The popular Kerrier Junior Badminton Tournament, which is held twice yearly, is being organised, once more by The First Edition Junior Badminton Club, at Truro School, Trennick Lane, Truro, Cornwall, on Saturday and Sunday, December 2nd / 3rd, from 9.30am – 6.00pm each day, writes John Tresidder, the Event’s Publicity Officer.

Financial Assistance, together with the venue, are being provided by kind permission of Mr. Paul Smith, Headmaster, Truro School.

The Tournament, follows on from the successful 11th Event, held last March and has twelve disciplines of play on the full programme, which comprises: Boys’ and Girls’ Singles and Doubles, in the Under-13 Under-15 and Under-17 age categories.

The organisers, as per the earlier Tournaments, wish to encourage entries from as many young people as possible, irrespective of previous playing experience.

The Under-13 and Under-15 age groups are scheduled to be in action on the Saturday opening day, with the Under-17’s taking the baton on the Sunday.

Age qualification:

• Players must have been born in 1994, or later, to qualify for the Under-13 Event;
• Players must have been born in 1992, or later, to qualify for the Under-15 Event;
• Players must have been born in 1990, or later, to qualify for the Under-17 Event.