Thank you notes

The 2009 Washington State Games Badminton Tournament went smoothly over the
weekend 6/26 – 6/28.There were over 150 players participated in this year's
tournament at Bellevue Badminton Club.

Thanks to the continue support of players from Vancouver/BC, there're new faces
that came to the tournament. It is through good competition that we can all
improve and promote the sport of badminton in our region.

We offered the online entry option on tournamentsoftware.com. It turned out to
be a great option for the out of town players. Hopefully, this will make it
much easier for our out of town players in all our future tournaments. Results
are posted on www.tournamentsoftware.com as well.

Some photos taken during the tournament are available:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clintonc111/sets/72157620561982055/

At times, it seems like we will never get done with all the matches with only 5
courts available at the club. Thanks to all the players' patience and
cooperation that we were able to finish all our matches. Though Friday night
went a little late for some of you, please accept my sincere apology. The good
news is that the Club is expanding with the addition of 5 more courts next door
in July. Hopefully, we can take advantage of the expansion in our future
tournament.

Many thanks to all the volunteers (or being volunteered) who helped out
throughout the tournament, without your help, the tournament would not be
successful.

Special thanks to my tournament co-director – Katherine Ip who guided and
checked with me every steps of the way to make sure the tournament is a success.

Hope to see you again next year!

Just to name a few of the helpers:
Entry – Katherine Ip
Finance - Helen Roome
Umpire – Katherine Ip, Patrick Ip
Score Update – Christine Chen, Rochelle Ng
Registration - Melissa Tang, Doris Ng
Announcer – James Lau, Clinton Chen, Vicky Chen, Rochelle Ng
Tournament Software - Katherine Ip
Tournament Desk - Patrick Ip, Clinton Chen, James Lau
Food/Snack – Grace Yuen

Regards,
James Lau