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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