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Successive losses

A very closely contested fixture last night saw Mens 1 slip to their second successive defeat. In a match that could have gone either way it came down to the odd point here or there and in those moments Bishop Road had the edge. Academy started promisingly, taking a 2-0 lead at the first change […]

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League round-up

With the league season two months old most of Academy’s teams are well into their fixtures now and we’re starting to get a picture of where they might stand in their respective divisions. The most dramatic improvement has come from our ladies who started with a solid 4-2 away win at RWP and have gone […]

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Solid starts

With Autumn here Academy’s league teams have started to get their campaigns up and running. The ladies have made an especially strong start, taking 16 points from a possible 18 in their first three matches, while there have been mixed results for our mixed teams. Mixed 1 were disappointed to lose a closely fought match […]

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Welcome to Somerset

As discussed at this years AGM we will be creating an additional league team for the coming season. In addition to the current Men’s, Women’s and two Mixed teams playing in the Bristol Leagues we will be fielding a new Men’s team for the North Somerset League. They will be playing their home matches on […]

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Is there a doctor in the house?

In the first of a double header of re-arranged fixtures against Bristol Medics, Academy’s Ladies played out a tight 3-3 draw on Wednesday night (25 March). The match was very even throughout and was finely poised at 2-3 with the last game going to a decider. The pressure was on, with Academy’s ladies battling to […]

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Doubling up

Mixed 1 backed up their emphatic 6-0 win over Bishop Road on Wednesday night with an equally impressive 5-1 away win at Broadlands tonight (22 February). Although it will need to be confirmed by the Avon Badminton League, these results should see Academy win division 4a and with it, promotion to Division 3. Assuming that […]

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Making a point

Academy’s Mixed 2 continued their rollercoaster start to life in the Bristol Leagues with a 5-1 loss away at Nailsea and Yatton Optimists last week (8 Jan). Having gained their first win of the season with a solid 5-1 win over Avon Jets the week before, they would have been hoping for better but as […]

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Win some, lose some…

Wednesday night (7 Jan) saw a battle of the sexes between Academy Badminton and DL Reds with honors just about even. Our men faced them away at their place and went down 4-2, while the ladies welcomed them to The Park and went one better than last season’s 5-1 win, handing out a 6-0 thrashing. […]

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Happy New Year

Sunday 4th January saw the start of a busy week for Academy Badminton Club with all our league teams in Action. Mixed 1 kicked things off with a healthy 5-1 win away at Frys – starting the way they mean to go on this year. Unusually, Wednesday sees both the men and women in action. […]

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Winning away

Academy Badminton Mixed 2 recorded their first win of the season on Tuesday (16 Dec) with an impressive away win at Avon Jets. The result builds on the home draw against Highbury earlier in the month and should now firmly establish them in the league following their opening 6-0 loss and the postponement of their […]

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