UCB / GG Open Tournament June 9th, 10th, 11th! [Archive] - Badminton Central Discussion Forums

devilcat

04-27-2006, 10:33 PM

Hello everyone!

Here are the tournament entry form and details for our UCB/GG Open Tournament on June 9th, 10th and 11th of 2006. We are very excited about this grand event and sincerely invite you to participate. Whoever would just like to watch an exciting tournament with fantastic players from US and Canada, please come join us at GGBC and let’s have great fun together!

Attached are all entry forms and details.
Hope to see you all here at GGBC in June!

http://www.ggbadminton.com/ucb_ggopen/2006/tournament_info.htm (http://www.ggbadminton.com/ucb_ggopen/2006/tournament_info.htm)

Regards, :D GGManagement!

who r some of da us and cdn players dat r gonna play? thx

GGManagement

04-28-2006, 09:03 PM

Hello There DevilKitty,

Cute name. We have a director for the tournament so he has all the entries with him. We've been informed some World Class players will be joining us. Canada has enquired about playing already. Hope you will be seriously considering too!

Regards, GGManagement

GGManagement

05-01-2006, 09:08 PM

Hello Cat,

Hmmm... I already replied but it didn't get on for some reason.

We hope to get an array of players from Canada and US but we don't know who yet. Our tournament director is Mike Yang, Chris Lawrence, and Frank Yang. Chris is very renowned as he is the Tournament Committee Chairman for the USAB and he is completely dedicated to this tournament. Mike has flown to Boston and he has flown to GGBC to have meetings so they are very serious to making this a fantastic tournout!! Chris has got all the entries with him in Boston so when the time comes we will ask him to make his post here too OK? We certainly hope you will come too! To play or to watch. Whichever will be a great experience!

Regards, Sally

GGManagement

05-01-2006, 09:09 PM

GGsally

05-21-2006, 05:11 PM

Hello Everyone!

Just want to send a friendly reminder to those that want to join the UCB / GG Open in Menlo Park California on June 9th, 10th, 11th, 2006. Deadline for entries is May 26, 2006, this coming Friday, so please send your entries in before the deadline date if you are interested in competing! We have already received many entries from fantastic players across the US Nation, and even Canada, so it’s going to be a very exciting tournament to play and watch!

ALL of us at GGBC and USAB are looking forward to your participation in this National ranking tournament.

Hope to see you very soon!

Smashing Regards, GG Management!

DinkAlot

05-23-2006, 01:37 PM

The GG Open should be a great tournament. :) A group of SGVBCers are going to represent. Hopefully Ba and Nick can make some noise in Doubles. :D

Viper2005

05-26-2006, 12:09 AM

And Don't forget, Paul is going to make an even bigger noise in Singles.:D

The GG Open should be a great tournament. :) A group of SGVBCers are going to represent. Hopefully Ba and Nick can make some noise in Doubles. :D

monto

05-28-2006, 01:03 AM

With the registration deadline passed, we'd love to see the names of some entries, in case Chris or others might be able to post them :)

Sally, will there be a fee for spectators?

GGsally

05-28-2006, 05:39 PM

Hello there,

Well, Chris has GRRRaciously extended the deadline for entries as many entries informed they are just sending in.. soooo.... for those who love to be "FASHIONABLY LATE" they've been given an extension! :D

Our entries are quite exciting right now. We have a great crowd from Local Bay Area and we have most of OCBC as well as the best from San Gabriel and as far as Massachussetts (spelling??:confused: ), New York, Canada, and places I can't remember. Sooo.. when we get the whole pottie, I'll ask Chris to post up.

FREE for spectators. We want as many people to SEE fine event as possible! Mike and all of us at GGBC are VERY excited! Certainly hope to see you there!

Regards, GGManagement

Pete LSD

05-28-2006, 07:16 PM

I would like to announce that a small contingent of die-hard badders from VRC will participate in the non-tournament hours :D. We would like to meet as many BFers as possible from June 5 to June 12.

GGsally

05-30-2006, 08:24 PM

Hey calling ALL (GG) Bfers!!

Just want to let you all know that we will be having a fantastic GG Open, but we hope for even MORE participants (we're greedy :D ) in the SENIOR DIVISION!! You ONLY have to be 35 and OVER so if you are 35+, and you think you have quite a mean game, please sign up for the UCB / GG Open Senior division! Entry forms readily available in the attachment BELOW. We (http://www.We) have extended the deadline for the following week so please give it a try. It will be a great experience for you! So come ON GGBfers, ALOT of you are great enough to play in this tournament! I have also entered in the SENIOR division so I'd LOVE to meet any of you in there but I hope I won't be BUMPED OFF before I can get to any one of you!!!

We want to give a special rate for this [late] :p reminder so GGBC is offering a FAT $5.00 discount for all SENIOR + entries but please be "reminded" (heh heh) that all entries need to be in by THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 1st!! Time is tight I know, but we REALLY want you to try it out! Just for FUN and of course the ranking points!! SO COME ON, fill up the form and send it in! See you at this awesome tournament! Application form in the attachment below. Please fill it in and send it to GGBC before THURSDAY.

For all persons that aren't going to play you HAVE to come watch cos we have AWESOME players coming. Some of the BEST in the US Nation. We have players from Canada, Los Angeles, Masschussetts, Maryland, New York, Indiana, and Connecticut. We have OCBC's players as well as San Gabriels players too! See you for an exciting Anniversary week at GGBC for June 9th, 10th and 11th, 2006 during the UCB / GG Open Tournament!

Because of the tight time frame, we request entries to please send us an email and confirm your registration with us first before Thursday night June 1st, 2006. Please email us at info@ggbadminton.com or call us at 650 838 9318.

Regards, GGManagement!!! and ME...:p

kwun

06-01-2006, 08:00 PM

any other BC'ers aside from Pete and Paul?

i will be there for much of the tournament, but as i don't want to embarrass myself with my rusty badminton skills, i will be there taking pictures for GGBC. i will be wearing a BC t-shirt and holding a big camera, acting like i am a pro-photographer.

say hi or something. :)

Pete LSD

06-01-2006, 11:46 PM

Kwun, rusty at badminton :eek:?!? Hey, you get to put the camera away at least once and play with us ;).

any other BC'ers aside from Pete and Paul?

i will be there for much of the tournament, but as i don't want to embarrass myself with my rusty badminton skills, i will be there taking pictures for GGBC. i will be wearing a BC t-shirt and holding a big camera, acting like i am a pro-photographer.

say hi or something. :)

kwun

06-02-2006, 10:57 AM

Kwun, rusty at badminton :eek:?!? Hey, you get to put the camera away at least once and play with us ;).

kill me while i am rusty, eh? ;)

of course, i don't think i can resist not jumping into the court!

GGsally

06-02-2006, 07:37 PM

Hey Viper!!!

Hope you will be able to read this. I found a Mixed Doubles partner for you!! and she is very good at blocking shots!!! I will be playing against you. She is Japanese and her name is kitty she is good. OK then hope you write here soon!! I don't know how to look for you.

Sally

Viper2005

06-03-2006, 02:31 AM

Hi Sally,

Yes, I know Kitty, can you register her as my partner? thanks.

I messaged my number to you, in case you need to reach me.

Hey Viper!!!

Hope you will be able to read this. I found a Mixed Doubles partner for you!! and she is very good at blocking shots!!! I will be playing against you. She is Japanese and her name is kitty she is good. OK then hope you write here soon!! I don't know how to look for you.

Sally

Pete LSD

06-05-2006, 02:59 AM

A few more hours to go!!!

LazyBuddy

06-05-2006, 06:57 AM

Good luck for all the players! :p

kwun

06-06-2006, 08:01 PM

is the draw for the tournament out yet? interested to see who will be participating... ;)

Viper2005

06-06-2006, 08:34 PM

kwun

06-07-2006, 03:51 AM

I just spoke to chris an hour ago, he said the draw will not be posted on any website. It will be posted at GGBC on Thursday. He wouldn't even tell me who my first opponent is.:crying: At least I know my first match is Friday at 1pm. Wish me luck.

i was told similarly. Mike said the draws won't be available until the tournament to prevent local players from practicing beforehand.

i can understand that if the draws includes the court assignments.

i asked Mike whether they will release the names only. let's see what he says. i think releasing the names will be informative as that will let potential spectators know who will be playing...

ViningWolff

06-07-2006, 08:53 AM

Look for Emmet Gibney from Edmonton who runs the Badminton Video Magazine website as he posted that he'll be down there.

Good luck Pete. Hope the knees hold out.

kwun

06-07-2006, 02:05 PM

so here are the GGBC Open entries. i pried it out of Mike's hand and brought to you exclusively by BC....

Viper2005

06-07-2006, 02:22 PM

Hi Kwun,
Thanks for the list of players. Good info on who is playing this tournament.
Are you bringing Pete to Smash City today?
I'll be there tonight.

Qidong

06-07-2006, 03:40 PM

Wow. most of best players in California are there,

I don't see any ticket info for spectators, not even in the ggbc website. Is it free to watch? Or members only? Or what is the ticket price?

baddycoach

06-07-2006, 04:02 PM

If it is not free to watch, is there any live broadcast? I want to see best players in california for free. Alot of international and ex international players will also play. It will be fun to watch them.

Wow. most of best players in California are there,

I don't see any ticket info for spectators, not even in the ggbc website. Is it free to watch? Or members only? Or what is the ticket price?

kwun

06-07-2006, 04:06 PM

Wow. most of best players in California are there,

I don't see any ticket info for spectators, not even in the ggbc website. Is it free to watch? Or members only? Or what is the ticket price?

it is free to watch.

feel free to come say hi. i will be one of the photographers for the event... ;)

kwun

06-07-2006, 04:06 PM

Hi Kwun,
Thanks for the list of players. Good info on who is playing this tournament.
Are you bringing Pete to Smash City today?
I'll be there tonight.

i don't know where they will be. i think they went sightseeing again??

baddycoach

06-07-2006, 04:14 PM

Do you know when the tournament will be started? since there are so many entries, it will be a lot of qualification matches and I dont want to miss them at all.

it is free to watch.

feel free to come say hi. i will be one of the photographers for the event... ;)

kwun

06-07-2006, 04:16 PM

this is the latest schedule AFAIK

EVENT SCHEDULE FOR UCB / GG OPEN TOURNAMENT

JUNE 9TH TO JUNE 10TH

FRIDAY 9TH, JUNE
12:30am Registration
1:00 noon Mens Singles
2:00pm Womens Singles
5:00pm Womens Singles quarter finals
6:30pm Mens Singles quarter finals
7:45pm Mixed Doubles
10:00pm End of Days Play

SATURDAY 10TH, JUNE
8:30am Registration
9:00am Mens Doubles and Womens Doubles
11:30am Mens Doubles Quarter Finals
12:30am Womens Doubles Quarter Finals
2:00pm Seniors Mens Doubles
2:30pm Mixed Doubles Quarter Finals
4:30pm Mixed Doubles Semi Finals
5:00pm Senior Womens Doubles
6:00pm Semi Finals commence of Womens Singles, Mens Singles, Womens Doubles and Mens Doubles
10:00pm End of days play

SUNDAY 11TH, JUNE
9:00am Senior Mixed Doubles and Mixed Doubles Consolation Semi- Finals
11:00am Finals commence (all events - order to be determined)
4:00pm End of Tournament

baddycoach

06-07-2006, 04:22 PM

Thanks Kwun and kudos to GGBC to have the biggest tournament in NorCal and possible in Cali and even in US. Keep it up!

kwun

06-07-2006, 04:33 PM

baddycoach

06-07-2006, 04:45 PM

Good to know that. So every games will have umpire and line judge? wow !!:eek: this is so cool, so there wont be any bad call, score cheating etc, every player will focus on the game. Will they provide birds for free as well? this is very exciting. I cant wait to watch :p.
Do you know if Mike will play mix with Sally? will he play single as well or double? Mike is a very good and talented player(US no.1 single if I remember correctly), and I am sure he will win this tournament.

yes indeed.

and not only that, it will be a very well run tournament. GGBC flew in a tournament director and an IBF accreditated umpire from Boston. i have also chatted with Sally/Mike and know that they have put in a lot of effort to polish everything into perfection.

it is our duty as a badminton fan to go and support them.

kwun

06-07-2006, 05:02 PM

Good to know that. So every games will have umpire and line judge? wow !!:eek: this is so cool, so there wont be any bad call, score cheating etc, every player will focus on the game. Will they provide birds for free as well? this is very exciting. I cant wait to watch :p.

linesmen: i don't know. i will be surprised if there are no linemen for the final/semi. but for other matches, it may not be practical as space is limited. GGBC can confirm.

