III Saint Barbara’s Badminton Tournament IPA Region Sochaczew
On 1 December 2012 the hospitable Primary School No. 3 in Sochaczew held the third Saint Barbara’s Badminton Tournament organized by IPA - the International Police Association Region Sochaczew. Among the co-organizers of the tournament were Sochaczew Town Hall, Sochaczew County Office, and School No. 3 in Sochaczew.
The tournament was attended by 8 teams, i.e. the IPA Regions from Sochaczew, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Radom, Płock, Płońsk, Wrocław, and Sochaczew Town Hall. The professional tournament referee was coach of the Polish Badminton Association Mr. Grzegorz Rutkowski. Under his watchful eye the game was conducted in the following categories:
- doubles,
- men’s singles,
- women’s singles,
- team match.
After several hours of struggle winners in all categories were determined as follows:
Doubles: 1st place School No. 3 in Sochaczew; 2nd place Region IPA Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki; 3rd place Region IPA Sochaczew;
Men’s singles: 1st place Sebastian Werłaty (School No. 3); 2nd place Michał Werłaty (School No. 3); 3rd place Dariusz Musiejewski (School No. 3);
Women’s singles: 1st place Beata Musiejewska (Region IPA Sochaczew), 2nd place Ewa Dubielecka (Region IPA Radom), 3rd place Iwona Burzykowska (Sochaczew Town Hall);
Team match: 1st place Region IPA Płock, 2nd place Region IPA Wrocław.
The winners of each category, places 1-3, received commemorative trophies, which were presented by the District Commander of Police in Sochaczew - Col. Janusz Patury (IPA member), the head of the School No. 3 – Mr Krzysztof Werłaty (Polish Section IPA merit member), on behalf of Sochaczew Mayor – deputy Chairman of the Municipal Council of Sochaczew Mr Arkadiusz Karaś, and on behalf of Sochaczew Starost – Region IPA Sochaczew chairman - Juliusz Dworakowski.
All participants received commemorative medals.
Both winners and “no-winners” had a good fun. They made new acquaintances and contacts, which will, for sure, in the future result in subsequent "fierce" competitions. Now more and more people believe that badminton is a great sport.
See you at the next tournament!
Region IPA Sochaczew secretary
Renata Majewska
translated by © Krzysztof Kapturski
