4th ANNUAL "Break-My-Strings" BADMINTON TOURNAMENT DATE: November 12, 2006 - Sunday VENUE: Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) 5288 Joyce Street, Vancouver, B.C. (604) 435-0323 FORMAT: DOUBLES Drop Flight ABCD / Limited # of Teams Games Rally-Point to 21 - Best Out of 3 / Guaranteed 3 Matches Gender Neutral ie/ it could be 2 Men against a Mixed Couple or 2 Women ENTRY FEE: $22/Player & BRING A SIMPLE DISH or SNACK TO SHARE! Entry Fee Includes Feather Shuttles and a Chance to Win a Door Prize Tournament Winners Receive a Medal and/or Prize and Their Names on the BMS Plaque SCHEDULE: 9:45am................... Players Check-in & Tournament Draw 10:30am (sharp)..... Start Time - Flight A 5:30pm.................... Door Prizes Draw - Winners Must be Present 6:00pm.................... Flight A B C D - Finals 6:45-7:45pm............ Open Play - Time Permitting 8:00pm.................... Dinner - Restaurant Location TBA TO REGISTER: PM the following (required) info and then drop-off your cheque at CNH. Registration is not complete until payment is received. For more info, or to request the entry form in a PDF, please PM. REGISTRATION / FEE DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 1st !!! *** Required Info *** REGISTRANT (Self) Name: Address: Cell / Home / Work: Email Address: Tourny T-Shirt $20 -Small/Medium/Large/X-Large: PARTNER (Specify If Requesting a Partner) Name: Address: Cell / Home / Work: Email Address: Tourny T-Shirt $20 -Small/Medium/Large/X-Large: Total Payment Required by DEADLINE: If you are interested for Dinner, specify the number of People:
At CNH, there are 4 courts, it's small number but adequate since the number of entries are also small compared to other tournaments in Vancouver. In the past years, we always had extra time after the finals. Cheers!
WOW, got some quick responses & paid registration already! Last year's top champs are back to defend their title! A few players who couldn't register last year, because the tournament was full, were quick to reply with their info. A couple of players w/ 105mm cannon fire from 2 years ago! :crying: Maybe I should give up my spot and get a flac-jacket on... Cheers!
Hey LB, you can always plan for a "preliminary" Jun-2007 trip on Nov12-2006 Just think... awwww uuuuu kaaaaaaan eeeeeeet soooooosheeeeee! Cheers!
Lol... Well, I am more than willing to try out the "pot luck" style food during the tournament. Oh wait, I might just set up my seat next to the food table, while ur guys killing each other on the court.
Break-My-String I'm new to the forum and saw that you are holding a badminton tournament. Just wondering if it would be suitable for a beginner like me? Thank you.
That's the benefit of getting your b*tt kicked in 3 rounds! Hi BigRed, this tournament "is for fun" but I would not recommend it if you are truly a beginner. I hate to have you play and get 0-21 for all your 6 games. On the other-hand, if you feel you are an optimistic player with a strong partner, then by all means come & join the tournament, gain some experience along with some new friends! Cheers!
21 more days left to complete your registration! As of Oct 11th, I have Registered: (5) Partial Registration Submitted: (11) Undecided - Yet to Submit Registration: (26) Remember, there is a limit on the number of Players for the tournament. Cheers!
Break-My-String Thanks for the warning! You guys seem too strong for me. I need to practice more. Wow M.Nguyen & H.Quan are champions for two years. What level are they, City, provincial or national. Is there anybody else who can beat them or will they win their third champion. Break-My-String did you play?
Hi BigRed, It is not for me to guess if they will win 3 years in a row, but like any other tournament, things can change, ex/ injuries that come with age. They are a strong team but not "un-beatable!" For last year's tournament, I had a minor injury which lead me to suffer on the sidelines watching instead of competing. :crying: :crying: :crying: The beauty of drop-flight tournaments is that it makes you fall into the level of competition that's closer to your ability, thus the flights A/B/C/D. As I said earlier, as long as you are not "truly a beginner", take this opportunity to have some fun and gain some experience! Cheers!
6 more days left to complete your registration! As of Oct 26th, I have Registered: (18) - 5 BF members Partial Registration Submitted: (8) - 3 BF memebrs Undecided - Yet to Submit Registration: (11) *cough cough* wood_22_chuck & wccbro Registration is not complete until payment has been received or unless special arrangements has been made with me... I take first-borns as a source of down-payment! There are still spots available for the tournament! HURRY! Cheers!
By popular request, here are the T-shirt design. (front) BMS Badminton Tournament (back) yellow & red traffic signs *chuckle chuckle* There might be some minor colour changes for the front. Cheers! (hope I attached the image properly )
The first tournament had a 300 km/h logo (nice even number) as kind of a fun thingee, in which later, I decided to have the speed represent the annual tournament. This year is the fourth annual, therefore 304 km/hr. Cheers!
The Challengers are in! The BC members (alphabetically) consist of Mrs.Badrad Bighook BTC2004 Cappy75 Cosmicpulse Galina S_m_a_s_h_e_r Sparky WCCBro Wonger47 Wood_22_chuck XYQH-Watson My apologizes if I missed anybody (I'm pretty sure I missed a few). Cheers!