Yonex AS50 will be supplied for all matches.

Do you know if Mike will play mix with Sally? will he play single as well or double? Mike is a very good and talented player(US no.1 single if I remember correctly), and I am sure he will win this tournament.

i don't know what event Mike will be playing in. Sally i think is playing mixed with Ginsong, and doubles with Kitty.

baddycoach

06-07-2006, 05:44 PM

I am sure whatever event he play he will win since he is the no. 1 US single. Cant wait to see he whacks his opponent. I heard Sally also plays well, and could show an upset especially playin with ex-national China player. Ginsong is magnificent and will make Halim down.

i don't know what event Mike will be playing in. Sally i think is playing mixed with Ginsong, and doubles with Kitty.

Viper2005

06-07-2006, 06:39 PM

Who is going to register/check-in at 12:30am....?:eek: :eek: :eek:

Viper2005

06-07-2006, 06:43 PM

Kwun,
maybe a laptop, wireless internet, webcam....live broadcast with instant messenger on yahoo or MSN? get 4 or 5 people to show different angles.
Live broadcast on BC? maybe just the finals.

ctjcad

06-07-2006, 07:07 PM

Thanks Kwun and kudos to GGBC to have the biggest tournament in NorCal and possible in Cali and even in US. Keep it up!

yes indeed.

and not only that, it will be a very well run tournament. GGBC flew in a tournament director and an IBF accreditated umpire from Boston. i have also chatted with Sally/Mike and know that they have put in a lot of effort to polish everything into perfection.

it is our duty as a badminton fan to go and support them.
Hmm, wow, this looks like the mini-version of the US Nationals or US Open tourneys(which were held recently @ OCBC), as there are ex-international pro players playing in the event. Correct me if i'm wrong, but this must be the 1st big tournament GGBC has held?? Or maybe the 1st sizeable badminton tourney in NorCal??..:rolleyes: ;)
Hope Kwun and the others can keep all of us updated as the tourney progresses, along with pics as well;). The playing venue is nice also, from the venue's pics..:rolleyes: :) :cool:

Qidong

06-07-2006, 07:09 PM

it is free to watch.

feel free to come say hi. i will be one of the photographers for the event... ;)

Thanks for the info.

I think GGBC should notify the local TV stations at least to show 5 minutes highlight in the sport news.

GGManagement

06-08-2006, 12:31 AM

Dear Paul,

The Birdie used for the tournament is Yonex AS-50.
And the tournament is 15 points, the old system.

Thank you so much!

Regards,
Rebecca

Viper2005

06-08-2006, 01:37 AM

Which bird speed will be used? 77 speed? or 76 speed?

Dear Paul,

The Birdie used for the tournament is Yonex AS-50.
And the tournament is 15 points, the old system.

Thank you so much!

Regards,
Rebecca

GGsally

06-08-2006, 02:50 AM

Who is going to register/check-in at 12:30am....?:eek: :eek: :eek:

JUST TRYING TO SEE IF YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION!!!

:p my mistake.. PM It is...

Sally

baddycoach

06-08-2006, 11:53 AM

Will the draw and result posted online in real time? I am sure many people interested to see. This is a big tournament and a lot of non local people want to follow the tourny real time.

Dear Paul,

The Birdie used for the tournament is Yonex AS-50.
And the tournament is 15 points, the old system.

Thank you so much!

Regards,
Rebecca

GGsally

06-08-2006, 12:15 PM

Will the draw and result posted online in real time? I am sure many people interested to see. This is a big tournament and a lot of non local people want to follow the tourny real time.

Since you have requested I'm sure it can be done but I hope Kwun can go to the front desk and do it from our computer. Can you do the honor Kwun cos you are the only one that knows how to get the draw from our program and put it on here!! he heee..:p I wouldn't know pip!! So Kwun might have duel role? Official Photog and also BC real time commentator!!??:D

I do know ONE thing and that is that I will be DOG TIRED! So don't expect me to go like two steps or something. I'll probably just be flinging my racquet around or something! ha haaa!!

Sally

GGsally

06-08-2006, 12:16 PM

Which bird speed will be used? 77 speed? or 76 speed?

WOWWW...:eek: you're very PRECISE. I will have to checkie.. Maybe if I don't tell you, I will have an advantage when I play you??? he he.. :rolleyes: But I wouldn't know the viva la difference!! :crying:

Sally

kwun

06-08-2006, 12:19 PM

Since you have requested I'm sure it can be done but I hope Kwun can go to the front desk and do it from our computer. Can you do the honor Kwun cos you are the only one that knows how to get the draw from our program and put it on here!! he heee..:p I wouldn't know pip!! So Kwun might have duel role? Official Photog and also BC real time commentator!!??:D

sure!

do you have wireless network there? i can even do it from my own computer.

if not, i can set one up for you. ;)

baddycoach

06-08-2006, 12:21 PM

Thanks Sally and Kwun in advance for organizing this. Don't forget to post any picture and comment on the games. Kwun will be very busy doing this stuff for non local BC.

Since you have requested I'm sure it can be done but I hope Kwun can go to the front desk and do it from our computer. Can you do the honor Kwun cos you are the only one that knows how to get the draw from our program and put it on here!! he heee..:p I wouldn't know pip!! So Kwun might have duel role? Official Photog and also BC real time commentator!!??:D

I do know ONE thing and that is that I will be DOG TIRED! So don't expect me to go like two steps or something. I'll probably just be flinging my racquet around or something! ha haaa!!

Sally

GGsally

06-08-2006, 12:46 PM

sure!

do you have wireless network there? i can even do it from my own computer.

YES, we have wireless. Not sure how far it can go but I've seen some people sitting upstairs with their own computer so it must go as far as that at least. So GOODIE!!! Thanks Kwun! Hope you won't be running around too exasperated, but I'm sure you want to do it for all the people in BC who can't make it to see this event! Kwun good guy...:p

Sally

ctjcad

06-08-2006, 01:50 PM

YES, we have wireless. Not sure how far it can go but I've seen some people sitting upstairs with their own computer so it must go as far as that at least. So GOODIE!!! Thanks Kwun! Hope you won't be running around too exasperated, but I'm sure you want to do it for all the people in BC who can't make it to see this event! Kwun good guy...:p

Sally
Concur!...I'm sure for the sake & love of badminton, esp. with this big of an event, Kwun will do all he can...and esp. with little Brandon coming along joining the action with his dad, i'm sure the rest of the people will be entertain by the little one..hehe;) :)

Viper2005

06-08-2006, 02:22 PM

kwun

06-08-2006, 02:27 PM

Kwun,

Can BC host a webcam live video stream? That would be cool if everyone can at least see the action on one court.

Just a side question, can a laptop have use 6 webcams? My laptop has 6 USB ports, would the system allow that many webcams? Just a thought, maybe BC members can see actions on 6 courts.

Thanks Kwun.

i don't think it will be possible. there simply isn't enough bandwidth to handle the upstream data. and it will also bog down the GGBC internet connection. not to say the quality is really bad also.

Sally mentioned that there will be video recorders during the matches. so the best that we can do is to ask them to upload the video to Google or youtube.

Viper2005

06-08-2006, 07:56 PM

Sally,

Is the draw posted at GGBC yet? I want to come by and take a look.
Thanks.

YES, we have wireless. Not sure how far it can go but I've seen some people sitting upstairs with their own computer so it must go as far as that at least. So GOODIE!!! Thanks Kwun! Hope you won't be running around too exasperated, but I'm sure you want to do it for all the people in BC who can't make it to see this event! Kwun good guy...:p

Sally

Pete LSD

06-09-2006, 01:40 AM

Hi Viper2005 & Kwun,

Sorry, we couldn't make it to SmashCity on Wednesday night because our group's sightseeing ended after 9 o'clock. Will contact your guys on Friday morning.

Pete

harimau

06-09-2006, 08:43 AM

Where can i see the draw for the tourney ?

Vtec101

06-09-2006, 10:34 AM

monto

06-10-2006, 12:23 AM

Just got back from spectating, pretty existing first day, all things considered. It's pretty impressive how many great matches can take place back-to-back without the B,C,D,etc flights intruding on the action ;)

I saw Kwun come at around 5ish with his camera, ensuing in a feverish session of picture snapping--must have gotten some great angles lying on the ground, standing on benches, etc :) Amidst all the Yonex and United Commercial Bank banners, I was surprised to see a non-corporate BadmintonCentral.com banner!

Men's singles #1 seed was knocked out in quarters (Hubert Kostro). Remaining semifinalists are Eric Go, Radu Milesvchi, Andrew Todt, and Wei Qin Zi. All four pretty much steamrolled their opponents.

Women's semifinalists are #1 seed Eva Lee, Lauren Todt, Lili Zhou and a fourth whose name escapes me at the moment.

Mike Yang is playing mixed and doubles, he was knocked out of mixed in the second round (ie. the round before the quarters) by Lili Zhou and Arnold Setiadi. Particularly impressive pairs, in my eyes, included the Todts, Stanley Wo/Daphne Ng, and of course, Halim Haryoto+partner (De Pauw?) I noticed a lot of strong male players, but coupled with much weaker female partners. As expected, most of these pairs were out by the end of the second round.

I bet Kwun took some pictures of the draw, so he can fill us in more.

harimau

06-10-2006, 12:27 AM

Thanks for the update

baddycoach

06-10-2006, 12:34 AM

With whom Mike playing in mix and double? if his partner is weak, he should ask her to set aside and just play one against two(lili and arnold), I am sure he will prevail. He probably tried to save some energy for his double matches because I know he wont be easy to beat and he will try everything to win.

Just got back from spectating, pretty existing first day, all things considered. It's pretty impressive how many great matches can take place back-to-back without the B,C,D,etc flights intruding on the action ;)

I saw Kwun come at around 5ish with his camera, ensuing in a feverish session of picture snapping--must have gotten some great angles lying on the ground, standing on benches, etc :) Amidst all the Yonex and United Commercial Bank banners, I was surprised to see a non-corporate BadmintonCentral.com banner!

