Parents and spectators were treated to a feast of high-quality badminton overt two weekends when Cornwall Youth Badminton staged three sections of the Cornwall Junior Restricted Annual Championships, writes John Tresidder, with Tony Poole.

The under-15s were in action at Fowey Leisure Centre, when all five disciplines were hotly contested The new under-15 champions and runners-up - Boys' singles, Ross Lashbrook; runner-up, Connor Moore; girls' singles, Bronwen Wotton; runner-up, Jo Philp; boys' doubles Ross Lashbrook and Connor Moore; runners-up, Andrew Brewster and Phil Lyle; girls' doubles, Bronwen Wotton and Jo Philp; runners-up, Charlotte Heather and Lorna Garbett; mixed doubles, Jo Philp and Connor Moore; runners-up, Lorna Garbett and Patrick Davis.

The following day, the championships moved to Roseland Community School, Tregony, for the under-17 event.

Competition for trophies was equally intense with, again, most of CYB's squad members making up the bulk of the entries and taking all the first places, once more.

Under-17 results: Boys' singles, Douglas Andrews; runner-up, Chris Glasson, girls' singles, Emily James; runner-up, Claire Whitmore; boys' doubles, Douglas Andrews and Tom Lyle; runners-up, Chris Glasson and Will Pepworth; girls' doubles, Emily James and Claire Whitmore; runners-up, Jo Philp and Bronwen Wotton; mixed doubles, Emily James and Tom Lyle; runners-up, Bronwen Wotton and Luke Bristow.

Another superb day of sport was witnessed, as the county's under-13s gave a display of extremely good and competitive badminton, returning to Fowey Leisure Centre on a later weekend.

n The Cornwall under-17's defeated Devon by 20 rubbers to 16 at the University of Exeter Sports Hall. It was a momentous and famous victory for the Duchy.