The 9th European Universities Badminton Championship concluded at Fyrishov Arena in Uppsala, Sweden on May 11 with the finals in individual events. More than 130 participants from 29 Universities from 13 countries took part in this year’s edition of EUC badminton.

In the men’s final, the title of champion went to Sven Eric Kastens, Saarland University, GER, who easily won the final against his countrymen, Alexander Roovers from the University of Duisburg-Essen.

The women’s final was also an internal German settlement and the title of champion went to Anika Dörr, University of Duisburg-Essen who won to Mona Lea Reich from Mainz University.

German team of the University of Duisburg-Essen was also successful in getting the gold medal in women’s doubles, while in men’s doubles the athletes from the Saratov State University, RUS took the lead. Mixed doubles were won by the representatives of the University of Helsinki, FIN, which also won the team’s event at this year’s Championship.

Medals and awards were presented by Mr Stefan Bergh, FISU vice president, together with Mr Bastian Kruse EUSA Technical Delegate for Badminton and Mrs Isabelle Jobard, Assistant Technical Delegate.

The EUSA flag was passed on to the Technical University Delft, to be delivered to the Dutch Students Sports Association (Studentensport Nederland), as the next EUSA event featuring badminton will be the 2nd European Universities Games, which will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2014.

Please see www.eucbadminton2013.com for full results and more information about the 2013 edition of EUC Badmiton.

Medallists

Mixed doubles

1. Anton Kaisti/Sanna Rautala, University of Helsinki, FIN

2. Ryhor Varabyou/Viktoriia Vorobeva, Volga Region State Academy, RUS

3. Karolina Kotte/Sebastian Gransbo, Stockholm University, SWE

3. Peder Nordin/Kristina Roman, Stockholm University, SWE

Men's doubles

1. Mikhail Loktev/Vadim Novoselov, Saratov State University, RUS

2. Sebastian Gransbo/Peder Nordin, Stockholm University, SWE

3. Joachim Areskär/Richard Eidestedt, Uppsala University, SWE 

3. Fabian Hammes/Hannes Käsbauer, University of Saarland, GER

Women's doubles

1. Anika Dörr/Laura Wich, University of Duisburg-Essen, GER

2. Anastasia Dobrynina/Viktoriia Vorobeva, Volga Region State Academy, RUS

3. Catarina Cristina/Vania Leca, Nova University, POR

3. Sandra Emrich/Mona Lea Reich, Mainz University, GER

Men's singles

1. Sven Eric Kastens, Saarland University, GER

2. Alexander Roovers, University of Duisburg-Essen, GER

3. Sylvain Ternon, University of Rouen, FRA

3. Mathieu Pohl, University of Saarland, GER

Women's singles

1. Anika Dörr, University of Duisburg-Essen, GER

2. Mona Lea Reich, Mainz University, GER

3. Manuela Diaz, University of Granada, ESP

3. Sonia Olariu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, ROU