Men's singles #1 seed was knocked out in quarters (Hubert Kostro). Remaining semifinalists are Eric Go, Radu Milesvchi, Andrew Todt, and Wei Qin Zi. All four pretty much steamrolled their opponents.

Women's semifinalists are #1 seed Eva Lee, Lauren Todt, Lili Zhou and a fourth whose name escapes me at the moment.

Mike Yang is playing mixed and doubles, he was knocked out of mixed in the second round (ie. the round before the quarters) by Lili Zhou and Arnold Setiadi. Particularly impressive pairs, in my eyes, included the Todts, Stanley Wo/Daphne Ng, and of course, Halim Haryoto+partner (De Pauw?) I noticed a lot of strong male players, but coupled with much weaker female partners. As expected, most of these pairs were out by the end of the second round.

I bet Kwun took some pictures of the draw, so he can fill us in more.

monto

06-10-2006, 12:36 AM

Good to know that. So every games will have umpire and line judge? wow !!:eek: this is so cool, so there wont be any bad call, score cheating etc, every player will focus on the game. It appeared first rounds featured one umpire who kept score and occasionally watched for illegal serves. Second rounds and quarters featured one umpire for scoring (he/she also made line calls on his/her side of the court) and a serving judge seated on the opposite side (he/she would make line calls on that side)

ctjcad

06-10-2006, 12:58 AM

monto,
thanks for the quick updates on all the matches as we don't know where to find any link to see the results...:p Wow, must be quite exciting up in NorCal...yah, i'm sure Kwun will post some tournament pics...
BTW, how was the attendance at the club, was it full or half-full..
BTW, do you know the result of the 2 ex-national pro WD players : Johanne Lee and Yun(Grace) Peng? I'm sure they have advanced all the way to the QF or SF round..:rolleyes:

Hmm, looks like Daphne Ng has a new XD pair, as last time i saw her play with another player here at the recent US Nationals. I remember she really can pack a punch with her strokes, a hard hitter.:rolleyes: :cool:
Halim Heryanto's partner is Angeline De Pauw and both are former PBSI/Pelatnas(Indonesian national players). They *should* go all the way to the Final and win the XD event. But anything can happen..:rolleyes:

Anyways, please keep us updated for tomorrow's and Sunday's matches, if you happen to go again...:rolleyes: :cool:

kwun

06-10-2006, 02:01 AM

ok guys. after a long evening of badminton watching and picture taking. i came home with more than 400 pics.. it was very exciting. matches are of very high caliber. i will try to write a report later, but here are the results from tonight's matches. hope they will be legible...

picture will be coming soon. i have to sort through them first.

kwun

06-10-2006, 02:32 AM

ok. here comes the pictures.. i quickly culled down to around 50 of them. sorry the images will have to be small to save space and bandwidth.

enjoy!

kwun

06-10-2006, 02:36 AM

here are more......

kwun

06-10-2006, 03:23 AM

monto

06-10-2006, 09:30 AM

monto,
thanks for the quick updates on all the matches as we don't know where to find any link to see the results...:p Wow, must be quite exciting up in NorCal...yah, i'm sure Kwun will post some tournament pics...
BTW, how was the attendance at the club, was it full or half-full..
BTW, do you know the result of the 2 ex-national pro WD players : Johanne Lee and Yun(Grace) Peng? I'm sure they have advanced all the way to the QF or SF round..:rolleyes:
Neither doubles draws have begun yet, as they start later today, so I'll be sure to watch out for Lee/Peng now that you mention it.

I arrived at 3pm, with play having begun at 1pm, and the event was very sparsely attended--just players and a few family members/friends. As the day continued, however, there were more and more spectators. After 7pm, either because folks were done with dinner or they were waiting for the mixed action to start, I'd estimate maybe another 50-100 people trickled in.

Qidong

06-10-2006, 01:16 PM

Just wonder how the BCer, viper2005, was doing in the tournment. The girl paired with Mike Yang really looked like Dai Yun. :)

ctjcad

06-10-2006, 01:36 PM

so after the badminton tonight, Peter and I, and a few friends of his from Vancouver went out for dinner. his friends includes this couple, and also two players from Vancouver, Helen Yuen and Francesca Setiadi. Francesca used to be a national junior in Indonesia and a friend of Halim and Halim's partner Angeline De Pauw.

dinner was late and everybody was exhausted. so while dinner was good and filling, we all headed back to our home/hotel immediately afterwards.

some of the photos turned out pretty well. better than i expected, actually. i think i should have taken more pics of the gym and the spectators. but i was too engrossed in the action. i will definitely remember to do that tomorrow.
Kwun,
as always, thanks for the pics and your info of the after-tourney dinner..Hmm, can anyone identify who the players are in the pics?? I know some of them, but not all of them, thx in advance:p ..I noticed Daphne Ng did a semi-jump smash and looked like her right ankle was abt to land the wrong way:p ; noticed also her partner, who is quite huge in physique, at least from the back reminds me of our BC member Dinkalot, hehe;)...Noticed also there's another photographer in the midst of the action; btw, who is he??..
Anyways, looking fw to more pics and reviews for the rest of the weekend actions..:)

ctjcad

06-10-2006, 01:38 PM

Neither doubles draws have begun yet, as they start later today, so I'll be sure to watch out for Lee/Peng now that you mention it.

I arrived at 3pm, with play having begun at 1pm, and the event was very sparsely attended--just players and a few family members/friends. As the day continued, however, there were more and more spectators. After 7pm, either because folks were done with dinner or they were waiting for the mixed action to start, I'd estimate maybe another 50-100 people trickled in.
OK, no problem monto, that's what i wonder also..Looking fw to more reviews from you..:cool:

ctjcad

06-10-2006, 01:39 PM

Just wonder how the BCer, viper2005, was doing in the tournment. The girl paired with Mike Yang really looked like Dai Yun. :)
Hmm, if you notice the pic of the drawsheet, i believe viper2005(Paul Koo) played in the MS event(upper half of the draw)...;)

B3nny H4nn4

06-10-2006, 03:14 PM

monto

06-11-2006, 12:20 AM

Just got back from the second action-packed day... so much took place, I should have taken notes!

Mens and women's doubles consumed the morning before the MD/WD/XD quarters commenced around lunchtime. MD took on an ABCD drop format. Harim teamed up with Eric Go for MD and as ctjcad mentioned above, Angeline De Pauw for XD. All Harim's matches had at least three or four video cameras rolling. Actually I also saw a professional cameraman for a few hours in the morning, possibly for TV news coverage? The MD draw was filled with young guns, with Nicholas Jinadasa/Ba Su outdueling Mike Yang/Jinsong Guo in the semifinal. Harim/Go matched up against Daniel Gouw/Wei Qin Zi in the other semi. Go and Harim definitely lacked that unspoken 'connection' necessary for fluid play, although that might be expected with Go being a singles specialist. A few miscommunication miscues over shots and court coverage allowed Gouw/Zi to score a few points early before Halim's serve returns turned the match around in their favor. Not only was his serve return superb, but on drives and lifts, his ability to hold his shots completely threw off the Gouw/Zi pair several times. I rarely see players of this caliber fall for these disguised shots, much less in doubles! As for the second semi, Yang/Guo took an early lead before Jinadasa/Su charged back to tie it, at 14 all, before winning the set. The second set was a wash, as the Jinadasa/Su pair played more confidently and Yang made a few short serve errors.

monto

06-11-2006, 12:31 AM

MS featured more young guns. Go dispatched Radu Milesvchi with ease in one semi, while Wei Qin Zi took out Andrew Todt in the other. I thought I was watching doubles matches with these big hitters, as they smashed without abandon, with much energy to spare! I hope Kwun got some good jump smash pictures, as there were plenty of opportunities. One observation, Go was the only one of the four to serve consistently short and backhanded, a la most elite international MS players on the circuit.

XD featured Eva Lee/Eric Go dispatching of Gouw/Jennifer Coleman in one semi, and Harim/De Pauw taking out Christopher Ngu/Yun Peng in the other. Ngu/Peng played doubles rotation (they had just beaten another doubles rotation-utilizing pair in Lili Zhou/Arnold Setiadi in the quarters), and were hanging tight with Harim/De Pauw with De Pauw making several uncharacteristic mistakes in the first set. Harim took over during the second set, however, following up several attacks up to the net to ensure the point. The XD championship match will be played first tomorrow, and with Go lacking that same partnership 'bond' with Lee (they played representative of what they were, top singles players mashed together, with the whole less than the sum of its parts) as he lacked with Harim in the MD, I don't think Harim/De Pauw will have much trouble tomorrow.

monto

06-11-2006, 01:09 AM

I left summarizing the women's action for the end because they were really the highlights of the tournament in terms of scintillating and highly contested play. I didn't count up the actual numbers from the USAB website, but I heard someone mention 9 of the nation's top 10 ladies players were in attendance.

In WS, the bottom half of the draw was dominated by Lili Zhou, as she sailed through into the finals after allowing just 2 points (11-1, 11-1) in her semi match versus Jamie Subandhi. The upper half semi featured #1 seed Eva Lee against #3/4 Lauren Todt. The two had already played one another in the morning session in a hard fought three set WD round-robin (World Cup style) match, but more on that later. This was one of the most evenly matched and thus exciting matches of the day, although it didn't start out as such, with Todt taking the first set with litheness and well-positioned drop shots at 11-3. It was quite a joy to see the grace of singles play after the MS draw featured power play instead. Lee fought back in the second, however, preying on Todt's backhand and with much improved net play, with a score of 11-2. Lee appeared poised to continue and take the third set as she built a lead of 6-2 before Todt roared back to take the lead at 8-7. Back and forth play ensued, with a large cheering crowd having gathered by now, aware of the third-set finality. Lee eventually managed a 10-9 lead, serving for the match before some deep backhand drives won Todt her serve back. Tying the score at 10-all, Todt would eventually win 13-11 (IIRC), upsetting the #1 seed, to set up a coach vs student championship match of Zhou vs Todt.

The WD semis were almost as exciting, with Zhou/Todt taking on De Pauw/Mona Santoso in one semi, and Yun Peng/Johannah Lee encountering Eva Lee/Jennifer Coleman in the other. I was watching the first semi as Peng/Lee appeared to be dispatching Lee/Coleman with ease, with another case of singles specialists mashed together. The Zhou/Todt vs De Pauw/Santoso match was evenly played until at 5-4, Santoso sprained her right ankle diving for a drop shot in the alley. The referee allowed a few minutes stretching and massage, along with an ankle wrap, but it appeared Santoso might be done as she stood up gingerly. Well, this certainly wasn't the case, as she smashed and moved with ease. De Pauw/Santoso would take it in straight sets, with Todt unable to quite keep up with the play of the other three, partly being outmatched by the abundant experience/ability of ex-national talent surrounding her, and partly by exhaustion, having endured a three set WS semifinal less than an hour ago.

