Research: Which suburbs In VIC have most badminton Players

[radar_s]

Needed your help!

Hi everyone, I am just doing a small research here to see which suburbs in VIC had most badminton players around, Please reply this Post before end of this month, I will do a calculation and post back here.

Me:

Boxhill - Aqualink, Kilsyth - BAV, Burwood - Deakin

Thanks!

[ShyYen]

Live in CBD

Play at MSAC & Aqualink Boxhill mostly

[hamusta]

Me:

Live in CBD

Play at MSAC and Altona

[badcliq]

Live in box hill

Plays in Nunawading & Donvale & collingwood

Occassionally, box hill aqualink & MSAC

[AnDreW_H]

Live in Wantirna

Play at : Donvale, Nunawading, Wantirna, Boxhill

Good Luck Radar..

[phandrew]

I live in Mont Albert North

Play at: Donvale, Nunawading, Box hill and Balwyn.

Box Hill and Balwyn are the worst places to play at.

[chris-ccc]

Hi everyone, I am just doing a small research here to see which suburbs in VIC had most badminton players around, Please reply this Post before end of this month, I will do a calculation and post back here.


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Which suburbs in VIC have most badminton players?

Hi radar_s ,

If you look at our Badminton players in Melbourne, you will find that they are mainly from Asian countries (mainly around the South East Asia, China and India regions). Therefore I am sure that if you can check which suburbs are having most of thIs population mix, you would probably find the answer for your small research.

Btw, do you still have the same shuttlecocks that our club obtained from you the last time? Please email me at chris@cccbadminton.com.

Cheers... chris@ccc
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[chris-ccc]

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Hi radar_s ,

Have you found the answer for your small research yet? ;););)
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[mal1988]

I live in Burwood East and I pretty much play whenever I have the chance - at a whole lot of venues all over the place.

Mondays = Springers Leisure Centre, Keysborough (7:45pm-11pm)
Tuesdays = Deakin University, Burwood (6:30pm-9pm) or Glen Waverley S.C, Glen Waverley
Wednesdays = MSAC, South Melbourne (7:30pm-11pm)
Thursdays = Aqualink Box Hill, Box Hill (7:30pm-10pm) or Glen Waverley S.C, Glen Waverley
Fridays = MSAC, South Melbourne (7:30pm-11pm) or Waverley Christian College, Wantirna Sth (7:30pm-10:30pm)
Saturdays = Don't play but there is a session at WCC, Wantirna Sth (8pm-10:30pm)
Sundays = MDBA, Kilsyth (7pm-10:30pm)

Out of all those venues, MDBA Kilsyth is by far the best venue. I played there as a junior from 2004-05 and it's still my favourite venue.

[vienb]

I live in Burwood East and I pretty much play whenever I have the chance - at a whole lot of venues all over the place.

Mondays = Springers Leisure Centre, Keysborough (7:45pm-11pm)
Tuesdays = Deakin University, Burwood (6:30pm-9pm) or Glen Waverley S.C, Glen Waverley
Wednesdays = MSAC, South Melbourne (7:30pm-11pm)
Thursdays = Aqualink Box Hill, Box Hill (7:30pm-10pm) or Glen Waverley S.C, Glen Waverley
Fridays = MSAC, South Melbourne (7:30pm-11pm) or Waverley Christian College, Wantirna Sth (7:30pm-10:30pm)
Saturdays = Don't play but there is a session at WCC, Wantirna Sth (8pm-10:30pm)
Sundays = MDBA, Kilsyth (7pm-10:30pm)

Out of all those venues, MDBA Kilsyth is by far the best venue. I played there as a junior from 2004-05 and it's still my favourite venue.

