2009 USA TEAM TRIALS AT GGBC JANUARY!!! JAN 2-4, 2009, FRI-SUN | GGBC 1 Dear GG Members and Friends! We are very happy and proud to announce that, for the SECOND time, GGBC has been awarded by USAB to hold the USA National Team Trial (2009) at GGBC 1, Menlo Park from Jan 2nd - 4th, 2009, Friday to Sunday! (To read the news on USAB Official Website, please Click Here.) The BEST badminton players from all over the country will ALL be vying for the top seed ranking they need to represent the USA to compete in 2009 BWF competitions. It will be FREE to watch this exciting event so please do reserve the weekend of Jan 2-4, 2009 on your calendar for some MOST EXCITING badminton games you can get to see in the US of A! We'd love to have a great, whooping, cheering audience to come to GG and support USA's best players! With your support, we're sure they will get all revved up to play their best and most aggressive games! You can also sign up to PLAY in this tournament! To be eligible, you must be a member in good standing with USAB and satisfy one or more of the following: i) be a citizen of the United States; or, ii) has received approval from the BWF for non-citizenship international representation. Entry Deadline: Dec 19, 2008(Friday). To download the Entry Form, please Click Here. We will keep you updated with 2009 Team Trial News and will post the draw when it becomes available. See you all on GG courts! Most Sincerely, GG Management
^^Wow..^^ ..what a way to kick off the new yr. The day after New Year's Day!.. Good luck to all the participants & hopefuls! Btw, is kwun going to be there & do his usual paparazzi assignment??..
The Draw is up at the www.usabadminton.org website Please check it out. .... good luck to all participants !!
results are posted here: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=26407&d=20090102 i wasn't there today. i will show up and snap a few photos tomorrow.
^^Who is...^^ ..Igor Marmer??.....So far, after looking at the match results, he has won all of his 3 Singles matches, even winning one in rubber games vs. Nick Jinadasa (#1 seed)....kwun, mind taking a pic of him?thx.. *Btw, looking fw to your pics, again, kwun!thanks!
photos are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmpsmash/sets/72157612141817408/ gotta go to sleep. very very tired.
igor?? whoa...he is like in his mid forties about 6'2" to 6'4", must've gotten in good shape recently. very good singles player, not so much double. I been playing with him for like 15years or so...doubles only, cuz there is no way i can challenge him in singles. Man I can't believe he still have the stamina!! Good Job IGOR!!!
Alriiiiiiiiiggghht!!!.. thanks much, kwun, for taking and sharing the pics!!!..I know you wanted to just spend this past weekend resting with your family... *I assume you only went & took Saturday's pics??.. ..alright, thanks for the info; at the end, he won 4 (i didn't count the other 1 because it was a Walkover win) and lost 2, both of which ended in rubber games. Now, from kwun's pics, can you tell us which one is he (if his pics were taken)??.. Btw, any official announcement for this yr's U.S. team??..Final team composition?..
The official team consists of: Tony Gunawan Howard Bach Sattawat Pongnairat Howard Shu Eva Lee Lauren Todt Daphne Ng Lili Zhou
^^Thanks..^^ ..so, can you refresh our memory, Paul: looks like Raju, Bob & Eva are the players not included in this yr's team (from last yr's)? or any others??
Sorry Chris, I don't remember the last team for the Sudirman. Eva is in this year's team, but no Bob or Raju. May didn't make this year's team either.
^^Hmm..^^ ..i was searching for last yr's team, i remember they held a similar tryout @ OCBC last yr, but couldn't find any infos. I remember Daniel Gouw & Chris Hales were also part of last yr's team, but do not recall the rest. Sudirman Cup was 2 yrs ago, and i believe we have a pic of that team...
Well, I guess I'll have to start digging. I'll let you know when I find out. Last year's team was for the Pan Am and Thomas/Uber Cup.
^^Okay..^^ ..oh wait, are you saying the U.S. National team tryout is held every 2 yrs?? And last yr's team was for different events??.. Btw, here's a pic from the 2007 team: Looks like May, Nick, Bob & Eric are the players not included in this yr's team. http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39606&page=4 Btw, is the U.S. Nationals being held at OCBC, this yr?? Will this be an every other yr thingy for OCBC/GGBC??..
There are U.S. Team tryouts every year and it's for whatever events being held that particular year (Sudiman, Thomas/Uber, Pan Ams). It's nice to see some new faces representing the US. The Nationals will be held at OCBC this year. I don't know if it's going to be the norm switching back and forth with GGBC.
I believe this is Igor, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmpsmash/2333497655/in/set-72157604121846287/ This is kwun's picture from the GGBC/Smash City Interclub Competition earlier this year. See thread here and picture in there also. http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53034
^^Alright..^^ ..thanks for id-ing..Did you go & watch some of the actions, Fan888??.. Oh, forgot to mention it, but congrats to all the players who've made the team!
Didn't get the chance to watch that many matches, but I will leave my impression based on what I saw. I was most impressed with the Lauren/Daphne WD pair. Beating the # 1 Eva/Mesinee pair twice in 2 days was pretty amazing. Was also impressed how well Daphne played together with Lauren. Hope this pair would stay together for years to come and push both WD pairs to get better. For MD, there was no competition against Tony/Howard. They were just far better than any other MD pair in this tournament. Glad to see this pairing again. As for wildcard and future, I was impressed by this young girl (pics per kwun) http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmpsmash/3166233666/in/set-72157612141817408/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmpsmash/3166233320/in/set-72157612141817408/ I think her name is Iris Wang. I guess she must be 11 or 12 year old. She didn't win many matches against older and bigger opponents. I thought she played very well and had a lot of potential. A future star
