Team Derby won the inaugural National Badminton League on Sunday over Loughborough Sport in the inaugural NBL final at the K2 sports complex in Crawley on Sunday after a nail-biting tie. It was went down to a match between Rajiv Ouseph and Swedish Henri Hurskainen, with the English shuttler winning 5/4 in the deciding game, making it 3/2 overall for his team Derby.
Final results :
TEAM DERBY 3 LOUGHBOROUGH SPORT 2
Chris Coles & Andy Ellis beat Peter Briggs & Greg Mairs 9-5, 9-6, 9-8
Lydia Powell & Tiara Samuel lost to Chloe Birch & Jenny Wallwork 3-9, 4-9, 6-9
Rajiv Ouseph beat Henri Hurskainen 9-2, 3-9, 9-8, 5-9, 5-4.
Martin Campbell & Gail Emms lost to Marcus Ellis & Lauren Smith 3-9, 4-9, 2-9
Karin Schnaase beat Linda Zetchiri 9-7, 9-4, 9-4.
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