2004 Canadian Open... has anyone gone to watch the matches? Just wondering which countries have entered this year.
2004 Yonex Canadian International Vancouver, British Columbia September 13-18, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Competition Schedule: Mon, Sept. 13th Qualifying Rounds (if necessary) Tues, Sept 14th 1st and 2nd rounds - Singles (10am), 1st round - Doubles/Mixed Wed, Sept. 15th 3rd round - Singles (10am), 2nd round - Doubles, 2nd/3rd round - Mixed Thurs, Sept. 16th Quarter-finals (4pm) Fri, Sept. 17th Semi-Finals (5pm) Sat, Sept. 18th Finals (1pm), (Finals times dependent on television requirements) Tickets: Tuesday/Wednesday 14/15 Sept. - $5.00 Thursday/Friday 16/17 Sept - $8.00 Saturday/Finals 18 Sept - $10.00 5 day pass - $25.00 Tickets will be available at the door. Men's Singles Seeded Players 1 NICHOLAS KIDD ENG 2 AAMIR GHAFFAR ENG 3/4 ANDREW DABEKA CAN 3/4 RAJU RAI USA 1st Round N. KIDD ENG BYE D. WOO CAN defeated M. LAI USA -9, 9, 0 K. FOLEY CAN BYE K. CORDON GUA defeated M.W.AHMAD PAK 11, 9 R. RAI USA BYE G. BURY CAN defeated M.T.ISHAQ PAK 12, -12, 1 C.J. HUANG TPE BYE R. HORN CAN defeated T.SHEAR USA 6, 2 T. HONEY ENG defeated E.GARCIA GUA 1, 1 B. ENNS CAN BYE E. GO USA defeated A. MAHOOD PAK 2, 1 A. DABEKA CAN BYE C.TRENHHOLME CAN defeated N. JINADASA USA 17-14, 5 A. PANG CAN BYE A, MASIH PAK defeated L, KUROKO CAN 4, 2 A.GHAFFAR ENG BYE Round of 16 N. KIDD ENG versus D. WOO CAN K. FOLEY CAN versus K. CORDON GUA R. RAI USA versus G. BURY CAN C.J. HUANG TPE versus R. HORN CAN T. HONEY ENG versus B. ENNS CAN E. GO USA versus A. DABEKA CAN C.TRENHHOLME0 CAN versus A. PANG CAN A, MASIH PAK versus A.GHAFFAR ENG Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final Ladies Singles Seeded Players 1 CHARMAIN REID CAN 2 JULIA MANN ENG 3/4 JODY PATRICK CAN 3/4 DENYSE JULIEN CAN 1st Round M. KESZTHELYI USA defeated V. LOKER CAN 5, 5 Round of 16 C. Reid Can Versus Rulien Yeh Usa S. Pohl Usa Versus F. Mckee Can J. Patrick Can Versus A. Micheo Gua J. Coleman Usa Versus V. St.Jacques Can Rulan Yeh Usa Versus M. KESZTHELYI USA A. Man Can Versus D. Julien Can S. Macmaster Can Versus E. Lee Usa M. Mui Can Versus J. Mann Eng Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final Men's Doubles Seeded Teams 1 D. LINDLEY/K. ROEBUCK ENG 2 P. TRUEMAN/I. PALETHORPE ENG 3/4 M.BERES/W.MILROY CAN 3/4 K.MALAYTHONG/R.RAI USA 1st Round (Round of 16) K.Roebuck \ D.Lindley Eng Vs. R. Horn Can \ K. Chen Usa S.Reed \ M.Petreman Can defeated E.Garcia \ K.Cordon Gua 17-14, 7 M.Berres \ W.Milroy Can Vs. M.W.Ahmad \ M.T.Ishaq Pak E.Nilsson \ K.Holoboff Can Vs. A.Masih \ N.Sikander Mir Pak T. Ng \ A. Lau Can Vs. V.Rao \ V.Raghavan Ind G. Bury \ B. Enns Can vs. K.Malaythong \ R.Rai Usa P.Jeffrey \ C.Tonks Eng Vs. K. Chan \ J.Mullaly Can R.Liang \ D.Woo Can Vs. P.Trueman \ I.Palethorpe Eng Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final Ladies Doubles Seeded Teams 1 C. REID/H.NICHOL CAN 2 L.PARKER/S.RAYAPPAN ENG 1st Round (Round of 16) C.Reid \ H.Nichol Can Bye M.Keszthelyi \ J.Coleman Usa Vs. K.Matthews \ S.Bok Eng S.Macmaster \ V.Loker Can Bye C.Tanuwidjaja \ S.Jinadasa Usa Vs. A. Ito \ A. Man Can R.Yeh \ R. Yeh Usa vs. F. Mckee \ M. Mui Can T. Sun \ V. St.Jacques Can Vs. P.Phongasavithas \ J. Poon Usa E. Lee \ M.Mangkalakiri Usa Vs. D.Julien \ M.Cloutier Can L.Parker \ S.Rayappan \ Eng Bye Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final Mixed Doubles Seeded Teams 1 M.BERES/J.PATRICK CAN 2 K.ROEBUCK/L.PARKER ENG 3/4 W.MILROY/T.SUN CAN 3/4 D.LINDLEY/S.RAYAPPAN ENG 1st Round M.Beres/J.Patrick Can Bye K.Chen/Rulien Yeh Usa Bye K.Holoboff/S.Pohl Can/Usa Bye I.Palethorpe/K.Matthews