New Westminster's Nicholas Susanto has a way with a racquet.
The 12-year-old badminton player showed his skill and passion at last week's provincial under-13 championships, winning both the singles and doubles title.
He defeated the No. 2 seed 21-11, 21-10 in the singles final to avenge his last loss, which came in last year's B.C. final.
"He was really fired up," remarked Susanto's coach Al Mawani. "Badminton is a rally-point system and you win by being aggressive and attacking. That's (Susanto's) mindset."
As the favourute entering the tournament, he faced three matches to get to the final, and quickly dispatched his competition each time.
Last year's loss was definitely a motivating, Mawani said.
"Last year he went in just hoping he could win but not convinced he could win. This time he was convinced. It really pushed him."
Susanto's older brother Franklin made the u15 doubles final, knocking off the No. 1 seed to advance before placing second.
Susanto trains at Shuttlesport International in PoCo, which hosted the provincial tournament.
