Tenth year of the European badminton spectacle
Badminton Association of Serbia | 06/28/2022
Serbian U17 & Youth International Novi Sad 2022, which was held from June 23rd to 26th, 2022 in Sports Center "Slana bara" in Novi Sad once again managed to provide the first-class sports event and to justified epithet of the “badminton fairytale”. BEC U17 Circuit tournament and international U15, U13 and U11 gathered more than 500 participants from 26 countries from two continents – European and American.
Badminton Association of Serbia, under the patronage of Badminton Europe Confederation, Serbian Ministry of Youth and Sport, City of Novi Sad, Sport and Youth of Vojvodina, Tourist organization of Serbia and Novi Sad created one of most attractive sports events in Serbia.
During the four unforgettable days in Novi Sad, two spectacular international tournaments provide high-quality matches, extraordinary atmosphere, and organization on the level of much bigger sports events. The event has justified the status of significant event for Republic of Serbia, Province of Vojvodina and the City of Novi Sad.
A special guest of the tournaments was Richard Vaughan, member of the Board of Directors of the European Badminton Confederation, well known in the badminton world as the former seventh player of the world, two time Olympian and multiple medal winner at European, Commonwealth and World class tournaments.
The four tournament days concluded with the final matches and the victory ceremonies which were attended by Mrs Aranka Binder, Assistant of the Provincial Secretary for Sport and Youth, Mrs Jelena Marinkovic Radomirovic, President of the City Assembly of Novi Sad, Mr Nemanja Radovic, member of the Governing Board of Paralympic Committee of Serbia and Predrag Marcetic, the owner of Tin Sped Company.
“The tournaments in Novi Sad have been considered as one of the best organized European youth tournaments for years. From the point of view of the organizers, we know how much effort, desire and energy has been invested to justify Serbia's status as a sports country and to be a good host. Satisfied and smiling participants, positive energy during all these days and impressions of our guests from 26 countries, speak in favor of the flawless organization of this sporting event of great importance for the Republic of Serbia, AP Vojvodina and the City of Novi Sad. I express my gratitude to the European Badminton Confederation on selfless support as well as national, regional, and local authorities, to partners of the tournament: Victor, Tinšped, Bambi, Minaqua, Tourist Organization of Serbia and Tourist Organization of Novi Sad for their support in the realization of this prestigious competition and many thanks to our special guest Richard Vaughn for being in Novi Sad with us”, said Radomir Jovovic, President of the Executive Board of Badminton Association of Serbia.
The organizers did their best to provide entertainment both on and off the courts. Beside high-leveled conditions in the competitive part of the tournament, the organizers provided a great atmosphere, and all visitors had the opportunity to spend quality time and socialize in a fun area with many games and challenges, an area for social networks and lounge.
The best results in the tournament were recorded by Hungary with 14 medals in the U11, U13 and U15 categories and five medals in the U17 category, followed by Bulgaria with a total of 11 medals.
Special awards for the most valuable player of the Serbian U17 & Youth International Novi Sad 2022 went to Petra Hart from Hungary and for the youngest player to Valya Makarska from Bulgaria.
All results from Serbian U17 International you can find on the following link.
All results from Serbian Youth International Novi Sad 2022 you can find on the following link.
