AND SENIOR INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS Presented by K & D Graphics Yonex Corporation and USA Badminton Open Purse September ORANGE COUNTY BADMINTON CLUB Orange California You Work. You Play. You Ride. We Understand.
Kawasaki salutes the athletes participating in the OCBC/Yonex U.S. Open Championships. Your skill, determination and dedication to the sport of badminton is outstanding. Good luck to all participants in the upcoming competition. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS TITLE SPONSORS LINE JUDGES (continues) International Badminton Federation (IBF) Yonex Corporation Jamie Kong Pan American Badminton Conferation (PABC) K & D Graphics Bob Lewis United States Badminton Association (USAB) John Lim Southern California Badminton Association (SCBA) EQUIPMENT SPONSOR David Matoff Yonex Corporation Robin Metson HONORARY CHAIRPERSONS Jack Mussry Korn Dabbaransi President (IBF) OFFICIAL HOTEL Tam Nguyen Justian Suhandianata Vice President (IBF) Sheraton Anaheim Hotel Larry Nyi Don Chew President (USAB) Rosie Pham UMPIRES Tuan Phan ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CHAIR Dave Carton David Robinson Paisan Rangsikitpho Vice President (USAB) Ian Counter Rizvan Sadikot Curt Dommeyer Sharon Samann REFEREES Hakan Fossto Mohammad Sharif Federico Valdez Peru Sunil Jinadasa Dianne Sweeney Keith Miller Canada Dirk Kellerman Brendan Taft Paisan Rangsikitpho USA Elaine Kong Katsue Takahashi Ed Matanga Eva Tafoya TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE Lili Lai Jack Tarr Cliff Peters Tournament Director Terry Lira Robert Young Bob Cook Assistant Chair Erik Ligtvoet Benny Yu Holly Peters Match Control Lynn Maund Alahambra High School Michell Tafoya Information & Transportation Laurent Rochette Cypress High School Anna Cook Registration & Credentials Jolyon Thompson Irvine Valley College Ed Barnes Court Manager Andreas Utz Garden Grove High School Juanita Costello Reception Loara High School Lee Calvert Umpire Coordinator LINE JUDGES Mark Keppel High School Vicki Toutz Line Judge Coordinator David Acuna Orange Coast College Tim Mangkalakiri Awards and Presentation Nancy Acuna Terry Lira Welcome & Transportation Ahmed Akhtar WELCOMING COMMITTEE Todd Aubin Sport Trainer Linda Alfandary Carol Bryan Pete Puchalski Statistics Phil Alfandary Terry Lira Montri Chew Public Relations Sephani Armstrong Cora Tanuwidjaja Todd Aubin TOURNAMENT DESK COMMITTEE: Scott Bering CREDENTIALS & HOSPITALITY Jaki Kamphuis Ron Blanchard COMMITTEE Liz Flores Carol Bryan Toni Kultoljunda Mary Cox Mary Cox PLAYER INFORMATIONCOMMITTEE Viet Dang Michell Tafoya Ufilya Davis SPORTS THERAPY Eva Tafoya Duane Enochs Dr Gofman Cora Tanuwidjaja Teressa Fogelman Todd Aubin Betty Gordon ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Ian Ho TRANSPORTATION Kim Chew Senior Vice President K & D Graphics Allan Hodgert Glenn Crawford Chitose Renge Executive Vice President – YONEX Vu Huynh Dale Crawford Jun Hirasawa Liaison YONEX Pamela Jenney Eva Tafoya Dan Cloppas Executive Director USAB Nicholas Jinadasa Barb Kissick Program and Media USAB Stan Johnson OCBC FACILITY Jeff Kamphuis Noi Mangkalakiri Judianne Kelly Mark Phongsasavithes
Program designed by Gus Chew Printed by K & D Graphics WELCOME LETTER
BARBARA BOXER CALIFORNIA
COMMITTEES: COMMERCE SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS FOREIGN RELATIONS
September
Orange county Badminton Club North Main Street Orange County CA
Dear Friends:
Please accept my warmest greetings as you gather for the OCBC/YONEX U S Open Badminton Championships You have my best wishes for a memorable event
I congratulate the Orange County Badminton Club for its commitment to this event Your consistent support for badminton competitions shows your dedication to this international sport I commend all the competing athletes for their participation and dedication to the sport of badminton
I send my best wishes for an unforgettable championship Good luck to all!