Junior I've played at most of those venue you've listed and more ... Kilsysth does seem to have a larger regular turn out ... but i wouldnt call it anywhere near the best venue .. nothing to do with the players or organisers .. all are great .. but the courts are hard cement and the lighting is shocking .. some courts are too dark, and some blindingly bright.... not to mention the freezing cold temperature inside the stadium as well :)
If its venue .. then MSAC with its proper badminton carpeted court 7 -12 is the best venue to play badminton on. lighting good, stadium temperature good .. all good :)

[mal1988]

Junior I've played at most of those venue you've listed and more ... Kilsysth does seem to have a larger regular turn out ... but i wouldnt call it anywhere near the best venue .. nothing to do with the players or organisers .. all are great .. but the courts are hard cement and the lighting is shocking .. some courts are too dark, and some blindingly bright.... not to mention the freezing cold temperature inside the stadium as well :)
If its venue .. then MSAC with its proper badminton carpeted court 7 -12 is the best venue to play badminton on. lighting good, stadium temperature good .. all good :)

Well I guess it all depends on personal preference. I find that Kilsyth is the best, the lighting is decent (not directly on top of the court so you can't see the shuttle - a problem with a lot of other venues) and the courts actually don't bother me. The courts are in fact a bit larger than other courts around. I do however, like MSAC as well. The teraflex courts at the rear are top notch compared to the polished timber ones at the front. Chris' CCC Badminton club which I attend most Wednesdays uses these courts.
Out of all the well known venues, I've yet to try Altona. Any opinions on the WSBA centre?

[vienb]

Well I guess it all depends on personal preference. I find that Kilsyth is the best, the lighting is decent (not directly on top of the court so you can't see the shuttle - a problem with a lot of other venues) and the courts actually don't bother me. The courts are in fact a bit larger than other courts around. I do however, like MSAC as well. The teraflex courts at the rear are top notch compared to the polished timber ones at the front. Chris' CCC Badminton club which I attend most Wednesdays uses these courts.
Out of all the well known venues, I've yet to try Altona. Any opinions on the WSBA centre?

Altona, has a social on saturday from 3:30pm to 6:00pm
It can be a little dark, when they have the lights off on some of the courts near you, but if the whole stadium has all it's court lights on its not so bad.
In term of player comfort .. its as cold as Kilsyth. It terms of court cost .. its one of the more expensive court hire per hour anywhere.
.. yeah just played at Kilsyth tonight .. and the lighting didnt seem so bad after all ... must of remembered it wrong or they're upgraded the lighting since the last time i was there :)

[kun822]

I live in Burwood East and I pretty much play whenever I have the chance - at a whole lot of venues all over the place.

Mondays = Springers Leisure Centre, Keysborough (7:45pm-11pm)
Tuesdays = Deakin University, Burwood (6:30pm-9pm) or Glen Waverley S.C, Glen Waverley
Wednesdays = MSAC, South Melbourne (7:30pm-11pm)
Thursdays = Aqualink Box Hill, Box Hill (7:30pm-10pm) or Glen Waverley S.C, Glen Waverley
Fridays = MSAC, South Melbourne (7:30pm-11pm) or Waverley Christian College, Wantirna Sth (7:30pm-10:30pm)
Saturdays = Don't play but there is a session at WCC, Wantirna Sth (8pm-10:30pm)
Sundays = MDBA, Kilsyth (7pm-10:30pm)

Out of all those venues, MDBA Kilsyth is by far the best venue. I played there as a junior from 2004-05 and it's still my favourite venue.

hi. what is your name? have we met b4?i usually play at deakin and boxhill (Tue and Thur) . i live at burwood also. i hope to see u next time

[chris-ccc]

hi. what is your name? have we met b4?i usually play at deakin and boxhill (Tue and Thur). i live at burwood also. i hope to see u next time.



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Hi kun822 ,

Quite surprised that you haven't met Malcolm-P at our CCC Social Sessions.

Malcolm-P started playing at CCC at Box Hill on Thursday 25-Jun-2009, and at CCC at Waverley on Friday 03-July-2009.

