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The shortlist for the
2008-2009 British Judo Player Awards has been announced. The Volunteer
& Player Awards return to Birmingham on Saturday 19th September
and BJA members are invited to vote for their favourite Players
of the Year based on their performance from the 1st July 08 -
30th June 09.
The shortlists were compiled
following an open nomination process in the April edition of Matside.
Nominations open on
Tuesday 28th July and close on Monday 12th August at midnight.
Vote and also be in with a chance of winning a family ticket to
the 2009 GB World Cup.
The Junior Male category
includes 2008 World bronze medallist, Luke Taylor; 2008 Junior
German Junior “A” Tournament gold medallist, Theo Spalding-McIntosh;
German and Polish Junior “A” Tournament bronze medallist, Jean-Rene
Badrick; and British Open gold medallist, Ashley McKenzie.
The Junior Female category
includes four young British females who have all won British Judo
Player Awards in the past. Last year’s winner of this Award, Junior
World silver medallist, Ashley Fleming; the 2008 Most Improved
Female, Sam Clark, who results this year have included a gold
at the Tre-Torri International and bronze at the Sens French International;
2008 World and European Junior bronze medallist and 2009 Junior
Russia A Tournament gold medallist, Gemma Howell who in 2006 and
2007 won the Most Improved Female Award; the 2008 Junior European
bronze medallist, Kelly Edwards, who won the Junior Female of
the Year in 2007, rounds up the shortlist.
The Senior Male of the
Year shortlist includes Beijing Olympian Peter Cousins, 2008 Norway
World Cup silver medallist, Tre-Torri bronze medallist and last
year’s winner, James Millar; Norway World Cup gold medallist,
Colin Oates; and Beijing Olympian and 2009 British Open gold medallist
Winston Gordon.
The Senior Female of
the Year includes 2009 European bronze medallist and Beijing Olympian,
Sarah Clark; 2009 Tre-Torri International silver medallist and
2009 German Open gold medallist, Sally Conway; World University
Games bronze medallist, Gemma Gibbons; and Beijing Olympian, 2009
British Open gold medallist and 2009 German Open bronze medallist,
Karina Bryant.
New Award, VI Player
of the Year Award contains the four 2009 Senior VI European medallists,
Sam Ingram, Joe Ingram, Ben Quilter and Darren Harris, as well
as Daniel Powell, 2009 World Youth Games silver medallist.
Junior Male
(2008 Winner – Nathon Burns):
Luke Taylor
Theo Spalding-McIntosh
Jean-Rene Badrick
Ashley McKenzie
Junior Female (2008
Winner – Ashley Flemming):
Gemma Howell
Samantha Clark
Ashley Fleming
Kelly Edwards
Senior Male (2008
Winner – James Millar):
Peter Cousins
James Millar
Colin Oates
Winston Gordon
Senior Female
(2008 Winner – Faith Pitman):
Sarah Clark
Sally Conway
Gemma Gibbons
Karina Bryant
Paralympic Player
of the Year (New Award):
Sam Ingram
Joe Ingram
Ben Quilter
Darren Harris
Daniel Powell
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As well as the above
five awards, on the night Player Awards will also be presented
for Players Player of the Year (voted for by the British Squad),
Most Improved Male and Female British Squad Players of the Year
(voted for by the Performance Directorate), Most Improved Paralympic
Squad Player of the Year (voted for by the Performance Directorate),
and Masters Player of the Year (voted for by Masters Working Group
Party).
The BJA Awards Dinner
will be held on the evening of Saturday 19th September at the
ICC, Birmingham. Don’t miss your chance to be at the event where
as well as the Player Awards, a whole host of Awards will be presented
to Volunteers who have been a valuable contribution throughout
the last 12 months.
The Awards Dinner coincides
with this year’s GB World Cup for men and women.
The evening begins at
7pm with a drinks reception, followed by a four-course sit down
meal, with live entertainment plus a disco.
Tickets are available
to buy at a cost of £40 per person. These are available from Nicola
Turner at the BJA Head Office on nicola.turner@britishjudo.org.uk
or 01509 631695.
Alternatively reserving
a table at the BJA Awards Dinner offers you the chance to enjoy
a great night out with a group of friends/colleagues, whilst also
celebrating the achievements of the key players and volunteers
within British Judo.
A limited number of
tickets and tables are available and they will be allocated on
a first come first served basis. The deadline for bookings is
Friday 21st August
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