Sincerely
Barbara Boxer United States Senator
WELCOME LETTER
Governor Gray Davis
Welcome
U S Open Badminton Championships
September
It is great pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all who have gathered for the U S Open National Badminton Championships
I salute the athletes families coaches and friends who have joined together to pursue the joys of competition and sportsmanship The dedication of each athlete serves as an inspiration for all Californians
On behalf of the people of the State of California I extend best wishes for successful event
______Governor Gray Davis
WELCOME LETTER
September
Dear Participants and Spectators of the OCBC/Yonex U S Open Badminton Championships:
On Behalf of the entire City Council we welcome you to the City of Orange and to the Orange County Badminton Club one of the most outstanding badminton facilities in the world and a source of pride to the City of Orange Its hometown
This international four day tournament with total purse is sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation and is classified as an IBF World Grand Prix Event
Congratulations to Yonex Corporation U S A the Orange County Badminton Club and K & D Graphics for sponsoring the tournament We look forward to watching some of the best players in the world show us their skill at badminton
Good luck to all participants!
Sincerely
MARK A MURPHY Mayor
WELCOME LETTER
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE For the OCBC/YONEX US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS September
It gives me the greatest pleasure on behalf of the International Badminton Federation and the worldwide badminton family to welcome you all to Orange County California for the OCBC/YONEX US Open
Over players from countries are expected to descend on the "golden state" for this ★ tournament part of the World Grand Prix series offering a prize fund of to the most successful players
Badminton may be a popular leisure pursuit in the United States but there are those who have yet to realize that as a fully fledged Olympic sport heading towards its fourth Olympic Games professional badminton is far removed from the game some play in their backyards on a Sunday afternoon
The professional badminton player is the epitome of fitness and the sport itself is a power ful dynamic game with an exciting mix of explosive smashes and tactical deft touches As the world's fastest racket sport badminton has a lot to offer young athletes and it is one of my primary aims as the new IBF President to elevate the understanding and promo tion of the sport here in the United States
Grateful thanks must be extended to the tournament Organizing Committee Volunteers and all those who have supported the organization and smooth running of this event with particular mention to the generous sponsors Orange County Badminton Club Yonex Corporation and K & D Graphics Printing and Packaging Inc
I do hope you enjoy the world class badminton on show and send my very best wishes to all the players competing here this week
Korn Dabbaransi President International Badminton Federation
WELCOME LETTER
September
Dear Participants and Badminton Friends:
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the OCBC/Yonex US Open Badminton Championships and the OCBC/Yonex Senior International Badminton Championships We are proud to be a title sponsor of this tournament and we look forward to an exciting week of outstanding play by all the world class players
Although badminton has a rich history badminton in the United States has not received its share of recognition With the help from the International Badminton Federation USA Badminton and Don Chew and his family Yonex is committed to promoting badminton in the United States as a high level professional sport Tournaments such as this Open will help pave the way in exposing potential badminton players and fans to this exhilarating sport
In closing I would like to thank K & D Graphics the U S Open Tournament Committee the Orange County Badminton Club and USA Badminton for their commitment and devo tion to the growing future of badminton
Good luck to all participants and to the badminton fans please enjoy some exciting play!
Sincerely
Chitose Renge Executive Vice President
WELCOME LETTER
September
Congratulations to all of you for your participation in this prestigious event A special welcome to the new countries represented For all attending root on your favorites and enjoy a great week
Badminton continues to enjoy popularity worldwide and particularly here in California due to all of the athletes supporters and especially to the Chew family Their personal time effort and monetary commitment are truly unique Take a moment during the tournament to stop by and say hello and thank you to Don and Kim
Finally we want to wish all participants good luck good sportsmanship and let the best person/team win
Kawasaki let’s the good times roll
Robert O Shepard Bonnie Whidden Executive Vice President Manager Marketing Group Graphics & Administrative Services Kawasaki Motors Corp U S A Kawasaki Motors Corp U S A
WELCOME LETTER
September
Dear Participants and Badminton Friends:
Welcome to the OCBC/Yonex U S Open and Senior International Badminton Championships and to the Orange County Badminton Club We are proud to have the honor and privilege of hosting this World Grand Prix event for the sixth consecu tive year at our badminton facility In addition much fun will be had at the Senior International where top ranked seniors compete for international titles
We would like to thank Yonex Corporation for their sponsorship of the tournament and their continued support of badminton at the Orange County Badminton Club Many thanks to the International Badminton Federation USA Badminton the Organizing Committee and the volunteers of Southern California Badminton Association for their endless dedication and contribution to the success of this tournament As the elected USA Badminton President I look forward to the success of the U S Open and the enthusiasm it will generate for the future of our sport
We hope you will enjoy the tournament and your stay here in sunny Southern California
Best wishes and good luck to all the participants!
