Hi everyone, I just saw how a lot of Toronto people post on this forum. I'm a beginner-intermediate (or so I like to think) player and was wondering who else in here is around same level in Toronto and wanna get together for some games! I'm in high school so can only go weekends or some weekday nights! Anyways, if anyone interested, leave a reply! Places to play at suggestions are always welcomed!






PS. I'm first poster on in the places to play section! Muwahah..:D

Second poster!! :D

Well, I play at the Lees badminton Club in Markham... I'm in high school as well... (grade 10)

Where do you play?

Will I be seeing you at OFSAA by any chance?

OFSAA is in Sudbury this year... Didn't they learn the last time that it was in Sudbury... It's the most boring place on earth, nothing but rocks everywhere. Ok, I guess that was a little far fetched, but there is really nothing to do in Sudbury.

lol... i get to sit on a greyhound for 6 hours to get to a mining town....

i hear that it's in ofsaa because then all the regions have to travel a fair distance....

will you be at this years OFSAA don?

hey Nanashi....you must be pretty good to make it to OFSAA....
Perhaps one day I'll come to Markham to challenge you!...lol....
But you will have to wait until I get my car. :D
Are you ranked in the OBA too Nanashi?

Originally posted by Nanashi
lol... i get to sit on a greyhound for 6 hours to get to a mining town....

i hear that it's in ofsaa because then all the regions have to travel a fair distance....

will you be at this years OFSAA don?

I'm in 3rd year university, I am a tad old for offsa. At least you're not flying up to Thunder Bay like last year.

Originally posted by zero
hey Nanashi....you must be pretty good to make it to OFSAA....
Perhaps one day I'll come to Markham to challenge you!...lol....
But you will have to wait until I get my car. :D
Are you ranked in the OBA too Nanashi?

lol... don't worry, i suck.... i'd like that, if you ever come, lemme know and we'll play! yup, currently, i am ranked 20th in ontario in the U16 boys division... (if i wasn't so lazy and went to tournaments, it might go higher...)

I'm in Gr 10 as well! I only played for 4 months though so won't make OFSAA anytime soon! Lol..... I have played at Lee's a few times.. not many cause lee's is really far from where I am. As I mentioned, I'm not the greatest player... I made school team this year though! Maybe next year I'll be good enuff!

Aw man!:o
I'm in gr.11....When I play you guys I'm gonna feel so old!!
Oh well, to tell you the truth, I have never joined club before in my life.
But for some strange reason, I can beat lots of club players...:cool:
I've only played for 3 years though.

You guys wanna meet up some time at Lee's or something? So I can see if I am worthy of OFSAA.....lol...

Originally posted by zero
You guys wanna meet up some time at Lee's or something? So I can see if I am worthy of OFSAA.....lol...

sure, it's good for me since i'm a member, hehe....

lol... try to beat the lee's team members (the good ones) if you can beat them, you are DEFINITELY OFSAA worthy... I mean, even I am, and I suck...

Originally posted by Don


I'm in 3rd year university, I am a tad old for offsa. At least you're not flying up to Thunder Bay like last year.

yup, only a tad though... at the metro qualifiers, there was a 21 year old!! but he didn't make it to the second day... there was even an article about him in the newspaper before the tournament....

Haha...alrite Nanashi. So is it $10 for entrance fee at Lee's??
And yeah, I think Lee's has lot's of good players because they win so many tournaments!!......LOL...
Why are you people so good??.....Is it because of the coach or just plain talent?

Apparently there is a rule for certain offsa sports that one is allowed to participate providing he or she has not exceeded one's allocated time in secondary school. So if I was still in highschool and I had only did 4 years thus far, I'd be eligble to play.

Originally posted by Don
Apparently there is a rule for certain offsa sports that one is allowed to participate providing he or she has not exceeded one's allocated time in secondary school. So if I was still in highschool and I had only did 4 years thus far, I'd be eligble to play.

i believe the maximum age is 21 though...

