Bay Area Open Summer 2007 - SJSU - June 16-17, 2007

[baopen]

Yonex Bay Area Open Summer 2007
San Jose State University
June 16-17, 2007
www.BayAreaOpen.org

We, the Bay Area Open badminton club, would like to invite you to participate in a new breed of a tournament.

The Bay Area Open Summer 2007 is the first time we have 3 different events: Junior, Senior, Open A flight. It is a trial run to help promote badminton to juniors and seniors. Participant is limited to ensure tournament run smoothly.

Juniors (BAJO):

• Under 19 years old
• Single Elimination with Consolation
  Main Matches played (3 x 21 points)
  Consolation Matches played (1 x 21 points)
• 1 pc of Yonex AS-50 shuttlecock is provided for each match (Main and Consolation)
• Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and Cons winners

Seniors (BASO):

• 35 and over (Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles events ONLY)
• Single Elimination with Consolation
  Main Matches played (3 x 21 points)
  Consolation Matches played (1 x 21 points)
• 4 pcs of Yonex AS-50 shuttlecocks are provided for each match in the Main Draw
• 2 pcs of Yonex AS-50 shuttlecocks are provided for each match in the Consolation Draw
• Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and Cons winners

Open A Flight (BAOPEN):

• OPEN to anybody who is interested to play in the A flight
• Single Elimination (3 x 21 points) with NO Consolation
• Yonex AS-50 shuttlecocks are provided for all matches
• Total Prize Money of $2,250.
  Prize Money is alloted to Winners, Finalist, and Semi Finalists

For more details, please check website at www.BayAreaOpen.org

The tournament is targeted for the juniors to compete at their age level. For the seniors, it is fun tournament for competitive exercise. Lastly, for the Open A flight, it is for the excitement, experience, and the prize money of $2,250 (Total Purse).

If you are looking for place to stay for the tournament, checkout our Official Hotel Sponsor, the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel located in the San Jose/Milpitas McCarthy Ranch area near many prominent restaurants. Using the link below, you can get a room at a VERY special rate of $69 (regularly it is $89 or more). They also offer FREE shuttle service from/to the San Jose International Airport.
http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en...ao/index.jhtml

Have smashing fun at Bay Area Open Summer 2007! We look forward to see you at the tournament.

We would like to thank our sponsors below for sponsoring the tournament and promoting badminton in the Bay Area.

Sponsors:
Yonex USA - Official Equipment of Bay Area Open Summer 2007
Hilton Garden Inn Hotel - Official Hotel of Bay Area Open Summer 2007
Badminton Alley - Official Supplier of Bay Area Open events and clubs

[hiroisuke]

Anyone going? I'm in for U19 BS and BD.

[baopen]

We have about 140 juniors playing in the upcoming Bay Area Summer Open 2007.

[Kimmysolucious]

Oooo I just might show up and watch.

[kwun]

i was there yesterday for around an hour or so.

the older juniors i didn't see as i was there fairly early, but the younger ones are really impressive. a few very young ones, 8, 9 yrs old girls had really good technique and footwork, the only thing missing from them is that they are around 4 feet tall! otherwise they will give some really impressive showing.

i notice a lot of them are from UBC. i think the future of USA badminton is very good indeed. i think a few more years these girls will be able to play very competitively.

[NGRA2000]

Has any one seen the last couple of games in Semi-and final?

[Lefty]

Men's single semifinal and final were all very good games.

Kevin Zhang defeated Qin Zie Wei in 3 games and defeated Arnold Setiadi in 2 games.

[beachbuff]

His name is actually Kevin Zeng. Not Zhang or Zheng.

[hiroisuke]

Hey, do you guys know when they'll post results? I'm kind of curious about some of the A results and stuff like that.

[wlum]

Here's some photo's I took at the tournament. I'm sure David will post more on his site photos.bayareaopen.org

[wlum]

Guess who these players are!

[kwun]

very nice photos!

[TLCal]

Thanks Wayne for the nice pictures!

[jump17]

i love mike's pink shirt xD

[ChandraGGBC]

thanks Wayne for the picture