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What an finish it was to this yr’s return of the Nationwide Badminton League! This was a pilot season for the NBL and congratulations to Group Skyfall who win all three of their fixtures throughout what was a really closely-fought competitors that reached its climax in March.

First launching in October 2014, the Nationwide Badminton League initially included six franchise groups earlier than increasing to seven by the point it reached its ultimate yr in 2017.

Then as a part of Badminton England’s new 2023-2033 technique (‘Badminton – A Sport For Everybody’) was an ambition to create extra alternatives to look at gamers play dwell world-class badminton domestically to encourage and interact our nation in badminton.

So Badminton England actively piloted a Nationwide Badminton League competitors which ran between December 2023 and March 2024, in search of to construct on the INSPIRE pillar of the technique.

And the 2023-24 season didn’t disappoint as Badminton England appeared to construct on the foundations established beforehand, while exploring a sustainable manner of making partaking aggressive and fan alternatives.

Every staff competed, both residence or away, in opposition to their rivals – battling throughout 5 occasions (Males’s & Ladies’s Singles, Males’s & Ladies’s Doubles and Blended Doubles), every performed to one of the best of 5 video games to 11 factors.

And following the final spherical of outcomes, the winners had been revealed!

Having coasted to a cushty 5-0 win over Excessive Wycombe Efficiency within the opening fixture again in December, the College of Nottingham took early benefit within the match.

However Group Skyfall edged to a 3-2 win away to Wimbledon Racquets and Health Membership of their opening conflict earlier than sealing a significant 4-1 victory at residence, in Milton Keynes, to their Nottinghamshire rivals in February.

The title was theirs once they simply overcame the problem of Excessive Wycombe – successful 3-2 at residence final month to high the desk with an unbeaten report in 2023-24.

Congratulations to all who took half within the pilot season of this yr’s Nationwide Badminton League! And nicely achieved to Group Skyfall!