Malcolm-P attended our CCC at MSAC on Wednesday 24-Jun-2009 for his first time at CCC.
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[kun822]

i didn't attend any ccc last week, sorry=.= I'll try my best to attend on this Thursday.

[chris-ccc]

i didn't attend any ccc last week, sorry=.= I'll try my best to attend on this Thursday.



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Hi kun822 ,

Good... Hope to see you this Thursday, 06-Aug-2009, at CCC at ABH.
Btw, Malcolm-P has been playing with CCC for over a month now. :p:p:p
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[gary_liu]

cbd @msac every sat

[chris-ccc]

cbd @msac every sat



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Hi gary_liu ,

You'll need to give more info to our BCers here.

On every Saturday at MSAC:
* From what time to what time?
* On which court(s)?

Hope to catch up with you one day.

Cheers... chris-ccc
:):):)
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[gary_liu]

coming sat i will be in 5 and 6(in the middle, forgot which one i booked) between 12:00-2:00
we are beginner, juct want to do some exercise,
if you see a guy with a black yonex backpack that will be me,
cheer~

[chris-ccc]

coming sat i will be in 5 and 6 (in the middle, forgot which one i booked) between 12:00-2:00

we are beginner, juct want to do some exercise,
if you see a guy with a black yonex backpack that will be me,



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Hi Gary,

On Court No.6, there is a training program from 12:00 noon this Saturday 08-Aug-2009.
So, you must be on Court No.5. If I am free, I shall come and join you guys. :):):)
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[gary_liu]

sure~...i got two court on sat~ 7 people are coming ~...

[chris-ccc]

sure~...i got two court on sat~ 7 people are coming ~...



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So including me, we have 8 players over 4 court-hours. That's good.
Will hope to be able to see you there. :):):)
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[chris-ccc]

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Hi Gary,

Thank you for having me with your Badminton group on Saturday 08-Aug-2009.

Cheers... chris-ccc
:):):)
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[gary_liu]

HI! Chris,

Oh thanks chris to come along on sat! we are appreciated, we learn many for you~!

Gary

[chris-ccc]

HI! Chris,

Oh thanks chris to come along on sat! we are appreciated, we learn many for you~!

Gary



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Hi Gary,

Yes, it was great to meet you players too. :):):)
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[jaiyen]

Wow really thought more people would be playing in Altona :S aw well...

i live in Altona play there so much if youve ever been you probably saw me....

Play at MSAC..sometimes...

WSBA ftw.

[vienb]

Wow really thought more people would be playing in Altona :S aw well...

i live in Altona play there so much if youve ever been you probably saw me....

Play at MSAC..sometimes...

WSBA ftw.


We'll jayden I'll be back to Altona WSBA A-res again next season i'll c u there if you're still playing it .. and notice more badminton social happening now at Altona .. went to a Sunday 6:00pm-11:00pm that the WSBA runs just last week ... and for some reason .. in the last few weeks i've notice the numbers at all the badminton socials i've been to are up .. not sure where all the new people are coming from.

[jaiyen]

hmm for personal reasons i doubt ill be playing next season :crying:

Anyway... yes! come sunday social! i usally play in it for fun but there weaks were there is like 3-4 courts then there weeks like 6+ courts full :S

[chris-ccc]

i live in Altona play there so much if you've ever been you probably saw me....

Play at MSAC..sometimes...



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jaiyen, if you are at MSAC on a Wednesday night, come and join us at CCC Badminton:
click here (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1301056#post1301056)
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[NoRice4U]

*sob sob* i live in doncaster not many GOOD players

[chris-ccc]

*sob sob* i live in doncaster not many GOOD players.



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To meet GOOD players, why not enter in some Melbourne/Victoria Open/A-Grade Tournaments. :):):)
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[adonis]

are there any socials on saturday and sunday nights?

[jaiyen]

are there any socials on saturday and sunday nights?

