The Varsity Blues badminton team took home their 10
th OUA championship on Saturday, March 9 at the 2024 OUA championship at the Melati Mas Sports Complex in Pickering, Ont.
The Blues opened the day with a match against their Toronto rivals, the York Lions, and beat them 6-1 cementing a spot in the OUA final against the Waterloo Warriors.
After falling to Waterloo in pool play, Toronto took revenge beating the Warriors 6-2 in the OUA final.
Toronto head coach Nicky Aung took home the coach of the year award, while Jackie Dent and Victor Huang were named rookies of the year. The trio of Jacqueline Cheung, Minh Pham, and Colin Jia were all recognized as OUA all-stars.
Final Standings
1. Toronto
2. Waterloo
3. York
4. Western
5. McMaster
6. Ottawa
7. TMU
8. Ontario Tech
9. Guelph
MVP
Women: Giselle Chan, York
Men: Kevin Wang, Waterloo
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Women: Jackie Dent, Toronto
Men (co-winners): Victor Huang, Toronto & Sean Huang, TMU
COACH OF THE YEAR
Nicky Aung, Toronto
ALL-STARS
Women:
Giselle Chan, York
Jessica Cheng, Waterloo
Jacqueline Cheung, Toronto
Jeslyn Chow, McMaster
Jailyn Joensen, Ont. Tech
Sophia Laverdiere, Ottawa
Tiffany Too, Western
Katy Wong, Western
Men:
Venkatesh Agarwal, Ottawa
Samson Chan, York
Colin Jia, Toronto
Minh Pham, Toronto
Harry Soo, Waterloo
Kevin Wang, Waterloo
Noah Xu, Western
Alex Zhang, McMaster