The Warwick School Badminton Association Tournament was held on 11 October at Kenilworth Leisure Centre. There were 129 players in total, and eight players in the U10 category, split into two groups — Group A and Group B.

I played three matches in my group. In my first game, I won 11–0. In my second game, I won again 11–1. Then, in my third game, I won 11–2. I finished top of Group A, which meant I went through to the finals against the top player from Group B.

The player I faced in the final is a Warwick county player, and he’s really good. It was a very hard match, and I lost 6–11 in the final.

This tournament was meant for non-county players, but county players were allowed to take part too.

At the end, during the medal ceremony, I received two medals — a gold medal for being the top non-county player, and a silver medal for finishing second overall in the U10s.

I want to be a badminton county player one day. I train at our sports hall after school, and I’m going to keep practising to get even better.

It was such a big journey, and I’m really happy with how I did!