DESS CROWNED 2018 BSME GAMES CHAMPIONS - Dessdubai
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DESS CROWNED 2018 BSME GAMES CHAMPIONS
The 2018 British Schools in the Middle East Games were held recently in Dubai, with 16 schools
from across the region taking part. The format of the Games involves teams competing over
three days in six events, with each event scoring points towards an overall trophy. The Games
commenced with an Opening Ceremony which welcomed all the competing teams to Dubai.
After months of hard work, it was finally time for the DESS children to have the opportunity to
compete and they didn’t let us down, putting together one of the most dominant team displays
in the 14-year history of the BSME Games.
DAY 1 - Athletics 1st Place
With athletics normally towards the end of the BSME Games, this year it was great to start the
games with the athletics first and with all the DESS athletes raring to go!
Individual highlights of the day!
1st Place Nick Fritz in the 75m sprint in a time of 10.41secs
1st Place Nick Fritz in the 150m sprint in a time of 21.02secs New School Record
1st Place James Linton in the Turbo Javelin with a distance of 25m 40cm New School Record
2nd Place Ama Baffoe-Bonnie in the 150m sprint in a time of 22.80secs
2nd Place Milla Cass in the Shot Putt with a distance of 7m 87cm
2nd Place Nick Fritz in the Long Jump with a distance of 4m 2cm
2nd Place Michael Aubrey, Nick Fritz, Jacob Cassar & Nabil Hanna Boys 4 x 75m Relay time of
1 min 2 secs
3rd Place Nicol McMillan in the High Jump with a height of 1m 20 cm
3rd Place Ama Baffoe-Bonnie in the Long Jump with a distance of 3m 46 cm
3rd Place Milla Cass in the High Jump with a height of 1m 20cm
Special mention also to Alice McCann who broke the school
record in the Turbo Javelin with 14m 20cm to finish in 4th
Place.
With so many podium places and strong performances by all the
team. DESS finished up as winners of the Athletics!
And congratulations to Nick Fritz who was also named as
athlete of the day by the organisers!
DAY 1 - Swimming 1st Place With the swimming at the end of the first day, after the athletics, it would surely turn out to be a long day for all the children. After some unexpected pool troubles and changes, DESS set off to make their mark in the water at the Games. Having adapted well to the sudden pool changes and not having diving blocks to start from for the 25m races, DESS ended the evening with some amazing swimming results to bring home 5 Gold Medals, 5 Silver Medals and 4 Bronze Medals. With so many hard earned medals as well as most of our races finishing in the Top 5, DESS finished up as winners of the Swimming for BSME Games 2018! Well done to: Alice McCann (1 Gold and 1 Silver) Maisy Baker (3 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze) Isla Edgar (2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze) Isla Henry (3 Gold and 1 Silver) Sabrina Sheriffdeen (1 Gold) Marnus Wessels (1 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze) Zac Pollard (3 Silver and 2 Bronze) Cian Gorani (2 Silver and 1 Bronze) Nicholas Fritz (2 Silver and 1 Bronze) who all played an integral part in bringing home the winner’s trophy for DESS!
DAY 2 - Girls Football 6th Place
The girls had a tough start to the pool stage of
the football competition against our old friends
from Bahrain BIS Jeddah.
DESS played really well and fought hard to secure
a draw. The girls then went on to win their next
two games 1-0 against Cairo English School and
Brighton College. These brilliant results meant
that DESS finished 1st in the group and qualified
for the cup quarter finals. The quarter final v El
Alsson was a tough game where DESS had a lot of
possession but just couldn’t get the break
through. El Alsson scored a great goal to win the
game 1-0. DESS were determined to come back
strong and in the next game against Al Yasmina
played some lovely football and won the game
1-0. In the 5th/6th place final we were drawn to
play against BIS Jeddah again.
The game was highly competitive with both teams having chances but neither team could break
the deadlock in normal or extra time so penalties were required.
Some amazing goalkeeping from both teams was displayed but BIS Jeddah managed to win the
shootout. The girls were absolutely amazing all day with their effort and sportsmanship on and
off the pitch. The team only conceded one goal in open play all day which was a credit to the
awesome team work from all the girls.
