Serbian badminton progeny displayed briliance at spectacular Serbian Youth International Novi Sad 2014 tournament
From June 13 to 15 the city of Novi Sad hosted the second Serbian Youth International Novi Sad 2014 tournament gathering more than 100 competitors from 9 countries and providing Serbia with a total of 39 medals - 10 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 16 bronze medals
Badminton Association of Serbia | 06/22/2014
City of Novi Sad and Republic of Serbia hosted another spectacular international tournament organized by Badminton Association of Serbia and ’’Novi Sad’’ Badminton Club, under the patronage of Serbian Ministry of Youth and Sport, City of Novi Sad, City Museum of Novi Sad and Tourist Organisation City of Novi Sad. Second SERBIAN YOUTH INTERNATIONAL NOVI SAD 2014 which lasted from 13th to 15th of June has gathered more than 100 competitors from 9 countries surpassed all expectations. Perfect event management, high quality matches full of suspense and beautiful surroundings of ‘’Slana Bara’’ Sports Center were coated with brilliance displayed by Serbian Badminton progeny. In tough competition conditions among U9, U11, U13, U15 and U17 category competitors, Serbia won a total of 39 medals – 10 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 16 bronze medals, presenting it with the epithet of the most successful Team of the Second Serbian Open. Best indicator of quality and importance regarding this Tournament promoted by Dragoslav Petrovic, Serbia’s best junior competitor and Serbia’s first badminton Olympian who will represent Serbia on Youth Olympic Games taking place in August, is the fact that it is incorporated inside Badminton Europe’s Official Calendar of Events.
Opening Ceremony of SERBIAN YOUTH INTERNATIONAL NOVI SAD 2014, preceded by eliminations and matches of the group phase, has been executed in the presence of Badminton Association of Serbia numerous sponsors and friends. More than 100 participants bearing panels with inscriptions of Algeria, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia and of course Serbia, paraded through ‘’Slana Bara’’ Sports Center greeted with rounds of loud applause. After the welcoming speech the Tournament was officially opened by Radomir Jovovic, President of the Executive Board of Badminton Association of Serbia. After the end of the first day guests had the opportunity to visit City Museum of Novi Sad, just one of many cultural and social activities presented by the host. All of the participants ended the first day in Novi Sad full of impressions and in waiting for the Saturday morning to once again continue with the competition.
Sparks were flying across courts of ‘’Slana Bara’’ Sports Center during Saturday’s matches. All of the competitors, from youngest to oldest, gave their best while representing this Olympic sport in it’s prime. Wishes and dreams to find themselves in a position to contend for the medals appeared to be additional motivation. In the Saturday evening the line was drawn and the names of the ‘’best among best but equal’’ formed the list of the medal contenders. Sunday’ ‘’menu’’ was all about the medals. Most skilled competitors filtered through eliminations and matches of the group phase guaranteeing final day of the Novi Sad Tournament to be impressive. Large number of interesting matches, turnovers, unique moves and tricks differentiated medal winners in each category. MVP title of the Tournament went to Luka Milic and Nenad Milosevic, both winning three gold medals. European U15 Vice-Champions from Basel, Milic and Milosevic, demonstrated and approved extraordinary talent on their home court. Apart from triumphing in the Men’s Doubles for U15 and U17 category, they managed to win gold medals in Men’s Singles too. Milic was dominant among the oldest competitors overpowering Bulgarian player Ivan Panev in the final match. He won 2:1 (21:15, 18:21, 21:12) in the match worthy of the World’s greatest events. On the other hand, Milosevic was the best in the Men’s Singles of U15 competition. In the breath taking gold medal clash he managed to defeated Tomas Rougklios from Greece (21:18, 17:21, 21:10).
After three unforgettable days in Novi Sad and 300 matches under the dome of ‘’Slana Bara’’ Sports Center, the curtain was lowered and the SERBIAN YOUTH INTERNATIONAL NOVI SAD 2014 concluded with the Closing Ceremony. Closing speech was presented by Predrag Svilar, member of the Novi Sad City Council in charge of the Youth and Sports Department.
‘’Tournament totally fulfilled the expectations of all the guests and the Organizing Committee. We are especially pleased with the fact that the event had excellent media coverage including live streaming of the finals and Medal Awarding Ceremonies. Top level competition courts and game environment, large number of participants established this event among the best organized badminton events ever in Serbia. We have pushed the limits and established new standards in event management and I truly hope that the next Serbian Open will be even better regarding quality and numbers. I take this opportunity to thank Ministry of Youth and Sports, City of Novi Sad, Olympic Committee of Serbia, sponsors and friends of Badminton Association of Serbia. Without their enormous help we wouldn’t even be in the position to organize such an event and worthily host a large number of foreign competitors from Europe and Northern Africa’’ – noted Radomir Jovovic, President of the Executive Board of Badminton Association of Serbia.
