Davis Ssenono and Brenda Awori won U-19 catergory at the second edition of the Rubaga Girls Open badminton tournament that concluded at MTN Arena, Lugogo yesterday.
Ssenono a student at Kakungulu memorial was an easy winner over his school-mate Farouk Waya winning 21-15, 21-12 in a thrilling final at Lugogo. In a similar encounter Brenda Awori was a winner over her school-mate Gladys Mbabazi winning in two sets 21-13, 21-15 to claim the girls title.
A total of 19 schools participated in this year’s edition that was played over three days with a total of 299 participants from various schools in the Kampala.
Susan Asano and Brian Kasirye claimed the U-15 girls and boys crowns with victories over Labella Nasasira and Emma Katongole respectively. Asano(Kakungulu memorial secondary school) was a 21-13, 21-18 winner over Nasasira(Rubaga Girls) while Kasirye(Saint Peter’s Primary) was a 21-4, 21-17 winner over his school-mate.
Rubaga Girls School sunk 8 million into this year’s edition. Tracy Naluwooza was the winner in both the U-13 and U-10 girls category while Bernard Ssempiira won the Boys U-10 and Aatin Thayni won the Boys U-13.
The tournament is one of the big events on the Uganda Badminton Association calendar.