UK Para Badminton champions were crowned in all six BWF classifications across a competitive weekend of action in Sheffield.
The sport was showcased in all its glory as Paralympians graced the courts – with some success – at the English Institute of Sport.
Jack Shephard won the day once more in the SH6 men’s singles, beating Isaak Dalglish 21-14 21-8 in the final.
He then combined with Tokyo bronze medallist Krysten Coombs for three wins from three in men’s doubles.
Shephard was an irresistible force in the mixed doubles too, alongside Rachel Choong, as they beat Dalglish and Anya Butterworth 21-10 21-13 to claim top prize.
Choong had too much for Butterworth in the SH6 women’s singles, taking a 21-14 21-6 victory in 34 minutes.
SL4 star Antony Forster earned a dominant triumph in men’s singles, beating Scotland’s Richard Lean 21-12 21-18 in the final.
Forster won 13 of his 15 games across the weekend, prevailing in the SL3-SU5 mixed doubles category with Mary Wilson and with Niall Jarvie in the SL3-4 men’s doubles.
Welshman Jack Wilson was the man to beat in the SU5 category.
He didn’t drop a game en route to the men’s singles final, where he edged out Englishman Robert Donald 21-19 21-19 in a hard-fought contest.
Donald and Sean O’Sullivan topped the standings in the SU5 men’s doubles, winning four from four, including a win over Wilson and Scotland’s Colin Leslie.
Leslie carried a perfect record in the SL3 men’s singles draw, closing out with a 21-16 21-15 win over Niall Jarvie for a fourth win on the spin.
The WH1 men’s singles went to Owen Kilburn of Yorkshire, who held off the challenge of Chris Stewart 21-18 21-10.
Later, Kilburn and Ranganathan combined for a perfect record in the WH1-2 men’s doubles and the Yorkshireman also won his mixed doubles match with Jones-Barnes, beating Chris Stewart and Lesley Lineham 21-9 21-9.
Gobi Ranganathan beat Gregor Anderson 21-11 21-13 to prevail in WH2 men’s singles.
Tora Bailey won a three-game classic with Cambell Plant, 23-21 14-21 21-19, to gain the edge and overall top spot in the SL3 women’s singles.
England’s Emma Stoner emerged victorious from a Home Nations battle in the SL4 women’s singles, finishing first ahead of Ireland’s Kerrie McCarthy and Mary Wilson of Scotland.
Sharon Jones-Barnes saw off Lesley Lineham 21-10 21-13 in the WH2 women’s singles.