Sincerely
Don Chew Kim Chew President/CEO Senior Vice President USA Badminton President
WELCOME LETTER
September
Dear Badminton Friends:
On behalf of USA Badminton the Southern California Badminton Association and the U S Open Organizing Committee I would like to welcome you to the OCBC/Yonex U S Open and OCBC/Yonex Senior International Badminton Championships This year more than players from countries will compete for the Open titles while players from five countries will compete for the Senior International titles
Special thanks to the Orange County Badminton Club K & D Graphics and the Yonex Corporation for their support of the OCBC/Yonex U S Open and the OCBC/Yonex Senior International We are extremely grateful to Mr Don Chew and his family for making this event possible
The U S Open and Senior International is also supported by the Sheraton Anaheim Hotel the International Badminton Federation USA Badminton and Southern California Badminton Association who support us in many ways to help create an outstanding event Additional appreciation should also go to our tournament officials staff and volunteers for all of their hard work Lastly I would also like to thank our loyal badminton fans for their continuing dedication to badminton
To all the athletes good luck and enjoy the tournament!
Sincerely
Paisan Rangsikitpho Organizing Committee Chair
WELCOME LETTER
September
Dear Participants and Friends
On behalf of USA Badminton and the USAB National Office it is indeed a pleasure to welcome you to the OCBC/Yonex U S Open and Senior International Badminton Championships I know many of you look forward to this yearly event to renew friendships and rivalries but also recognize the importance of this competition as results are used for international rankings
USA Badminton thanks the Yonex Corporation and K & D Graphics for again sponsoring this prestigious event and The Orange County Badminton Club for facility support In addition personal thanks to Don Chew USA Badminton President Paisan Rangsikitpho Tournament Director the tournament committee and the many volunteers who generously give their time and talents to make a tournament of this magnitude possible
To the talented players competing in this year’s championship I wish you outstanding play and a safe fun filled competition
Sincerely
Dan Cloppas Executive Director USA Badminton
WELCOME LETTER
September
Dear Friends
On behalf of the Orange Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Bureau and the Orange business community welcome! The City of Orange is honored to be the host city of the OCBC/Yonex U S Open Badminton Championships and its hardworking players I know all players and spectators will appreciate the fine facilities that the Orange County Badminton Club Provides as well as the impressive features of the City of Orange
I commend you all for your hard work and dedication to the sport of badminton I would also like to thank the events sponsors the Yonex Corporation and Chamber members Orange County Badminton Club and K & D Graphics for their contributions to the sport
I wish the best of luck to all players and hope you enjoy your visit in our fine city!
Sincerely
Don Saltikov Chairman of the Board Orange Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Bureau
U S OPEN
Southern California has a large number of U S event led to negotiations to rename Schoppe's Open Badminton Championships to its credit far annual tournament the new U S Open For the more than any other area With the wonderful next five years Manhattan Beach Badminton Club weather more than its fair share of continued to host the event entertainment the beautiful Pacific Ocean readily available the neon fascination of The venue changed in to Ambassador Hollywood and any type of food you might want College in Pasadena California with Chris Kincard California seems to have it all Why wouldn't at the