Few final observations. Tonight's play drew quite a few more spectators than yesterday, perhaps 100-200 in all? Lots of children too, which bodes well for the next generation of talent :)

Sally played and won the senior WD draw--there were only two participanting teams, so the one match was the championship :) Sally plays again tomorrow in the senior XD draw with Jinsong Guo, with a bit more competion, as there are three teams in that flight.

monto

06-11-2006, 01:50 AM

ctjcad

06-11-2006, 02:13 AM

Doh, just noticed how many times I misspelled Halim's name, I have no idea where I got the 'r' from ;)

By the way, very well organized tournament, staggered starting times allowed for great spectating experiences and opportunities.
monto, thanks again for the review and recaps...Yes, i can see that it's been organized very well..Wow, looks like the actions were more exciting today the QF/SF rounds, a lot of great matches...:)
Anyways, just some comments after reading your posts for each event:
XD, not surprise to see Halim and Angie cruise all the way..They are definitely a class above anyone else playing in the XD event..
MD, tomorrow's Final between Halim/Go and Ba Su/Nick should be interesting, but i will expect the former to win it..
WD, i think this will be one of the most interesting event to watch...wow, 2 Indonesians will be facing 2 ex-nationals from CHN and KOR...Too bad Mona sprained her ankle, as eventhough she was able to play thru it, i'm sure tomorrow/today it will be quite sore and swollen...Good luck to them..:rolleyes:
BTW, do you know if Mona Santoso was an ex-Indonesian national player..:rolleyes:
MS, this is also an interesting match..I've never saw or heard of Wei Qin Zi before, but by the current result and him going all the way to the Final, i'm sure he's pretty talented..Should be interesting..
WS, this must be the surprise of the event so far, although both Lauren and Eva are in the national team and both are equally skilled. Must be a pretty good match also as it went to rubber set...But tomorrow, i think the coach will win..;)
As for the senior draws, which included Sally, if i'm not mistaken Viper2005 is playing in it also...not sure though?!?!..:rolleyes:
Anyways, thx again and i'm looking fw to Kwun's newer pics.. :) :cool:

kwun

06-11-2006, 02:36 AM

ctjcad

06-11-2006, 02:47 AM

excellent reports by monto...

i got a bit carried away today and i think i ended up with nearly 2000 pictures...

needless to say, it was hell sorting through all of them. here i have picked a few good looking ones. i have to admit though that i think i am starting to run out of photo ideas. need more inspiration there!

enjoy!
Kwun, thanks for sharing the pics-they're wonderful...nearly 2000 pictures?!:eek: ..must be the new camera..;) :)
Hmm, how abt, if you don't mind me suggesting, some close-up or very close-up shots of players' expressions or form, to see a different vantage point...:rolleyes: ;)

DinkAlot

06-11-2006, 05:12 AM

As for the second semi, Yang/Guo took an early lead before Jinadasa/Su charged back to tie it, at 14 all, before winning the set. The second set was a wash, as the Jinadasa/Su pair played more confidently and Yang made a few short serve errors.

Yes! Nick (Jinadasa) and Ba (Su) are SGVBCers. San Gabriel, represent y0!

I'm going to give Ba a hard time on Monday. :p :D

DinkAlot

06-11-2006, 05:15 AM

XD featured Eva Lee/Eric Go dispatching of Gouw/Jennifer Coleman in one semi, and Harim/De Pauw taking out Christopher Ngu/Yun Peng in the other. Ngu/Peng played doubles rotation (they had just beaten another doubles rotation-utilizing pair in Lili Zhou/Arnold Setiadi in the quarters), and were hanging tight with Harim/De Pauw with De Pauw making several uncharacteristic mistakes in the first set.

Chris and Grace (Yun Peng) are two more SGVBCers. Glad to see they did well and eventually lost to Halim. That's impressive. Congrats! :D

DinkAlot

06-11-2006, 05:24 AM

i got a bit carried away today and i think i ended up with nearly 2000 pictures...

enjoy!

Great pics Kwun, thanks!

Here's are some of the SGVBCers...

A great pic of Chris Ngu, racket: SOTX Woven 9A
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=20570&stc=1&d=1150011182

Ba Su getting ready to serve. Racket: SOTX Woven 7 and Yonex Cab 30
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=20579&stc=1&d=1150011253

Ba and hammer time!
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=20581&stc=1&d=1150011253

Grace (Yun Peng) with her new Ms. "China" hair style. :D Racket: SOTX 8080+ Winner Kinsmen. Not shown, partner Johannah Lee, racket: Yonex NS9000-S
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=20584&stc=1&d=1150011284

Ba Su and Nick Jinadasa: "Thank you, come again!" Nick's Racket: Yonex MP100.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=20596&stc=1&d=1150011353

Qidong

06-11-2006, 10:44 AM

monto

06-11-2006, 11:08 AM

Who is the girl in the sixth picture from the top? She looks so tall probably way over 6 feet.
That would be Elena Dumitriu, she's quit thin, making it seem she's taller. She's about 6 feet I'd guess. She looks even taller in the picture because her partner, Nancy Lan, in the foreground is really short, in the low-5ft range.

monto

06-11-2006, 11:51 AM

Hmm, can anyone identify who the players are in the pics?? I know some of them, but not all of them, thx in advance:p ..
Too many to name, and it seems we can't hit the Quote button on kwun's attachments and just add captions... Any specifics? You mentioned not knowing Wei Qin Zi, so he's shown in the second from last pic, the lefty in the black polo shirt stretched out, battling Andrew Todt. He's also in the second from last pic in Kwun's first set of attachments, in the gray shirt, right before Daphne Ng jumpsmashing.

By the way, I noticed he was wearing several Guangdong Tactics shirts, so perhaps this bodes well for those BCers going abroad to train for the summer? ;) Zi also appears to train at UBC, with his name appearing on their website as part of the 'elite team'.

ctjcad

06-11-2006, 05:13 PM

That would be Elena Dumitriu, she's quit thin, making it seem she's taller. She's about 6 feet I'd guess. She looks even taller in the picture because her partner, Nancy Lan, in the foreground is really short, in the low-5ft range.
Yes, she is quite tall and lanky. I've played in the same place as Elena, although haven't played against her. She is more of a singles specialist.

ctjcad

06-11-2006, 05:18 PM

Too many to name, and it seems we can't hit the Quote button on kwun's attachments and just add captions... Any specifics? You mentioned not knowing Wei Qin Zi, so he's shown in the second from last pic, the lefty in the black polo shirt stretched out, battling Andrew Todt. He's also in the second from last pic in Kwun's first set of attachments, in the gray shirt, right before Daphne Ng jumpsmashing.

By the way, I noticed he was wearing several Guangdong Tactics shirts, so perhaps this bodes well for those BCers going abroad to train for the summer? ;) Zi also appears to train at UBC, with his name appearing on their website as part of the 'elite team'.
If you/anyone want to add captions to the pics, you can click on Dinkalot's post above which he was able to put some texts to the pics. Though i think you have to do a couple more steps in the process..:p :rolleyes:

Hmm, abt identifying specific player(s), hmm, let's see, i have to look thru them again...Abt WeiQZ, no wonder i haven't seen him play before. Hopefully, he'll come down here one to SoCal and play in one of a future local tournament..:rolleyes: :)

monto

06-11-2006, 05:35 PM

Halim with partners De Pauw and Go took XD and MD in convincing fashion. XD score of 9 and 2, MD score of 1 and 3 (or thereabouts). MD was actually quite evenly matched, once Su/Jinadasa managed to get the rally going, but more often then not, their serves were either errant or pounced on, and thus ended.

MS was also a wash, with Go prevailing over Zi without allowing a point. Zi managed some good rallies, but once behind, he forced several unforced errors with smashes and drives out of bounds or into the net. The crowd was appreciative and gave one of the loudest and longest ovations of the day after Go's performance.

WS had Zhou taking Todt out 0 and 5, with Zhou effortless dominating.

WD was the most hotly contested, with De Pauw/Santoso winning 10 and 6 (or therabouts) over Peng/Lee. Several rallies lasted at least 20 shots. Santoso showed no signs of slowing down and didn't have the ankle brace on. Lee was the weakest of the four, with Peng covering Lee's side defensively several times. The losing pair just couldn't keep up, both being several years older, and steps slower, than the victors.

Sally took senior XD after yesterday's senior WD victory.

Random observations...
...Volunteer linesmen, especially one lady judging the baselines in the WD final, were shaky with their calls. If I knew they were taking volunteers from the crowd, I would've taken the opportunity to help, but alas, several unsure and overturned line calls were made, with Santoso/De Pauw visibly upset.

...Halim gave the crowd a show, smiling often and posing for dozens of photos after each victory. During the MD match, he faked the serving motion and baited Ba Su into moving before hitting the shuttle, evoking laughter from the crowd--but subtly, also an indication of the serving judge not doing his job ;)

...Two prize packages were giving out after each match, as the winners of each match hit high clears into the crowd. The spectator who caught the shuttle won a prize of Yonex bag, Isometric 75MF, Yonex baseball cap, Yonex water bottle and a few more more goodies. Needless the say, this got the crowd out of their seats. After these 10 prizes were given out, Mike Yang hit another clear, this time with the prize being a Jackie Chan-autographed racket/bag.

DinkAlot

06-11-2006, 05:38 PM

...Halim gave the crowd a show, smiling often and posing for dozens of photos after each victory. During the MD match, he faked the serving motion and baited Ba Su into moving before hitting the shuttle, evoking laughter from the crowd--but subtly, also an indication of the serving judge not doing his job ;)

Thanks for the update Monto. I'm going to give Ba a little heat on this, since he likes to try and "trick me" with the fake serving motion too. :p

ctjcad

06-11-2006, 06:13 PM

monto's Finals events recap snipped for brevity...
monto thanks much again for all your effort in providing the recap for the last 3 days...Must be pretty good stuff, although i think the QF and SF rounds were much more entertaining, as the Finals results were pretty much given..:p :rolleyes:
The only result that was a bit surprising to me is the WD event. I was a bit surprise by the straight sets victory from Angelina and Mona; esp. didn't expect both Grace/Johanna to lose in straight sets. I guess, Mona's ankle wasn't too severly injured and i'm sure it was treated quite well after the SF match. BTW, do you know is Mona used to be in the Indonesian national or training center??..:rolleyes:

anyways, now looking fw to the Finals pics from Kwun...:rolleyes: :)

harimau

06-11-2006, 11:08 PM

harimau

06-11-2006, 11:09 PM

According to ppl, if she was not that jet lagged perhaps she could also capture the WS title from Lili Zhou.

ctjcad

06-11-2006, 11:17 PM

Hi Chris,

She used to be in PELATNAS but i heard she has retired from it recently (since her age is 24 now). I heard she has a very strong backhand smash just like guys. She is definitely one or two level above players like Johana Lee & Grace Peng.
Hi koh K..;)
OK, i see, thanks for the info...Hmm, no wonder they were able to go all the way to the Final and won in straight sets, even with a sore ankle; i think she is roughly the same age as Angie??..hopefully she'll come and play down here in a tournament one of this day; i assume she just moved here to the U.S.??..:rolleyes:

DinkAlot

06-12-2006, 12:01 AM

Hi Chris,

She used to be in PELATNAS but i heard she has retired from it recently (since her age is 24 now). I heard she has a very strong backhand smash just like guys. She is definitely one or two level above players like Johana Lee & Grace Peng.

