http://system.bwfbadminton.com/uplo...rsion 1 (Updated Friday, 16th June 2017).xlsxCan you post / link to registrant list? Interested to see who can challenge in MD. Nehwal v Zhang should be nice match to see in WS.
but can dean see you?but so nice to still see Tony, Halim, and Dean on the courts.
to start with he needs 12 players above him to withdraw...Momota is a potential dark horse,
a couple of players made the main draw. nobody i'm familiar with. check here: http://system.bwfbadminton.com/uplo...rsion 1 (Updated Friday, 16th June 2017).xlsxHmm..in Anaheim, CA... Tempting to go. No INA players participating?
it's only a gp gold. 99% of players are the up and coming future stars. occasionally you get top 10 players looking for a tune-up when coming back from injury or needing a quick ranking point boost. when you see a group of top 10 players at a gp gold it's usually their local tournament or not too far to travel.Wish a bigger pool of top order players made their way here.
this year's venue will be the biggest in u.s. open history. the cost is a major gamble & it'll likely look very empty on finals day. finding significant ($) sponsors for u.s. badminton events is harder than pulling teeth. it's a waste of everyone's time & money soliciting the mom & pop type nickel & dime amounts (< $500). it cheapens the title of the tournament and the cost of making them a decent looking sign takes most of it. you want to sponsor/help out w/ $500? buy a block of tickets.Hope bigger venues, fun sponsors and cooler activities are associated with the event so we can attract the best of the best.
heh heh... unfortunately that has proven to be zero incentive. btw, lhi, defending champ, is playing again.If you lose in the early rounds, hey, your sponsor can send you to disneyland or universal studios with your significant others and/or kids (veterans like LD, LCW, LHI etc).
who wouldn't be up for that? have JStandard1 make some callsAnd oh, someone get taufik hidayat back to play on US soil!
TWK/GVS withdrawn already on 19th June. I think they will stay focus for World Championship in Glasgow.tan wee kiong/goh v shem will be seeded #1 in md.
saina nehwal #2 in ws.
to start with he needs 12 players above him to withdraw...
bummer. on the other hand, on paper they should've blown away the rest of the draw. that's not usually very entertaining.TWK/GVS withdrawn already on 19th June.
oh, didn't know that.this year's venue will be the biggest in u.s. open history.
yep, very true. i was part of the organizing team at a few regional/provincial level events so i know how hard that can be. you need the right highly places people at the right time pulling in all the right favors; and also compromising on a lot of things, which means uneven budgeting and sometimes leads to a lack of professionalism.finding significant ($) sponsors...
ooh, pardon my ignorance, but is JStandard1 a secret celebrity in the baddyworld or a top ranked official or something?have JStandard1 make some calls![]()