HALESOWEN badminton star Ryan Quek successfully defended his men's singles title at the 72nd Restricted tournament organised by Worcestershire Badminton Association last Sunday.

The former Stourbridge College and Windsor High School and Sixth Form student bagged the crown for the fourth successive contest.

He attends Derby University and represented the university in the men's fist badminton team. The team has gone from strength to strength since his arrival and been promote to the Premier Division this coming academic year.

At the 72nd Restricted, which is also a selection event for the coming season's Inter Counties Tournament, Quek and his partner Zhi Lun NG overcame the first seeds in a thrilling match to win the men's doubles title too.

Quek had been representing the Worcestershire first team for a number of years and in some of the matches he played all three events of men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles.