The main event of the year in national badminton competitions is again at hand, when our top badminton players compete for the championships at Vantaa Energia Arena on February 1-3 2024! This year, entry to the event is free of charge throughout the competition.
The competition action starts on Thursday with the qualifiers starting at 2:30 p.m., and with the main draw matches starting at 6:30 p.m. with the men's singles first round matches.
On Friday, the main draw competition start also in all the remaining disciplines - women's singles, mixed doubles, men's doubles and women's doubles. The matches start at 10 a.m. with R16 of all disciplines. Quarterfinals will start at 5.30 p.m.
Saturday is the main day of the tournament, when from 9:30 in the morning the day starts with the semi-finals. Finalists will compete for the trophies in the final event starting at 15:45!
Tapion Sulka has 12 players competing in the competition:
Men’s singles: Kalle Koljonen, Joakim Oldorff, Rasmus Andersson, Tony Lindelöf, Aleksi Mäki, Oliver Oldorff
Women’s singles: Petra Saarnivaara, Annika Vokkolainen, Ellen Virta
Men’s doubles: Tony Lindelöf/Joakim Oldorff, Oliver Oldorff/Eemi Ukkola (Sulkaset)
Women’s doubles: Sarah Asfar/Oona Tapola (ESB), Ellen Virta/Ria Tuominen (HBC), Tuuli Härkönen/Elina Övermark (ESB), Annika Vokkolainen/Nova Deb (HBC), Helena Santalahti/Pihla Mäkelä (Halikon Sulkis)
Mixed doubles: Tuuli Härkönen/Kalle Koljonen, Sarah Asfar/Robin Jäntti (HBC)
From the medalists of the 2023 championships, this year will participate Joakim Oldorff and Kalle Koljonen in the men's singles (gold and silver last year), Petra Saarnivaara won silver in the women's doubles last year, and the silver medalists in the men's doubles were Tony Lindelöf/Joakim Oldorff. Now it's time for a new competition and new opportunities, and our players are even hungrier for success this year!
Schedule and results: https://badmintonfinland.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/d6061181-3dcb-408e-ba65-3447c65d503f/Matches