africa ^[17]

Australia 3	3 December 2004		South Africa 1
1 2 3 1 Tiger Chen Richard Anderton 15 2 15 4     2 Erica Pong Stacey Doubell 11 9 11 3     3 Erin Carroll  /  Sue Li Hong Stacey Doubell  /  Annari Viljoen 7 15 15 10 9 15   4 Raymond Tam  /  Sue Li Hong Rowen Brown  /  Annari Viljoen 15 4 15 8

Semifinals

Malaysia V/s England ^[18]

Malaysia 3	2 December 2004		England 0
1 2 3 1 Lyddia Cheah Helen Ward 11 7 11 7     2 Hoon Thien How  /  Tan Boon Heong Andrew Ellis  /  Dean George 15 6 15 5     3 Hoon Thien How  /  Ng Hui Lin Rajiv Ouseph  /  Jenny Wallwork 16 17 15 9 15 8

India V/s Singapore ^[19]

India 3	2 December 2004		Singapore 1
1 2 3 1 Anand Pawar Chew Swee Hau 17 16 13 15 8 15   2 Saina Nehwal Colleen Goh 11 0 11 1     3 Aparna Balan  /  Saina Nehwal Vanessa Neo  /  Karen Yuen 15 2 15 6     4 Sagar Chopda  /  Aparna Balan Koh Yan Sen  /  Vanessa Neo 15 12 7 15 15 9

Bronze medal match

England V/s Singapore ^[20]

England 3	3 December 2004		Singapore 1
1 2 3 1 Rajiv Ouseph Chew Swee Hau 15 6 15 6     2 Helen Ward Colleen Goh 6 11 7 11     3 Andrew Ellis  /  Dean George Koh Yan Sen  /  Aaron Tan 15 7 15 11     4 Rajiv Ouseph  /  Jenny Wallwork Koh Yan Sen  /  Vanessa Neo 15 11 15 7

Final tie

Malaysia V/s India ^[21]

Malaysia 3	3 December 2004		India 2
1 2 3 1 Azrihanif Azahar Anand Pawar 15 11 15 7     2 Lyddia Cheah Saina Nehwal 5 11 1 11     3 Hoon Thien How  /  Tan Boon Heong Sagar Chopda  /  Jishnu Sanyal 15 2 15 5     4 Ng Hui Lin  /  Woon Khe Wei Aparna Balan  /  Saina Nehwal 13 15 15 6 10 15   5 Hoon Thien How  /  Ng Hui Lin Sagar Chopda  /  Aparna Balan 15 8 14 17 15 12

Final classification

Position	Country
1	Malaysia
2	India
3	England
4	Singapore
5	Scotland
6	New Zealand
7	Australia
8	South Africa

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