There is no maximum age. There was an inticipation that you would not see many 19+ year old people playing high school sports with less than 4 years or high school under their belt. For some of the full contact and team sports like football, 21 is the limit, but I know curling, badminton, tennis do not have a limit.

Originally posted by Don
There is no maximum age. There was an inticipation that you would not see many 19+ year old people playing high school sports with less than 4 years or high school under their belt. For some of the full contact and team sports like football, 21 is the limit, but I know curling, badminton, tennis do not have a limit.

oh, ok... well... that 21 year old didn't get very far anyway.... not to mention he didn't play my event...

Originally posted by zero
Haha...alrite Nanashi. So is it $10 for entrance fee at Lee's??
And yeah, I think Lee's has lot's of good players because they win so many tournaments!!......LOL...
Why are you people so good??.....Is it because of the coach or just plain talent?

what day do you want to play?

i dunno, maybe it's because we train fairly hard.... i dunno... i'm more hardcore than most of the team members which is funny...

Yeah, I agree with Don. But to get into OFSAA, one would have to be invited by OFSAA. I think there are 2 ways to get into OFSAA:
1. Be top 2 in the regional tournaments
2. Have a good standing in OBA, and the coach must suggest you to OFSAA.
And yeah, I think there is no age limit for badminton, but you must be studying at a high school in order to be eligible.

I'm not sure about this, so correct me if I am wrong.

Originally posted by Nanashi


what day do you want to play?

i dunno, maybe it's because we train fairly hard.... i dunno... i'm more hardcore than most of the team members which is funny...

Maybe on the weekend. But I want to play for a long time since I want my $10's worth.:D

Originally posted by zero
Yeah, I agree with Don. But to get into OFSAA, one would have to be invited by OFSAA. I think there are 2 ways to get into OFSAA:
1. Be top 2 in the regional tournaments
2. Have a good standing in OBA, and the coach must suggest you to OFSAA.
And yeah, I think there is no age limit for badminton, but you must be studying at a high school in order to be eligible.

I'm not sure about this, so correct me if I am wrong.

OFFSA is pure high school. There is no such thing as invitation beyond high school students. It really isn't fair to invite a top provincial player that is in high school to play when he or she did not even play in the qualifiers.

Originally posted by Don


OFFSA is pure high school. There is no such thing as invitation beyond high school students. It really isn't fair to invite a top provincial player that is in high school to play when he or she did not even play in the qualifiers.

OICIC, cool. Then I guess the only way to enter OFSAA is to be top 2 or 4 at regional district championships.

Too bad "closed tournaments" aren't eligible.

Yea OFFSA is for high school students only...... how about someone intentionally fails high school just to play in OFFSA? HEhe..

As for Lee's don't you have to be guested if you're not a member? Last time I checked you can't just drop in. You gotta get guested by a member and pay $10. I might be wrong though.


ANyways... count me out since all you guys are too good for me! hehe.

ANY BEGINNERS or low INTERMEDIATEs left in this city?

Oh yea... let's make this place the official Toronto Hang out! heh.

Haha, thats why we have to go with Nanashi...:D
Also, if we go, just come along TDotSmAsHer, it might be a good time for all of us......
You can either gain experience or have a fun time, there is no loss in this situation, except the $10... :p
I hope when I go, I will gain a few pointers and experience.

Hrm..... when are you guys going? No one laugh when you see me play please! lol.

Umm....I dunno.....maybe after OFSAA because Nanashi is training I think. ;)
Do you think you have a chance of winning Nanashi?..;)

Oh yeah, have you guys ever heard of Brantford club or camp?
People say it's a pretty good camp or club.

Never heard of Brantford. Where is that?


Oh yea when's OFSAA over for u Nanashi?

OFSAA runs May 2-4 this year in Sudsbury.

actually, they delayed ofsaa for a week this year, ofsaa runs from may 8-11....

you actually can just walk in and play as a guest... i play on sundays from 1-7.... but from 1-2 i'm taking a lesson... if you wanna play on the weekend, sunday is a good day for me..

Is Lee's accesible by TTC on the weekends? I know buses do go through that area but only rush hour.........


I could probably get a ride there... but will have to use bus to get home!

