Heard the news today from IMG that the Philippine Open is cancelled. It was IBFs decision. IBF rules states that when a host country makes an official declaration of state of emergency, insurgency, rebellion, martial law or war, the tournament will be automatically suspended. Five countries pulled out immediately after President Arroyo declared a state of emergency. Team Netherlands were already at the airport, ready to board their flight but was requested to cancel their trip. This is a very sad day for Philippine badminton. No date yet when the tournament will be rescheduled. IBF tournament schedule is full. :crying:

For some news regarding the state of emergency-
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS_FLASH022420065952_28.htm

24 February 2006


Dear Member Associations:

Thank you for supporting the Philippine Open.

We regret to inform that the 2006 Philippine Open scheduled on March 1 to 5, 2006 in Manila is postponed indefinitely.

This is due to the prevailing political situation happening in our country today.

Our deepest apologies to any inconvenience the postponement of this tournament has caused your Association and your players.

Thank you very much for your kind understanding.


Very truly yours,


PDG EDGAR B. AGLIPAY (Ret.)
Executive Vice President, PBA
Organizing Committee Chairman


MRS. AMELITA M. RAMOS
President
Philippine Badminton Association

That's really unlucky! :(

they should have waited for the phil. open to conclude before creating this mess here:mad::mad: sorry guys, its only a joke:) im just disappointed, im releasing negative energy:D

they should have waited for the phil. open to conclude before creating this mess here:mad::mad: sorry guys, its only a joke:) im just disappointed, im releasing negative energy:D
it's really a pity:(
i read this news about the politic things, and i thought it would cause some trouble to Phil open, but i never thought that Phil Open would be postponed.

wow...i didn't know it's so serious over there....people power again.....

poor PBA/organizer, supposed to be 1st IBF grandprix in Philippine, but turn out to be this way.
that means left only 2 tournaments before TC finals.

Too bad. Well anyway.. its really troublesome.

they should have waited for the phil. open to conclude before creating this mess here:mad::mad: sorry guys, its only a joke:) im just disappointed, im releasing negative energy:D

well, all is not lost. not yet anyway. philippine open will just have to be rescheduled. i don't know when but hopefully still in 2006. :cool:

From what i heard most probably this year. But have to be after April. The organisers are still working something out.

So why is Malaysia Astro still have "Live" broadcast on this event on March 4th? :confused:

they should have waited for the phil. open to conclude before creating this mess here:mad::mad: sorry guys, its only a joke:) im just disappointed, im releasing negative energy:D

That sucks:crying: :crying: :crying:I was really looking forward to it. Does anyone know when the new schedule would be??:confused:

Heard the news today from IMG that the Philippine Open is cancelled. It was IBFs decision. IBF rules states that when a host country makes an official declaration of state of emergency, insurgency, rebellion, martial law or war, the tournament will be automatically suspended. Five countries pulled out immediately after President Arroyo declared a state of emergency. Team Netherlands were already at the airport, ready to board their flight but was requested to cancel their trip. This is a very sad day for Philippine badminton. No date yet when the tournament will be rescheduled. IBF tournament schedule is full. :crying:

For some news regarding the state of emergency-
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS_FLASH022420065952_28.htm

daamn daamn dammn! :crying: i have courtside tickets for this! i hope i can get a refund! damn damn damn! have to call ticketnet later...geeeez...

they should have waited for the phil. open to conclude before creating this mess here:mad::mad: sorry guys, its only a joke:) im just disappointed, im releasing negative energy:D

You sure about the post? It might be a hoax? :confused:

Here's an official response from the organizers of the event:


From: White, James [mailto:JWhite@IMGWORLD.com]
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:47 PM
To: J. Noel E. De Pano, Jr.
Cc: Galura, Princess
Subject: RE: Philippine Open Badminton 2006



Dear Noel,

The Bingo Bonanza Philippine Open event has been POSTPONED--not cancelled. In fact, the reports that indicated it has been "postponed indefinitely" are also slightly inaccurate as we will define the reschedule date by the end of this week. If a government declares a State of Emergency, other governments generally do not allow people to travel to that country--particularly when they will compete in a highly publicized international event.

Please keep an eye on the newspapers and the website to find out when the new date of the event this year will be.

Thanks for understanding.

Best regards,

The Bingo Bonanza Philippine Open

-----Original Message-----
From: J. Noel E. De Pano, Jr. [mailto:ned@dls.com.ph]
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 8:31 AM
To: White, James
Subject: Philippine Open Badminton 2006

Hello,



Is it true that the Phil Open Badminton scheduled this March 1 to 5 has been postponed indefinitely?



Hoping for some clarification.



Thanks!



Regards,

ANNOUNCEMENT

at the PHILSPORTS ARENA (ULTRA)

http://www.ticketworld.com.ph/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.ticketworld.com.ph/images/spacer.gif

To all RP Open ticketholders and badminton fans:

We will all have to wait a bit longer for the inaugural Philippine Open!

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Bingo Bonanza Philippine Open that was scheduled on March 1 to 5 at the PhilSports Complex ( ULTRA) will be postponed until later this year.

In view of the current situation, participating countries have been duly advised by their respective governments against traveling to the Philippines in the meantime. This is of course very understandable.

The organizers are working with the International Badminton Federation to find a suitable date within the international calendar. Nevertheless, all international participants are eager to come to the Philippines on this later date, when the situation has normalized.

To all who have purchased tickets to the event, please hold on to your tickets as these will still be honored on the new event dates. You may also call Ticketworld (8919999) for a refund, if necessary.

We look forward to seeing you at the event. With more time to prepare, we know that the Bingo Bonanza Philippine Open staging will even be better! See you all soon! :confused: :mad: :( :crying:

haha,love that post! do you know where can i find a bigger picture of that?
thank you in advance:)

Terry, looks like your trip to the Philippines has to be postponed indefinitely too!

haha,love that post! do you know where can i find a bigger picture of that?
thank you in advance:)

oh sure, you could go to either www.ticketworld.com.ph (http://www.ticketworld.com.ph)
or http://www.philippineopenbadminton.com

good luck! :D

I suggest IBF moves all the star studded tournaments to canada :D

yes, i'm selfish :p

oh sure, you could go to either www.ticketworld.com.ph (http://www.ticketworld.com.ph/)
or http://www.philippineopenbadminton.com (http://www.philippineopenbadminton.com/)

good luck! :D

hehe,thanks !:)
but i only found a picture of the same size on www.ticketworld.com.ph (http://www.ticketworld.com.ph/)
can't open http://www.philippineopenbadminton.com (http://www.philippineopenbadminton.com/) yet :(
all right, just the small pic is ok then:)

I suggest IBF moves all the star studded tournaments to canada :D

yes, i'm selfish :p
yes you really are!!:D

I suggest IBF moves all the star studded tournaments to canada :D

yes, i'm selfish :p

Can I assume that Canada will have no problem finding sponsors for all the prize monies? ;)

Can I assume that Canada will have no problem finding sponsors for all the prize monies? ;)
yes and no. For short term outlooking people, sponsorship would be difficult.

However, if the sponsors are informed and educated, they would support tournaments in neutral country like canada.
1. with today's satellite and electronic programming, tv advertisements are just as effective in asia even tho actual tournament events are held in canada. Local tv network can show local commercial on tv, electronic banner flip ads on court side. The pluses are that asia sponsors can get extra exposure in canada/US for mininal cost that they can't before. I'm sure yonex japan, samsung, fedex, etc would be happy to sponsors if the above advertising features are employed.

2. i can bet you $$$$ that players from austraila, UK, denmark, germany, netherland would much much prefer to play in canada than in MAL, INA, phillipine, TH, and SG for several reasons( i can think of 3 right away).

3. ibf should seize this opportunity to accelerate the promotion badminton in north america. Why stop at 05 WC in anahiem and 06 WC in madrid?

The above educaton is not my job but ibf.
did i said i'm selfish too? :p

Oh, that so sucks!!! :crying: :crying: :crying:

That sucks:crying: :crying: :crying:I was really looking forward to it. Does anyone know when the new schedule would be??:confused:

do not despair. i heard that the philippine open has already been rescheduled on may 24-28, 2006. :) we just have to wait a little longer...hope to see all of you there.

Not yet confirm.. they are looking at the probable dates. However they are still looking at the players availability to compete during that time. Things are still under discussion between IBF and the Organisers.

yes and no. For short term outlooking people, sponsorship would be difficult.

However, if the sponsors are informed and educated, they would support tournaments in neutral country like canada.
1. with today's satellite and electronic programming, tv advertisements are just as effective in asia even tho actual tournament events are held in canada. Local tv network can show local commercial on tv, electronic banner flip ads on court side. The pluses are that asia sponsors can get extra exposure in canada/US for mininal cost that they can't before. I'm sure yonex japan, samsung, fedex, etc would be happy to sponsors if the above advertising features are employed.

2. i can bet you $$$$ that players from austraila, UK, denmark, germany, netherland would much much prefer to play in canada than in MAL, INA, phillipine, TH, and SG for several reasons( i can think of 3 right away).

3. ibf should seize this opportunity to accelerate the promotion badminton in north america. Why stop at 05 WC in anahiem and 06 WC in madrid?

The above educaton is not my job but ibf.
did i said i'm selfish too? :p


They definately need more international tournaments in Canada. If they had them in Montreal, Vancouver, or Calgary it would be insane. Especially with Calgary's booming economy sponsors would have no problems. There are many families in Calgary who own entire companies that would sponsor the tournaments b/c of thier close affiliation with badminton in our community.

Not yet confirm.. they are looking at the probable dates. However they are still looking at the players availability to compete during that time. Things are still under discussion between IBF and the Organisers.

Yes that is correct, I looked at the IBF Schedule and it seems that the Philippine Open might be after the MVP cup. And the MVP cup is this July! Egad! :eek:

Refund! Refund! Refund! :crying:

Oh yeah, for ticket holders like me, dont bother going to ticketnet, they wont return your money.

Darn! :mad:

They definately need more international tournaments in Canada. If they had them in Montreal, Vancouver, or Calgary it would be insane. Especially with Calgary's booming economy sponsors would have no problems. There are many families in Calgary who own entire companies that would sponsor the tournaments b/c of thier close affiliation with badminton in our community.If that were true why is the only Canadian international tournament backsliding from single star to Grade A rating? This is the year following the attraction of a few of Korea's best to the single-star version, held in the first of the cities you mentioned. Is it because said sponsors are not being approached?

If that were true why is the only Canadian international tournament backsliding from single star to Grade A rating? This is the year following the attraction of a few of Korea's best to the single-star version, held in the first of the cities you mentioned. Is it because said sponsors are not being approached?

it's because of chicken and egg syndrome.

ibf dont want to host a 3+ stars badminton events here (van, toronto, montreal, calgary) because we never hosted one before. We had (and will) hosted many olympics before but i guess this isnt enough for the ibf :rolleyes: 1988 olympic in calgary was the most successful winter olympic ever. Many countries have asked calgary for advice/consultation. If an ibf event is 1/3 as successful as our 1988 olympic, it will still be a very successful event.

it's because of chicken and egg syndrome.

ibf dont want to host a 3+ stars badminton events here (van, toronto, montreal, calgary) because we never hosted one before. We had (and will) hosted many olympics before but i guess this isnt enough for the ibf :rolleyes: 1988 olympic in calgary was the most successful winter olympic ever. Many countries have asked calgary for advice/consultation. If an ibf event is 1/3 as successful as our 1988 olympic, it will still be a very successful event.The IBF World Championships in Calgary in '85 don't count? Any idea whether they were successful? I've never heard one way or the other.

As for the IBF not wanting it, as I understand it, the stars are determined by prize money. Now the prize money obviously depends on the sponsors but I guess there could be other factors. Still, I can't imagine the IBF would tell a sponsor not to put up the money because the IBF doesn't want too many stars in an untested market. The risk is assumed by the sponsor, after all, and not by the IBF.

If that were true why is the only Canadian international tournament backsliding from single star to Grade A rating? This is the year following the attraction of a few of Korea's best to the single-star version, held in the first of the cities you mentioned. Is it because said sponsors are not being approached?

I was also thinking about why Canadian badminton doesn't feature in the IBF grand prix radar screen if the support was so forthcoming as suggested. Why then is the leadership in Badminton Canada not taking full advantage? Maybe Cooler can explain.

Now I'm not sure whether holding all the major events, or most of them, in one country like Canada is a good idea. Unless Canada can find sponsors willing to fork out attractive prize monies, certainly not 1* quality even worse, Grade A, no way will top-class players participate and spectators flock to watch the events.

Somehow, variety is still more alluring when even the TV spectator can get to sample the different cultures and physical surroundings of different countries. Perhaps even the Olympics were held at different venues most times for this reason. And countries bid to host world events as it is not only prestigious and often times income generating, it can also be used as a political tool to bring the various communities together as in nation building. As Cooler thinks otherwise for he says Canada is a favoured venue (point 2), can he proffer some solid reasons?

Of course the IBF would like to see badminton boom in Canada (as it is in the Philippines and perhaps India now), but they need good partners to help them do the job. It therefore has to fall back on Badminton Canada again to take the initiative and to implement the plans. As one from Asia, I would like to see both the US and Canada making a greater impact on world badminton. It will then complement their status as world economic and sporting powers, apart from their enormous geographical size. :D

The IBF World Championships in Calgary in '85 don't count? Any idea whether they were successful? I've never heard one way or the other.

As for the IBF not wanting it, as I understand it, the stars are determined by prize money. Now the prize money obviously depends on the sponsors but I guess there could be other factors. Still, I can't imagine the IBF would tell a sponsor not to put up the money because the IBF doesn't want too many stars in an untested market. The risk is assumed by the sponsor, after all, and not by the IBF.

lol, i forgot 1985. I didnt even know what's badminton racket in 1985, honest.
I think it was successful. I didnt hear any bad comments about it since i got into badminton.

My point still is: SE asia sponsors still get their money worth since their tv commercials and advertisments on courts can be shown to se asian audience even when the event is held in north america. Bonus is that ibf can get additional sponsors from US/canada as well.

GMA must resign !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was also thinking about why Canadian badminton doesn't feature in the IBF grand prix radar screen if the support was so forthcoming as suggested. Why then is the leadership in Badminton Canada not taking full advantage? Maybe Cooler can explain.

Now I'm not sure whether holding all the major events, or most of them, in one country like Canada is a good idea. Unless Canada can find sponsors willing to fork out attractive prize monies, certainly not 1* quality even worse, Grade A, no way will top-class players participate and spectators flock to watch the events.

Somehow, variety is still more alluring when even the TV spectator can get to sample the different cultures and physical surroundings of different countries. Perhaps even the Olympics were held at different venues most times for this reason. And countries bid to host world events as it is not only prestigious and often times income generating, it can also be used as a political tool to bring the various communities together as in nation building. As Cooler thinks otherwise for he says Canada is a favoured venue (point 2), can he proffer some solid reasons?

Of course the IBF would like to see badminton boom in Canada (as it is in the Philippines and perhaps India now), but they need good partners to help them do the job. It therefore has to fall back on Badminton Canada again to take the initiative and to implement the plans. As one from Asia, I would like to see both the US and Canada making a greater impact on world badminton. It will then complement their status as world economic and sporting powers, apart from their enormous geographical size. :D

i'm not advocating canada to hog all the major badminton events. I'm saying (on topic) that given the current terrorism situation, there is a window where ibf can convince sponsors and divert some of these events to canada. If the host countries think they can't give assurance of players safety, some countries wont come and sponsors will be not happy. Multiple postpontments or an event marred with an 'unfortunate incident' would be worse than the canadian option;)

it's because of chicken and egg syndrome.

ibf dont want to host a 3+ stars badminton events here (van, toronto, montreal, calgary) because we never hosted one before. We had (and will) hosted many olympics before but i guess this isnt enough for the ibf :rolleyes: 1988 olympic in calgary was the most successful winter olympic ever. Many countries have asked calgary for advice/consultation. If an ibf event is 1/3 as successful as our 1988 olympic, it will still be a very successful event.

i think this topic should be posted in another thread. moderators, please take note.;)

i'm not advocating canada to hog all the major badminton events. I'm saying (on topic) that given the current terrorism situation, there is a window where ibf can convince sponsors and divert some of these events to canada. If the host countries think they can't give assurance of players safety, some countries wont come and sponsors will be not happy. Multiple postpontments or an event marred with an 'unfortunate incident' would be worse than the canadian option;)

The current Philippines situation is an isolated event - a declaration of emergency by the President to cool matters down and to avert an attempt to overthrow the government. Life is expected to be back to normal pretty soon, at least that's what we hope.

On the other hand, terrorism has now spread worldwide and nobody can guarantee that any country, not even Canada, can be spared from it.

Furthermore, if a country can find generous sponsors, it will be criminal not to stage a top-class event at home to allow one's people to enjoy. Fan support is essential to develop the game domestically. :D

Yes that is correct, I looked at the IBF Schedule and it seems that the Philippine Open might be after the MVP cup. And the MVP cup is this July! Egad! :eek:

Refund! Refund! Refund! :crying:

Oh yeah, for ticket holders like me, dont bother going to ticketnet, they wont return your money.

Darn! :mad:Do you not intend to still be in Manila in July or August? At the re-scheduled event, will they honour the tickets you bought?

Do you not intend to still be in Manila in July or August? At the re-scheduled event, will they honour the tickets you bought?

I understand they will. So hold on to your tickets especially if you have a good seat. Forgo the present and enjoy something really worth it later! :)

Why don't they pool the prize money for the Philippine Open and MVP Cup and just have one tournament with a bigger prize pool which will hopefully attract a good number of the top players. The MVP Cup was too gimmicky, more like an exhibition than true competition.

GMA must resign !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

egad! even here! :eek: let's keep it on topic please! :D

:crying: so sad that it's not pushing through... we bought our tickets weeks ago and so excited about it -- now what just because of the state of emergency announcement? UNFAIR!!! :crying:

Do you not intend to still be in Manila in July or August? At the re-scheduled event, will they honour the tickets you bought?

Well, I'll still be here, but my schedule might not allow me to watch it live! :crying:

That's why I wanted a refund, so if I can make it, I will buy the tickets then. :D

I already cancelled all my appointments for this one. :mad:

Oh well, back to watching my badminton torrents! :D

Why don't they pool the prize money for the Philippine Open and MVP Cup and just have one tournament with a bigger prize pool which will hopefully attract a good number of the top players. The MVP Cup was too gimmicky, more like an exhibition than true competition.

Yeah, that would be nice. But the capitalists might want to really hold it separately to earn more profit from sponsors and ticket sales.

Besides, the MVP cup was rumored to be a yearly tradition already, as such, there is a schedule for it already this July. It's the Philippine Open that should be a separate competition.

IMHO :D

its not self-serving or whatever but this is once in a lifetime experience...

:crying: so sad that it's not pushing through... we bought our tickets weeks ago and so excited about it -- now what just because of the state of emergency announcement? UNFAIR!!! :crying:

Yeah, dont bother trying to refund them at ticketnet, they wont return your money. :mad:

its not self-serving or whatever but this is once in a lifetime experience...

Yeah, but actually, if we get enough good players to join in, it will become a yearly event here! Who knows, maybe more than the four-star rating it was given! :D

really? u tried already? am planning to go this weekend to refund. thanks for the advise.



Yeah, dont bother trying to refund them at ticketnet, they wont return your money. :mad:

Yeah, but actually, if we get enough good players to join in, it will become a yearly event here! Who knows, maybe more than the four-star rating it was given! :D

I think the rating is based on prize money available. At $120K its a 4* but combine that with the 100K of the MVP CUp and add 30K that makes it a 6* event.

