Wolves duo Vella and Cole clinch doubles title

Following on the heels of the Singles League, the 2009/10 doubles competition, sponsored by Camray Co. Ltd, has recently come to its end as well. It was made up of three categories: men’s and women’s and mixed. Matches were played at the Cottonera Sports Complex.

As was the case with the singles competition, each fixture was made up of only two sets, thus creating the possibility of a drawn result.

The men’s category was made up of two divisions.

The first division title was won by Kenneth Vella and David Cole.

The Pawla Wolves BC duo finished their eight-match commitment unbeaten with 14 points, with six wins and two draws on their record.

Vella and Cole were closely followed by Boris Lalov and Stephen Ferrante (Msida Arrows BC). They also finished unbeaten, just one point adrift of the leaders, with five wins and three draws.

The second division title was won by Michael Bugeja and George Camilleri (Shuttles BC). Godwin Grech and Charles Cassar (Pawla Wolves BC) took the runners-up spot.

The women’s competition was similarly made up of two sections.

Veterans Joanne Cassar and Catherine Dimech (Pawla Wolves BC) won the first division title after succeeding in preserving their unbeaten status throughout the competition. They topped the final table with ten points, having won four and drawn two of their overall six matches.

Maria Borg and Fiorella Farrugia (Birkirkara BC) were a distant second with six points. Their six-match record shows two wins, two draws and two losses.

Marisa Cilia and Grace Saliba (Shuttles BC) made the second division title their own. They topped the table with 11 points after chalking up five wins and a single draw in their six-match record.

Dominique and Catriona Francica (Pawla Wolves BC) were second, with nine points.

They were similarly unbeaten but had three wins and three draws on their record.

Mixed event

The Mixed Doubles was made up of no fewer than four divisions. The final placing in each division was as follows:

Division One: 1. Maria Borg and Robert Salomone (Birkirkara); 2. Fiorella Farrugia and Samuel Cali (Birkirkara).

Division Two: 1. Maria Attard and Stephen Ferrante (Msida Arrows); 2. Marika Micallef and Albert Bezzina (Birkirkara).

Division Three: 1. Dominique Francica and Rodney Abela (Pawla Wolves); 2. Sharon Sultana and Norman Spiteri (Shuttles).

Division Four: 1. Olga Fedotkina and Tony Borg (Msida Arrows); 2. Catriona Francica and Owen Grech (Pawla Wolves).

Meanwhile, Badminton Malta congratulated all participants for the high standard of play shown throughout the competition and augured that this would motivate them to a higher achievement next season.

The organisation also paid tribute to Camray Co Ltd, whose valuable financial support made this event possible.