George Brown College played host to the 2019 OCAA Regional Badminton Championships over the past two days at St. James Campus, featuring athletes from six institutions vying for a spot in the OCAA Championship.
Regionals are formatted so that the top three finishers in each of the five draws qualify for Provincials, scheduled for February 15-16 at UTM.
The Huskies had a wildly successful two-day performance, headlined by Ace Zeng (Men's Singles), Anh Hoang (Women's Singles) and Alex Chao and Eric Kern (Men's Doubles) going a combined 17-0 to cruise to first place finishes in their respective draws and book spots at the OCAA Championship.
John Lee (Men's Singles), Diana Bosco and Amy Ding (Women's Doubles) and Mike Ra and Angeline (Mixed Doubles) all finished in the top-three as well, handing the Huskies a total of six Provincial Championship qualifying teams.
For their dominant performance, both the Huskies men's and women's teams earned team titles as well.
See below for OCAA Championship Qualifiers:
Men's Singles
1) George Brown - Ace Zeng: 6-0
2) George Brown - John Lee: 4-2
3) Seneca - Danish Malhotra: 4-2
Women's Singles
1) George Brown - Anh Hoang: 6-0
2) Georgian - Jessie Maher: 5-1
3) Seneca - Sarah Nguyen: 4-2
Men's Doubles
1) George Brown - Alex Chao and Eric Kern: 5-0
2) Centennial - Brandon Cheung and Edmond Lin: 4-1
3) Seneca - Justin Wong and Yaoren Liang: 3-2
Women's Doubles
1) Georgian - Michelle Kozlowskyj and Courtney Brewer: 5-0
2) Boreal - Emily Roy and Lynn Michel: 3-2
3) George Brown - Diana Bosco and Amy Ding:3-2
Mixed Doubles
1) Centennial - Chirag Dave and Jia Yi Feng: 5-0
2) George Brown - Mike Ra and Angeline Alviar: 4-1
3) St. Lawrence - Mikayla Desnoyers and Brandon Watkins: 3-2
For full results from the East Regionals click here.