Finlay Jack in impressive form on the badminton court

The teenager was one of three from East Lothian Shuttlers taking part in the Lanarkshire under-19s tournament.

The event was held at the School of Sport in Glasgow as all suitable Lanarkshire centres were being used as Covid vaccination centres.

Finlay, along with his younger brother Callum, and Vibha Raman, of St George’s School, headed west for the competition.

Finlay made good progress in both singles and doubles.

Reaching the semi-final, as per his seeding, he confidently took Angus Gilmour, the top seed, to task in two sets to take his place in the final.

Although playing exceedingly well, tiredness was creeping in and Finlay had to settle for the silver medal, losing 14-21, 20-22.

Finlay also successfully reached the final of the boys’ doubles, playing with his usual partner Matthew Waring of Lanarkshire.

Finlay Jack (right) enjoyed success in Glasgow

He faced Angus Meldrum, with his partner Lanarkshire’s Anthony McGuire, in the final.

Although Finlay and Matthew won the first tight game, the top seeds fought back to overcome the younger players to take the title and top prize.

However, two finals, plus the B Mixed Doubles, made the Glasgow trip worthwhile for Finlay.

Callum and Vibha gained-much experience from the competition and can put it to the test at their own forthcoming younger-aged events.

Callum won his first boys’ singles match before the daunting task of facing the number one seed.

Playing with his regular under-17 partner in the boys’ doubles, they played very well, although they lost their two pool matches.

Meanwhile, Vibha reached the quarter-finals of the girls’ singles before bowing out to the number three seed in two hard-fought games.

In the mixed doubles, partnered by U19 Grant Lewis, Midland player, for the first time, she reached the quarter-finals before losing out in a hard fought three setter, their conquerors then taking the top seeds and eventual winners to three close games.