Banner Season: Varsity Blues bounce the competition en route to fifth-straight OUA badminton crown
Toronto (via Toronto Varsity Blues) - The Varsity Blues badminton team won their fifth straight provincial banner on home court as the 2020 OUA championship wrapped up on Sunday afternoon (March 1) at the University of Toronto’s Athletic Centre.
U of T proved to be too much for the previously-unbeaten Western Mustangs, claiming a 6-2 victory to seal Toronto's eighth OUA title since 1997 and sixth in the last eight seasons.
The Waterloo Warriors finished third overall with a 6-1 win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the bronze-medal match. The McMaster Marauders topped the Ryerson Rams, 6-2, in Sunday morning action to place fifth overall.
Western’s Anthony D’Souza and Toronto’s Bethany So went undefeated over the three-day tournament and were named the male and female most valuable players.
First-year standouts Stanley Feng of Western and Sherry Wu of Waterloo earned rookie of the year honours, while U of T’s Jackie Yeung was named the OUA coach of the year for the third straight season.
FINAL STANDINGS
Gold – Toronto
Silver – Western
Bronze – Waterloo
4th – Ottawa
5th – McMaster
6th – Ryerson
7th – York
8th – Queen’s
9th – Guelph
10th – Carleton
11th – Ontario Tech
Most Valuable Players
Bethany So, Toronto
Andrew D’Souza, Western
Coach of the Year
Jackie Yeung, Toronto
Rookie of the Year
Stanley Feng, Western
Sherry Wu, Waterloo
OUA All-Stars
Male:
Victor Chan, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Yunzhi Chen, Toronto Varsity Blues
Jonathan Chien, Toronto Varsity Blues
Andrew D’Souza, Western Mustangs
Jonathan Lai, Toronto Varsity Blues
Sean McGowan, Western Mustangs
Kevin Wang, Waterloo Warriors
Liam Woodside, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Female:
Giselle Chan, Toronto Varsity Blues
Cara de Belle, Western Mustangs
Katie Ho-Shue, Toronto Varsity Blues
Emily Lam, Toronto Varsity Blues
Talia Ng, McMaster Marauders
Bethany So, Toronto Varsity Blues
Sherry Wu, Waterloo Warriors
Samantha Zheng, Western Mustangs
2020 OUA Badminton Championship
Group Standings
|
Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
|
Toronto 2-0 |
Waterloo 3-0 |
Western 3-0 |
|
Ryerson 1-1 |
Ottawa 2-1 |
McMaster 2-1 |
|
Queen's 0-2 |
York 1-2 |
Guelph 1-2 |
|
Carleton 0-3 |
Ontario Tech 0-3 |
Schedule and Results
Friday, February 28
Pool Play
|
9:00 a.m. |
Ryerson |
Queen's |
8-2 |
|
9:00 a.m. |
Waterloo |
York |
10-0 |
|
9:00 a.m. |
Ottawa |
Carleton |
10-0 |
|
9:00 a.m. |
Western |
Guelph |
10-0 |
|
1:00 p.m. |
McMaster |
Ontario Tech |
10-0 |
|
1:00 p.m. |
Toronto |
Queen's |
10-0 |
|
1:00 p.m. |
Waterloo |
Carleton |
10-0 |
|
1:00 p.m. |
Ottawa |
York |
7-3 |
|
5:00 p.m. |
Western |
Ontario Tech |
10-0 |
|
5:00 p.m. |
McMaster |
Guelph |
9-1 |
|
5:00 p.m. |
Toronto |
Ryerson |
10-0 |
|
5:00 p.m. |
Waterloo |
Ottawa |
10-0 |
Saturday, February 29
|
9:00 a.m. |
Carleton |
York |
2-8 |
|
9:00 a.m. |
Western |
McMaster |
7-3 |
|
9:00 a.m. |
Ontario Tech |
Guelph |
4-6 |
Playoffs
|
Time |
Game |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
|
|
1:00 p.m. |
Championship 1/4 final |
McMaster |
Ottawa |
3-6 |
|
1:00 p.m. |
Championship 1/4 final |
Western |
Ryerson |
6-1 |
|
1:00 p.m. |
Consolation 1/4 final |
Ontario Tech |
Carleton |
4-6 |
|
5:00 p.m. |
Championship Semi Final |
Toronto |
Ottawa |
7-1 |
|
5:00 p.m. |
Championship Semi Final |
Waterloo |
Western |
6-4 |
|
5:00 p.m. |
Consolation Semi Final |
Queen's |
Carleton |
6-4 |
|
5:00 p.m. |
Consolation Semi Final |
Guelph |
York |
1-7 |
Sunday, March 1
|
Time |
Game |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
Description |
|
9:00 a.m. |
9th & 10th Place Match |
Carleton |
Guelph |
4-6 |
|
9:00 a.m. |
7th & 8th Place Match |
Queen’s |
York |
3-7 |
|
9:00 a.m. |
5th & 6th Place Match |
McMaster |
Ryerson |
6-2 |
|
1:00 p.m. |
Bronze Medal Match |
Waterloo |
Ottawa |
6-1 |
|
1:00 p.m. |
Gold Medal Match |
Toronto |
Western |
6-2 |