helm The move was a decision made by badminton players want to visit this area again the United States Badminton Association to and again? California also boasts large popula enlarge the potential audience with more seating tions from nearly every nation who are aware of and more courts this fine sport The ’s began with a move to the Bren Center The first time Southern California launched into at the University of California Irvine with event the international event was when Long director Paisan Rangsikitpho The purse was now Beach played host It was an exciting time for the enlarged and new sponsors brought in The large Southern California badminton community facility provided plenty of space for a variety of Most either worked at that Open or played; and booths and full time medical assistance everyone watched U S OPEN SITES The flavor of the event left the community wanting more and Long Beach again hosted the ORANGE COUNTY BADMINTON CLUB ORANGE CA tournament in In the venue moved a few miles to Fullerton for another Open ORANGE COUNTY BADMINTON CLUB ORANGE CA
ORANGE COUNTY BADMINTON CLUB ORANGE CA Since there has been a national champi onship held in the United States The national ORANGE COUNTY BADMINTON CLUB ORANGE CA
became international in when athletes ORANGE COUNTY BADMINTON CLUB ORANGE CA from outside the United States were invited to compete Some years just a few came from ORANGE COUNTY BADMINTON CLUB ORANGE CA outside the country other years there were GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY ATLANTA GA terrific entries from touring countries Nearly always there has been loyal support for the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES L A CA tournament from Mexico and Canada LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES CA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE IRVINE CA Some questions were raised over the years that the tournament would not allow the best UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE IRVINE CA American players to be crowned if international UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE IRVINE CA players competed For a period of years there was a combination just a closed event just an open NO COMPETITION event or both leading to a mixed array of AMBASSADOR COLLEGE PASADENA CA tournament records At one point there were no U S Open's for several years MANHATTAN BEACH BADMINTON CLUB M B CA
MANHATTAN BEACH BADMINTON CLUB M B CA In Manhattan Beach California in Wes Schoppe organized an international event which MANHATTAN BEACH BADMINTON CLUB M B CA
was successful enough to be repeated the MANHATTAN BEACH BADMINTON CLUB M B CA following year and continued into the early ’s Since the United States had not hosted a MANHATTAN BEACH BADMINTON CLUB M B CA U S Open since the success of the California
U S OPEN
After stops at Loyola Marymount and the the largest prize fund ever for a badminton University of California Los Angeles in and tournament in the United States In the the U S Open traveled outside California Hong Ta Shan Group once again sponsored the for the first time in As part of preparations six star U S Open for the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta the Open was held at Georgia State saw the economic collapse of the Asian University economy Sponsorship difficulties caused many Grand Prix tournaments to reduce their prize Less than two months after the successful purse or to cancel completely Although the Olympics the U S Open returned not only to U S Open was reduced to a one star IBF California but to a brand new facility The tournament the competition was fierce with four Orange County Badminton Club had just been of the five final events going three games dedicated earlier that summer The OCBC was the largest ( courts) most modern and most com The U S Open returns to OCBC for the sixth plete badminton facility in the Western year with a prize purse sponsored by Hemisphere Yonex Corporation the Orange County Badminton Club and K & D Graphics Over The tournament was also historic because of players from different countries will the sponsorship by the Hong Ta Shan Group participate whose support provided a prize purse