Oh come on now, one or two levels above Grace and Johannah? That's a very bold statement. Both Grace and Johannah played at the professional level and were ranked in the Top 10 in the world at one time. To say another player is one or two levels above that, I do not think is very accurate. Would you not agree? Besides, I gotta stick up for my fellow SGVBCers. :p :D

kwun

06-12-2006, 12:36 AM

man. i am exhausted. i never know sitting on the floor all day can be so tiring. ok. i also have to carry around 25lbs worth of camera equipment with me.

after the Open ended, we went to (4pm) lunch with a bunch of badminton friends from Vancouver and PaulK & Lili and my photography partner. and then came home and crashed for nearly two hours.

now i am up and sorting through the pics. another 2,000 today. stay tuned, today's pics looks pretty good!

DinkAlot

06-12-2006, 01:01 AM

kwun

06-12-2006, 02:02 AM

ok. here are the first batch.

the ordering are:

women singles finals
mixed doubles final
senior mixed doubles

many more to come.

ctjcad

06-12-2006, 02:22 AM

now i am up and sorting through the pics. another 2,000 today. stay tuned, today's pics looks pretty good!
hmm, looks like this new batch of pics looks pretty darn good, probably the "best" of the batches of the 3 days..maybe cos you got some pretty nice action pose/shots from the players..:rolleyes: :)

ok. here are the first batch.

the ordering are:

women singles finals
men singles final
mixed doubles final
senior mixed doubles

many more to come.
hmm, is that Angie De Pauw in one of your pic(7th pick), with the green shirt? doing a jump smash??:eek: ..that's a nice shot, looks like she really got up for that one:rolleyes:
And glad to see BC's own Sally to be enjoying her time playing there..;)
Anyways, thanks a lot for going out(for the last 3 days) and taking those pics and sorting them out-i know you enjoyed doing it;)..and i really enjoyed them also..:) :cool:

kwun

06-12-2006, 02:35 AM

hmm, looks like this new batch of pics looks pretty darn good, probably the "best" of the batches of the 3 days..maybe cos you got some pretty nice action pose/shots from the players..:rolleyes: :)

thanks. these are indeed the nicest of the batch. and also thanks for the tip for looking for player's expression. i kept that in mind today and managed to get a few.

hmm, is that Angie De Pauw in one of your pic(7th pick), with the green shirt? doing a jump smash??:eek: ..that's a nice shot, looks like she really got up for that one:rolleyes:

yeah. she forced a half court lift and just went for it with all her emotions.

she is awesome. very expressive player. you will know right away if she is mad or if she is happy. now only if she'd wear a color other than green! it make horrible photographs as it blend right into the wall color!

ctjcad

06-12-2006, 02:46 AM

thanks. these are indeed the nicest of the batch. and also thanks for the tip for looking for player's expression. i kept that in mind today and managed to get a few.
hehe, sure...:) ..actually what i was referring to "close-up" shots/pics, which you actually had a few, are in your post #64(pics #15, 17, 18 & 20 of Helen Yuen and her partner Mike). And post #77(pics #1, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 20& 28). And above 1st pic of Lily Zhou..IMO, those are more of a 3/4, half-body shots/pics..

yeah. she forced a half court lift and just went for it with all her emotions.

she is awesome. very expressive player. you will know right away if she is mad or if she is happy. now only if she'd wear a color other than green! it make horrible photographs as it blend right into the wall color!
well, that pic alone probably is your "winning pic" in the whole tournament...what a shot..;):)...she better show those emotions, she is afterall a former national team player..hehe:p :rolleyes: :)

TLCal

06-12-2006, 02:55 AM

Anyone who recorded full/part of any of the matches would not mind sharing??~~ SF/Final? Thanks.!!

kwun

06-12-2006, 03:38 AM

well, that pic alone probably is your "winning pic" in the whole tournament...what a shot..;):)...she better show those emotions, she is afterall a former national team player..hehe:p :rolleyes: :)
here is a better version... :D

red00ecstrat

06-12-2006, 04:24 AM

those are some real nice pics kwun. well done and thx.:)

kwun

06-12-2006, 04:44 AM

here are the other 3 events...

i still have to get the prize ceremony. but it is late and i need to go to work tomorrow. i will have to leave that to later tomorrow.

kwun

06-12-2006, 04:46 AM

and the last one for tonight. this is a ultra-wide angle shot of the audience during the finals. it got even more packed later on in the day.

ctjcad

06-12-2006, 11:49 AM

here are the other 3 events...

i still have to get the prize ceremony. but it is late and i need to go to work tomorrow. i will have to leave that to later tomorrow.
Kwun, thanks for the newer pics...hmm, is that Mona Santoso, Angie's WD pair in 2 of the pics, wearing a red t-shirt and short hair?? if so, she looks quite tomboyish & if i'm not mistaken i noticed she has tattoos on her left leg??..:rolleyes: ...no problem for the later pics, we'll wait for them for you to upload..:) :cool:

LazyBuddy

06-12-2006, 11:56 AM

Any action pics for our BCers (e.g. Peter and his VRC gangs)? :rolleyes:

ctjcad

06-12-2006, 12:02 PM

and the last one for tonight. this is a ultra-wide angle shot of the audience during the finals. it got even more packed later on in the day.
hmm, that's a nice one Kwun..;) ...and this just came across my mind, what if GGBC put up a special portable seating bench on the sides, just for these kind of events...oh, forgot, didn't they have a restaurant/cafe on the upper floor?? did you get any pics of the events from up there Kwun??..:rolleyes:

ye333

06-12-2006, 12:27 PM

Are you talking about current form or something else? J. Lee was once top WS in Korea. And I don't think Indo has very good WD in the last 10 years.

Hi Chris,

She used to be in PELATNAS but i heard she has retired from it recently (since her age is 24 now). I heard she has a very strong backhand smash just like guys. She is definitely one or two level above players like Johana Lee & Grace Peng.

kwun

06-12-2006, 01:07 PM

can anybody guess who this lady in green is?

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=20794&stc=1&d=1150105440

baddycoach

06-12-2006, 01:13 PM

Olympic Gold medallist for women double:D

can anybody guess who this lady in green is?

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=20794&stc=1&d=1150105440

kwun

06-12-2006, 01:14 PM

Kwun, thanks for the newer pics...hmm, is that Mona Santoso, Angie's WD pair in 2 of the pics, wearing a red t-shirt and short hair?? if so, she looks quite tomboyish & if i'm not mistaken i noticed she has tattoos on her left leg??..:rolleyes: ...no problem for the later pics, we'll wait for them for you to upload..:) :cool:
no comment on the tomboy part. but she definitely smashes like a guy. i think she can smash harder than most guys i know. Angie and Mona have way more fire power than Grace/Johannah.

talking about smashing. when i watched Ba Su / N. Jinadasa play against Mike/Ginsong, i thought Ba had a really strong smash. but when they play against Halim/E.Go, Ba looked weak in comparison!

kwun

06-12-2006, 01:15 PM

Zhou Lei, Olympic Gold medallist for women double:D

only partly correct. she was the 1993 WD World Champion. she never got an Olympic Gold.

DinkAlot

06-12-2006, 01:16 PM

talking about smashing. when i watched Ba Su / N. Jinadasa play against Mike/Ginsong, i thought Ba had a really strong smash. but when they play against Halim/E.Go, Ba looked weak in comparison!

If that's the case, then I have a weak smash too. :( ...:crying: ...:p ...:D

:D :D :D :D :D

baddycoach

06-12-2006, 01:25 PM

I heard she is a very good coach, zhi wei improves alot under her.

only partly correct. she was the 1993 WD World Champion. she never got an Olympic Gold.

kwun

06-12-2006, 01:25 PM

hmm, that's a nice one Kwun..;) ...and this just came across my mind, what if GGBC put up a special portable seating bench on the sides, just for these kind of events...oh, forgot, didn't they have a restaurant/cafe on the upper floor?? did you get any pics of the events from up there Kwun??..:rolleyes:

they did. there are short portable ones that have 3 rows of seating. they have 4 of them that lines both sides of the court. it is hard to see in the pics as the audience are sitting on them.

for next year, i think they can get taller ones that goes higher up. they won't have space on the wall side, but will have no problem on the more opened sides.

they do have a cafe. but the view is quite far from the action.

ctjcad

06-12-2006, 01:59 PM

no comment on the tomboy part. but she definitely smashes like a guy. i think she can smash harder than most guys i know. Angie and Mona have way more fire power than Grace/Johannah.
Hmm, with what you said above, then gotta see that..I've seen Angie played and she hits quite hard as well..:rolleyes:

talking about smashing. when i watched Ba Su / N. Jinadasa play against Mike/Ginsong, i thought Ba had a really strong smash. but when they play against Halim/E.Go, Ba looked weak in comparison!
:) ...

ctjcad

06-12-2006, 02:15 PM

they did. there are short portable ones that have 3 rows of seating. they have 4 of them that lines both sides of the court. it is hard to see in the pics as the audience are sitting on them.

for next year, i think they can get taller ones that goes higher up. they won't have space on the wall side, but will have no problem on the more opened sides.
hmm, i see...yah, i concur with the idea of having taller seating next time around, for 2 reasons:
1. so people have better seating, rather than standing up or sitting on the floor
2. and to accommodate for more spectators/seating, in a way, more people will come..
..regarding for having space for those, i think they have the space for them(from the pics of GGBC) & can reserve several courts for the last 3 days of competition or so..of course, it'll take a few more work to put them up, but i'm sure they have enough of manpower..;) :)

they do have a cafe. but the view is quite far from the action.
hmm, i see, ok...:)

monto

06-12-2006, 02:25 PM

if i'm not mistaken i noticed she has tattoos on her left leg??
Indeed, very intimidating black flames on her left shin/calf. As for tomboyish, let's just say she has pretty wide shoulders, and from the back, I mistakened her for a male a few times :o :o

ctjcad

06-12-2006, 02:36 PM

Indeed, very intimidating black flames on her left shin/calf. As for tomboyish, let's just say she has pretty wide shoulders, and from the back, I mistakened her for a male a few times :o :o
hehe, not surprising, as i saw in those pics, esp. with her short hair...oh, and i noticed she also has tattoos around her wrist area??(see post #103 pics 9 & 10)..:eek: :rolleyes:

kwun

06-12-2006, 02:39 PM

btw, i want to extend a public thanks to monto for his daily reports. his excellent reports really helps me as that means i don't have to worry about writing it. it is quite difficult to watch and enjoy the match through the camera viewfinder!

kwun

06-12-2006, 03:48 PM

Noticed also there's another photographer in the midst of the action; btw, who is he??..

he is my photography partner. like me, a keen badminton player as well as keen photographer. we are the official photographers for the tournament.

he is a BC member registered as 'loo' . he is still in the process of sorting out his pics.

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=20542&stc=1&d=1149924973

DinkAlot

06-12-2006, 03:54 PM

he is my photography partner. like me, a keen badminton player as well as keen photographer. we are the official photographers for the tournament.

he is a BC member registered as 'loo' . he is still in the process of sorting out his pics.

Extra special thanks to Kwun, Monto, and Loo for all your contributions. :)

cooler

06-12-2006, 04:39 PM

no comment on the tomboy part. but she definitely smashes like a guy. i think she can smash harder than most guys i know. Angie and Mona have way more fire power than Grace/Johannah.

talking about smashing. when i watched Ba Su / N. Jinadasa play against Mike/Ginsong, i thought Ba had a really strong smash. but when they play against Halim/E.Go, Ba looked weak in comparison!

everything is relative kwun;)

Qidong

06-12-2006, 05:20 PM

I heard she is a very good coach, zhi wei improves alot under her.

