1. 2006 Wisconsin Open
DATE / LOCATION: Sat. & Sun., April 1st and 2nd, 2006 @ Nathan
Hale H.S., 11601 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis, WI 53227

FORMAT: Open (any age), Jr. Senior (35+) and Master (50+) Singles/
Doubles/Mixed Doubles. ABCD drop-flight, championship/
consolation, or round-robin depending upon # of entries (4 minimum,
32 maximum per event). 3x15 scoring for all matches, except
3x11 for womens singles. Open ‘A’ 1st round ‘byes’ may count as a
‘win’ for top seeds (all other ‘byes’ are not counted).

SCHEDULE: Please check-in 30 minutes prior to your
scheduled event. Event start times are estimated and
actual start times may be later. Players not on court
within 10 minutes of called match may be defaulted. If
time permits, we may play some or all ‘Open’ BCD-level
finals on Saturday. All ‘Open’ A-level finals and all ‘Jr.
Senior’ & ‘Master’ events will be held on Sunday.

SATURDAY SUNDAY
8:00am Check-in / Warm-up 8:30am Check-in / Warm-up
8:30am Open Singles 9:00am Any remaining matches
11:30am Open Mixed Doubles Open Finals
3:00pm Open Doubles Jr. Sr. & Master Events
7:00pm? End of Day 3:00pm? End of Tournament


ENTRY FEES / DEADLINE: $20 for first event ($15 if entry post-marked
by March 15th), $10 each for additional events, Maximum 4
events. Payment must accompany entry form, and entry must be
RECEIVED by Friday, March 24th, 2006. Entries accepted in the
order received; entries for doubles are considered ‘received’ upon
receipt of BOTH partners’ entries. This tournament is NOT
sanctioned by USA Badminton, therefore USA Badminton membership is
NOT required to enter.

AWARDS: Prizes awarded to finalists of all open, senior and master
divisions (only to those present at time of called finals match)

MISCELLANEOUS: Feather shuttles will be sold for $1.50 each;
supplied free for finals. Louisville Badminton will be on-site to
provide
stringing services. A free catered lunch will be provided on
Saturday around noon for entrants (no break in play).

CONTACT: For more information, call Russ Janowski @ 414-328-0176, or
send an e-mail to: russlitza-wiopen06@...

DIRECTIONS: Take I-894. From the north, exit at Lincoln Ave. (Exit
1E) and go right (west) to 117th street.
School on the left. From the south, exit at National Ave. (Exit 2A)
and turn left. Go to Cleveland Ave. (2nd
light) and turn right. Go to 117th street and turn right again.
School on the right. From the hotels, go to
HWY100 (108th St). Take HWY100 south to Lincoln Ave. and turn right
(west). Take Lincoln Ave. to 117th
street. School on the left. Enter school through the west doors and
go to your right towards gym.

You can d/l the entry form at:
http://goban.sytes.net/clbp/2006_wi_open_entry.pdf

[Thanks to Alex Mathew, Tony Powell and Larry for the info!]



2. All England Open 2006 Results
Lin Dan (CHN) beat Lee Hyun Il (KOR) 15-7, 15-7.

Xie Xingfang (CHN) beat Zhang Ning (CHN) 11-6, 4-11, 11-2.

Eriksen/Lundgaard (DEN) beat Lee/Choong (MAS) 15-6, 14-17, 15-2.

Gao/Huang (CHN) beat Yang/Zhang (CHN) 6-15, 15-11, 15-2.

Zhang/Gao (CHN) beat Robertson/Emms (ENG) 12-15, 17-14, 15-1.

More details at:
http://www.worldbadminton.net/latest_tit_jan23.asp

[Thanks to Alex Mathew for the info!]



3. Top Badminton Tournament DVD's
http://www.badmintondvd.net/index.htm

[Thans to Gene for the info!]

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