BADMINTON VICTORIA ‘AROUND THE COURTS’ Edition 22, July 2009 What’s on in July… In this issue... Jn 30—July 8 CP Maddern Carnival—Bendigo • From the BV Of- July 12 1st Aid course—MSAC fice July 12 Disability Come & Try—Ballarat July 18 SEBA Veterans • Volunteers July 19 Warrnambool Junior Needed! July 19—20 U19 Pan-Pacific C’ships—MSAC • YONEX Australian July 21—24 U19 Australian Junior Intl— MSAC Open Grand Prix July 22—26 YONEX Australian Open Grand Prix —MSAC (US$50,000 prize) • Staff Profile Upcoming Badminton Events • Recent Results Aug 2 L1/1A Refresher Course—Bendigo • 2009 Victorian Fu- Aug 9 U15 State Titles—MSAC ture Series Aug 9 Disability Come & Try Day—MSAC Aug 15 Junior State Pennant—Traralgon • CONTEST! Aug 15-16 Geelong Veterans • Coaching Corner Aug 16 L1 Coaching Course—Monash Uni Aug 22-23 U15 Selection Trial—Ballarat • From the Chair Aug 22—23 Warrnambool Open/Graded Aug 22—29 Ede-Clendinnen Shield –Hobart, Tas • Junior Badminton Aug 29—30 Monash Open/Graded—Monash Uni Aug 30 Junior Teams C’ships—MSAC P: 9686 4777 www.badmintonvic.com.au 2 BADMINTON VICTORIA ‘Around the Courts’ From the BV Office The 2009 Victorian Futures has been and gone, the C.P Maddern is well under way with Victoria making a fantastic start and in the next three weeks the biggest badminton event to hit our shores will be here - the 2009 Yonex Australian Open Grand Prix, with US $50,000 in prize money on offer to some of the worlds top players!! It was a privilege and such a pleasure to see so many eager young faces at the opening of the C.P Mad- den Carnival, all ready and willing to take that next step into the Senior ranks of badminton. A big con- gratulation to Eaglehawk & Bendigo Badminton Association for a fantastic opening ceremony complete with Chinese Dancing Lions (yes, dancing lions! - ask the Victorian Team about it sometime). Best of luck to everyone for the Carnival. Who said there's never any excitement going on in badminton in Victoria? After a big season of Victorian Open events, the Clendinnen Shield team is now beginning its preparation. This year Victoria will be fighting to retain and take the Clendinnen Shield home for the 52nd time!! Most of you will be in the middle of your seasons now, so I wish you all the best for the rest of your year, and we, here in the Badminton Victoria office, would love to hear about your competitions and goings on in Associations. Please send us stories and articles we can read and share with everyone!! May your shuttles fly true, Mark Drehlich Executive Director VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The YONEX Australian Open Grand Prix ($50,000 US prize money) is gearing up to be the most ex- citing event on this year’s badminton calendar. Come be part of it by volunteering your time and expertise throughout the week. Volunteers are needed for the following areas: • Airport greeters • Skybus & Hotel greeters (Southern Cross Station, Spencer St) • Team liaison officers (Czech Republic, Vietnam, USA, Guatemala, England, Scotland, Wales, Philippines, France, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria) • Line judges for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. • Bump in (July 18-19) and bump out (July 26) Please contact Badminton Victoria on 9686 4777 or [email protected] for more details or to register interest. P: 9686 4777 www.badmintonvic.com.au 3 BADMINTON VICTORIA ‘Around the Courts’ 2009 Australian Open Grand Prix (July 22—26) P: 9686 4777 www.badmintonvic.com.au 4 BADMINTON VICTORIA ‘Around the Courts’ Staff Profiles~ Matt, Administration Manager Full name: Matthew Steven Hill Age: 24 Position: Administration Manager Badminton Experience: Backyard badminton as a kid; was one of the core sports we did in Year 12 P.E; some junior coaching back in Adelaide (AASC) and helping out with the CBA Junior Program on Friday nights since being at BV. Oh and some epic lunch-time battles against Exec Director Mark! Other sports: Love all sport but am currently playing cricket for the MCC and footy at De La Salle Old Collegians. Played a fair bit of volleyball during my school days and was lucky enough to represent South Australia at U/21 State level. Favourite parts of your role: I enjoy communicating with BV members and the badminton public, whether it be via phone, email or the website. Also enjoy being involved in the planning & management of events such as the Victorian Future Series and Graded and the YONEX Australian Open Grand Prix. If you could meet someone living or dead, who would it be and why? Michael Jordan - the biggest sporting legend of our time and all-round class act. Interests: The mighty Adelaide Crows - very passionate supporter! But also love playing golf and having a few beers with