PACIFIC ISLAND GAMES – Host New Caledonia scoop most titles

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Raphaël Sachetat
– September 10, 2011Posted in: news
French citizens from New Caledonia scooped almost all medals in the badminton event of the XIV Pacific Island Games held on their home soil in Noumea this week end. After […]

French citizens from New Caledonia scooped almost all medals in the badminton event of the XIV Pacific Island Games held on their home soil in Noumea this week end. After a Gold medal in the team event over Fiji Island, The hosts scooped all but one Gold medal in the individual events. Only Andra Whiteside from Fiji prevented the clean sweep by beating Valerie Sarengat of New Caledonia in the women’s singles event.

Final results :
MS : Marc Antoine Desaymoz (NCL) beat Arnaud Franzi (NCL) : 21-11, 17-21, 21-16
WS: Andra Whiteside (FIJ) beat Valerie Sarengat (NCL): 21-13, 21-6
MD: Franzi/Kaddour (NCL) beat Desaymoz/Arias (NCL): 21-17, 17-21, 21-8
WD : C. Kaddour/J.Kou (NCL) beat Whiteside/Whiteside (FIJ) : 21-14, 21-19
Mx: Jannic/Kaddour (NCL) beat Desaymoz/Kou (NCL) : 21-11, 11-21, 21-15

Full results HERE

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About Raphaël Sachetat

Raphael is the Chief Editor of Badzine International. He is the founder of the website together with Jean François Chauveau. After many years writing for the BWF and many publications around the world about badminton, he now leads a team of young and dynamic writers for Badzine.