Hey everyone,

Taufik Hidayat, the 2004 Olympic Men's Singles Gold medalist and some of Canada's 2008 Olympic team will be playing exhibition matches at Humber college (in Toronto) Dec. 27th.

Just wanted to put it out there if anyone's wanting live badminton over the holidays. :P

any more info? time? i've been to humber before.. need to pay?

I know from my friend the ticket will be $20 at the door

Yes, some more info would be great!

There's a PDF flyer here: http://www.ontariobadminton.on.ca/client/oba/obawebsite2.nsf/0/FE950C5F257335C5852574DC004DC5F5?OpenDocument&d=F5DE2D3F5507404C852574DC00113078&c=None&t=None&m=12&y=2008&id=1 (at the bottom)

and info here: http://www.badmintonbirds.com/BITE/

**Note: The times are a bit confusing. One site says 6-10pm, another says 7-10pm, and the TICKET & flyer say 7-9pm. I will double check and get back with info about that. I suspect that the 9-10pm window might be time for a bit of socializing etc., and it might be a "doors open" at 6pm policy - but the event officially goes from 7-9pm. Again, I'll confirm ASAP.

Tickets are $20 at the door as garry mentioned. I have tickets at $15 if anyone wants some. http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61728


This event is a prelude to the events below (separate fees) if anyone's interested:

2008 Toronto International High Performance Training Camp
Monday December 29th, 2008 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tuesday December 30th, 2008 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Wednesday December 31st, 2008 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: Hershey SportZone

2008 Toronto International New Years Eve Dinner Dance
Wednesday December 31st, 2008
7:00 pm to 1:00 am
Location: Sun Sun Seafood Chinese Restaurant
888 Dundas St. East, Mississauga, Ontario


2009 Toronto International Open
Friday January 2nd, 2009
Saturday January 3rd, 2009
Sunday January 4th, 2009
Location: Humber College North Campus

Tickets are $10 in advance for BadmintonCanada/OBA/TDBA and BadmintonBird members. Also tickets are $5 for children U16.
Otherwise it is $15 in advance or $20 at the door.

Taufik Hidayat will be coming as well as Hariawan Hariawan.

For tickets, email Pry/Anne at Pry@badmintonbirds.com

I can also give out tickets if you come by my area.

Does anyone know if Taufiq is playing singles, or just doubles? This question is both for the Exhiibition and in the Toronto Open.

Thanks

i heard Taufik would NOT play in Toronto Open.

appearance fee not high enough:confused::D

yup, Taufik will not be playing in Toronto Open. Hariawan Hariawan will probably play in it though.

clarification please, would TH be at the exhibition matches at Humber college ??
toronto open and exhibition matches are not the same

Hm....last I heard was that he will indeed play in the Toronto open...? Can anyone confirm wether or not he is?

He's confirmed to play Exhibition matches at Humber.

Not sure if he will play TO Open.

maybe he's afraid of losing to some under-dog players from Ontario or viewers from this forum:-)

regardless, i'll still go and watch all 3 days of TO Open. No international stars (not included retired ones) appeared in past years but it's been and will still be an amazing event!

Ｉ wanna go with LS! :D

He's confirmed to play Exhibition matches at Humber.

Not sure if he will play TO Open.if he doesn't play US open or canadian open, i'm sure he won't play in Toronto open

Tickets are selling $15 at Lee's Badminton.

I'm afraid Jennifer is ripping u guys off then. Tickets are suppose to be $10 for OBA members. Also meaning she is taking more money for herself rather then back to badmintonbirds.

I'm afraid Jennifer is ripping u guys off then. Tickets are suppose to be $10 for OBA members. Also meaning she is taking more money for herself rather then back to badmintonbirds.

May be Jennifer is planning to arrange a coach bus so all the lee's members can go watch the exhibition together. It's not surprising that they tend to stay in their self own group.So that extra $5 is for the bus fee!
:D

This is a must go event!

Agreed. Bought my ticket today.

taufik better have an autograph session, i want my humber varsity jersey signed!

taufik better have an autograph session, i want my humber varsity jersey signed!
u better not wear your LD tee shirt on that day:p

where would you buy badminton jerseys with the player's name on it?

I heard that Taufik has canceled his trip to Toronto, can anyone confirm???

what where did you hear that taufik cancelled his trip? please don't start rumors =[
lol
it will cause mass-hysteria

please no.. my tickets..

i've heard the same and decided to only go to watch Toronto Open.

yup, i bought my ticket in anticipation ever since CPB 2008...but i also heard he bailed...some guy is filling in....hariawan i believe...rumour has it that dabeka wasn't paid so he wouldn't play, all money went to taufik..now taufik isn't gunna show, maybe dabeka will play =\...

if its true that taufik isn't coming. i think a lot of people will be upset. *cross our fingers that he's still coming
i really want to see him play here in toronto.

taufik better have an autograph session, i want my humber varsity jersey signed!

