On Saturday 20 October, eight teams entered the inaugural CIHT  Badminton Tournament. The aim of the tournament was to raise money for Article 25, which is an architectural aid charity.

The event was sponsored by Tracsis Plc. The company specialises in solving a variety of data capture, reporting and resource optimisation problems along with the provision of a range of associated professional services.

The doubles badminton tournament was held at The Edge, University of Leeds. The following companies were represented:

• Sweco (Leeds)
• WSP (Leeds and Manchester)
• Jacobs (Leeds)
• AECOM (York)
• Institute of Transport Studies (University of Leeds)

The games were played at a very high standard, and the three mixed doubles teams that entered all reached the semi-finals.

AECOM (York) played a thrilling match with Institute of Transport Studies which they narrowly won 21-18 to reach the final!

In the other semi-finals, beer-mintors (Jacobs) were eventually beaten 21-15 by JV Express (Jacobs/WSP).

The final was played to best of 3 games between the two sides with an unbeaten record. However, there could only be one winner. JV Express held their nerve to beat AECOM (York) 21-18 and 21-19.

The total amount raised for Article 25 was £170 (£206.25 including gift aid).

Thank you to everyone that attended and look out for the tournament next year!