mates on weekends. Favourite quote: "C'MONNNNN!" (Lleyton Hewitt) Pets: Have 2 dogs (Golden Retriever & German Sheppard) and a cat back home in Adelaide. Favourite meal of the day, and what: Don't have a favourite meal but the perfect day would be: Cereal & omelette for breakfast, chicken schnitzel burger for lunch and steak & chips for dinner. Coffee, Tea, Hot chocolate? Can't beat a hot Milo! *ATTENTION* Associations, please get in early for your tickets to the YONEX Australian Open Grand Prix! We want to ensure all our members get first shot at tickets for the event, but sales are speeding up and tickets, particularly for Sunday’s finals are going FAST. Please contact Matt Hill in the office at 9686 4777 or [email protected] for details and to buy tickets. P: 9686 4777 www.badmintonvic.com.au 5 BADMINTON VICTORIA ‘Around the Courts’ Recent Results 2009 VICTORIAN FUTURE SERIES Men’s Singles 1st—Fernaldi Gideon (Ina) 17-21, 21-8, 21-15 2nd—Joe Wu (NZ) Men’s Doubles 1st—Benjamin Walklate & Glenn Warfe (Aus) 21-15, 21-19 2nd—Ben McCarthy & Raj Veeran (Aus) Women’s Singles 1st—Renuga Veeran (Aus) 21-15, 21-13 2nd—Leisha Cooper (Aus) Women’s Doubles 1st—Erin Carroll & Renuga Veeran (Aus) 16-21, 21-19, 22-20 2nd—Danielle Barry & Donna Haliday (NZ) Mixed Doubles 1st—Raj Veeran & Renuga Veeran (Aus) 21-12, 21-15 2nd—Donna Haliday & Henry Tam (NZ) 2009 VICTORIAN GRADED CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER RUNNER UP A GRADE Men's Singles Chris Wong def Tin Pham Women's Singles Aimi Sakamoto def Vinning Mak Men's Doubles Ping Ung & Phuoc Tran def Greg Meaghan & Damien Nguyen Women's Doubles Gerrelyn Glico & Cheryl Song def Wendy Chen & Leona Chun Mixed Doubles Anthony Chang & Gerrelyn Glico def Phuoc Tran & Vera Babenko B GRADE Men's Singles Mitchell Wheller def Sherman Leung Women's Singles Kelsey Pitt def Sarah Wong Men's Doubles Jacob Leong & Greg Sam def Tristan Boehm & Tap Long Duong Women's Doubles Christina Chan & Aimi Sakamoto def Sarah Wong & Vinning Mak Mixed Doubles Andrew Shadbolt & Kelsey Pitt def Mitchell Wheller & Leona Chun C GRADE Men's Singles Vien Bui def Hugh Hiew Women's Singles Rachael Rais-Colvin def Fan Lee Men's Doubles Johnny Chua & Hugh Hiew def Soon Tiong & Chang Wong Women's Doubles Jennifer Chan & Maria Tsarenko def Michelle Ho & Amily Lau Mixed Doubles Nathan Tang & Christina Chai def Lucas & Rachael Rais-Colvin D GRADE Men's Singles Ken Li def Phillip Tan Women's Singles Julia Cowell def Shanly Au Men's Doubles Yutao Hun & Oscar Lui def Chris Chen & Tim Chia Women's Doubles Chistina Chai & Doris Wong def Jesse Khor & Grace Foo Mixed Doubles Tsanwing Chan & Amily Lau def Glen Fairbrother & Jennifer Chan P: 9686 4777 www.badmintonvic.com.au 6 BADMINTON VICTORIA ‘Around the Courts’ Recent Results (cont’d) VICTORIAN GRADED CHAMPIONSHIPS - By Val Nesbitt Splendid performances and wonderful camaraderie cast a spell over the 2009 Victorian Graded Championships at MSAC on the weekend of 28/29 th June 2009. This year saw a record number players compete in all draws, making for a hectic yet fiercely competitive event, with the C/D grade played on Saturday and A/B grade on Sunday. Apart from the distractions of graded players gravitat- ing to watch semi’s and finals of the Open Future Series Championship spectacular, (a minor handicap in responses to calls for their own matches), the Graded championships gave its’ regular association and university contestants an eclectic mix of performances, with several Victorian, Queensland and Tasmanian junior players taking the opportunity to be ‘match hardened’ at the championships before travelling on to Bendigo for the national CP Maddern Carnival the following week. The Queenslanders were very successful taking out the A grade Women’s Singles, the B Grade Men’s Singles Winner and Runner up trophies, and were Runners up in the Women’s Doubles A grade and winners of the B Grade Women’s Doubles. Congratulations and good luck to a very well prepared team. Not to be outdone, players from Monash, SEBA and WSBA gave all comers a run for their money in both AB and CD grades (please see the BV website for full results) . The general spirit of friendliness and great competitive determination is the hallmark of this event each year. On behalf of the Championship Director Loke Poh Wong and the tournament team, we offer our congratulations to every competitor and wish them well for their badminton future. 2009 VICTORIAN STATE PENNANT The 2009 Victorian State Pennant season concluded at the weekend with Monash Blues taking the honour over de- fending Champions BAV . With the loss of a number of BAV's key players to national squad training, it was still a closely fought final, with BAV coming genuinely close to winning.