U S OPEN PAST CHAMPIONS
MS WS MD WD MX
ARDY WIRANATA CHOI MA REE G HURRELL/J ANDERSEN GAIL EMMS/JO WRIGHT J RASMUSSEN/J BRAMSEN
COLLIN HOUGHTON HONGYAN PI J RASMUSSEN/M LAMP NANYAN HUANG/YING YU J RASMUSSEN/J BRAMSEN
FUNG PERMADI YEPING TANG S HORNG/W LEE E MIDDLEMISS/K MCEWAN K MIDDLEMISS/E MIDDLEMISS
P HOYER LARSEN CAMILLA MARTIN H KWAN/K DONG MOON QIN YIYUAN/TANG YONGSHU K DONG MOON/R KYUNG MIN
JOKO SUPRIANTO MIA AUDINA CHANDRA WIJAYA/SIGIT ROSIANA ZELIN/ELIZA K DONG MOON/C SO YOUNG
HERMAWAN SUSANTO YE ZHAOYING GUNAWAN/SUPRIANTO GIL YOUNG AH/J HYE OCK K DONG MOON/G YOUNG AH
T STUER LAURIDSEN LIU GUIMEI ADE SUTRISNA/WIJAYA R OLSEN/H KIRKEGAARD JENS ERIKSEN/RIKKE OLSEN
MARLEVE MAINAKY LIM XIAOQING LUND/HOLST CHRISTENSEN G YOUNG AH/C SO YOUNG T LUND/C BENGTSSON
P HOYER LARSEN LIM XIAOQING C SOON KIT/S BENG KIANG XIAOQING/MAGNUSSON THOMAS LUND/P DUPONT
STEVE BUTLER SHIM EUN JUNG JALANI/RAZIF SIDEK S EUN JUNG/K BOK SEUNG SHIM EUN JUNG
FUNG PERMADI DENYSE JULIEN GER MING/YENG JENG JULIEN/PICHE WADOOD & BRITTON
NO COMPETITION NO COMPETITION NO COMPETITION NO COMPETITION NO COMPETITION
SZE YU LEE MYEONG HEE HADINATA/PONGOH SO CHONG/KIM JA HADINATA/IVANA
SUNG BAE PARK SUK SUNG CHUN DEUK LEE/SANG LEE HO KIM/SO CHUNG DEUK LEE/SO CHUNG
SUNG HAN KUK DENYSE JULIEN YAO/WADOOD JULIEN/FALARDEAU BUTLER/FALARDEAU
MIKE BUTLER CLAIRE SHARPE BRITTON/HIGGINS SHARPE/SKILLINGS BUTLER/SHARPE
XIAO GUOBAO LUO YUN QINGWU/HONG YONG YANAHUA/HAICHEN PENGREN/YU
MIKE BUTLER SHERRIE LIU BRITTON/HIGGINS BACKHOUSE/FALARDEAU BUTLER/BACKHOUSE
OCBC OPEN
When Don Chew and his family built the Orange year was lost to develop the identity of the OCBC County Badminton Club they envisioned a Open spectacular international tournament that would mark the anniversary of the club's opening “Without the U S Open the United States would However the annual OCBC Open will not be lose it’s premier international event to draw media held as a distinct tournament this year due to the attention to badminton ” stated Don Chew The effort to help fund the U S Open Chew family decided once again to support the International Badminton Federation and USA Sponsorship of the OCBC Open has always come Badminton by combining the two tournaments from the Chew family's primary business K & D Graphics The OCBC Open was scheduled to offer There is an added benefit for the players to a purse prize with provided by compete in a tournament that represents two Yonex Corporation Opens
The U S Open had obtained Yonex as a title The OCBC Open sponsor Paisan Rangsikitpho the tournament perpetual tro committee chair could not confirm an additional phies will still title co sponsor to make the event a have its champi Grand Prix tournament It was suggested by the ons this year The International Badminton Federation that the U S winners of the Open and the OCBC Open be combined U S Open receives a hon The Chew's weighed the options with orary OCBC considerable care The OCBC Open had already Open title two US Open combined with the U S Open in the three past Open titles for Mixed Doubles Final years with spectacular results However another the price of one photo by Perry Shen
OCBC OPEN PAST CHAMPIONS
MS WS MD WD MX
ARDY WIRANATA CHOI MA RE G HURRELL/J ANDERSEN GAIL EMMS/JO WRIGHT J RASMUSSEN/J BRAMSEN
COLLIN HOUGHTON HONGYAN PI J RASMUSSEN/MICHAEL LAMP NANYAN HUANG/YING YU J RASMUSSEN/J BRAMSEN
FUNG PERMADI YEPING TANG S HORNG/WEI JEN LEE E MIDDLEMISS/K MCEWAN K MIDDLEMISS/E MIDDLEMISS
KEVIN HAN CINDY SHI KEVIN HAN/CHIBING WU J MUGGERIDGE/F GALLUP CHIBING WU/CINDY SHI
