Richmond's Willis Kwee teamed up with Andy Wong to win bronze in men's doubles while representing the host Kwantlen Polytechnic University Eagles at last weekend's Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Badminton Championships.
Kwee and Wong began the tournament in impressive form on day one of the championships, defeating the eventual gold medalists in three sets [15-21, 21-16, 22-20]. Round-robin play wasn't indicative of the end result where the Eagles lost in straight sets [12-21, 15-21] to the duo representing Douglas College.
In the playoff for bronze, the Eagles regained their composure and handily defeated the ACAC pair of Jonathan Chang and Jason Chou in two sets [21-15, 21-10] to take home the bronze in men's doubles.
"Even though we're disappointed with our results, we're glad to have a spot on the podium. We will continue to train hard to bring the championship banner back to Kwantlen next year," said Kwee.
The Eagles completed a successful 2011-2012 campaign, finishing in fourth place in the team competition in the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST), with two silver medals; one in men's doubles and mixed doubles, and advancing four athletes to nationals.