Badminton national coach rues RP Open postponement
First posted 02:01am (Mla time) Mar 02, 2006
By Marc Anthony Reyes
Inquirer


THE DECISION to postpone the first Philippine Open badminton championships will hurt the country’s short-term recovery plan, national head coach Errol Chan said yesterday.

Chan said the Open, which is supposed to be the country’s coming out party in the international badminton circuit, will also help determine the players of the new national squad.

He noted that 20 national-level shuttlers have already signed up for the Open, which was supposed to be held this week but had to be postponed following the government’s declaration of a state of national emergency.

Chan said it’s unfortunate that the Open got relegated to the far end of the International Badminton Federation calendar sometime in September.

“It is in the guidelines of IBF that if any host country announced a state of emergency, the event will have to be automatically postponed,” he said.

Chan said he would just push through with his own selection process in picking players 25 years old and younger who will be sent to Malaysia for an intensive two-month training and competition stint.

The newly installed coach said they are looking at fielding a solid team in the Asian Games in December as well as in the Philippine Open in September.

“We don’t want anybody telling us that they got denied slots in the Open,” said Chan. “Unlike in the Southeast Asian Games, we can field as many players as possible in the Open.”

Most of them will be going to ABC before heading for training starting probably in April.

good news. philippine open will be on may 24-28.:D

good news. philippine open will be on may 24-28.:D


Thats tentative date that is available. Its not confirm.

Thats tentative date that is available. Its not confirm.

it already is. check out the IBF website.:cool:

it already is. check out the IBF website.:cool:

Okay. I think they just posted the date. Thanks for the update.

it already is. check out the IBF website.:cool:

Really? I can't find it there.

Really? I can't find it there.

IBF website-
http://www.internationalbadminton.org/

Really? I can't find it there.
Copied and pasted from the website


Philippine Open 2006

New Date for Inaugural Event
March 03, 2006

The Philippines Open 2006 which was postponed recently will now be held from 24 to 28 May 2006 at the Philippine Sports Multi Purpose Arena in Manila.


For more information, please contact:
Philippine Badminton Association
Badminton Hall, Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Malate
Manila, Philippines
Tel:+ 632 303 1070; +632 338 2431 Fax: +632 303 1070
E-mail: joebm_13@yahoo.com
Website: www.philippineopenbadminton.com

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Thanks Cheung! :)

Without China, Korea and Indonesia participating, it will be hard for this tournament to shine, what a shame! Lets hope the coming Malaysia/Singapore Opens can attract all badminton power house.
Wonder which players will team Denmark send? Yannie, Mag?

Without China, Korea and Indonesia participating, it will be hard for this tournament to shine, what a shame! Lets hope the coming Malaysia/Singapore Opens can attract all badminton power house.
Wonder which players will team Denmark send? Yannie, Mag?

You mean Mag has crossed over? :D

Without China, Korea and Indonesia participating, it will be hard for this tournament to shine, what a shame! Lets hope the coming Malaysia/Singapore Opens can attract all badminton power house.
Wonder which players will team Denmark send? Yannie, Mag?How do you know these teams won't participate? The website names Lee Hyun-il (but no Chinese players and no Taufik or Gade). If it were just wishful thinking, you would expect them to put Taufik, Lin Dan and Peter Gade on there, too. Another thread (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33085)talks of Indonesian women expected to attend and, if I'm not mistaken, the Sigit/Flandi thread refers to the Philippine Open...Oops, my mistake this last one only talks of their participation in the Indonesian Open.

Okay, correction on the Korean front, anyway. They have a domestic tournament scheduled for next week and Lee Hyun-il, Shon Seung-mo, Park Tae-sang, Jang Young-soo, Jung Jae-sung, and basically all the usual suspects are on the draw sheet for that. It was likely scheduled before the Philippine Open date changes and they refused to re-schedule. It's a pretty busy spring. The IBF schedule has 5 big-money tournaments in a row - 4*,6*,5*,4*,5* from May 24th to June 25th - so, between that and the Thomas/Uber Cups, when Macapagal-Arroyo declared the emergency, there was really nowhere for Korea to move this tournament to.

So where did you hear this, Han?

haha!!! vic,kennie and taufic.. great pic...