WATERLOO, Ont. – The Western Mustangs dominated the 2014 OUA Badminton Championship to claim the team gold medal at the Physical Activities Complex in Waterloo. The title is Western's 10th since OUA badminton moved to the team format. 
 
The Mustangs cleaned up in the points system with 86 overall points. In their inaugural OUA season, the Ottawa Gee–Gees performed well picking up 34 points to claim the silver medal. The host Warriors rounded out the top three winning their third straight OUA bronze with their 29 team points.
 
The Mustangs were represented in four of the five event finals including two events (women's doubles and men's singles) that were all–Western finals. 
 
In men's singles, Martin Giuffre of Western met fellow teammate and OUA rookie of the year Daniel Paulson in the gold medal contest and walked away with the straight set win (21–15, 21–11). Giuffre dropped only one set the entire championship in men's singles competition and was named the OUA MVP for the fifth consecutive season.
 
The women's singles gold medal match featured Vivian Kwok of Ryerson and Qufei Chen of Ottawa. Chen earned the upper hand in the early going and held the advantage throughout sweeping Kwok in straight sets (21–13, 21–17). Chen was dynamite throughout the entire championship and was named the OUA rookie of the year for her efforts.
 
In men's doubles Giuffre was at it again with partner Allen Chee up against Waterloo's Nathan Lee and Wesley Marr. After Lee and Marr took the opening set (21–19) Giuffre and Chee put it into cruise control winning the final two sets 21–15, 21–8 to capture the gold medal.
 
In yet another all–Western final for the women's doubles event it was Alex Bruce and Adrianna Giuffre grabbing the gold medal in convincing fashion defeating teammates (and sibling) Christina Giuffre and Margaret Cameron. 
 
In the final event of the day, Alex Bruce joined Martin Giuffre as a double gold medalist winning the mixed doubles event with partner Allen Chee, who won double gold. The Western pair took down the mixed doubles team of Qufei Chen and Kevin Tseng of Ottawa. With the win Bruce was named the OUA MVP after collecting the most tournament points, winning both the women's and mixed doubles events.
 
Final Results 
 
Team Standings
1. Western – 86
2. Ottawa – 34
3. Waterloo – 29
4. Ryerson – 23
5. McMaster – 13
6. Toronto – 7
7. Carleton –  5
8. Queen's – 4
9. York –  4 
 
Men's Singles
1. Martin Giuffre – Western
2. Daniel Paulson – Western
3. Nathan Lee – Waterloo
4. Andrew Zhuang – Ottawa 
 
Women's Singles
1. Qufei Chen – Ottawa
2. Vivian Kwok – Ryerson
3. Adrianna Giuffre – Western
4. Carrie Law – Waterloo 
 
Men's Doubles
1. Allen Chee/Martin Giuffre – Western
2. Nathan Lee/Wesley Marr – Waterloo
3. Michael Diamond/Daniel Paulson – Western
4. David Chan/Dayvon Reid – Ryerson 
 
Women's Doubles
1. Alex Bruce/Adrianna Giuffre – Western
2. Margaret Cameron/Christina Giuffre – Western
3. Vivian Kwok/Gigi Loong – Ryerson
4. Janet Kwan/Allison Pastewka – Western 
 
Mixed Doubles
1. Allen Chee/Alex Bruce – Western
2. Kevin Tseng/Qufei Chen – Ottawa
3. Michael Diamond/Christina Giuffre – Western
4. Patrice Labrosse/Sarah Bowman – Ottawa
 
Major Awards
Women's MVP – Alex Bruce – Western
Men's MVP – Martin Giuffre – Western
Women's Rookie of the Year – Qufei Chen – Ottawa
Men's Rookie of the Year – Daniel Paulson – Western
Coach of the Year – Rob Fowler – Western 
 
All–Stars 
 
Men's Singles
Martin Giuffre – Western
Daniel Paulson – Western 
 
Women's Singles
Qufei Chen – Ottawa
Vivian Kwok – Ryerson 
 
Men's Doubles
Martin Giuffre – Western
Allen Chee – Western
Nathan Lee – Waterloo
Wesley Marr – Waterloo 
 
Women's Doubles
Alex Bruce – Western
Adrianna Giuffre – Western
Margaret Cameron – Western
Christina Giuffre – Western 
 
Mixed Doubles
Allen Chee – Western
Alex Bruce – Western
Kevin Tseng – Ottawa
Qufei Chen – Ottawa 
 
Additional All–Stars
Dayvon Reid – Ryerson
Andrew Zhuang – Ottawa
Sarah Bowman – Ottawa