The University of Toronto Varsity Blues badminton finished third overall as the 2023 OUA championship wrapped up on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 19) at Toronto Metropolitan University.
 
U of T opened Day 3 with a 6-1 semifinal loss to the eventual champion York Lions to set up the bronze-medal match with the Western Mustangs.
 
The Mustangs raced out to a 5-1 advantage but the Varsity Blues stormed back to take the final four ties to earn a 5-5 split. The Blues earned the edge, taking 11 games to Western's 10, as Toronto stayed on the podium for the seventh consecutive season, earning the bronze medal.
 
Michael Farrell, Jonathan Lai and Joycelyne Jaw all earned OUA all-star honours for the Blues.

Final Standings
1. York
2. Waterloo
3. Toronto
4. Western
5. McMaster
6. Ottawa
7. TMU
8. Guelph
9. Ontario Tech
 
MVP
Women: Jacqueline Cheng, Western
Men: Victor Lai, York
 
Rookie of the Year
Women (co-winners): Sophia Nong, York & Natalie Yee, McMaster
Men: Victor Lai, York
 
Coach of the Year
Michelle Tong, York
 
Women's All-Stars 

1. Jacqueline Cheng, Western
2. Crystal Lai, York
3. Tiffany Too, Western
4. Sophia Nong, York
5. Joycelyne Jaw, Toronto
6. Ashley Wong, Waterloo
7. Jeslyn Chow, McMaster
8. Aditi Mahajan, Guelph

Men's All-Stars 

1. Victor Lai, York
2. Noah Xu, Western
3. Michael Farrell, Toronto
4. Jonathan Lai, Toronto
5. Kyle Thompson, Guelph
6. Jason Ho-Shue, York
7. Alex Bianchini, Ottawa
8. Harry Soo, Waterloo