Eng Bye D.Lindley/S.Rayappan Eng Bye G.Bury/V.Loker Can Bye K.Chan/M.Cloutier Can Bye E. Go/Rulan Yeh Usa defeated A.Pang/A.Man Can 4, 9 K.MALAYTHONG/M.MANGKALAKIRI defeated C.TRENHOLME/A.ITO CAN 8, 8 C.Tonks/S.Bok Eng Bye N.Jinadasa/S.Jindasa Usa Bye W.Milroy/T.Sun Can Bye M.Lai/M.Keszthelyi Usa Versus J.Mullaly/F,Mckee Can K.Cordon/A.Micheo Gua Bye R.Liang/M.Mui Can Bye K.Roebuck/L.Parker Eng Bye Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final Badminton Canada, 1401-85 rue Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6A4 T (613) 569-2424, F (613) 569-3232 http://www.badminton.ca couriel/email: badminton@badminton.ca Created 2004/07/28 Updated 2004/09/15 I myself haven't got time to go watch but here are some of the results and the draw.
damn i wish i could have watched it i mean it finished today but there was nothing on the TV...no coverage at all and no metion of it on any of the sports channels here, it just sucks:crying: :crying: :crying:, i want to watch some badminton but they never show any damn i need satellite.
Womens Double Final Pics L. Parker & S. Rayappan (ENG) defeatead C. Reid & H. Nichol (CAN) 15-11, 15-0.
Men's Single Final Pics Aamir Ghaffar (ENG) defeated Huang C. J. (TPE) These players are TALL!!!!!! They tower over everybody and Huang looked especially ripped. Ghaffar beat Huang EASILY, though. I think Huang's lacking in exposure to players of Ghaffar's calibre. EASILY!
Women's Single Final Julie Mann (ENG) defeated Charmaine Reid (CAN) EASILY! Hi Kwun, Timeless was there, cappy75, speed78, Asish (I think) for the final. Badrad and Mrs was there Friday night for the semis. Numerous other baddy players from all over Vancouver, and outlying areas.
And finally, Men's Double Final pics Another all-English affair. The ONLY game of the afternoon that was deemed exciting, as there was passion, drama, and competition. Also the only game that wasn't a two-set blowout, and actually went three sets. Lindley was really ticked off at the end of the 2nd set cause he had a mental lapse the last few points of the set. He finally threw his racket at the sideline and kicked it to his basket, furious that he fumbled the set point and gave away the set to Palethorpe and Trueman. Palethorpe was berating himself with the Celtic (English?) accent, and THAT was entertaining! Much celebration at the end when Palethorpe and Trueman won over Lindley and Roebuck.
Roebuck was pissssed off... i stayed for quite a while after everythign was over.. helpign to clean up with the mats and stuff.. and all of a sudden i saw Roebuck throwing his shoe across the gym.. and Lindley was just sitting in the corner of the gym.. staring into deep space... Roebuck was madd
I was surprised there wasn't any CBC TV crew set up. The guy at the door said CBC used the Canadian Open as a "dry-run" to set up their cameras and such to practise for the NHL hockey season. Since there's a lockout, and no hockey, they didn't need to practise. So no TV coverage. Pretty sad the Koreans didn't make it this time. I miss the Korean presence in the competition, and also in the audience. No "DAEEEEE HAN MIN GOOK!" chants. Officials there said next year they would move the Canadian Open up by a month, to start in August, in order to attract more players before the World Championships in Anaheim. They're expecting Korea, and Indonesia to attend, but would have to be confirmed. Good to hear you got Ardy's autograph, Ashish ... -dave
hmmm my turn to provide a picture lol.. only one though..C.J huang..tpe.. seemed like most of the crowd were cheering for him... maybe cuz he was asian or maybe cuz he was the underdog..*shrugs lol