Badminton season! (+ Badminton robot?)

(that's a fireman helplessly trying to tame Racketzilla with shots of birds...)

I'm not sure where I come up with these things....

Looks like badminton season in Washington State is underway!

February 25-27th, 2011 will be the first Washington State Closed tournament to be held at Seattle Badminton Club! They've been doing a great job hosting tournaments in their vast playing area. Be sure to check tournament software to see the list of players, and watch out for the draw! Can't wait to watch the games!

According to NorthwestBadminton.org, the next tournament after that would be the Daffodil Open in Tacoma, WA (April 9th). Hopefully some of you are getting ready!

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Navigation around the blog is incredibly easy--all the player's names are listed in alphabetical order on the right.

Make sure you check it out here: http://www.badmintonfreak.com

Be sure to check out the comments and join in on discussion!

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BADMINTON ROBOT?

Randomly searching on youtube/google, I came across a video...ever hear of the Badminton Robot?

For those of you who can't find anyone to practice with (._.), this is the machine for you!

Frankly, I'm a little skeptical-- I'm unsure as to how well it plays. I can guess...not very well, but everything needs tweaking once in a while before it's perfected. I just wonder what the motive to making one of these was...so that someone can finally build something to beat the unstoppable Lin Dan? But hey...if the world can build something to play badminton, next thing you know, robots will be taking over the world...

I think the computer software they use to analyze the court itself would be plenty useful to coaches who can't quite illustrate a good enough picture to their students. Looks pretty cool....

Give it a few more years...

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