{"id":1478,"date":"2014-02-11T18:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T18:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2014-02-11T18:00:44","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T18:00:44","slug":"welsh-ladies-badminton-off-to-a-bad-start-at-basel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/02\/11\/welsh-ladies-badminton-off-to-a-bad-start-at-basel\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh ladies&#039; badminton off to a bad start at Basel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_1483\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1483\" style=\"width: 184px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/S-Thomas.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1483 \" alt=\"Sarah Thomas. Image: Welsh Badminton\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/S-Thomas-252x300.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"219\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1483 \" alt=\"Sarah Thomas. Image: Welsh Badminton\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/S-Thomas-252x300.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"219\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Image courtesy of Badminton Wales<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nIT\u2008WAS\u2008a nervy start for the Welsh ladies\u2019 badminton team as they succumbed 5-0 to Ukraine in their opening tie at the European Championships in Basel.<br \/>\nIn the opening match on Tuesday, February 11, Cardiffian Carissa Turner pushed her opponent Marija Ulitina, 84 places above her in the world rankings, close but failed to convert a match point in the second game. She had won the first 21-18, but after the tight second her opponent went on to win the final game 21-16.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bit of a nervy start for the Welsh Ladies team. Absolutely gutted. Had match point and failed to finish it off. Play again tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carissa Turner (@CarissaRuthT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarissaRuthT\/status\/433222842675896320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAimee Moran and Jordan Hart fell to defeats against Natalya Voyteskh and Yuliya Kazarinova respectively. In the doubles, Vikki Jones and Aimee Moran lost 21-19, 21-12 before the Cardiff pair of Sarah Thomas and Carissa Turner lost 21-13, 21-15.<br \/>\nThe ladies are due to face familiar foes England at 10am (UK time) on Wednesday, Feb 12, before taking on Finland later in the day. Their last group stage encounter is versus Estonia on Thursda, Feb 13 at 2pm<br \/>\nThe men&#8217;s team lost their first encounter with Austria 4-1.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.badmintoneurope.com\/cms\/default.aspx?clubid=4685&amp;m=742756&amp;cmsid=239&amp;pageid=5381&amp;\">You can keep up to date with the Welsh teams&#8217; progress via this link.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT\u2008WAS\u2008a nervy start for the Welsh ladies\u2019 badminton team as they succumbed 5-0 to Ukraine in their opening tie at the European Championships in Basel. In the opening match on Tuesday, February 11, Cardiffian Carissa Turner pushed her opponent Marija Ulitina, 84 places above her in the world rankings, close but failed to convert a match point in the second game. 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