SOMPOL KOOKASEMKIT S JAROENSIRI P TEERAWIWATTANA/ A FRENCH/A EDSTROM TRISNA GUNADI/EILEEN TANG S THONGSARI
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL
The OCBC Senior International began in as a Variety is the spice of life and with the combined division of the OCBC Open With the merger of age doubles system unusual partnerships are the U S Open and OCBC Open the tournament bound to occur For instance a year old player became a part of the U S Open Renamed the can team up with a year old partner and OCBC/Yonex Senior International veteran ath compete in the combined doubles event letes compete in the mornings and watch their The only individual requirement is that the player younger counterparts play the Open in the must be at least the age of Men's doubles evenings women's doubles and mixed doubles all compete under this format in and The OCBC/Yonex Senior International is the only age divisions tournament in the United States to offer a com bined age doubles format Instead of events Singles competition retains the regular tourna based on an individual's age the ages of the dou ment format There’s nothing you can change bles team members are added together to qualify Singles divisions are offered to players who are them for an event (even months and days are and ages used to calculate the sum of a team's total age)
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL PAST CHAMPIONS
MS MD WD MX D CHEN ( ) C ZI MIN/S JONATAN ( ) T LIRA/N ACUNA ( ) F VALDEZ/T LIRA ( ) BOB COOK ( ) C ZI MIN/S JONATAN ( ) D CHEN/N ACUNA ( ) D ANDERSON ( ) C DOMMEYER/R OLDFIELD ( ) C DOMMEYER/N ACUNA ( ) D CHEW/M WALKER ( ) D WARNOCK/N ACUNA ( ) C JOHNSON ( ) S JONATAN/BILL TOM ( ) R OLDFIELD/L CALVERT ( )
F VALDEZ ( ) C ZI MIN/F VALDEZ ( ) T LIRA/N ACUNA ( ) F VALDEZ/T LIRA ( ) CAI ZI MIN ( ) C ZI MIN/S JONATAN ( ) T LIRA/N ACUNA ( ) P RANGSIKITPHO/T LIRA ( ) D ANDERSON ( ) D CHEW/F VALDEZ ( ) N VEAL/J DURKINS ( ) J SUPACHAI/C C TSI ( ) BOB COOK ( ) H WONG/J UY ( ) D MILLER/P MILLER ( ) CHIEN TAI CHIU ( ) C LONG/J CHAN ( ) R OLDFIELD/L CALVERT ( )
F VALDEZ ( ) C ZI MIN/S JONATAN ( ) T LIRA/M ORTEZ ( ) F VALDEZ/T LIRA ( ) CAI ZI MIN ( ) M WALKER/S JONATAN ( ) T LIRA/N ACUNA ( ) P RANGSIKITPHO/T LIRA ( ) C RUKTOUME ( ) D CHEW/M WALKER ( ) N VEAL/J DURKINS ( ) TEDD BUNCE ( ) D CHEW/J UY ( ) B COOK/A COOK ( ) M ARMENDARIZ ( ) W FOY/ P RANGSIKITPHO ( ) R OLDFIELD/L CALVERT ( )
I BEREKNYEI ( ) I BEREKNYEI/S JONATAN ( ) T LIRA/M ORTEZ ( ) J CHEN LIN/C MEI YANG ( ) C RUKTOUME ( ) D CHEW/S JONATAN ( ) H LEE/C CHEN TSAI ( ) J CHEN LIN/H LEE ( ) FRED KOCH ( ) D CHEW/M WALKER ( ) L MIN CHEN/Y TAO HUNG ( ) J CHEN LIN/M YU WU TAI ( ) CHIEN TAI CHIU ( ) S HSIEH/D OGATA ( ) Y HSIEH LIN/C YEH FENG HSIA ( ) HENRY WONG ( ) B TOM/J UY ( ) Y HSIEH LIN/M YU WU TAI ( )
U S OPEN PARTICIPANTS
BELGIUM INDONESIA Kuijten Ruud Masrikah Ninik
CANADA JAMAICA Bolduc Jonathan Pyne Charles Bourret Philippe Bury Greg JAPAN
Chan Keith US Open Hataya Yoshimi Men’s Doubles Final Cloutier Milaine photo by Perry Shen Kobiyama Eri Foley Kyle Nakanishi Yousuke Hermitage Robbyn Nakao Shuichi Julien Denyse ENGLAND Ohtsuka Shinya Lavoie Florence Anderson James Oshita Shiori Lavoie Isabelle Constable Emma Sakamoto Shuichi MacMaster Sarah Constable Mark Samura Masakazu Milroy William Edge Michael Shiota Reiko Moody Bryan Hurrell Graham Tagami Chiharu Nichols Helen Jeffrey Peter Ueda Emi Olynyk Brent Mann Julia Patrick Jody Munt Natalie KOREA Reid Charmaine Palethorpe Ian Bae Gi Dae Smith Sam Parker Liza Joo Hyun Hee Sun Tammy Parnell Dave Jun Jae Youn Thomson Lindsey Rayappan Suzanne Kang Kyung Jin Toulouse Pierre Robertson Julien Kim Kyung Ran Wiranata Ardy Shuker Mathew Lee Hyun Il Wojiciewicz Stefan Sullivan Ian Lee Joo Hyun Lee Sang Ki DENMARK ESTONIA Lee Soon Deuk Boe Mathias Hamer Piret Lee Suk Ho Fangel Kasper Park Hyo Sun Harder Pernille GERMANY Park Young Duk Jonassen Kenneth Hueckstaedt Conrad Ra Kyung Min Odum Kasper Pitro Nicol Pedersen Anne Marie Pongratz Oliver SCOTLAND Rasmussen Peter Siegemund Bjoern Watt Sandra Rasmussen Tine Strafner Alexander Wemyss Yuan Sorensen Mette Tesche Joachim Sorensen Christina SWITZERLAND Steffensen Peter INDIA Wibowo Santi Vange Majken Pridhvi Appineni
