Surrey Smashers, our local National Badminton League team, have not only taken a commanding lead at the top of the table but achieved this through the first perfect 5-0 result of the League.

Highlights

• Carl Baxter beat Rajiv Ouseph 3-0 for the first time in a competitive match after 10 years of trying (now that's determination)!
• Matthew Nottingham and Gabby Adcock won 3-1 against Martin Campbell and Gail Emms (click here see the photos of when Gail was at Badminton Wycombe December 2014).

On a slightly separate note, we are delighted that Gary Fox, who is the Assistant Coach here at the Badminton Wycombe EPT, maintains his 100% winning record in the NBL - one of only eight to do so.

The English National Badminton Championships are being held at the K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley in Sussex.

If you would like to help in the running of this event (as well as see the action up close), here is your opportunity!

If you would like to volunteer to be part of the organising team over the 3 days and during the run up to the event or would like to act as a line judge, please complete the form below - the great news is that BADMINTON England will provide line judge training for FREE!  Perhaps you will follow in Abby's footsteps (see earlier article) and in the future support international competitions?

THIS EVENT HAS NOW TAKEN PLACE

We are delighted to see a great article on Abby Kumar (Chair of Wycombe Performance Centre and former Director of the Centre) about his role at the BWF Destination Dubai World Superseries Finals overseeing line judging.

Yet again Badminton Wycombe demonstrates its great depth in world class Badminton skills, which our members can access - in this instance going beyond both playing and coaching.

Gail Emms MBE and Marcus Ellis came to Badminton Wycombe for a Yonex Exhibition Event just before Christmas.  They put on some great exhibition matches with our resident coaches, and both the EPT and long standing Centre Members.

If you couldn't make it or whether you wish to re-ignite your memory of putting a smash past Marcus or a net shot beyond Gail we have put up some of the best photos from the event.