England claimed their place at the upcoming 2025 European Mixed Team Championships with an undefeated showing at the recent qualification event in Milton Keynes.
Up against Poland, Austria and Israel, the host nation produced three stunning victories to clinch their spot in February’s championships, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The tournament, held at the English National Badminton Centre, was one of six qualification stages with the winners from each qualifying for the major.
England boasted 16 players across the three days, including Paris 2024 Olympians Sean Vendy and Ben Lane.
They opened their campaign with a 4-1 win over Poland. Harry Huang took the win in the men’s singles before their opposition levelled the scores in the women’s singles, with Freya Redfearn falling to Ulyana Volskaya.
But England bounced back with three successive wins in a row in the men’s, women’s and mixed doubles to triumph in their…
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