Monash masters international badminton

Wednesday 21 October

Miles Rodriquez - Media Intern

The Monash Masters badminton team is the new World Masters Games champion after coming first in the recent Sydney World Master Games. The team which competed in the 45+ category beat team teams from Malaysia, New Zealand and Canada to win Gold.

Badminton was one of the most populated sports at this year’s Games in a tournament that saw 800 players participate. The team was made up from players from the Monash University Badminton Club who used to compete in the Intervarsity Games which later turned into the Australian University Games.

Loke Poh Wong is the team’s captain as well as the President of Badminton Victoria and Chair of the Monash Blues Committee and was ecstatic with the team’s gold medal as well as his own wins in the individual and mixed doubles events.

Mr Wong attributed Monash’s success with a “high level of team spirit during the tournament as well as a strong training regime in the lead up.” This training involved sparring with some of Monash’s elite badminton players who also helped the University team win the 2009 Victorian State Pennant in June.

From L to R: Yoke Weng Yong, Loke Poh Wong, Yoke Mui Wong, Soong Chau, Odette Wan, Jenny Toh, Ranga Rao, Kim Lim.

The four medals the team won.