Badminton events for the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra from 13 to 17 October.[1][2] For the second consecutive time, sport of Badminton was included in the Commonwealth Youth Games programme which included Boys' singles,[3] Girls' singles,[4] Boys' doubles[5] and Girls' doubles[6] events. Mixed doubles was not conducted. At the end, host India emerged as the strongest nation by winning three titles, while Malaysia won the Boys' doubles title.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 13 October – 17 October | ||
| Edition | 2nd | ||
| Competitors | 90 | ||
| Venue | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex | ||
| Location | Mahalunge, Balewadi, Pune, India | ||
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Medalists edit
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles |  Gurusai Dutt
|
Aditya Prakash
|
 Martin Campbell
|
| Girls' singles | Saina Nehwal
|
N. Sikki Reddy
|
 Panuga Riou
|
| Boys' doubles |  Ow Yao Han Yew Hong Kheng
|
Lim Yu Sheng Loh Wei Sheng
|
B. Sai Praneeth Pranav Chopra
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| Girls' doubles | P. C. Thulasi N. Sikki Reddy
|
 Alexandra Bruce Michelle Li
|
Lim Ee Von Ng Hui Ern
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Results edit
Boys' singles edit
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Gurusai Dutt
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Paul van Rietvelde
| 13 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Gurusai Dutt
| 21 | 20 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Aditya Prakash
| 18 | 22 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Martin Campbell
| 14 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Aditya Prakash
| 21 | 21 | Third place | ||||||||||
| Paul van Rietvelde
| 13 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Martin Campbell
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
Girls' singles edit
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Saina Nehwal
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Panuga Riou
| 12 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Saina Nehwal
| 23 | 22 | |||||||||||
| N. Sikki Reddy
| 21 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Tiffany Chase Currier
| 16 | 9 | |||||||||||
| N. Sikki Reddy
| 21 | 21 | Third place | ||||||||||
| Panuga Riou
| 18 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Tiffany Chase Currier
| 21 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
Boys' doubles edit
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| B. Sai Praneeth Pranav Chopra
| 20 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Ow Yao Han Yew Hong Kheng
| 22 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Ow Yao Han Yew Hong Kheng
| 14 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Lim Yu Sheng Loh Wei Sheng
| 21 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Gary Fox Richard Morris
| 19 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Lim Yu Sheng Loh Wei Sheng
| 21 | 21 | Third place | ||||||||||
| B. Sai Praneeth Pranav Chopra
| 21 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Gary Fox Richard Morris
| 18 | 21 | |||||||||||
Girls' doubles edit
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Lim Ee Von Ng Hui Ern
| 19 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Alexandra Bruce Michelle Li
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Alexandra Bruce Michelle Li
| 18 | 8 | |||||||||||
| P. C. Thulasi N. Sikki Reddy
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
 Jessica Jonggowisastro Mary O’Connor
| 13 | 13 | |||||||||||
| P. C. Thulasi N. Sikki Reddy
| 21 | 21 | Third place | ||||||||||
| Lim Ee Von Ng Hui Ern
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Jessica Jonggowisastro Mary O’Connor
| 8 | 19 | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "India dominate Commonwealth Youth Games, win 76 medals". Times of India. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "2008 Commonwealth Youth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 – MS". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 – WS". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 – MD". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 – WD". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2023.