Oh yea................ you guys got any other suggestions besides Lee's? One thats preferably acessable by TTC.

Places I can think of is.......

L'amoureaux (havn't played there but I'll be going there sometime in the near future....... it's Friday drop in $5 7-10 pm Saturday Rent-a-court $10/hour/court Sunday I'm not sure what times..)

Leaside (played there once.. mostly adults.... $5 Tuesday 7:30-10 Thurs 7-10)

Um....Isn't L'amoureaux packed there now. I have heard so many bad experiences there from this forum.
There's always a local YMCA as the last resort...:D

I dunno... I'll try to go this week and I'll tell you how it's like.

some of my friends play at l'am and they generally say that it's not a good idea to go play there right now..

Oh ok.... that bad??? How many people go there?

Nanashi do you go to Sir John A McDonald?


U where at the York Tournament during this March Break right? What place did you place, my friend placed first in doubles i might've seen you play.

Also would you considered give me some pointers? I used to play alot but lately been busy and my game has fallen drastically my smashes are like feathers. Would it be possible to meet at Lee's and help me out?

Hey, for the Pre-OFSAA at York University, what division or flight did your friend place first Will?

And alrite! We got another person that might come to Lee's one day. Hopefully we can have a badmintonforum day at Lee's....lol

Originally posted by zero
Hey, for the Pre-OFSAA at York University, what division or flight did your friend place first Will?

And alrite! We got another person that might come to Lee's one day. Hopefully we can have a badmintonforum day at Lee's....lol

A flight and he also played in Singles in A flight but lost to the current champion at york

I dont live far from lee's probably 15 to 18 mins car drive I live near warden and finch so its not that far. I'm free on Saturday and Sunday this week i think.

Originally posted by Will
Nanashi do you go to Sir John A McDonald?


U where at the York Tournament during this March Break right? What place did you place, my friend placed first in doubles i might've seen you play.

Also would you considered give me some pointers? I used to play alot but lately been busy and my game has fallen drastically my smashes are like feathers. Would it be possible to meet at Lee's and help me out?

no, but my friends do! :)
do you know a girl named winnie tsang and a guy named fayaz nanji?

yes, i played there, not exactly one of my best tournaments... c flight semis in singles and a flight round of 16 in doubles....

not helpful that my partner has a ridiculously weak smash.... but we get by... at least we are going to ofsaa...

Originally posted by Will


A flight and he also played in Singles in A flight but lost to the current champion at york

what is your friend's name?

Originally posted by zero
Hey, for the Pre-OFSAA at York University, what division or flight did your friend place first Will?

And alrite! We got another person that might come to Lee's one day. Hopefully we can have a badmintonforum day at Lee's....lol

lol... get all the toronto members to play at lees for one day... load the place up...

Originally posted by Will
Nanashi do you go to Sir John A McDonald?


U where at the York Tournament during this March Break right? What place did you place, my friend placed first in doubles i might've seen you play.

Also would you considered give me some pointers? I used to play alot but lately been busy and my game has fallen drastically my smashes are like feathers. Would it be possible to meet at Lee's and help me out?


hey.. WHATS EVERYONE"S MSN CONTACT THINGY HERE? ASSUMING YOU HAVE MSN!



Oh and Wil, I havn't played badminton that long and I think I'm gonna tag along with zero and Nanashi when they go to Lee's... meaning you won't be the only one that sux!

You team up with zero I team up with Nanashi and we can see who screws up our partner more! lol.

Yea we can all meet at Lee's...... (So far from where I am!) but we can do that.

Other choice would be to rent a court!

Trust me TDotSmAsHer, I'm probaly the one that has to travel the farthest difference.:rolleyes:
I'm in Mississauga, but it only takes me 15mins of travelling time because my bro drives at 200km/h the whole way...:p
It usually takes us 45mins if there is no traffic jam, assuming that we drive close to the speed limit.:rolleyes:

200...km/h.................


How many speeding tickets does he have so far? Lol.


Well, I got no ride so I might have to take the bus! Actually, I think I can get ride there.. but bus back.. :)


So none of you got msn/icq or anything?!