Unfortunately, TH will not be able to come to Toronto. For more info, go to this link: http://BITE.ontariobadminton.on.ca

Very disappointed indeed!:crying:

Can you refund the tickets?

Engga Setiawan better deliver the goods on the 27th then. Like he better rape all the players he play, he better do the behind the back defensive return, he better backhand smash as good and he better... pull off some crazy ****

that i hav never seen in my life.



whatever, i'm sure he kicks ass

Can you refund the tickets?

ask the person u bought it from

who's showing up from the Canadian squad

can't refund it back to OBA?

LOL, why so surprised of a no show from TH???? Not his first time nor his last time.
To me, the excuse of staying home for more training is a cop out.
Amazing that all of the sudden he cares about his ranking position??
Does skipping training for a weekend makes that much difference.

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52843&highlight=taufik+charity&page=4

LOL, why so surprised of a no show from TH???? Not his first time nor his last time.
To me, the excuse of staying home for more training is a cop out.
Amazing that all of the sudden he cares about his ranking position??
Does skipping training for a weekend makes that much difference.

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52843&highlight=taufik+charity&page=4

a trip to Canada will probably cost him a week or two of practice. Taufik wouldn't take a plane all the way and fly back immediately when he's done. maybe he's under a contract and because of recent results from tournaments, the team thinks he can regain number 1. it sucks, i know.

a trip to Canada will probably cost him a week or two of practice. Taufik wouldn't take a plane all the way and fly back immediately when he's done. maybe he's under a contract and because of recent results from tournaments, the team thinks he can regain number 1. it sucks, i know.more excuses from the free marketing dept. If the organizer of this event announced that TH will be star guest, I'm sure this organizer had very high confident (+95%) that a deal with TH have been struck. R u telling me that TH is that inept that he doesn't know his schedule and other commitment only a couple months ago? I believe the MAS open is not a last minute event that threw off TH, is it?

plane trip to and back 3 days, appearance 1 day. Total 4 days, not 1-2 weeks.

LOL, why so surprised of a no show from TH???? Not his first time nor his last time.
To me, the excuse of staying home for more training is a cop out.
Amazing that all of the sudden he cares about his ranking position??
Does skipping training for a weekend makes that much difference.

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52843&highlight=taufik+charity&page=4
Shup UP if you do not know anything...He thought SS Finale wont be on this year....thats why he okayed it tentatively...no agreement is signed yet
That referal of the link is only one side story...
Do you want me to talk your CBA and China team???LOL...
How about other china players in the past...committing to attend and did not show up also......

Shup UP if you do not know anything...He thought SS Finale wont be on this year....thats why he okayed it tentatively...no agreement is signed yet
That referal of the link is only one side story...
Do you want me to talk your CBA and China team???LOL...
How about other china players in the past...committing to attend and did not show up also......

yes, u should pm to CBA and china team too.LOL

Taufik is also very tired from the many tournaments he has recently played and that is also one of the main reasons for him not coming. He will definately be back though in Toronto's Exhibition games in the future as the organizer is a good friend of Hariawan Hariawan.

sorry to hear the news of Taufik not coming to Toronto, as he had planned earlier...
LOL, why so surprised of a no show from TH???? Not his first time nor his last time.
To me, the excuse of staying home for more training is a cop out.
Amazing that all of the sudden he cares about his ranking position??
Does skipping training for a weekend makes that much difference.

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52843&highlight=taufik+charity&page=4
..TH might be afraid of meeting our cooler....oh wait, you're in Calgary, aren't you??...wrong area:p

Wow, even our Hau-ge can sniff cooler all the way to this Canada East sub-forum...:p ;)

more excuses from the free marketing dept. If the organizer of this event announced that TH will be star guest, I'm sure this organizer had very high confident (+95%) that a deal with TH have been struck. R u telling me that TH is that inept that he doesn't know his schedule and other commitment only a couple months ago? I believe the MAS open is not a last minute event that threw off TH, is it?

plane trip to and back 3 days, appearance 1 day. Total 4 days, not 1-2 weeks.

If time lost for training is his reason, it may be explained by jet lag. The total days is 4 but some people get messed up longer than others by traveling. When I go to Asia, it takes me about two days to become close to my normal feeling. Some people I know take over a week.

I'm not making up excuses for him but it's a possibility. If it is, he should have planned thought of it earlier and planned for it.

If time lost for training is his reason, it may be explained by jet lag. The total days is 4 but some people get messed up longer than others by traveling. When I go to Asia, it takes me about two days to become close to my normal feeling. Some people I know take over a week.

