16/06/2026
West Coast Badminton Interclub 11/06/26
The second round of West Coast Badminton Interclub concluded on Thursday. South Westland came away with the win and the Bennington Cup, followed by the Hoki Feather Thrashers nabbing the Coll Cup and second place. Overall most points and the Seaview Challenge Cup went to South Westland.
In Hokitika, the Hoki Warriors endured a challenging day at the courts, going down 0–12 to a dominant South Westland side. South Westland controlled proceedings from the outset, claiming all men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles matches in straight sets for the most part. Strong performances from combinations including Graham Berry and Sean Zarcillo, Aldrin Anselmo and Jamie Norton, and Savanah Guralaua with Tracey Hardman ensured a clean sweep. Despite some closer contests, particularly in the men’s doubles, the Warriors were unable to convert opportunities into match wins, with pairs including Garth Sollis and Shawn Nolan pushing their opponents but ultimately falling short in tight sets.
In Greymouth, Greymouth also fell short, losing 4–8 to the Hoki Feather Thrashers in a more competitive encounter.
Several matches went the distance, with Kerry Cropp and Kelly Gempton narrowly losing a three-set battle to Scott Matthews and Cody Weaver. Greymouth did secure wins through combinations such as Cropp and Benson Babu, as well as Syrhys Bell and Tara Quaife, who delivered a strong straight-sets victory. However, the Feather Thrashers proved stronger overall, with consistent performances across the board. Notably, Winnie Dowell-de Quadros and Carien Pieterse combined effectively to claim a hard-fought three-set win in women’s doubles.
Hoki Warriors lost to South Westland 0-12;
Daryl Curnow & Aaron Nolan lost to Graham Berry & Sean Zarcillo 8-21, 10-21.
Garth Sollis & Shawn Nolan lost to Aldrin Anselmo & Jamie Norton 19-21,17-21.
Berry & Sollis lost to Zarcillo & Norton 17-21, 17-21.
Curnow & S Nolan lost to Anselmo & A Nolan 16-21, 17-21.
Kate Baird & Ilona Schrijvers lost to Savanah Guralaua & Tracey Hardman 15-21, 6-21.
Anne Manera & Sue Fraser lost to Tania Wyatt & Laurie Philps 10-21, 9-21.
Baird & Manera lost to Guralaua & Wyatt 12-21, 7-21.
Schrijvers & Fraser lost to Hardman & Philps 7-21, 14-21.
South Westland won top mixed doubles by default.
Sollis & Schrijvers lost to Zarcillo & Guralaua 15-21, 19-21.
Curnow & Manera lost to Anselmo & Hardman 11-21, 15-21.
S Nolan & Fraser lost to Norton & Wyatt 12-21, 11-21.
Greymouth lost to Hoki Feather Thrashers 4-8;
Kerry Cropp & Kelly Gempton lost to Scott Matthews & Cody Weaver 10-21, 21-19, 19-21.
Benson Babu & Ben Radics lost to RJ Pedellone & John Hughes 8-21, 17-21, 21-17.
Cropp & Babu def Matthews & Pedellone 15-21, 21-16, 21-18.
Gempton & Molloy lost to Weaver & Hughes 8-21, 23-25.
Jean Stainger & Sarah Bushby lost to Winnie Dowell-de Quadros & Carien Pieterse 21-17, 21-23, 18-21.
Syrhys Bell & Tara Quaife def Emma Bensemann & Rushada Chunekar 21-11, 21-17.
Stainger & Bell def Dowell-de Quadros & Bensemann 18-21, 21-14, 24-22.
Quaife & Mariella Pangilinan lost to Pieterse & Chunekar 13-21, 5-21.
Cropp & Stainger lost to Matthews & Dowel-de Quadros 17-21, 13-21.
Gempton & Bushby lost to Weaver & Pieterse 15-21, 18-21.
Babu & Bell def Pedellone & Bensemann 14-21, 21-16, 21-17.
Molloy & Pangilinan lost to Hughes & Chunekar 10-21, 21-16, 16-21.
