On January 21, Daphne Ngan (By) made an impressive debut at the Northamptonshire open U17 bronze badminton competition in Kettering, placing top overall.
The competition was open to players from all over the country, and attracted 35 players from Kent to Yorkshire. Most of the players were ranked within the top 250 in the country across all age groups, with the best player ranked 170 and two years older than Daphne, who is 13.
Daphne won the entire tournament after winning all the matches in her league, as well as the final against the top-ranked player and winner of the other league, 21-16.
Northamptonshire coaches were very interested in having her play for the county, as she outperformed all of the Northamptonshire players represented.