HSBC banks maximum points in Medway Business Games badminton

HSBC bank maximum points in Medway Business Games badminton

A dynamic duo from HSBC swept the board in the Medway Business Games badminton tournament.

Nikki Coshall and Kevin Rogers represented the banking firm in the mixed doubles and men's doubles event - with Nikki playing as a man - and took the titles in both events.

Their efforts secured them the trophy and maximum points for HSBC in the overall Medway Business Games 2008 competition.

Photo of HSBC's victorious doubles pairing of Nikki Coshall and Kevin Rogers with Mike Evans and Helen Cockersole from the Medway 2012 team

However, a sixth-placed finish by the Kent Reliance Building Society team means KRBS holds on the top spot on the leaderboard after two of the five events.

Photo of Keith Hanshaw and Denise Read from Medway Council celebrating a winning shot

The tournament was held at Medway Badminton Association's Castlemaine Hall, which has recently become one of five Medway sports facilties to be approved for inclusion in the official pre-Games training camp guide for the 2012 Olympics.

Eight different companies were represented, with some fielding more than one team and the standard of play was impressive.

After an energetic afternoon's competition, the final scoreboard, combining the results in the mixed and men's events, was a follows:

Position	Team	Points earned
1	HSBC	12
2	Medway Badminton Association	10
3	Medway Council	8
4	mhs homes	6
5	Medway Renaissance	5
6	Kent Reliance Building Society	4
7	ABC Business Network	3
8	Royal Bank of Scotland	2

Every player who took part received a seven-day Medway Leisure pass, while the winning pair and runners up in the mixed and men's doubles events won racket bags kindly donated by Carlton.

Medway Council would like to thank staff at Medway Badminton Association for hosting the event and the volunteers from Rainham Mark Grammar School and Chatham South School for their help in running the tournament.

Photo of The men's doubles pair representing ABC Business Network

The overall Medway Business Games 2008 leaderboard after two events is as follows:

Position	Team	Points
1	Kent Reliance Building Society	16
2	HSBC	14
3=	Henry Schein	10
3=	mhs homes	10
3=	Medway Badminton Association	10
6=	Medway Council	8
6=	Medway Police	8
8	Furley Page	6
9=	Medway Renaissance	5
9=	Strood Sports Centre	5
11=	ABC Network	3
11=	Medway Messenger	3
13	Royal Bank of Scotland	2
14=	Canterbury Young Professionals/Strutt&Parker	0
14=	Lloyds TSB	0

The next event is table tennis, which takes place on 25 April at another of Medway's approved Olympic training venues, the Howard Table Tennis Centre. This will be followed by golf in May and netball in June. For further information, visit the Medway Business Games page.

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