WSBA sunday night social 6-9pm, $10

Altona badminton stadium

[adonis]

eastern suburbs preferably haha

[jaiyen]

lol..
hmm last time i wss in stadium sports i saw they had an advert for something like that sorry i don't know anything about it..

[NoRice4U]

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To meet GOOD players, why not enter in some Melbourne/Victoria Open/A-Grade Tournaments. :):):)
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well yeah i know that but like if i play social in my local area not many are great we only have like 1 guy who is like Open/A graded player, Nathan Tang

[mal1988]

are there any socials on saturday and sunday nights?

There's a social every Sunday night in Kilsyth, which is in the eastern suburbs.
It's located at the Kilsyth Sports Centre, Liverpool Rd, Kilsyth.
Good atmosphere, good lighting, only thing that may be a problem are the courts, their all concrete so it may cause injury if your an avid jump smasher for example. Very friendly people, which in my opinion, makes it the best social around. I played there as a junior and it's my favourite venue in Melbourne. It's $5/pp with shuttles provided, Up to 6 courts are used depending on the amount of players attending (usually at least 20-25).

[chris-ccc]

well yeah i know that but like if i play social in my local area not many are great we only have like 1 guy who is like Open/A graded player, Nathan Tang.



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That's the thing. ;););)

Many 'Competitive players' do not play 'Social Badminton'. They are looking for more challenging/competitive matches. They are looking for blood. :o:o:o

Similarly, many 'Social players' do not play 'Competitive Badminton'. They are just looking for social interaction. :):):)

The problem is - Some players have not decided what they want/need : To play competitively, or to play socially, and/or both?

IHMO, to play socially, we turn up at Badminton Social Clubs.
To play competitively, we turn up at Badminton Competition Tournaments.

But, of course, we can still turn up at Badminton Social Clubs, without looking for blood. :p
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[adonis]

well yeah i know that but like if i play social in my local area not many are great we only have like 1 guy who is like Open/A graded player, Nathan Tang

so you only play with A grade players? you must be really good then.

[NoRice4U]

so you only play with A grade players? you must be really good then.

Not that i play with A Grade players i play with High-D and Low C's but playing with higher grades like A will get me motivated and improve more than playing with lower grades

[chris-ccc]

Not that i play with A Grade players i play with High-D and Low C's but playing with higher grades like A will get me motivated and improve more than playing with lower grades.



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IMHO, in a Social Club, it's best that everyone play together, regardless of different skill levels. Have a read of this thread: http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78628
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[adonis]

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IMHO, in a Social Club, it's best that everyone play together, regardless of different skill levels. Have a read of this thread: http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78628
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yes of course chris. but from your experience running CCC, i'm sure you know that doesn't happen.

[chris-ccc]

yes of course chris. but from your experience running CCC, i'm sure you know that doesn't happen.



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Have a read: Click here for CCC Policy (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40653)
Post #7 (CCC Handicapped Games) might be of interest to you.
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[adonis]

i'm not saying social clubs dont allow these kinda games to happen. im saying that most players who are of a good and high level rarely enjoy playing games with players with significantly lower skills.

[chris-ccc]

i'm not saying social clubs dont allow these kinda games to happen. im saying that most players who are of a good and high level rarely enjoy playing games with players with significantly lower skills.



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Well, you know better the players that you mix with. ;););)
At CCC, we only welcome players that play with everyone, regardless of skill levels.
It's our policy and we insist that our CCCers follow so.
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[adonis]

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Well, you know better the players that you mix with. ;););)
At CCC, we only welcome players that play with everyone, regardless of skill levels.
It's our policy and we insist that our CCCers follow so.
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well yeah that's true. some people though they dont show it, you notice the subtle inner feelings!

good to know chris. might drop by next time :)

[chris-ccc]

good to know chris. might drop by next time :)



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But make sure you would play with ALL CCCers, weak or strong, when you drop in. :):):)
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[adonis]

haha i always do. even women who miss every second shuttle!