Organization of this important International event was supported by: Olympic Committee of Serbia, Sports Association of Serbia, University Sports Federation of Serbia, Serbian Institute for Sport and Sport Medicine, Anti-Doping Agency of Serbia, ‘’Tin Sped’’ Company, ‘’Lasta’’ Transport Company, ‘’Zlatiborac’’, ‘’Yonex’’ and ‘’Nasa Koka’’ Company.
Medal Winners – Boy’s Singles U9: 1. Viktor Petrovic (Serbia), 2. Vlad Dehelean (Romania), 3. Vuk Dimitrijevic (Serbia), Milos Dmitrovis (Serbia); Girl’s Singles U9: 1. Nina Bogdanovic (Serbia), 2. Anđela Vitman (Serbia), 3. Paola Gynga (Moldova); Boy’s Singles U11: 1. Sergej Lukic (Serbia), 2. Aleksandar Jovicic (Serbia), 3. Aleksandar Safarik (Serbia), Viktor Petrovic (Serbia); Girl’s Singles U11: 1. Alexandra Soare (Romania), 2. Sara Lončar (Serbia), 3. Anđela Božić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Maria Apostaliuc (Moldova); Boy’s Doubles U11: 1. Sergej Lukic / Aleksandar Safarik (Serbia), 2. Igor Jovanovic / Aleksandar Jovicic (Serbia), 3. Alexandr Pavalachi (Moldova) / Viktor Petrovic (Serbia), Nikola Borka (Serbia) / Danijel Savic (Bosnia and Herzegovina); Girl’s Doubles U11: 1. Anđela Bozic / Isidora Pekez (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2. Sara Loncar / Ana Slamarski (Serbia), 3. Maria Apostaliuc / Paola Gynga (Moldova); Boy’s Singles U13: 1. Iliyan Stoynov (Bulgaria), 2. Sergej Lukic (Serbia), 3. Yavor Yankov (Bulgaria), David Josijevic (Serbia); Girl’s Singles U13: 1. Vlada Gynga (Moldova), 2. Marija Sudimac (Serbia), 3. Tanya Petkova (Bulgaria), Linda Mazri (Algeria); Boy’s Doubles U13: 1. Tsvetomir Stoyanov / Yavor Yankov (Bulgaria), 2. Matija Cupara / Lazar Josijevic (Serbia), 3. Michalis Panagiotou / Orfeas Tsamousiadis (Greece); David Josijevic / Janko Lazarevic (Serbia); Girl’s Doubles U13: 1. Selin Bakalova / Tanya Petkova (Bulgaria), 2. Ivona Pavlovic / Marija Sudimac (Serbia), 3. Thodora Lambrianidou / Eleni Moutevelidou (Greece); Boy’s Singles U15: 1. Nenad Milosevic (Serbia), 2. Thomas Rougklios (Greece), 3. Ioan Gargov (Bulgaria), Mateja Manic (Serbia); Girl’s Singles U15: 1. Lena Janic (Serbia), 2. Anja Velemir (Serbia), 3. Anna Cernetchi (Moldova), Mia Cerjan (Croatia); Boy’s Doubles U15: 1. Luka Milic / Nenad Milosevic (Serbia), 2. Ioan Gargov / Iliyan Stoynov (Bulgaria), 3. Janko Lazarevic / Aleksa Lutovac (Serbia), Mateja Manic (Serbia) / Thomas Rougklios (Greece); Girl’s Doubles U15: 1. Anna Cernetchin / Vlada Gynga (Moldova), 2. Marija Sudimac / Anja Velemir (Serbia), 3. Eleni Moutevelidou / Maria-Eleni Rougkliou (Greece), Hala Bouksani / Linda Mazri (Algeria); Boy’s Singles U17: 1. Luka Milic (Serbia), 2. Ivan Panev (Bulgaria), 3. Andrija Doder (Serbia), Martin Tsvetkov (Bulgaria); Girl’s Singles U17: 1. Andra Olariu (Romania), 2. Natasa Pavlovic (Serbia), 3. Maria-Eleni Rougkliou (Greece), Anja Janic (Serbia); Boy’s Doubles U17: 1. Luka Milic / Nenad Milosevic (Serbia), 2. Martin Kolev / Martin Tsvetkov (Bulgaria), 3. Andrija Doder / Mateja Manic (Serbia), Aleksa Lutovac (Serbia) / Ivan Panev (Bulgaria); Girl’s Doubles U17: 1. Andra Olariu (Romania) / Natasa Pavlovic (Serbia), 2. Anja Janic / Lena Janic (Serbia), 3. Ina Stefanovska (FYR Macedonia) / Anja Velemir (Serbia).