Definitely, If you have a chance, look at her elite 1 team practicing. They are so good. I wonder why she didn't play this time. Even at her age, she can still give all these young WS and WD players a good match.

baddycoach

06-12-2006, 05:44 PM

So you think she is the best coach in the bay area? what about bintang/ggbc/smack city?

Definitely, If you have a chance, look at her elite 1 team practicing. They are so good. I wonder why she didn't play this time. Even at her age, she can still give all these young WS and WD players a good match.

Qidong

06-12-2006, 06:41 PM

So you think she is the best coach in the bay area? what about bintang/ggbc/smack city?

I can't answer your question whether she is the best. But she should be one of the best. :)

Viper2005

06-12-2006, 08:29 PM

I got a picture of Kwun in action....:D :D :D
Enjoy.:) :) :)

Winex West Can

06-12-2006, 08:32 PM

Great pics, Kwun and thanks for the great report, Monto.

Hmm...Sally playing in "jeans"?? How did she managed to move around without tripping over her jeans? :D

ctjcad

06-13-2006, 12:21 AM

I got a picture of Kwun in action....:D :D :D
Enjoy.:) :) :)
Viper2005, thanks for sharing some additional pics..hmm, i wonder how much the winners got for the prize monies??..:rolleyes: ;)

Qidong

06-13-2006, 01:08 AM

hmm, i wonder how much the winners got for the prize monies??..:rolleyes: ;)

From the ggbc website:

singles: 900, 450
doubles: 1200, 600
senior doubles: 200, 100

ctjcad

06-13-2006, 02:43 AM

From the ggbc website:

singles: 900, 450
doubles: 1200, 600
senior doubles: 200, 100
wow, nice prize monies for this tournament-not bad for a local tournament; next yr's could be more interesting with more top players coming..:rolleyes: i calculated and it came out to close to $9,000(incl. the senior events) :cool: thanks for the infos Qidong, should've gone to the website find out..:rolleyes: :p Hmm, good prize monies for the doubles winners(ie. Halim and Angie)....:rolleyes: ;)

Pete LSD

06-13-2006, 03:48 PM

I have several opportunities to ask the pro stringers during the tournament. Here is a summary of what they do:

(1) no pre-weaving the main and cross strings

(2) main string tension = cross string tension

(3) all racquets are two-piece string job with four knots.

(4) use awl to get cross string through shared grommets

The stringing machine used is the electronic version from Yonex.

LazyBuddy

06-13-2006, 04:51 PM

DinkAlot

06-13-2006, 05:40 PM

Ewwwww...skip! :p

How long does it take for those stringers to string one racket?

I have several opportunities to ask the pro stringers during the tournament. Here is a summary of what they do:

(1) no pre-weaving the main and cross strings

(2) main string tension = cross string tension

(3) all racquets are two-piece string job with four knots.

(4) use awl to get cross string through shared grommets

The stringing machine used is the electronic version from Yonex.

ctjcad

06-13-2006, 05:53 PM

I have several opportunities to ask the pro stringers during the tournament. Here is a summary of what they do:

(2) main string tension = cross string tension

(3) all racquets are two-piece string job with four knots.
Hmm, these 2 points are interesting:
First, as i've read and known other people who prefer to have the main and cross strings tensions different(1 or 2 lbs). And second, have also heard the 2 knots method...
BTW Pete, just curious, did you ask them why they prefer stringing them that way??..:rolleyes: ..And are they GGBC's or local stringers??..:rolleyes:

GGManagement

06-13-2006, 06:00 PM

Sorry for the delay! Let us post the results of the finals first! Sorry for the delay!

OPEN DIVISIONS

MENS SINGLES WINNER - ERIC GO (CA) OCBC
MENS SINGLES RUNNER UP - WEI QIN ZI (CA) UBC

WOMENS SINGLES WINNER - LILI ZHOU(CA) SMASH CITY
WOMENS SINGLES RUNNER UP - LAUREN TODT(CA)SC

MENS DOUBLES WINNER:
ERIC GO / HALIM HARYANTO HO(CA) OCBC
MENS DOUBLES RUNNER UP:
NICHOLAS JINADASA / BA SU(CA) SAN GABRIEL

WOMENS DOUBLES WINNER:
ANGELINE DE PAUW / MONA SANTOSA(CA)
WOMENS DOUBLES RUNNER UP:
JOHANNAH LEE / YUN PENG(CA) SAN GABRIEL

MIXED DOUBLES WINNER:
HALIM HARYANTO HO(CA) OCBC / ANGELINE DE PAUW
MIXED DOUBLES RUNNER UP:
ERIC GO / EVA LEE(CA) OCBC

SENIOR DIVISIONS

SENIOR MENS DOUBLES WINNER:
PAUL KOO(CA) SG / ERIC SETIADI(CA)
SENIOR MENS DOUBLES RUNNER UP:
IMRE BEREKNYEI(CA) / KAAN TING(CA)

SENIOR WOMANS DOUBLES WINNER:
SALLY YEH(HK)GGBC/ KITTY TANAKA(CA)GGBC
SENIOR WOMANS DOUBLES RUNNER UP:
TERESA LAU(CA) / DORIS HUEY(CA)

SENIOR MIXED DOUBLES WINNER:
GUO JINSONG(CA)GGBC / SALLY YEH(HK)GGBC
SENIOR MIXED DOUBLES RUNNER UP:
IMRE BEREKNYEI(CA) / MARI IKEDA(CA)

DinkAlot

06-13-2006, 06:24 PM

Sorry for the delay! Let us post the results of the finals first! Sorry for the delay!

Congrats to all the participants and of course, the winners! :D

kwun

06-13-2006, 09:13 PM

here are the prize ceremony pictures... enjoy!!

Open Division:

LazyBuddy

06-13-2006, 10:53 PM

SENIOR WOMANS DOUBLES WINNER:
SALLY YEH(HK)GGBC/ KITTY TANAKA(CA)GGBC
SENIOR WOMANS DOUBLES RUNNER UP:
TERESA LAU(CA) / DORIS HUEY(CA)

SENIOR MIXED DOUBLES WINNER:
GUO JINSONG(CA)GGBC / SALLY YEH(HK)GGBC
SENIOR MIXED DOUBLES RUNNER UP:
IMRE BEREKNYEI(CA) / MARI IKEDA(CA)

Congrats to Sally Yeh (GGSally)!!! ;)

monto

06-13-2006, 11:21 PM

Hmm...Sally playing in "jeans"?? How did she managed to move around without tripping over her jeans? :DThey're actually elastic sweatpants that are made to look like jeans/denim. Sally must maintain her style, off and on the court :)

Pete LSD

06-14-2006, 12:10 AM

It's the stringer's style :rolleyes:. The stringing crew is from CA.

Forgot to add: the cross started from the throat.

Hmm, these 2 points are interesting:
First, as i've read and known other people who prefer to have the main and cross strings tensions different(1 or 2 lbs). And second, have also heard the 2 knots method...
BTW Pete, just curious, did you ask them why they prefer stringing them that way??..:rolleyes: ..And are they GGBC's or local stringers??..:rolleyes:

Pete LSD

06-14-2006, 12:11 AM

Unfortunately, I didn't keep track of time as the matches were more interesting :p.

Ewwwww...skip! :p

How long does it take for those stringers to string one racket?

DinkAlot

06-14-2006, 12:18 AM

Unfortunately, I didn't keep track of time as the matches were more interesting :p.

Best guess? 45-55 minutes?

ctjcad

06-14-2006, 12:29 AM

It's the stringer's style :rolleyes:. The stringing crew is from CA.

Forgot to add: the cross started from the throat.
Hmm, i see...Oh, BTW, how was your trip??..Hope you enjoyed your trip. I was told you went to quite a few sightseeing trips as well. Probably spent more time doing that than playing baddie??..hehe:rolleyes: :)

Pete LSD

06-14-2006, 12:33 AM

Actually, the two other guys went for quite a few sightseeings. It's their first time in SF. I was more into baddie and spending time in the hotel reading :).

Hmm, i see...Oh, BTW, how was your trip??..Hope you enjoyed your trip. I was told you went to quite a few sightseeing trips as well. Probably spent more time doing that than playing baddie??..hehe:rolleyes: :)

Pete LSD

06-14-2006, 12:36 AM

I guess so. Or maybe faster. Eric Go mishit and broke a string near 8 o'clock in XD final, near the end of match 1. A referre returned his newly strung racquet in the middle of match 2.

Best guess? 45-55 minutes?

TrunkZ69

06-14-2006, 01:04 AM

He takes about 20-30 minutes to string a racket. Give a take a few minutes. He's my regular stringer and he strung for the 05 Worlds. He never pre-strings ( preference i guess?).

Qidong

06-14-2006, 01:08 AM

here are the prize ceremony pictures... enjoy!!

Open Division:

So the ones holding the cups are the winners, and the ones hold the paper award are the first runner-ups?

Eric Go didn't look happy at all even winning the MS. :)

DinkAlot

06-14-2006, 01:16 AM

He takes about 20-30 minutes to string a racket. Give a take a few minutes. He's my regular stringer and he strung for the 05 Worlds. He never pre-strings ( preference i guess?).

20-30 minutes to string each racket:

1) Without pre-stringing
2) Pulling each string

If so, that's extremely fast.

Pete LSD

06-14-2006, 02:30 AM

All thanks to electronic machine's memory setting ;). I read that with pre-stringing, 15 minutes is possible.

20-30 minutes to string each racket:

1) Without pre-stringing
2) Pulling each string

If so, that's extremely fast.

kwun

06-14-2006, 02:56 AM

here are the Senior Division winners.

Senior Men's Doubles Winner
Senior Men's Doubles Runner-up.
Senior Men's Doubles Consolation Winner.

kwun

06-14-2006, 02:57 AM

Senior Women's Doubles Winner
Senior Women's Doubles runner-up

kwun

06-14-2006, 03:00 AM

Senior Mixed Doubles Winner
Senior Mixed Doubles runner-up.
Senior Mixed Doubles Consolatoin winner.

kwun

06-14-2006, 03:04 AM

here are the Open Division Consolation winners.

Men's Singles Cons Winner
Men's Doubles Cons Winner
Women's Doubles Cons Winner
Mixed Doubles Cons Winner

kwun

06-14-2006, 03:11 AM

here are the folks from the audience who won the "catch the shuttle" contest. also some photo of the contest itself, in which the Open Division winner hits a shuttle up in the air and the audience fight for it. the one who catches it gets a special prize. BC member Viper2005 got the Jacky Chan racket!

kwun

06-14-2006, 03:19 AM

some other pictures.

1. Mike, United Commercial Bank Chairman and Tournament Director Chris Lawrence.

2. Lili Zhou, Sally and Paul (Viper2005) holding his senior mixed cons winner award. the award is signed by Sally, who also wrote: "i beat you in mixed" (Sally is the senior mixed winner)

kwun

06-14-2006, 03:30 AM

here are a couple of wide angle shots of the semi-final and final crowd.

kwun

06-14-2006, 03:33 AM

the familiar banner hung on the wall... :)

LazyBuddy

06-14-2006, 09:29 AM

the familiar banner hung on the wall... :)

Great job, Kwun! ;)

DinkAlot

06-14-2006, 11:00 AM

Woah! I didn't know Robert (Kwah) and Jack went! Congrats to them! :D

here are the Senior Division winners.

