In Women’s Triples, the Brazilian team of Samia Lima, Fabiana Silva and Jeisiane Alves finished second Group B beating Jamaica but losing to Dominican Republic in a thrilling final game, 13-10.
In the semifinals, the Brazilians proved too strong for Venezuela, winning the match in just 16 minutes. They ran once again into Dominican Republic (Alia Jule Acosta, Nairoby Ab Jiminez, Clarisa Pie) in the final, and this time they avenged their group loss by clinching the title in four games, 11-8 11-4 7-11 11-6.
“The AirBadminton competition was a really nice experience as we enjoyed many elements that we usually don’t find in traditional badminton events,” said Samia Lima.
“We watched our opponents in previous matches and discussed the best tactics to start strong in the final… luckily everything went according to plan and we were up two sets to 0, in the third they changed a few things and took that, but we were able to focus again in the fourth set and win the final.
“We look very much forward to the World Beach Games in Bali. I’m positive that it will be an amazing experience and it will be great to play AirBadminton in such a big event. We will prepare well and will try to get a very good result for Brazil!”
Venezuela won the third-place playoff beating Peru in 22 minutes.