I'm not making up excuses for him but it's a possibility. If it is, he should have planned thought of it earlier and planned for it.if u believe the OBA media release as words from TH's mouth, sure, u have a point but we don't know the source. Was it from TH's spokeman? PBSI? his coach? I bet u if the price is right, I'm sure he wouldn't mind delaying his quest for #1 ranking (according to the media release) for a few days:rolleyes:


Media Release

December 4, 2008, from the Ontario Badminton Association

We regret to inform our Badminton enthusiasts that Taufik Hidayat will be unable to attend the 2008 BITE events due to a conflict in his schedule.

Taufik has added a few international tournaments to his schedule, since he is back on target to becoming the world #1 mens singles player. His commitment to the Indonesian National team requires him to stay with the team to train for the Malaysian Open during this time. He has indicated that he will visit Canada once his international tournament schedule subsides. We wish him the best in all his international tournaments and hope to see him play in Ontario some time soon.

We have selected Engga Setiawan from Indonesia to replace Taufik Hidayat for the 2008 BITE events. Engga has been the #1 junior national team player and now been selected to the national team. He has several national and international Badminton Open wins to his name. Engga will join Hariawan from Indonesia for all the BITE events.

blah boring bs. i want my money back

why don't they just spring the money for Gade or some other big name instead..>_>...i wouldn't mind having another well known, marketable player instead of an unknown jr...

well with such a short notice, it's hard to arrange well-known players. it probably takes 4 or 6 months before any player can be arranged. and the big name players all probably have tournaments to play. but kenneth jonassen is retired! i know he could of came =P but it also counts if u have connections, the organizer of this event probably knew someone from the indo team.

well with such a short notice, it's hard to arrange well-known players. it probably takes 4 or 6 months before any player can be arranged. and the big name players all probably have tournaments to play. but kenneth jonassen is retired! i know he could of came =P but it also counts if u have connections, the organizer of this event probably knew someone from the indo team.

well why not tony gunawan...he's done stuff with the canadian team...or really any of the retired players like chen yu...anders boeson/carl baxter was awesome at the olympic exhibition over here in ottawa a little while ago! :D:p

As a consumer I feel extremely ripped off by badminton birds and marketers of this event. They boasted about Taufik coming in every single one of their newsposts, blogs, advertisements, sellers, and theres even a picture of him on the ticket. He was the prime reason everyone bought the tickets- to see Taufik (once in a lifetime). It's one of the reasons I bought 10 tickets myself and for friends because it was friggin Taufik coming to Canada! Every single place everyone was blabbering about how Taufik would come and the tickets were so worth it, now the person I bought the tickets from won't contact me back and I'm at a loss of money, with these worthless tickets that should be 1/4 of the price if its hendrawan and the canadian national team coming. If you're going to boast about something, sign a contract, get concrete arrangements before bsing yourself to a bunch of sales for an event that would've got 1/5th the turnout without taufik.

if u believe the OBA media release as words from TH's mouth, sure, u have a point but we don't know the source. Was it from TH's spokeman? PBSI? his coach? I bet u if the price is right, I'm sure he wouldn't mind delaying his quest for #1 ranking (according to the media release) for a few days:rolleyes:


Let me tell you the truth, Taufik changed his mind as soon as he finds out we have snow and -20degree in Canada, he is completely turned off by the cold. :(

Let me tell you the truth, Taufik changed his mind as soon as he finds out we have snow and -20degree in Canada, he is completely turned off by the cold. :(

can't smoke/drink/party with snow! :rolleyes:

cold, u serious?

Let me tell you the truth, Taufik changed his mind as soon as he finds out we have snow and -20degree in Canada, he is completely turned off by the cold. :(

lol indonesia is pretty much a tropic country since it's near or on the equator, would be surprise taufik is a big wuss for cold

Let me tell you the truth, Taufik changed his mind as soon as he finds out we have snow and -20degree in Canada, he is completely turned off by the cold. :(

I doubt the is the reason though... But yeah like some people have said... The maketing team of this event ripped us off saying that Taufik was comming when he isn't...:crying: Only reason i bought it was to see Taufik, its a once in a lifetime opportunity... Ruined.:crying:

I doubt the is the reason though... But yeah like some people have said... The maketing team of this event ripped us off saying that Taufik was comming when he isn't...:crying: Only reason i bought it was to see Taufik, its a once in a lifetime opportunity... Ruined.:crying:


The OBA very strongly marketed Dr Hidayat. They would not have done that unless they had an agreement with Taufik. They didn't rip us off. Taudick did.

That being said, for the price it should still be a good event. I see Andrew Dibeka is coming now. Not sure if he always was, but interested in seeing the top Canadians play. As for the Junior, I don't know him, but odds are he is nasty.

I would have loved to see him play.... but what can you do.

is OBA refusing to refund?

is OBA refusing to refund?just go watch and support canadian badminton and badminton in general. $20(or less) isn't gonna kill ya:p If u wanna watch taufik, there are plenty videos of him to download:D

I'm still going but I really wanted to see Taufik since its a once in a life time opportunity :(

is OBA refusing to refund?

