Category: Masters

N.E.W Masters Nationals Success

A brilliant day was had in Swansea on Saturday 9th May for the 2026 Masters Nationals.

15 North East Wales Masters players spanning all age groups ascended on the LC2 Sports Centre for a gruelling day of badminton which began at 8:30am and didn’t finish until 10:30pm! It was the largest ever entry with 139 players and over 161 matches.

In a rather warm sports hall the standard of play was very high and the North East Wales players came away with multiple successes across all age groups.

Congratulations to all players who took part and in particular the medal winners. Full results can be found here: https://badmintonwales.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/D489383D-5C26-4550-AC85-010831FF6C9E

35+ XD Winners | Heather Astley & Beki Williams*
35+ XD Winners | Heather Astley & Beki Williams*
50+ MD Winners | Stuart Mears & Craig Harrop*
50+ MD Winners | Stuart Mears & Craig Harrop*
50+ WD Winners | Claire Halestrap & Fiona Reid
50+ WD Winners | Claire Halestrap & Fiona Reid
50+ XD Winners | Stuart Mears & Fiona Reid
50+ XD Winners | Stuart Mears & Fiona Reid
55+ WD Winners | Claire Halestrap & Trisha Hird
55+ WD Winners | Claire Halestrap & Trisha Hird
55+ XD Winners | Stuart Mears & Claire Halestrap
55+ XD Winners | Stuart Mears & Claire Halestrap
60+ WD Winners | Alyson Oates & Sue Lord with Runners Up | Trisha Hird & Alison Cadogan*
60+ WD Winners | Alyson Oates & Sue Lord with Runners Up | Trisha Hird & Alison Cadogan*
60+ XD Runners Up | David Guy* & Sheila Palmer
60+ XD Runners Up | David Guy* & Sheila Palmer
65+ XD Winners | David Guy* & Sheila Palmer
65+ XD Winners | David Guy* & Sheila Palmer
70+ WS Runner Up | Sheila Palmer
70+ WS Runner Up | Sheila Palmer

N.E.W O40 v Worcestershire O40

This weekend sees the first of 5 league matches for our North East Wales Over 40s Masters team. This is our first venture into the Badminton England Masters County Championship (MCC). The team are in the O40 Midlands West league along with Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

The first match is on Sunday 12th October 2025 against Worcestershire at Coleg Cambria, Deeside at 12:30pm. The team selected to play in this fixture are: Dave Roberts, Luke Tanner, Owain Astley, Riaz Javidahamed, Emma Hilton, Fiona Reid, Heather Astley (Captain) and Sarah Roberts.

We would like to wish the team luck and feel free to come and show your support at Coleg Cambria.

N.E.W Masters Badminton

We are very excited to share that North East Wales will be running two Masters teams this season! Firstly an Over 40s team will take part in the Masters County Championship which will see them compete in 5 league matches with home fixtures against Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire and away fixtures against Warwickshire and Leicestershire. An Over 50s team will be taking part in the Masters County Challenge which will be held in Wolverhampton on the weekend of the 10th/11th January 2026 where we will be represented by a team of 5 men and 5 women.

More information: https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/competition/adult-competition/masters-competition

If anybody would like to get involved with Masters badminton which is age 35+ then please contact the N.E.W Media Coordinator, Dave Markey.