DAY 2 - Boys Basketball 3rd Place
Drawn in one of 4 pools on the
day, the boys had 3 games to
play. The team made a great
start beating The British
International School of Jeddah
by 22-6.
The next games up were very
close games with a 1-1 draw
against British International
School Cairo with both teams
showing excellent defence to keep the score so low!
In their final pool game versus British International Abu Dhabi, the team edged a great game by
5-4. Following these results, DESS won their pool and progressed into the play off stages to
decide the 1st to 8th places.
In their quarter final they once again produced a determined team display to win by 8-7 to
British School Al Khubairat. This meant the team were now vying for a top 4 overall finish.
Once again the game versus eventual winners Kings Al Barsha went down to just one point with
King’s coming out on top by 6-5.
In the boys’ final match of the day to decide 3rd and 4th positions, the whole squad produced a
fantastic performance to gain bronze medals by beating Brighton College Abu Dhabi 21-2. The
whole squad can be very proud of their performances on the day!
DAY 3 - Netball 1st Place
The girls had a phenomenal
start of the competition
with a 25-0 win over Azzan
Bin Qais International
School.
We then went on to win
their next two pool
matches 17-0 v British
International School Cairo
and 13-0 v Al Yasmina
Academy.
These fantastic results meant that DESS finished 1st in their pool and progressed through to the
quarter finals.
The girls then continued their success with a 15-0 win v British International School Abu Dhabi
which meant they qualified for the semi-final. In the semi-final the girls faced St Christopher’s
Bahrain and continued their success with an 8-2 win.
The final was between DESS v Kings Dubai. The girls turned the first centre to get the first goal
and by the end of full time it was 11-1 to DESS. The DESS girls were crowned overall winners of
the 2018 Netball Tournament. We are so proud of the girls and how they supported each other -
they played outstandingly all day and were so positive throughout. Well done girls.
DAY 3 - Boys Football – 2nd Place
The boys started the
tournament playing some
lovely possession football
which resulted in a 1-0 v
British School Muscat.
The second game was a
similar story against a very
well organised British
International School, Cairo
but the quality did show in
the last few
minutes. DESS managed to score late on, resulting in another 1-0 win. The final group game
ended 0-0 against a determined Brighton College (Abu Dhabi) which meant DESS finished top of
the group. The boys then met Kings Dubai in a tough quarter final who they overcame 1-0.
In the semi-final DESS were faced with El Alsson British and American School who took the lead
early on which put the pressure on. Just when the game started to go against us, our captain,
Nicol McMillan equalised with a strike from the halfway line to make it 1-1. After extra time
and no more goals, the game headed into the dreaded penalty shootout. The hero of the season,
Noah Vizzard, yet again managed to save 4 penalties which put our team into the final.
The final was against a very strong British School Al Khubairat team who ended up as champions.
DESS gave everything in the final but, with tired legs from the whole weekend, BSAK took
control.
The best team on the day ended up winning and the boys all congratulated each other, which
meant DESS finished in a very respectable 2nd place out of the 16 competing schools.
FINAL PLACINGS With the results of the swimming and athletics withheld until the Gala Dinner on the final evening, the DESS team knew they had put themselves in a strong position after the three days of competition, but were still unsure if they had managed to secure the overall trophy. There were wild celebrations, however, from the DESS children as they were announced to be BSME Games Champions 2018 in what was an unbelievable performance from the whole squad. BSME GAMES CHAMPIONS 2018 – DESS! RUNNERS-UP British School Al Khubairat THIRD PLACE St Christophers’ School Bahrain A huge thank you must go to all the staff who gave up so much of their time over the weekend and to the individual coaches who have prepared the team so well: Mr Palmer-Myers Athletics / Basketball Mr Bosch Swimming Miss Stevenson Girls Football Mr Cuddihy Boys Football Miss Waugh Netball CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WHOLE DESS TEAM ON A FANTASTIC TEAM EFFORT!
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