Cornwall’s top badminton players travelled from all over the country to Bath for the latest round of matches in Badminton England’s Senior County Championships.

First up were local rivals Devon, and Milo Semonin had an excellent start, winning his singles in three very close ends against a talented opponent.

It was harder going for the Dyer brothers, Jack and Elliot, although Elliot went the distance and was unlucky to lose in the third.

Joanna Vyvyan then followed, and played some great badminton to win her singles in two convincing ends, but Daphne Luke, making a comeback after a long absence, was beaten in two by the older ex-international Devonian.

In the men’s doubles, Guy Michell and James Whetter fought hard to win a very tight first end, losing the second, then storming to victory in the third, while Jack and Elliot were beaten by a talented pair.

It was harder going for the Cornish women, and both pairs, of Bronwen and Daphne, and Jess Canfield and Lynda Beer lost out to their opponents, leaving the two mixed games to complete the match.

Milo and Joanna, Cornwall’s county champions, battled hard but lost in two at first mixed, and it was left to Guy and Bronwen to save the day. They cruised to victory with tight net play and power against their experienced rivals, to make the overall score a creditable 4-7 to Devon this time.

In the afternoon the team were up against a strong Worcestershire team with some very good players, and the singles all went the wrong way, with the exception of Jack, who played really well to win his singles in three ends, with the third end being incredibly close.

Again, all the doubles were won by Worcs fairly convincingly, followed by the first mixed which Milo and Joanna found tough going against their best player. But yet again, Guy and Bronwen stepped up and saved the day to end on a positive note, winning their mixed in three exciting ends giving the final score 9-2 to the midlands team.

The team: Milo Semonin (Loughborough), Jack Dyer, Elliot Dyer (Truro), James Whetter, Guy Michell (St Austell), Joanna Vyvyan (Camborne), Daphne Luke, Bronwen Wotton (Bristol), Jess Canfield (Liskeard), Lynda Beer (Callington).