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Boys' Brigade National Badminton Champions 2013

The University of Ulster Jordanstown was the venue for the 2013 Boys’ Brigade National Badminton Finals hosted by the Northern Ireland District.   David, Michael, Paul and Jamie of 1 st Garvagh with NI District President Professor Norman C. Nevin OBE Those earning the right to contest for the title of BB National Champions were 1 st Barnet and 4 th Hartlepool from England, 16 th Newtownabbey and 1 st Garvagh from Northern Ireland with 1 st Largs and 65 th Edinburgh representing Scotland. These 4 man teams, playing 6 boys’ doubles games in each match, were drawn into two mini leagues playing round robin matches to establish the 4 teams that would go through to the semi-finals. This was the 3 rd British Championship in a row that the 1st Garvagh Boys had contested, losing out in last year’s final to 1 st Largs in a play-off after an initial 3-3 draw. The team of Paul Moore, David Moore, Michael Torrens and Jamie Cunningham were determined to go one step further this