Heard the news today from IMG that the Philippine Open is cancelled. It was IBFs decision. IBF rules states that when a host country makes an official declaration of state of emergency, insurgency, rebellion, martial law or war, the tournament will be automatically suspended. Five countries pulled out immediately after President Arroyo declared a state of emergency. Team Netherlands were already at the airport, ready to board their flight but was requested to cancel their trip. This is a very sad day for Philippine badminton. No date yet when the tournament will be rescheduled. IBF tournament schedule is full. :crying: For some news regarding the state of emergency- http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS_FLASH022420065952_28.htm
2006 philippine open postponed 24 February 2006 Dear Member Associations: Thank you for supporting the Philippine Open. We regret to inform that the 2006 Philippine Open scheduled on March 1 to 5, 2006 in Manila is postponed indefinitely. This is due to the prevailing political situation happening in our country today. Our deepest apologies to any inconvenience the postponement of this tournament has caused your Association and your players. Thank you very much for your kind understanding. Very truly yours, PDG EDGAR B. AGLIPAY (Ret.) Executive Vice President, PBA Organizing Committee Chairman MRS. AMELITA M. RAMOS President Philippine Badminton Association
they should have waited for the phil. open to conclude before creating this mess here sorry guys, its only a joke im just disappointed, im releasing negative energy
it's really a pity i read this news about the politic things, and i thought it would cause some trouble to Phil open, but i never thought that Phil Open would be postponed.
wow...i didn't know it's so serious over there....people power again..... poor PBA/organizer, supposed to be 1st IBF grandprix in Philippine, but turn out to be this way. that means left only 2 tournaments before TC finals.
all is not lost well, all is not lost. not yet anyway. philippine open will just have to be rescheduled. i don't know when but hopefully still in 2006.
From what i heard most probably this year. But have to be after April. The organisers are still working something out.
That sucks:crying: :crying: :crying:I was really looking forward to it. Does anyone know when the new schedule would be??
daamn daamn dammn! :crying: i have courtside tickets for this! i hope i can get a refund! damn damn damn! have to call ticketnet later...geeeez...
Here's an official response from the organizers of the event: From: White, James [mailto:JWhite@IMGWORLD.com] Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:47 PM To: J. Noel E. De Pano, Jr. Cc: Galura, Princess Subject: RE: Philippine Open Badminton 2006 Dear Noel, The Bingo Bonanza Philippine Open event has been POSTPONED--not cancelled. In fact, the reports that indicated it has been "postponed indefinitely" are also slightly inaccurate as we will define the reschedule date by the end of this week. If a government declares a State of Emergency, other governments generally do not allow people to travel to that country--particularly when they will compete in a highly publicized international event. Please keep an eye on the newspapers and the website to find out when the new date of the event this year will be. Thanks for understanding. Best regards, The Bingo Bonanza Philippine Open -----Original Message----- From: J. Noel E. De Pano, Jr. [mailto:ned@dls.com.ph] Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 8:31 AM To: White, James Subject: Philippine Open Badminton 2006 Hello, Is it true that the Phil Open Badminton scheduled this March 1 to 5 has been postponed indefinitely? Hoping for some clarification. Thanks! Regards,
ANNOUNCEMENT at the PHILSPORTS ARENA (ULTRA) ANNOUNCEMENT at the PHILSPORTS ARENA (ULTRA) To all RP Open ticketholders and badminton fans: We will all have to wait a bit longer for the inaugural Philippine Open! Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Bingo Bonanza Philippine Open that was scheduled on March 1 to 5 at the PhilSports Complex ( ULTRA) will be postponed until later this year. In view of the current situation, participating countries have been duly advised by their respective governments against traveling to the Philippines in the meantime. This is of course very understandable. The organizers are working with the International Badminton Federation to find a suitable date within the international calendar. Nevertheless, all international participants are eager to come to the Philippines on this later date, when the situation has normalized. To all who have purchased tickets to the event, please hold on to your tickets as these will still be honored on the new event dates. You may also call Ticketworld (8919999) for a refund, if necessary. We look forward to seeing you at the event. With more time to prepare, we know that the Bingo Bonanza Philippine Open staging will even be better! See you all soon! :crying:
oh sure, you could go to either www.ticketworld.com.ph or http://www.philippineopenbadminton.com good luck!
hehe,thanks ! but i only found a picture of the same size on www.ticketworld.com.ph can't open http://www.philippineopenbadminton.com yet all right, just the small pic is ok then
