TORONTO, Ont. – The Gryphons badminton team over the weekend (Mar. 6-8) competed at the 2026 OUA Badminton Championships. The Athletic Centre on the campus of the University of Toronto hosted the three-day championship tournament as the Gryphons finished in 9th after going 0-4 in pool play.
Each of the nine participating schools competing at the championships were split into one of two pools, with Pool A being comprised of four teams and Pool B holding five teams. The Gryphons ended up in Pool B and would take on the Waterloo Warriors, Ottawa Gee-Gees, York Lions and Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. In each matchup teams played a total of 10 games, a pair of both men's and women's solo matches, a pair of both men's and women's doubles matches, and a pair of mixed doubles matches.
The Gryphons opened up their tournament against the York Lions as the fell in their opening match 9-1. Guelph took on the Ottawa Gee-Gees in their second match of the day on Friday (Mar. 6) as they dropped to 0-2 in pool play after falling 8-2 with a point differential of 411-327. The Gryphons closed out their day against Ontario Tech in their third Pool B match as the Ridgebacks came away with the 7-3 win, outscoring the Gryphs 421-308. On Saturday (Mar. 7) in their final match in pool play, the U of G badminton team suffered a 10-0 loss to Waterloo.
Following the conclusion of pool play the Gryphons placed last in Pool B with an 0-4 record, meaning they would take on the TMU Bold with the winner earning the right to play Ontario Tech in the 7th-place match. In the consolation semifinal, the Gryphons saw their OUA Championship come to an end in a 6-1 defeat to the Bold and finished the tournament in 9th-place.
The Toronto Varsity Blues at the conclusion of the tournament were crowned OUA champions marking their third consecutive OUA banner and their ninth championship in the last ten years. Head to www.oua.ca for more information.
Final Team Standings | 2026 OUA Badminton Championship
GOLD: Toronto Varsity Blues
SILVER: Waterloo Warriors
BRONZE: Western Mustangs
4th: York Lions
5th: McMaster Marauders
6th: Ottawa Gee-Gees
7th: Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
8th: TMU Bold
9th: Guelph Gryphons
Major Award Winners & All-Stars | 2026 OUA Badminton Championship
Major Awards
Male MVP – Joshua Nguyen, Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
Female MVP – Sophia Nong, York Lions
Male Rookie of the Year – Asher Bedi, Toronto Varsity Blues
Female Rookie of the Year – Emma Meng, Toronto Varsity Blues
Coach of the Year – Brian Tjoa, Toronto Varsity Blues
OUA Badminton All-Stars - Women
Emma Meng, Toronto Varsity Blues
Jackie Dent, Toronto Varsity Blues
Chloe Choi, Toronto Varsity Blues
Ashley Wong, Waterloo Warriors
Tina Tian, Western Mustangs
Sophia Nong, York Lions
Chloe Wang, McMaster Marauders
Chloe Hoang, Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
OUA Badminton All-Stars - Men
Asher Bedi, Toronto Varsity Blues
Clarence Chau, Toronto Varsity Blues
Liam Zhang, Waterloo Warriors
Michael Ji, Waterloo Warriors
Aiden Siow, TMU Bold
Andy Bai, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Jasper Tang, Western Mustangs
Joshua Nguyen, Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
