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November 29, 2011
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Graham, O'Conner are AJ badminton champs

Sean Wilson

Bradley Graham, who has now won three local tournaments in a row since his return from a stay abroad, took the men's singles event of the All Jamaica Badminton Championships at the weekend.

Graham defeated Garron Palmer in the final 21-11, 21-15 at the Constant Spring Golf Club's Racquet Complex.

Trinidadian Olympian Dr Debra O'Conner, who is Jamaican-born and resident in Jamaica, won the women's title with a 21-4, 21-12 win over junior champion Katherine Wynter.

Graham won two of the possible three titles. He teamed with Alya Lewis to defeat junior champions Anthony McNee and Wynter 21-16, 21-14 for the mixed doubles title before partnering Kashif Bernard in a losing men's doubles effort. They were beaten 21-17, 21-23, 21-10 by Palmer and Gerald Isaacs.

Lewis, in addition to winning the mixed doubles with Graham, also took the ladies doubles over O'Conner and Wynter 21-10, 9-21, 21-16.

In the junior events, Katherine Wynter defeated Sue-Ann Berry 21-15, 19-21, 21-13 to take the Under 19 title while Anthony McNee got the better of 2009 winner Dennis Coke 21-19, 21-19. Neither of the defending champions, Mikaylia Haldane who won in 2007 and 2008 as well as last year or Gerald Isaacs, both of whom were eligible to participate in this their last year in the junior ranks, took part in the junior tournament.

Selected results of finals: (Numbers in brackets indicate seeding.)

Men's singles: Bradley Graham (1) defeated Garron Palmer (3) 21-11, 21-15;

Ladies singles: Debra O'Conner defeated Katherine Wynter 21- 4, 21-12;

Men's doubles: Garron Palmer & Gerald Isaacs (2) defeated Bradley Graham & Kashif Bernard 21-17, 21-23, 21-10;

Ladies doubles: Alya Lewis & Christine Leyow-Mayne (1) defeated Debra O'Conner & Katherine Wynter (2) 21-10, 9-21, 21-16;

Mixed doubles: Bradley Graham & Alya Lewis (1) defeated Anthony McNee & Katherine Wynter 21-16, 21-14.

UNDER-19

Boys singles: Anthony McNee defeated Dennis Coke 21-19, 21-19.

Girls singles: Katherine Wynter defeated Sue-Ann Berry 21-15, 19-21, 21-11.

Boys doubles: Anthony McNee & Jonathon David Smith defeated Dennis Coke & Jemarey Gordon by walkover.

Girls doubles: Sue-Ann Berry & Diamond Cassanova defeated Moya Espeut & Finote Forrest 21-8, 21-6.

Mixed doubles: Anthony McNee & Katherine Wynter & defeated Jonathan Tomlinson & Dora Lai 21-7, 21-7.

UNDER-17

Boys singles: Sean Wilson defeated Jonathon David Smith 21-19, 21-19.

Girls singles: Katherine Wynter defeated Diamond Cassanova 21-16, 21-23, 21-8.

Boys doubles: Johnpaul Smith & Kenneth Anglin defeated Jamari Rose & Kamaro Morgan by walkover.

Girls doubles: Dora Lai & Christina Petri defeated D'Anna-Marie Edwards & Danielle Richards 21-17, 11-21, 23-21.

Mixed doubles: Kamaro Morgan & Eleanor Reynolds defeated Erin Bailey & D'Anna-Marie Edwards 14-21, 21-18, 22-20.

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