Senior Men's Doubles Winner
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=21092&stc=1&d=1150271756

DinkAlot

06-14-2006, 11:03 AM

Dennis and Super Nam! Congrats! Also looks like Viper did a little house cleaning too. :D

here are the Open Division Consolation winners.
Men's Doubles Cons Winner
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=21101&stc=1&d=1150272285

kwun

06-14-2006, 11:13 AM

some happy audience...

GGManagement

06-14-2006, 12:28 PM

Thank you Kwun for posting the consolation photos as well! Here are ALL the detailed results as made easy reading by Chris Lawrence!! :D

Mens Singles
Winner: Eric Go
Runner-up: Wei Qin Zi
Consolation Winner: Emmet Gibney
Consolation Runner-up: Neil Davies

Womens Singles
Winner: Lili Zhou
Runner-up: Lauren Todt
Consolation Winner: Daphne Ng
Consolation Runner-up: Vimla Phongasavithas

Mens Doubles
Winner: Eric Go - Halim Haryanto Ho
Runner-up: Nicholas Jinadasa - Ba Su
Mens Doubles 'B' Winner: Dennis Duong - Nam Ngo
Mens Doubles 'B' Runner-up: Chris Hales - Radu Milevschi
Mens Doubles 'C' Winner: Yee Ong - Harry Tan
Mens Doubles 'C' Runner-up: Steven Meister - Stanley Wo
Mens Doubles 'D' Winner: Cheng-Wu Tam - Frank Yang
Mens Doubles 'D' Runner-up: Calvin Lin - Sy Nitti

Womens Doubles
Winner: Angeline De Pauw - Mona Santoso
Runner-up: Johannah Lee - Yun Peng
Consolation Winner: Ruilin Chen - Tiffanie Kimura
Consolation Runner-up: Daphne Chang - Ru Zhang

Mixed Doubles
Winner: Halim Haryanto Ho - Angeline De Pauw
Runner-up: Eric Go - Eva Lee
Consolation Winner: Calvin Lin - Kuei-Ya Chen
Consolation Runner-up: Emmet Gibney - Laura Vandervet

Senior Mens Doubles
Winner: Robert Kuah - Jack Soong
Runner-up: Paul Koo - Erik Setiadi
3rd Place: Imre Bereknyei - Kaan Ting
4th Place: Alan Chan - Kenneth Gee

Senior Womens Doubles
Winner: Kitty Tanaka - Sally Yeh
Runner-up: Doris Huey - Teresa Lau

Senior Mixed Doubles
Winner: Jinsong Guo - Sally Yeh
Runner-up: Imre Bereknyei - Mari Ikeda
3rd Place: Paul Koo - Kitty Tanaka

ctjcad

06-14-2006, 03:13 PM

Kwun,
thanks again for sharing your new pics...Wow, looks like the event was a successful one; hopefully this will be a start of many2 more tournaments to come...:rolleyes::cool: Hmm, sorry, hope i'm not putting the GGBC's Mgt in a spot, but from the 2 additional wide angle pics, IMO, looks like getting a portable taller seating area for this type of event is definitely something to think abt, since it looks like GGBC has enough space for them...:p :rolleyes: :)
BTW, is that the boss of United Commercial Bank in one of the pic??..Do you his name??..:rolleyes:

ctjcad

06-14-2006, 03:17 PM

Actually, the two other guys went for quite a few sightseeings. It's their first time in SF. I was more into baddie and spending time in the hotel reading :).
Hmm, i see....But reading in the hotel??:eek: Is that for assignment/school or leisure?? You could've gone with them and go sightseeing...;):rolleyes:

kwun

06-14-2006, 05:11 PM

btw, there was a TV cameramen there briefly for an hour or two. i think from ABC7. anybody caught anything on the local TV news?

kwun

06-14-2006, 05:29 PM

Hmm, sorry, hope i'm not putting the GGBC's Mgt in a spot, but from the 2 additional wide angle pics, IMO, looks like getting a portable taller seating area for this type of event is definitely something to think abt, since it looks like GGBC has enough space for them...:p :rolleyes: :)

yeah. i agree. in fact, that's one of the suggestions i sent to Mike/Sally, taller seating and more space between spectators and court. to their defense though, they did buy a few of them, but i think the event was so successful they probably didn't expect so many ppl to show up!

BTW, is that the boss of United Commercial Bank in one of the pic??..Do you his name??..:rolleyes:

i think so, i don't know his name. maybe Sally can fill that in. UCB has committed to another year of sponsorship, for GGBC Open 2007.

ctjcad

06-14-2006, 07:03 PM

yeah. i agree. in fact, that's one of the suggestions i sent to Mike/Sally, taller seating and more space between spectators and court. to their defense though, they did buy a few of them, but i think the event was so successful they probably didn't expect so many ppl to show up!

i think so, i don't know his name. maybe Sally can fill that in. UCB has committed to another year of sponsorship, for GGBC Open 2007.
Hmm, i see...Wow, that's a wonderful news and gesture by UCB, if UCB is willing to sponsor next yr's tournament again. I know it's not a "big" tournament, but IMO, sponsoring an event like this will benefit the sport in the long run, esp. in the Bay area....On that note, who knows, perhaps(just suggesting, not recommending them to do so) UCB can help purchase or rent those taller seatings??..:rolleyes: :p ;)

GGsally

06-16-2006, 10:43 AM

The Chairman of United Commercial Bank is Mr. Tommy Wu. He is a very nice man. His wife Jessa Wu is a member and a good friend of ours.

About the seating. I did ask Mike about that and he gave me some sensible answers.

1./ if we have higher bleachers, the weight of the people may have adverse impact and effect on our floors. Our floors are very expensive and we want to take good care of them.

2./ With higher bleachers there is a risk of people toppling over. Just on the 3 tiers people were standing up in excitement sometimes and of course when grabbing those birdies that the players hit out. I dont' even know how people can get down or up to seat themselves if there are like 6 tiers. I remember at one event in HKG coliseum, Andy Lau threw a gift to the upper tiers and someone caught it but fell over the safety bar and toppled to his death. Since then, we are not allowed to even throw things to the front seats.

3./ The higher the bleacher the wider space it needs on the bottom. We don't have that kind of space on the sides of our gym.

4./ We have no storage space once the games are done.

Mike has spent alot of time to think what is the best way since he is very conscious of everything being of standard but also cost effective. Wanting everyone the chance to be spectator he didn't want to charge for this tournament. Bleachers are very expensive and to rent the charges are even higher. We too were surprised of the generous number of such a responsive crowd. As we all know even the world championships didn't pull in full capacity at Anaheim on the finals day. Thomas / Uber in Japan was considered sparse by my concert experience much to my surprise. I've never sang to so little people! In HKG QE stadium only seats capacity of 2000 or so and on the last day of a 6 star World champion complete roster tournament, there were still seats available. Most of the best seating was VIP so the capacity was quite little. So comparatively, GGBC did really well, and the seating was quite adequate I thought because most people were actually seated or standing. In most of the touranments I see all over Bay Area EVERYone was sitting on the floor, including me, at the last tourney I entered at Gunn High. Mike didn't want that so he did the best he could. The 2 bleachers he got was already much over his budget and it was a panic because one of the seats arrived quite damaged so Frank had to punt and pound to make it useable and they sent another but arrived after the tournament sooo........ it's ain't easy!!!

Sally

kwun

06-16-2006, 11:10 AM

thanks Sally for the explanation!

the seating as it stands is already is major improvement to the floor sitting arrangement of other tournaments. i think most audience appreciate the comfort of sitting there instead of the floor, or standing up all day. the seating contribute their part to the success of the GGBC Open. we are just expressing what could make it more attractive. however, if it is infeasible to do, it is totally understandable! :)

ctjcad

06-16-2006, 01:20 PM

Appreciate for the explanation Sally-some of Sally's post snipped for brevity; and want to add a few comments from myself. Hope the GGBC mgt won't mind..:p

1./ if we have higher bleachers, the weight of the people may have adverse impact and effect on our floors. Our floors are very expensive and we want to take good care of them.
understandable..:)

2./ With higher bleachers there is a risk of people toppling over. Just on the 3 tiers people were standing up in excitement sometimes and of course when grabbing those birdies that the players hit out. I dont' even know how people can get down or up to seat themselves if there are like 6 tiers. I remember at one event in HKG coliseum, Andy Lau threw a gift to the upper tiers and someone caught it but fell over the safety bar and toppled to his death. Since then, we are not allowed to even throw things to the front seats.
understandable also..Hmm, since you mentioned about people throwing items into the stands, i remember(i'm sure you do also) during last yr's World Championship also(i believe during the SF or Finals), there were cheerleaders shooting t-shirts into the crowd, even shooting them as high as the upper tier seating..:rolleyes:

3./ The higher the bleacher the wider space it needs on the bottom. We don't have that kind of space on the sides of our gym.
hmm, i see...I guess in terms of the club having multi-function incl. as a "spectator hall", for whatever reason(s) the mgt was never really able to provide a spectator seating area, in case, they may have a tournament like these. On that note, i'm not sure if other bay area badminton clubs have these or not?!?!Can Kwun or anyone else confirm on this??..Because in SoCal, the only full-time badminton club which has a spectator seating area is OCBC. Thus they are able to hold smaller to IBF-sanctioned U.S. Open tournaments...anyways, i understand..

4./ We have no storage space once the games are done.
Understandable...But how abt renting, which i know can be quite expensive..

The 2 bleachers he got was already much over his budget and it was a panic because one of the seats arrived quite damaged so Frank had to punt and pound to make it useable and they sent another but arrived after the tournament sooo........ it's ain't easy!!!
Hmm, i see...Anyways, for the first "big" tournament being held @ GGBC, i can say from looking at the picture, it was a big success and I'm sure it was a very successful event. Despite the free admission and all...:rolleyes:

thanks Sally for the explanation!

the seating as it stands is already is major improvement to the floor sitting arrangement of other tournaments. i think most audience appreciate the comfort of sitting there instead of the floor, or standing up all day. the seating contribute their part to the success of the GGBC Open. we are just expressing what could make it more attractive. however, if it is infeasible to do, it is totally understandable! :)
Concur also with Kwun...Anyhoo, pardon for our(my) "suggestions", hope Sally and the GGBC mgt won't mind us(me) expressing them. It's just such *a small* issue which, at least myself (who don't know the real story), saw as an area for a possible "improvement" for future tourney @ GGBC...:rolleyes: ;) :)

ants

06-16-2006, 01:42 PM

After reading this thread.. darn i miss alot. Hope i can visit GGBC one day and see the folks there.Thumbs up to the organisers, kwun and the rest who help out. Congrats for having a successful event!

GGsally

06-16-2006, 05:22 PM

understandable also..Hmm, since you mentioned about people throwing items into the stands, i remember(i'm sure you do also) during last yr's World Championship also(i believe during the SF or Finals), there were cheerleaders shooting t-shirts into the crowd, even shooting them as high as the upper tier seating..:rolleyes:
>>YES I SAW THAT AS WELL AND REALLY WANT TO BUY THE T-SHIRT GUNS ACTUALLY BUT THE SEATING IN ANAHEIM WAS NOT STEEP AT ALL. I SAT IN THE LAST ROW ON THE FIRST DAY AND IT WAS ROOMY AND NOT STEEP. IF WE HAVE A 6 TIER ALUMINUM BLEACHER IT WILL BE QUITE STEEP, AND I WOULD FIND, RATHER UNSTABLE.

