News Archive, Tag: kirby ngan

University of Bath badminton player Kirby Ngan with coach Pete Bush after her ladies' singles win at the 2016 National U19 Championships

Double delight for Kirby Ngan ahead of Badminton England debut at European Team Championships

16 February 2016

University of Bath-based badminton player Kirby Ngan will make her senior England debut this week on the back of a double success at the National U19 Championships. The 18-year-old, from Bristol, won both the ladies’ singles and doubles titles in Milton Keynes over the weekend before flying out to Kazan in Russia to compete in the European Team Championships. Ngan is part of Head Badminton Coach Pete Bush’s training group at the Sports Training Village....

An emotional Alex Lane celebrates after reaching the English National Badminton Championships men's singles final, February 2016

Badminton scholar Alex Lane reaches English National final as Heather Olver retains doubles crown

09 February 2016

University of Bath student Alex Lane produced some of the best badminton of his career so far to reach the men’s singles final at the English National Championships. Lane, who is studying Sports Performance and is supported by a Trendell Sports Scholarship, beat fellow Bath-based player Henley Ngan 21-10 21-8 in the quarter-finals. He then recorded an excellent 21-9 21-14 victory over number-two seed Toby Penty – ranked in the world’s top 100 – to...

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