Hi Seattle Badminton Lovers,

Sorry for the delay. But I really want to thank Doris and Nino for co-chairing
this year's junior tournament. They are first timers as tournament directors,
but they act like Pros. Nino ran the whole tournament from start to finish, he
even ate lunch at the desk. Medals had been my nightmare of junior tournaments
as we combined events but gave medals according to the age groups they signed up
for - it can be a real mess. Oh, Nino smoothly distribute them all on the day
of the tournament and all kids went home happily with their reward of the day:)>
Doris got the hardest jobs of all - making the draw, finding partners for the
players and calming parents down. Believe me or not, we changed the draw over a
dozen times. We even changed it for Vicky and Kendrick the morning of the
tournament. Good Jobs, both of you! Hope to see you again next year.

- Katherine for WSBA


--- In SeattleBadminton@yahoogroups.com, "badsmashcc" <clintonc111@...> wrote:
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> The results for 2009 Junior Championship and Daffodil badminton tournaments
are available:
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> http://northwestbadminton.org
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> The following is the note from Doris:
>
> 2009 WSBA Junior Championship
> Bellevue Badminton Club, April 25, 2009
>
> Note of Thanks
>
> This is the 3rd year of the Washington State Junior Championship, which took
place at the Bellevue Badminton Club on April 25th, 2009.
>
> Although the turnout was less than last year with 63 players mainly from the
greater Seattle area, 3 from Spokane and 2 from Campbell River,B.C., we had a
very competitive and fun tournament with all the matches finishing in just one
single day.
>
> We also had a wide range of age groups – ranging from our youngest player,
Thaddeus Ho, at just 8 years old, to the experienced player, Joshua Wong, who
competed in the U22 events.
>
> This is also the first time we offered the online entry option on
tournamentsoftware.com. It turned out to be a great option for the out of town
players. Results are posted on www.tournamentsoftware.com as well.
>
> The cute T-Shirt graphic this year was designed by Natalie Sun. If you pay
close attention to the comic characters in the graphic, you may find a few
familiar faces!
>
> I'd also like to give thanks to Nino, my co-chair of this tournament, who ran
the tournament from start to finish. Of course, without the support of Raquel
Gonzales, we would not have seen the tournament end on time.
>
> In addition, thanks to Katherine Ip who gave me this opportunity in organizing
this tournament. I have learned a lot from her professionalism.
>
> Last but not least, many thanks to the coaches (Kenny, Raju & Paz), parents
and the volunteers for their support.
>
> They include:
> T-shirt design & printing – Natalie Sun, Ben Shamsuddin
> Draw Desk – Katherine Ip, Natalie Sun
> Scorekeeping – Patrick Ip, Amy Jin, Soloman So, Renata Baker
> Medals – Linda Lang, Kevin Hermanto, Raquel Gonzales
> Food – Katy Wah
> Clean up- Kevin Hermanto
> Support – All parents.
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> Hope to see you again next year!
>
> Regards,
> Doris Ng
> Nino Gonzales
>