Young gun Evans looking to claim first title

BADMINTON aficionados have the Irish senior and U15 championships to look forward to this weekend in Baldoyle, Dublin, with many fans focusing on the likely clash of Scott Evans and Michael Watt in the men’s senior decider.

Evans, 18, has left school ahead of his Leaving Certificate to focus on badminton and is after his first title. He is now set to go to a German badminton camp for a three-year training course, beginning in May, with a view to preparing himself for the Beijing Olympics. Evans missed last year’s tournament, which was won for 11th time by Watt, with a knee injury.

Chloe McGee of Raphoe, Donegal, is another up and coming star who has yet to win a national title, but she is one of the favourites for this year’s ladies senior title.