Because in SoCal, the only full-time badminton club which has a spectator seating area is OCBC. Thus they are able to hold smaller to IBF-sanctioned U.S. Open tournaments...anyways, i understand..
>>THERE ARE SOME BLEACHERS LIKE SCHOOL GYM BLEACHERS AND THE ONES AT OCBC THAT CAN BE PUSHED FLAT AGAINST THE WALL. THOSE HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED IF YOU OWN THE BUILDING AND CAN PUT THOSE IN THE BLUE PRINTS FROM DRAWING BOARD STAGE. THOSE ARE GREAT. THEY ARE NOT STEEP, MULTI SEATING AND CAN PROVIDE FUNCTIONAL USE FOR THE FLOOR IF THEY ARE PUT AWAY BUT ONCE PULLED OUT WILL TAKE UP ALOT OF ROOM.

Concur also with Kwun...Anyhoo, pardon for our(my) "suggestions", hope Sally and the GGBC mgt won't mind us(me) expressing them. It's just such *a small* issue which, at least myself (who don't know the real story), saw as an area for a possible "improvement" for future tourney @ GGBC...:rolleyes: ;) :)>>OH THAT IS NO PROBLEM MIKE LOVES SUGGESTIONS BUT HE JUST WANTS TO LET YOU KNOW THE REASON WE COULD NOT PROVIDE THE ADEQUATE SEATING. WE HOPE WE WILL HAVE THAT PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE IF WE DO, THAT MEANS BADMINTON WILL ACHIEVE IT'S POPULARITY LEVEL!

SALLY

ctjcad

06-16-2006, 06:09 PM

>>THERE ARE SOME BLEACHERS LIKE SCHOOL GYM BLEACHERS AND THE ONES AT OCBC THAT CAN BE PUSHED FLAT AGAINST THE WALL. THOSE HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED IF YOU OWN THE BUILDING AND CAN PUT THOSE IN THE BLUE PRINTS FROM DRAWING BOARD STAGE. THOSE ARE GREAT. THEY ARE NOT STEEP, MULTI SEATING AND CAN PROVIDE FUNCTIONAL USE FOR THE FLOOR IF THEY ARE PUT AWAY BUT ONCE PULLED OUT WILL TAKE UP ALOT OF ROOM.
hmm, i see. Sorry, i didn't know abt the overall bldg size of GGBC or how much space it has(i had to rely only on the pics:p)..oh, i just remember, there's a teen recreational center here near my house, which has 2 types of spectator bench seating:a 3-4 tier seating area that is not high(i believe it's fixed though) as well as a taller seating area. They're not really the same as the ones @ OCBC, but quite sufficient. The gym is used for many different sports: basketball, volleyball as well as badminton. If i have a chance, i'll take a pic of the place and show those bench-seating to you guys...:rolleyes:

DinkAlot

06-16-2006, 06:50 PM

If i have a chance, i'll take a pic of the place and show those bench-seating to you guys...:rolleyes:

OT: Chris, you keep using the ":rolleyes:" icon in wrong places. :rolleyes: = sarcastic. In general, it's a negative connotation and I know you. You are nice guy. So unless you are being negative, I suggest you not use ":rolleyes:". :)

And if you are trying to be funny, sorry, I didn't see it. :p :D :D :D

GGsally

06-16-2006, 06:53 PM

hmm, i see. Sorry, i didn't know abt the overall bldg size of GGBC or how much space it has(i had to rely only on the pics:p)..oh, i just remember, there's a teen recreational center here near my house, which has 2 types of spectator bench seating:a 3-4 tier seating area that is not high(i believe it's fixed though) as well as a taller seating area. They're not really the same as the ones @ OCBC, but quite sufficient. The gym is used for many different sports: basketball, volleyball as well as badminton. If i have a chance, i'll take a pic of the place and show those bench-seating to you guys...:rolleyes:

>>THAT WOULD BE GREAT CTJCAD. WOULD LOVE TO SEE PHOTOS OF THE GYM YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!! BUT WE HAVE 8 COURTS AND THERE IS BARELY ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN EACH ONE EXCEPT BY THE C COURTS WHICH EVERYONE LOVES TO HANG OUT THERE. IT'S ROOMY WITH 4, 3 TIER BENCHES NOW AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE GOOD PLAYERS PLAY. PLUS YOU CAN GOSSIP, MUNCH FROM OUR BAKERY, AND CHAT USELESS JIBBERISH!! HA HA!!! :p

SALLY :D

ctjcad

06-16-2006, 07:06 PM

OT: Chris, you keep using the ":rolleyes:" icon in wrong places. :rolleyes: = sarcastic. In general, it's a negative connotation and I know you. You are nice guy. So unless you are being negative, I suggest you not use ":rolleyes:". :)

And if you are trying to be funny, sorry, I didn't see it. :p :D :D :D
hehe, no problem, i'm not trying to be sarcastic/or being in a negative way....i use the rolleyes icon(at least in here), eventhough it's noted as (sarcastic), to show as one is "to wonder/wondering", at least to me(as i don't know what's the standard/reg. icon for "sarcastic" and "wondering/to wonder")...erm, like for example this post #12 by LazyBuddy http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=396297#post396297...mu guess he put that icon to show that he's "wondering", and not being sarcastic..hehe:p;)

GGsally

06-16-2006, 07:27 PM

:rolleyes:
Not to butt in or anything, but I always kind of thought the icon was a kind of a SHYYY kind of expression, like "hmmm... whatdayathink"? kind of look? Yah.. I kind of took it as "wondering" too. Just giving my 2 bits. Sorry for being intrusive...

Sally

fabcargo

06-16-2006, 08:02 PM

This pairing went as far as QF of the recent Indo Open 2006.
They are both from Surabaya.
Angie has a brother Holvy DePauw who is playing for France now.

GGsally

06-16-2006, 08:41 PM

This pairing went as far as QF of the recent Indo Open 2006.
They are both from Surabaya.
Angie has a brother Holvy DePauw who is playing for France now.
>>ANGIE IS NOW GOING TO THE MACAU OPEN ON JULY 19TH I THINK. I THINK SHE IS PLAYING MIXED WITH HALIM. HALIM SAID THEY NEEDED THE PRACTICE TOGETHER AT THE GG OPEN. I WAS INVITED AS GUEST OF HONOR BUT I CAN'T MAKE IT COS I WANNA STAY IN GGBC A LITTLE MORE BEFORE I GO BACK!! SO I WILL MISS THEM BUT YOU GUYS TRACK EM DOWN SO WE CAN SEE THE RESULTS. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY FARE THERE! :D

SALLY

ctjcad

06-16-2006, 09:53 PM

This pairing went as far as QF of the recent Indo Open 2006.
They are both from Surabaya.
Angie has a brother Holvy DePauw who is playing for France now.
Hmm, so he's playing for France now heh??..Or is that another sibling??Cos last time i saw her brother under the same name, De Pauw, played thru live web broadcast; I believe was last yr or 2 yrs ago @ the Swiss Open; he was playing MS for Swiss..?!?!..:confused:

BTW, i noticed this particular link of GGBC has attracted other BCers who are outside the American continent(ie. ants, fabcargo). Considering GGBC is still new(unlike OCBC) and located in the U.S...Must be the popularity of our GGSally..hehe;):rolleyes: :cool:

fabcargo

06-16-2006, 10:12 PM

Sally is my wife's favourite singer. My Mum's too.
Holvy Depauw yes i think its swiss. thanks for your correction.

Mona? yes 'she' is quite something. ;)

harimau

06-17-2006, 09:19 AM

Sally is my wife's favourite singer. My Mum's too.
Holvy Depauw yes i think its swiss. thanks for your correction.

Mona? yes 'she' is quite something. ;)

And Ms. Sally Yeh is very very friendly person ..... i am also a fan...
I have one curiousity about her outfit on the court, why do you think she always wear long pant when playing badminton ? WOuld not it be too hot and sticky after sweating .......Heheheh just curious ...

ctjcad

06-17-2006, 05:31 PM

>>THAT WOULD BE GREAT CTJCAD. WOULD LOVE TO SEE PHOTOS OF THE GYM YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!! BUT WE HAVE 8 COURTS AND THERE IS BARELY ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN EACH ONE EXCEPT BY THE C COURTS WHICH EVERYONE LOVES TO HANG OUT THERE. IT'S ROOMY WITH 4, 3 TIER BENCHES NOW AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE GOOD PLAYERS PLAY. PLUS YOU CAN GOSSIP, MUNCH FROM OUR BAKERY, AND CHAT USELESS JIBBERISH!! HA HA!!! :p

SALLY :D
OK, as promised and requested, here are some pics of the semi-portable seating bench @ a teen center gymnasium. Sorry, didn't find out who is the manufacturer. Noticed in one of the pic, the seating bench actually has wheels at the front.
I took a quick measurement, and it's about +/- 7 feet in depth. And the last 2 pics are the taller seating benches, which never opened during badminton time.

kwun

07-15-2006, 03:36 AM

DinkAlot

07-15-2006, 04:53 AM

ok. after a few weeks of sorting and processing, Weng and I have put all our good pics from the GGBC Open 2006 online. they can be found in our new website:

www.16feathers.com (http://www.16feathers.com).

the site was created as a couple of players have asked us for prints. and we found this service that will let us host our pics, and then prints and mail order out for us for a nominal cost. we hope we can start to provide such a service to other local tournaments in the future.

enjoy!

Nice pics Kwun! *Thumbs up!* :D

GGsally

07-15-2006, 12:45 PM

ctjcad

07-15-2006, 12:50 PM

ok. after a few weeks of sorting and processing, Weng and I have put all our good pics from the GGBC Open 2006 online. they can be found in our new website:

www.16feathers.com.

the site was created as a couple of players have asked us for prints. and we found this service that will let us host our pics, and then prints and mail order out for us for a nominal cost. we hope we can start to provide such a service to other local tournaments in the future.

enjoy!

Nice pics Kwun! *Thumbs up!* :D
Kwun, same from here, thumbs up & nice compilation of pics you've got there..:cool:
Oh, i noticed you've put the 16feathers watermark logo across the pics-good idea!;) I assume those logos will come off/not shown once we purchased the pics??..hmmm..

ctjcad

07-15-2006, 12:54 PM

Hello CT,

I'm so sorry I never got back to you regarding the benches for so long. It was so thoughtful of you to go and take photos of them. GGBC has been sooo busy and we don't have enough arms and legs to handle the people at nights.

Thank you for the photos and they look great and of course they would be so ideal but when they are pulled down they take alot of room and we wouldn't be able to walk. Aside from that they cost of those are quite enormous and we don't have that kind of budget as of yet since we are still quite young. But they look great and we will certainly take those into consideration. Thank you.

Regards, Sally
Sally,
no problem, i understand you guys are very2 busy..;)
Sure, i just took them and post them so you guys can see; i thought those are the minimal size...Actually i recently went to another sports event and saw similar benches that go up to 8 tiers; now, those are space-eaters and probably quite expensive.