Yes! LIN Dan & BAO ChunLai is coming to Southern California

**ABCmanagement** · 08-23-2010, 03:27 PM

With the sponsorship from Li Ning and Wells Fargo. LIN Dan and BAO ChunLai coming to Los Angeles again since they played the 2005 World Champ at Arrowhead (now Honda Center). They'll be playing at ABC on 8.31.2010 (Tuesday) from 6-9pm. This is an exciting news to ABC and fans here in LA. ABC will try our very best to make this a successful event.

There will have Raffle Draws, Autograph Signing and Pictures Taking with your favorite Badminton Idols. Tickets are limited. Don't miss this event and order your ticket at ABC asap. Tel: 626-401-0088.

See you next Tuesday!

ABC Management

**ctjcad** · 08-23-2010, 06:53 PM

related threads:
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/foru...-To-America!!!
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/foru...-Champion-Tour

***kwun*** · 08-31-2010, 12:54 PM

can someone help post pictures of the show tonight?

**n3w813** · 08-31-2010, 01:36 PM

I can post some, but I don't own a DSLR so the pics are going to be crappy.

Too bad ctjcad won't be there tonight.

***kwun*** · 08-31-2010, 01:37 PM

thanks n3w813!

we appreciate all efforts to share. DSLR not required.

**ctjcad** · 08-31-2010, 03:36 PM

..cool!...and videos, too, n3w813, if you can record the event..

**n3w813** · 08-31-2010, 03:54 PM

I'll see if my bro can bring a tripod....

I heard both Leo and Ingrid will be playing....Leo will be playing a singles game with Lin Dan!!

**ctjcad** · 08-31-2010, 11:55 PM

..so, this is what i heard (from a friend who was there):
- It was a wall-to-wall, packed house. With almost no inch spared...
- They had to use several parking spaces from next door businesses because there were so many cars...
- They rented this high, bleacher seatings, and put them around the playing court
- They had catering food served (what they served, that we have to wait for the pics)

..too bad i missed it but can't wait to see the pics and videos..

**n3w813** · 09-01-2010, 01:08 AM

I've uploaded the pictures to an album. I set it to public so you should be able to access it. Sorry for the reverse order, I arranged it ascending but it is ordering it descending :S so you'll need to go through the pictures backwards....

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/foru...php?albumid=37

I'll post a summary of the event tomorrow, time for bed now....

**ctjcad** · 09-01-2010, 01:24 AM

coolness!!!..pretty dope!!..thanks for capturing and posting the pics!
btw, did you shake LD's hand??..
In one of the pics, LD must've said to BCL : "They have badminton in the U.S.?!?!"..

**madbad** · 09-01-2010, 01:39 AM

Wow, all those lucky people who got to play with LD and BCL. Nice pics

**Bubbles** · 09-01-2010, 02:11 AM

couldn't take pics of the food, they were covered but it was nice decco, I forgot to take pictures of that, line was moving. Also I have to say since I was one of the later people to arrive thanks to my work, I couldn't get a good seat to take pictures from both sides. ABC management was making it hard for me since I didn't ask earlier in advance and didn't ask Chris to clear it with them :_(, no press pass no access :_(. William one of the managers later did gimme some space to take photos but oh well I made due already. My experience in this was a bit negative but I'm glad the photos came out palatable?

**george@chongwei** · 09-01-2010, 02:25 AM

who is Leo?? woo, lin dan playing doubles.?

Thanks for all the pics

**george@chongwei** · 09-01-2010, 02:26 AM

Why chen jin was not here>?

**Bubbles** · 09-01-2010, 03:20 AM

he's probably celebrating his trophy and 1st place instead of being here ha ha ha. I wanted Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng :_(

**extremenanopowe** · 09-01-2010, 09:18 AM

wow... who's that tripplets? I only notice them in the pictures. lol.

**raceto21** · 09-01-2010, 11:55 AM

the event really didnt afford any good opportunity to get autographs or pictures with LD or BCL ( unless you are a volunteer or have VIP status). i even had a little laugh when i saw a guy trying to get an autograph from LD being shoved away by an organizer wearing a white polo shirt- i told my friend sitting beside me "thats what you get for wearing a yonex shirt" and we both laughed.
cant understand much from the program- it was in cantonese or mandarin. maybe because 95% of the crowd were chinese
i hope the people at menlo park get a better experience for their $20 and at least get a reasonablel opportunity to get close to their favorite players. i estimate the crowd to be about 300. maybe a little more or less.
but no doubt about it LD and BCL really enjoyed this experience as much as the crowd enjoyed it.