U S OPEN PARTICIPANTS
USA PLAYERS TO WATCH Alwine Isaac Alwine Lee Ann MEN’S SINGLES Bach Howard LEE HYUN II (K OREA ) IBF W ORLD RANKED Chansawangpuvana Mike KENNETH JONASSEN (D ENMARK ) IBF W ORLD RANKED Chen Daniel KEVIN HAN (USA) IBF W ORLD RANKED Chen Lily ARDY WIRANATA (C ANADA ) US O PEN CHAMPION Chong Andy Coleman Jennifer WOMEN’S SINGLES Companioni Alberto JULIA MANN (E NGLAND ) IBF WORLD RANKED Feng Li METTER SORENSEN (D ENMARK ) IBF WORLD RANKED Fogarty Matt JUN JAE YOUN (K OREA ) IBF W ORLD RANKED Go Eric MEILUAWATI (USA) US O PEN FINALIST Gunadi Trisna CINDY SHI (USA) USA BADMINTON NATIONAL TEAM Han Kevin Hois Erin MEN’S DOUBLES Hsu Shannon JAMES ANDERSON / G RAHAM HURRELL (E NGLAND ) IBF W ORLD RANKED Huang Vic BRYAN MOODY / B RENT OLYNYK (C ANADA ) IBF WORLD RANKED Huynh Khoa HOWARD BACH / K EVIN HAN (USA) USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Irlam Andrew Jinadasa Samantha WOMEN’S DOUBLES Kamphuis Jeff MAJKEN VANGE / P ERN ILLE HARDER (D ENMARK ) IBF W ORLD RANKED Kitzmiller Joy SANDRA WATT / Y UAN WEMYSS (S COTLAND ) IBF W ORLD RANKED Koo Paul MEILUAWATI / C INDY SHI (USA) USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Lee Eva MIXED DOUBLES Lee Jason BJOERN SIEGEMUND / N ICOL PITRO (G ERMANY ) IBF W ORLD RANKED Liang Alex PETER JEFFREY / S UZANNE RAYAPPAN (E NGLAND ) IBF W ORLD RANKED Mahmens Ulla TRISNA GUNADI / J ANIS TAN (USA) USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Malaythong Bob Mangkalakiri May Meiluawati Miglin Ryan USA (continues) USA (continues) Ngu Chris Schoppe Dean Vang Sara Nguyen Quyen Shi Cindy Vered Nikki Pohl Shannon Taft Lina Wong Bonnie Rai Raju Tan Janis Wong Victor Roberts Sandy Tanaka Kokoe Wu Ben Rojsirivit Amarit Tanuwidjaja Cora Wu Elie Rossi Sandro Thach Tra Wu Stanley Rusli Ignatius Tran Andy Yu Julie Scholl Adam Tung Alice
Yonex is the Official Equipment Sponsor and Official Shuttlecock Supplier for USA Badminton
Yonex Corporation, 3520 Challenger Street Torrance, CA 90503, 800-44-YONEX SENIOR PARTICIPANTS
Abordoh Emmanuel GHANA Lassiter Bob Norcross GA Annam Winfred GHANA Leong Richard Rosemead CA Armendariz Manuel Riverside CA Lira Terry Lakewood CA Armendariz Patrick Los Angeles CA Lun Charles Y San Marino CA Attawimol Joe Los Angeles CA Lyons Barbara Stockton CA Batten Paul Laguna Hills CA Lyons Robin R Stockton CA Bereknyei Imre Pittsburg CA Mahmens Ulla San Juan Capistrano CA Blanchard Ron Riverside CA Meier Lotti Coral Gables FL Blocker Calvin San Jose CA Ogata David Los Angeles CA Breise Cindy La Mesa CA Orita Christine Laguna Hills CA Cai Zi Min Orange CA Orr Harrison Klamazoo MI Calvert Lee Pacific Palisades CA Ortez Monica Huntington Beach CA Carton Dave San Diego CA Rangsikitpho Paisan Long Beach CA Chan John Rosemead CA Roberts Sandy Lakeside CA Chew Don Orange CA Rossi Sandro Madison WI Chew Kim Orange CA Ruegsegger Marianne Escondido CA Chivaluksna Isadee Orange CA Ruesseler Rolf GERMANY Choi Kai Wi Rosemead CA Ruktoume Chevy La Mirada CA Cicrich Joanne Portland OR Rusli Ignatius Orange CA Cook Bob Encino CA Sawhney Kuldeep Irvine CA Daley George Toledo OH Schimmer Ernest Laguna Hills CA Davis Ufilya Seattle WA Surya Donald Walnut CA Enochs Duane Manhattan Beach CA Surya Ron Laguna Hills CA Eordekian George Laguna Wood CA Taft Lina Orange CA Eaparza Raul Sacramento CA Tam Michael TAIWAN Foy Wally San Diego CA Thaels Martin BELGIUM Fujinami Toru Yorba Linda CA Tom Bill Los Angeles CA Fung Ken San Marino CA Torres Ellen Danville CA Gordon Betty CANADA Truong Nam Q Rosemead CA Henry Mignon Uy Johnny Alhambra CA Ikeda Mari Oakland CA Valdez Federico PERU Johnson Curtis Spring TX Van Laer Cor BELGIUM Johnson Stan Manhattan Beach CA Van Olden Max Ripon CA Jonatan Solaiman Pomona CA Vannarath Chan Portland OR Juday Richard Longmont CO Vermoesen Eddy BELGIUM Kamphuis Jaki Hawaiian Garden CA Vuong Tac Anaheim CA Kearney Steve Dunwoody GA Walker Mike San Diego CA Keefer Georgia Corona Del Mar CA Warnock Dick Dana Point CA Kerrins Tom Danville CA Warnock Karen Dana Point CA Kham Saleem ENGLAND Wolfe Mike Huntington Beach CA Kuboyama Kelly Fremont CA Wong Henry Rosemead CA