Yes, you can get the refund from OBA.

Yes, you can get the refund from OBA.

You just return the tickets from them correct? Do you know their office hours? Do they open in weekends?

I agree. Obviously your choice but lets support Canadian Badminton.

No point in being upset at taufik. Honestly being on circuit and making a commitment to your country is of much more important then an exhibition. I'm sure their was no exact agreement, but maybe he will return in the future.

i'm sure there was a verbal agreement. No way OBA would stick out their neck this far unless they got something certain. If u want a 20 page legal binding agreement, then the lawyer fees would eat up all the funds.

Hopefully, there will be enough people who turn up so that the OBA will try to do this again with other international players :)

Hopefully, there will be enough people who turn up so that the OBA will try to do this again with other international players :)

i think OBA will do it again, this time is simply Taufik's fault. I think if OBA invite LCW or Peter Gade, they'll show up to Toronto.

The OBA is not organizing this event. A certain individual is.
And the OBA does not have the connections to get players such as Peter Gade and LCW. Taufik as well as other Indonesian players can be brought over for exhibition though because of the connection from Hariawan Hariawan

I think if OBA invite LCW or Peter Gade, they'll show up to Toronto.

You're joking, right? :cool:

Taufik better do well in the SS Final since he's not coming to Toronto :P

Although Taufik isn't going to be there, anyone still planning to go tonight?

i went! and it was good

Taufik better do well in the SS Final since he's not coming to Toronto :Plook like huangk forgot to tell him :p

i went! and it was good
Yea, I was there too and it was amazing...and I dropped my car keys. What a way to end the year :(

look like huangk forgot to tell him :p
sigh...oh wells

It was about 80% full at the Humber College this evening & it was OK but Taufik would have been a completely different story.

Kevin Cao is a Funny...funny man. The last game of the night def was the highlight!

Hopefully they do something like that again next year. ^^

Are there any pics from this event to show?

Are there any pics from this event to show?
i forgot to bring my camera but i'm sure some other members took some pictures.

There were quite a few of the audiences taking pictures & I'm sure someone here will post some pictures here.

Videos are now on Youtube.

Videos are now on Youtube.
post the link please!

http://www.youtube.com/user/baddybirdie

Thanks baddybirdie!:D

Try to post some pictures.

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Still trying to post pictures.

http://a02-b02.mypicturetown.com/P2PwebCmdController/cache/kRfbrSVeKEMb5jMXxqbrXJx9V_BFTHBNMck-r*E1CoEa-Q.Tyz2bBQJiM-F8/item.JPG?rot=0
Use the Insert Image button in the Message Box you type in when you reply.

repost................

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=49968&stc=1&d=1230866232

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Hariawan jump smash

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Hariawan again
Enjoy!

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Hariawan goes to the net

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Both left-handed Kevin & right-handed Efendi are trying to return smash from Hariawan.

Great photos!
Thanks for the good work.:)

Great captures!
What camera did you use?

such awesome quality =O

setiawa was eliminated by andrew dabeka in a quarter final game

..the pics, markham_player!:cool:..
Hmm, just wondering by looking @ the pics, did Kevin & Efendi play a 2 vs. 1 match against Hariawan?:confused:
And most importantly, are Kevin & Efendi also BC members??..;)

Kevin Cao Chen and Efendi Wijaya are in the finals tomorrow as well as Hariawan who beat Stephen Wocjieksikei(don't know how to spell his last name lol)

Great captures!
What camera did you use?
Thanks for your kind words.
It was a Nikon D700 body with 70-200 lens, WB=3900 K, mode=M, f=2.8,s=1/250,iso=3200

..the pics, markham_player!:cool:..
Hmm, just wondering by looking @ the pics, did Kevin & Efendi play a 2 vs. 1 match against Hariawan?:confused:
And most importantly, are Kevin & Efendi also BC members??..;)
Kevin & Efendi against Setiawan & Hariawan where they like playing half court singles.
Most likely, Efendi is a BC membeer but not sure about Kevin Cao.
Have a nice day!

Thank you Cooler for reposting the picture.

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Brian stretched all the way to smash.

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This was only one side of the spectators.
It was a very big crowd at the TO this afternoon.
Do you recognize anybody in the picture?

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Valerie return a big smash at the SF this afternoon.

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Junior player Neil stretch all the way to return a smash.

how did neil do in TO?

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Some XD acctions.

Any videos of the matches? :D

Thanks for your kind words.
It was a Nikon D700 body with 70-200 lens, WB=3900 K, mode=M, f=2.8,s=1/250,iso=3200

Nikon D700 with 70-200 F2.8 :eek:? Wow, no wonder. I wish I can afford one...