So I just heard through the grapevine...can't wait! Who else is going? UCLA BRUIN OPEN BADMINTON TOURNAMENT Sat, October 27 – Sun, October 28, 2007 Deadline: October 15, 2007 Funky, B, C, D Mixed and Doubles Events With Consolation http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/UCLABadminton 10% of all profits will be donated to The Wishing Well Foundation USA http://www.wishingwellusa.org TO REGISTER: Please do ONLY ONE of the following, 1. Sign up at http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/UCLABadminton/bo2007entry_form.html and mail the fee to the address below. 2. Mail both the entry form and the fee to the address below. VENUE: Student Activities Center Gym and Pardee Gym (John Wooden Center). Measures have been taken to minimize glare. Campus map and directions are available at http://www.recreation.ucla.edu/recreate/facilities.aspx. Daily parking permits ($8) are available at kiosks located at most campus entrances. Parking lot 4 (entrance from Sunset Blvd.) is the closest to the gym. EVENTS: Funky, B, C, D flights; MIXED and DOUBLES events with consolation. All matches, 3x21 format rally scoring. FEES: $15 for first event, $12 for the second event, and $10 for the third. Late entries will be charged $5 extra. Each participant receives one FREE raffle ticket per registered event and also receives a FREE T-shirt for registering in 2 or more events. SHUTTLECOCKS: Two feather shuttlecocks provided per match. Please bring your own additional shuttlecocks. ENTRY: Maximum 3 events. One must play at the level of the higher ranked player (i.e. C/D team must play in C or higher). We reserve the right to make any necessary changes. All entries due October 15. No refunds after October 15. Please make your check or money order payable to "UC Regents" and mail it to: 2131 John Wooden Center Attention Badminton Club Los Angeles, CA 90095 Each player must fill an entry form. SCHEDULE: Saturday: Mixed and early rounds of Funky, B, C, and D doubles. Sunday: Doubles. Warm-ups start at 9 a.m. Matches start at 9:30 a.m. on both days. More detailed schedule information will be posted on our website as soon as it is available. Court warm-ups limited to 5 minutes. 10-minute default rule STRICTLY enforced. AWARDS: $100 for Funky winner, $50 for Funky runner-up team. Trophies and medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and Consolation winners. RAFFLE: Conducted throughout Saturday. Prizes include racket bags, T-shirts, tubes of shuttlecocks, strings, and grips. FOOD: Cold drinks and snacks will be sold on site. Campus restaurants should also be open. CONTACT: E-mail bruinopen@gmail.com or call Eric Chen at (949) 701-5220.
correction: looks like they're doing online entries only. probably more efficient for everyone anyway
Pardon the ignorance, but when did the Bruins start having badminton events? This is very interesting. I took some subjects in UCLA eons ago
Teams posted... Looks like another good one! http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/uclabadminton/bo2007teams.html