L'am is ok on Saturday as there is space to play there. Do not go on Sundays 8:00am-2:00pm. There is limited space. If you're not a long time member then you won't get too chances to play. Problem is around 12 Mainland China people have been regulars for about 2 months. They hog the court and skill level is beginner. I would definitely go Saturdays to L'am, 8:00pm-11:00pm.

Originally posted by TDotSmAsHer
200...km/h.................


How many speeding tickets does he have so far? Lol.


Well, I got no ride so I might have to take the bus! Actually, I think I can get ride there.. but bus back.. :)


So none of you got msn/icq or anything?!

My MSN is rx_seven@hotmail.com
Well, my brother got a ticket once for speeding on the highway doing 139km/h in a 100km/h zone. This was because he was travelling from Toronto to Kingston....hehe...

Chu Pa... could you tell me the times for Friday/Saturday/Sunday at L'am? Thanks I appreciate it!


If I go Sunday.... I thinK I will see if I can get someone to come with me! I'm only somewhere between beginner-intermediate but friend is advance! I'll get him to smash really hard in the court hogger's face and scare them off the court... loll (that's if what you said about the mainland chinese people is actually that bad)

**** I don't read... lol I just saw your times for Sunday and Saturday.. hehe

Originally posted by TDotSmAsHer
200...km/h.................


How many speeding tickets does he have so far? Lol.


Well, I got no ride so I might have to take the bus! Actually, I think I can get ride there.. but bus back.. :)


So none of you got msn/icq or anything?!

my icq# is in my profile... 16583932...

Originally posted by Chu Pa
L'am is ok on Saturday as there is space to play there. Do not go on Sundays 8:00am-2:00pm. There is limited space. If you're not a long time member then you won't get too chances to play. Problem is around 12 Mainland China people have been regulars for about 2 months. They hog the court and skill level is beginner. I would definitely go Saturdays to L'am, 8:00pm-11:00pm.

ya, i heard about this too... how rude...

Comon... I say we go to L'am on Sunday and smash the crap out of those court hoggers! I mean smash at them..:P win or loose it'll be fun! Hehe

The Mainland Chinese people are ok except they just hog the courts. They understand that if their skill level is not good they won't play with the better players. That is a good thing. :) I don't think L'am needs more people on Sundays. Already jam packed. From what I heard from the regulars. If you are an intermediate player then you can definitely come and play on Sundays. I understand as space is limited and having better games with better players is a plus. Nanashi, have I seen you at L'am on Sundays?

Nanashi I dont think I want to tell you my friends name not because I dont want to. I think I should ask him because I shouldn't just give out peoples names on the webbernet.

Originally posted by TDotSmAsHer





Oh and Wil, I havn't played badminton that long and I think I'm gonna tag along with zero and Nanashi when they go to Lee's... meaning you won't be the only one that sux!

You team up with zero I team up with Nanashi and we can see who screws up our partner more! lol.

Yea we can all meet at Lee's...... (So far from where I am!) but we can do that.

Other choice would be to rent a court!

I been playing badminton for some time but forgot to how to smash there was a certain way I used to smash that gave me a pretty hard smash but i stopped playing for a year and when I got back into the game my smash was really slow. I'm thinking of getting some training for Jen Lee maybe just to get my smash like how it used to.

Nanashi you get training there right is it helping?

To TDotSmAsHer dont put yourself down by saying you suck, everybody starts somewhere. You can't master badminton in 1 day it takes years. When do you guys want to meet at Lee's these days? I might bring my friend twin bro with me, we need to pratice our doubles for the York Tourny next year.

Let's not go to Lam last time I went there they wouldn't even let me play and it wasn't even full, and we they never gave me and my friend a reason. THey looked at me if I was a criminal it was horrible. I was trying to give them my cash but they wouldn't take it I was confused.

Will, was this Saturday or Sunday at L'am? I know Saturdays are quite packed sometimes. Sundays, packed since the Mainland Chinese people started playing.

