University of Oregon Badminton Club Open!

//EDIT ON PRIZES! READ AGAIN BELOW!!//:

For those of you who are looking to plan a roadtrip in April, the University of Oregon Badminton Club is having an open tournament with CASH PRIZE from $550-700!

According to their tournament entry form, A winners get cash prizes up to $200/ EVENT!

B winners and consol winners also get other material prizes, from Tai-Lung rackets, birds and Nike Gear!

Prizes will be given to A winners, B winners and consolation winners.

BE SURE TO ENTER, because these prizes will grow with the # of entries!

For those of you who want to get some games in with a greater variety of players, this is the tournament for you! Players from the Oregon community are friendly, and you're definitely in for some competition!

The tournament is the weekend of April 9th-10th, 2011, so make sure you plan early and mark your calendars!

Tournament information:

2011 University of Oregon Badminton Tournament

When?: April 9th-10th, 2011

Where?: Gerlinger Annex B-54, University of Oregon, 1600 University St. Eugene, OR, 97405

How much?: $35 for first two events, $10 for each additional event...($5 dollar discounts for UO Badminton club members, plus additional discounts...details on the entry form)

ENTRY DEADLINE: 11:59pm April 3rd, 2011.

For more information: http://pages.uoregon.edu/badmin/

Anything else?: Personally, I haven't played in Oregon tournaments before. I've been the Portland Open 2009, and that didn't go so well....but thankfully, the University of Oregon Badminton Club wasn't a part of that. Make sure you take note that the cash prizes are in items, though, not cash.

On the website, you'll find the tournament entry form--be sure to check back on the UO Badminton blog for updates on their club! If you're in Oregon, make sure you join the club and continue to expand the badminton community! We all look forward to seeing you there!

Spread the word, and Good luck!

Washington State Closed

Hey, Badminton players!

The Washington State Closed is RIGHT around the corner!

For those of you who are curious, here's the player roster:

http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=7D7EE7CF-44FB-445B-8C12-CA59F6C475C9

Don't forget to do your homework on tournamentsoftware and research your opponents! (Stalking isn't limited to facebook...!)

The player list is looking incredibly diverse...people have learned how to change the flag into their respective countries on when entering their information on tournamentsoftware! India, Taipei, Vietnam, Lao, Thailand, Japan, Canada, and of course America...and many more!

Seems to be a huge turn out of new players this time around, too! Many members of the Husky Badminton Club at The University of Washington are stepping up to the plate and showing Washington what they got!

There are definitely a few who chose the Washington State Closed as their opportunity for their first competitive tournament. Wish you all the best of luck! Play your hardest! Hope you enjoy your first of many more tournaments to come!

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For those of you in Northwest Washington who are currently looking for a stringer, Michael S. is back in town!

At $10 dollars per stringing job + competitive prices for strings ($5 for Yonex BG-65), it's definitely one of the best deals you'll get around here. Before he left for his trip to Japan, he strung rackets for a majority of the competitive players in the Washington area. From plenty of testimony, he's done a great job, and his customers are definitely satisfied with his work.

He uses an electric Babolat stringing machine and strings tennis rackets as well, for those of you who play multiple sports!

If you want your racket strung, you can occasionally find him in SBC, or leave your e-mail in the comments for more information.

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Oh...and I almost forgot...!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Be sure to work off that expensive meal and those boxes of chocolates with plenty of training for your upcoming tournaments!

See ya around~

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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For those of you who have a hard time looking for badminton videos, Badmintonfreak.com is a great resource. It's an incredibly popular site for badminton addicts (or freaks, if you will) to watch games of their favorite players, all in one convenient spot.

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...

NEED A FRIEND? BADMINTON ROBOT! IN A STORE NEAR YOU!