1. Prairie Stone Open Reminder!! (Last Chicago-Area Tournament this year!!)
Date: 11/04/06
Location: Prairie Stone Sports & Wellness Center, 5050 Sedge Blvd, Hoffman
Estates, IL 60192. (About 40 min North-West from Chicago)
Eligibility: Open to all level players
Events: Men's single, Men's double, Women's single, Women's double and
Mixed double (MS, MD, WS, WD, XD).
Format: Double Elimination. New score system. Everyone play at least
two games.
Entry Fee: $20 for the first event, $10 for each additional event.
Junior under 18 years old, $15 for the first event, $5 for extra event
Note: No Junior division only price is different.

Prizes: Rewards for winner and runner up in each Event.
Entry Deadline: 10/30/06. Late applicants may not be accepted if event
is full.
Schedule: 11/04/06
8:30am Registration for Men's Single and Women's single.
Games start at 9:00am sharply.
10:00am Mix double
12:30pm Men's double and Women's double
7:30pm all games finished

Miscellaneous: All finals will receive two free shuttles. No refund
unless event is canceled.
Contact: ye.jimmy@...
Cellular: 847-924-8128
Work: 312-696-6323

More details and registration at:
http://the.chairperson.googlepages.com/TournamentPS.htm
http://the.chairperson.googlepages.com/RegisterPS.htm

[Thanks to Jimmy Ye for the update]

2. Players in the news
Starting page 66 in the Sept/Oct 2006 Issue of
AAGOLF Magazine, (Free and available in
Chicago-area Asian groceries and restaurants.) you'll
find shots of CELINE THUM modeling golf outfits.
And yes, there's also a short mention of her
badminton abilities.


3. Stars playing badminton?!?
Rebecca Romijn, Jerry O'Connell Play Birdie

[Source: http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1548850,00.html ]


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