At Saturday in the summer, I still remember this very well. Me and my friend heard that this was a good place to play and we decided to check it out, so we walked from finch to lam, took us like an hour and we kept on getting loss, when we got there, I was asking where to pay and they say only members. I was thinking but the people at bady central didnt' say anyting about the being a club member. Then I asked how do you become a club member they say you need to know a club member. When they told me that I was thinking thats the dumbest thing i've ever heard. If you need to know somebody to be in the club how the hell was the club formed if you need to know an existing club member?

A better question for you guys, who brought mainland chinese people there? + how do you know there mainlanders?

Originally posted by Will
At Saturday in the summer, I still remember this very well. Me and my friend heard that this was a good place to play and we decided to check it out, so we walked from finch to lam, took us like an hour and we kept on getting loss, when we got there, I was asking where to pay and they say only members. I was thinking but the people at bady central didnt' say anyting about the being a club member. Then I asked how do you become a club member they say you need to know a club member. When they told me that I was thinking thats the dumbest thing i've ever heard. If you need to know somebody to be in the club how the hell was the club formed if you need to know an existing club member?

A better question for you guys, who brought mainland chinese people there? + how do you know there mainlanders?

I'm a club member but I rarely go on Saturdays. When I started going in 2000, the treatment was not that good either. Mainly, the organizer's wife is quite strict. On Sundays, Ken the organizer is much more friendly and allows everyone to play except if it gets overcrowded. Try to go Sundays early around 8:15am and play till 10:30am. At 10:30am they close three courts as they are used for golf classes. That leaves 6 courts. 2 are used for badminton classes. Which leaves 3 courts for roughly 25-30 people. I go Sundays because the people are more friendlier(sp?). Why the Mainland people know L'am? Word of mouth, BC, or Toronto badminton website. If you are HK, you know the difference between Mainland Chinese and HK people. The way they dress and they speak Mandarin.

Originally posted by Will
Nanashi I dont think I want to tell you my friends name not because I dont want to. I think I should ask him because I shouldn't just give out peoples names on the webbernet.

well, that's ok by me

you go to macdonald right? were you at the metro ofsaa qualifier?

Originally posted by Will
Nanashi you get training there right is it helping?

To TDotSmAsHer dont put yourself down by saying you suck, everybody starts somewhere. You can't master badminton in 1 day it takes years.

yes, yes i do

and to tdotsmasher, what's your definition of sucking? i made it to ofsaa and i think i suck...

I don't go to McDonald. I wasn't even at Ofsaa this year didn't bother trying out, can't miss out on school very often not this year, ISU are coming like there's no tommrow.

My partner doens't even go to the same school as me so not much of a point in going to Ofsaa with strangers you never played with.

well.... the guy i play with at skewl is pretty good... but i don't really play with him that much outside of skewl....

What place did you place Nanashi in Ofsaa?

haven't gone yet.... it's from may8-11... i assume u mean the preofsaa... i finished in the round of 16... which sucks... i totally could have gotten quarters... but not semis, cuz i kno the pair who i would've played in the quarters, and they're much better than me, let alone my partner...

I was asking about the regional ofsaa, what event did you play in?

Sometimes the draw can really mess you up.

oh, ok, well in north region, i placed first, and then at metro i placed 3rd.... (not to shabby, as i was practicaly the youngest competitor)

Dammit! My connection went down for a few days! I'm back now..

Oh yea... I think I suck 'cause almost all the people at clubs are way better then me so I would say I suck. I'm not down on it though, I'm just stating the facts. It's not like I'm gonna cry about it anytime soon hehe I am trying to improve and get better :) Until I can play to the best of my abilities... I will always think I suck.

well... playing in a club doesn't mean you're good.. they're are plenty of good players that don't play in clubs...

well... playing in a club doesn't mean you're good.. they're are plenty of good players that don't play in clubs...awwwwwwwwwww shucks, thanks..........you didnt have to say that :*)

Whoa! :eek: This thread is almost 2 years old.. How did you come across it?

Whoa! :eek: This thread is almost 2 years old.. How did you come across it?


some people actually use search ;)