Four members of the Auria Badminton Club participated this past weekend in the Canary Islands Absolute Championship, a competition that took place in the town of San Juan de la Rambla, in Tenerife. Samuel Tarife asserted his condition as the number two seed, becoming runner-up of the Canary Islands in the individual modality and achieving the silver medal alongside Zeneida Ortiz in mixed doubles. And Alejandro Rijo won bronze in the Absolute B category.
Samuel Tarife achieved victory in both matches of the group stage of the Absolute A category, which counts towards the national ranking, defeating Gerard Hernández (21-12, 21-8) and Jorge Martínez (21-10, 21-9). In the semifinals of the competition, the Auria Badminton Club player defeated Darío Perera (21-18, 21-18), and in the grand final he was defeated by Mateo de Luis (14-21, 9-21).
In the mixed doubles modality of the Absolute A category, Samuel Tarife and Zeneida Ortiz participated. The Auria Badminton Club pair achieved victory in the group stage against Izan Castrillo – Aitana Padrón (21-9, 21-8) and they beat Oscar Rostro – Elisa Rostro (21-17, 22-20). The two victories in the group stage allowed them to access the grand final, where they fell to Sergio Alonso – Aitana Martínez (14-21, 21-19, 13-21).
The medal count for the Auria Badminton Club in the Canary Islands Absolute Championship was completed with the bronze won by Alejandro Rijo in the Absolute B category. He reached the quarter-final round by defeating Juan Jesús Pérez (21-19, 21-9) and Quimey Cabeza (21-12, 21-14) in the group stage. In the quarter-finals he beat Alai Donghai Umaran (21-11, 21-18) and in the semifinals he fell to Javier Peña (21-18, 17-21, 17-21).
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