The bronze to Uppsala in the European Universities Badminton Championship
Last Saturday, men’s double team Joachim Areskär and Richard Eidestedt secured a bronze medal in the European Universities Badminton Championship, which was held last week at Fyrishov in Uppsala.
The gold was won by Saratov University in Russia, who beat the Stockholm students Sebastian Gransbo and Peder Nordin in the final.
The games, which have been played over a week, have held high class. Several of the players have merits from European and World Championships. The week started with a team tournament which was won by Helsinki University.
“It has been a very well-played championship. A university championship in badminton is an excellent opportunity for the players to get high class international experience. It is an important part of their development”, says Johanna Olsson, tournament director at the Swedish University Sports Federation.
The European Universities Championship is organised by the Swedish University Sports Federation and Fyrishov AB together with Fyrisfjädern, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala University and Destination Uppsala AB.
David Naylor