x SCORING SYSTEM
By Chris Lawrence reprinted from Badminton SUMMARY USA July August
I’m sure most of you have heard about the A MATCH SHALL CONSIST OF THE BEST OF FIVE GAMES experimental x scoring system that the I B F is
currently promoting and many of you have prob IN ALL EVENTS A GAME IS WON BY THE FIRST SIDE ably tried it out either at a tournament or in your TO SCORE POINTS EXCEPT IF THE SCORE local club In June the Junior Nationals was the BECOMES ALL THE SIDE WHICH FIRST SCORED first major event in the USA to use it As part of CAN CONTINUE THE GAME TO POINTS I E NOT this continuing experiment for the TO ‘SET’ THE GAME; OR TO ‘SET’ THE GAME TO season USA Badminton will be adopting the x POINTS scoring system for the U S Open the Adult PLAYER SHALL CHANGE ENDS AT THE END OF EACH Nationals and in the A events of the five Classics GAME AND IN THE FIFTH GAME (IF ANY) WHEN For all other events in the coming season it is up THE LEADING SCORE REACHES to the Tournament Director to decide whether to use the traditional x scoring system or the SERVING REMAINS THE SAME IN SINGLES AND experimental x one In each case the scoring DOUBLES THE TEAM THAT WINS SERVES FIRST system to be used should be clearly stated on the THE NEXT GAME tournament entry form/web page so that the PLAYER (S) MAY TAKE UP TO SECONDS players know in advance what to expect For the BETWEEN GAMES WITH COACHING ON COURT benefit of players umpires and tournament organizers alike here are the relevant changes to the existing regulations for the x scoring format: CONTINUOUS PLAY MISCONDUCT PENALTIES SCORING SYSTEM [Amend Laws and only] A match shall consist of the best of five (replaced entirely) games Intervals not exceeding ninety seconds In all events a game is won by the first between games are allowed in all side to score seven points except as matches provided in Law No player shall leave the court during a If the score becomes six all the side which match without the umpire’s permis first scored six shall exercise the choice: sion To continue the game to seven All other Laws and regulations remain points i e not to “set” the game; or unchanged From an umpiring perspective To “set” the game to eight points players are still allowed to receive courtside The side winning a game serves first in coaching between each game from no more than the next game two persons after having changed ends Note the elimination of the five minute interval and the Only the serving side can add a point to setting option at six all All umpire announce its score ments remain analogous to the present ones CHANGE OF ENDS with the following exception At the conclusion Players shall change ends at the end of of each game announce “Game second game won each game and in the fifth game (if any) by Player B ” etc as usual After the second when the leading score reaches four third and fourth (if any) games the match score should then be announced as follows: “Player A If players omit to change ends as indicat leads by two games to love ” “two games all ” etc ed in Law they shall do so as soon as Obviously no announcement of this sort is the mistake is discovered and the shuttle required after the first game since the standard is not in play The existing score shall call of “Game first game won by Player A ” stand etc will suffice
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