Double success for Sophie at SSBU age group tournament
Published: 09:37, 13 January 2025
Dunnet badminton player Sophie Mackay had a great start to 2025 when she took part in the Scottish Schools Badminton Union (SSBU) 2013 age group tournament in Wishaw, winning the girls’ singles and girls’ doubles with partner Anvita Awasthi from Lothian Badminton.
In the singles, 11-year-old Sophie played group stages first and lost only 11 points, putting her into the main draw semi-final where she played the number one seed Ava Li. Sophie came out on top 21-11, 21-19 putting her into the final against her doubles partner Anvita Awasthi with Sophie winning 21-14, 21-14.
The girls’ doubles competition was played in a round-robin format. Sophie and Anvita topped the table, taking the title.