Badminton:Cann seeks reiterate of 2005
ELIZABETH Cann will once anew be flying the flag for Jersey at the English National Badminton Championships afterward weekend – if only officially then certainly in morale.
The champion in 2005, Cann is thought one of the favourites for the ladies’ singles title particularly with last year’s winner Tracey Hallam absent following ankle surgery.
Her biggest challenge will accordingly get down to 2006 runner-up, and the person responsible for knocking the former Beaulieu student out of final year’s accident, Jill Pittard.
While Cann identified Pittard as her biggest threat, the 27-year antique could also be tested by Grand Finals medalist Michelle Cheung and 1998 finalist Rebecca Pantaney who has come out of retirement for the event.
Cann, who in December was ranked eighth in England,
MBT, voyages this week to the Swedish International in Stockholm which will be her final competition ahead the nationals.
Looking ahead to the Manchester competition, Cann said: ‘I’m consciousness fine and I’m seeing along to it – obviously I ambition to reach the last and regain the caption and I meditation I’ve got a good opportunity.’ However, one issue that is but to be cleared up is whether Cann will represent Jersey,
MBT store, or if it will be the team she has played shire badminton for this season, Middle######? Chris Miller of the citizen governing body Badminton England explained: ‘Because Elizabeth has played for Middle###### this season, if she immediately represents Jersey, her performances this season for the English side will be null and void and Middle###### will be penalised.
They are either counties, as such, and are either involved in county badminton so Elizabeth cannot represent either of them.
‘This isn’t a situation we have experienced before yet as a national governing body we have to nourish standards and regulations – we can’t have players picking and choosing who they melodrama for.’ While Elizabeth has accustomed that she would favor to represent Jersey as long asshe has migrated away from Middle######, the issue is obviously a slight one but is anticipated to be cleared up in the coming week.
One athlete who will surely represent Jersey and dare in the ladies’ singles is Solenn Pasturel who tempested up the English rankings in December, rising from 21st to 12th.
The former Hautlieu student will be hoping to better last year’s extravaganza in which she approached circular 2 of the event.
Jersey could too be represented in the ladies’ doubles by Mariana Agathangelou, who will pose a important menace if she performs as she did throughout 2006, undeniably her best annual at present.
However, she namely currently hampered along a knee harm and it namely still no certain whether she ambition contend.
Suffering from tendonitis,
bose headphones, the 18-year-old former Jersey College for Girls student will, if she recovers in time,
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The 18-year-old sometime Jersey College for Girls student said: ‘I’m only getting in an hour of practice each other daytime so it’s undecided whether I’ll be playing; whatsoever we’ve caught the problem early and notwithstanding it is solemn,
Supra Vaider, we are keeping it under control.
‘If I do enter and although I won’t be as confident or arranged as I could be, I’ll give it my best shot and, behind our obtain in the élite finals,
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