Young players and playeresses from Badminton Club Međimurje Čakovec achieved very good results at the final, fourth league tournaments of the 2026 Croatian Cup. They won a total of six medals in Zagreb and Donja Stubica, comprising three silvers and three bronzes, the club announced. Several competitors finished the competition just off the podium.
The first tournament was held on Saturday, 3 October, at the SD Granešina hall in Zagreb, organised by Badminton Club Flex. The competition gathered 64 players from 11 clubs in the categories of under-11s, under-15 cadets and under-19 juniors. Among the participants were teams from clubs led by head coach Danijel Zadravec and assistant coach Ivan Grubić.
In the under-11 category, Adam Kovačić from MZ won the title. Jakov Goričanec took fourth place, Leon Jović was sixth, Fran Hajdarović eighth, and Bruno Novak ninth. In the men's doubles, Jakov Goričanec and Leon Jović won the bronze medal by defeating clubmates Fran Hajdarović and Bruno Novak 2:0. First place went to the pair of Matej Andrić and Adam Kovačić from MZ. Vita Srnec won a silver medal in the under-11 girls' singles, losing to Sara Đurković from UBK 2:1 in a tense final, with game scores of 21:8, 18:21 and 21:10.
In the under-15 cadet category, Sven Mlinarić from MZ won, while Vigo Sanjković took 10th place and Damjan Rajić 12th. Among the under-15 cadet girls, Luce Šprem from DU won, while Hana Trstenjak finished 11th, Lucija Jović 14th, and Izabela Babić 17th. In the cadet mixed doubles, Matko Knezović and Lana Čaloš won, while club pairs Damjan Rajić and Lucija Jović took eighth place, and Vigo Sanjković and Hana Trstenjak finished 13th. In the under-19 junior category, Vid Borota from MZ was the best, with Filip Jambrošić taking fifth place. In the under-19 junior girls' category, Lara Bel finished fifth, while Tea Rebesco from MZ won. In the junior mixed doubles, first place went to the pair of Vid Borota and Tea Rebesco, Anabela Bel and Luka Hržica from ZM took fourth place, and Filip Jambrošić and Lara Bel finished sixth.
The second tournament was held on Sunday, 4 October, at the Donja Stubica City Hall, organised by Badminton Club Ikar. The competition gathered 52 players from eight clubs in the categories of under-13 junior cadets and under-17 junior juniors. The club teams competed under the leadership of head coach Danijel Zadravec and assistant coach Rajko Bel.
In the under-13 junior cadet singles, Vilim Đuran won a silver medal, losing to Matej Žutija from ZM 2:0 in the final. Damjan Rajić took seventh place. Among the under-13 junior cadet girls, Katja Pavlić from ZM won, while Lucija Jović finished fifth, Tia Maria Kresinger 12th, Tena Domjanić 15th, and Una Hodak Odić 17th. In the junior cadet mixed doubles, Vilim Đuran and Lucija Jović took fifth place, while Damjan Rajić and Tena Domjanić finished eighth.
In the under-17 junior junior girls' singles, Anabela Bel won a bronze medal by defeating her twin sister Lara 2:0, while Hana Muškinja finished eighth. Lea Burazor from DU won this category. Lara Bel won a silver medal in the under-17 junior junior mixed doubles, competing with Luka Hržica from ZM, and they lost to the pair of Lovro Matovina and Lea Burazor 2:0 in the final. Anabela Bel won a bronze medal in this competition, having competed in a pair with Zagreb player Matko Knezović.
