Dear ALL BC MEMBERS!! GGBC would like to invite everyone to play at 2 VERY EXCITING TOURNAMENTS to be held at G1 and G2 working with CAL BADMINTON AND XI YU GROUP in Bay Area! We want to create some fun for leisure players like "YOU AND ME", with B, C and D flights, and meet lots and lots of NEW BADMINTON FRIENDS!! So come on and join either one of FUN tournaments or JOIN BOTH! WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE AND HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME! Ok I will let you read below for details of BOTH tournaments and their GG Locations! CATCH UP WITH YOU GUYS LATER! GG Management! Cal Badminton & GGBC Summer Doubles Tournament June 28th 2008, Saturday (1 day only!) Venue: GGBC 2 Oakland, Emeryville 4230 Hubbard Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 EVENTS: A, B, C, D flights for MD and WD ONLY. Flights may be combined or cancelled due to number of entries. Consolation bracket for all events, unless the event is cancelled or made a round-robin due to insufficient entries. The tournament committee reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the draw and to modify the events if need be. Two flights maximum. No jump in flights (except when playing a men's flight and a women's flight) Partners must play at the level of the better player (i.e. a B player and C player must play in the B flight and above). Players playing multiple flights must play with the same partner. Both partners need to send in individual entry forms. If you sign up for two flights, and you make it to the semifinals of the higher flight, you will be automatically disqualified from the lower flight. This is to avoid sandbagging. To be enforced at the tournament committee's discretion. If participants do not show for an event he/she will be charged for the event anyways. All draws will be capped at 32 entries. We will notify you by e-mail if you try to sign up for a flight that is full. SCORING: We will be using the 3 x 21 point rally scoring system. SCHEDULE: June 28th, Saturday - MD: 9:00AM; WD: approximately 1:00PM Gym doors will be opened at 8:30am for warm-up. Court warm-ups will be limited to 3 minutes and a 5-minute default rule will be strictly enforced. FEES: $15 for first event, $10 for each additional event. Late entries will be charged an additional $5. Only CHECK and CASH will be accepted on the day of the tournament. Please arrive early to complete the payment and check-in process. AWARDS: Medals will be awarded to all 1st place, 2nd place, and Consolation winners of all flights. CASH PRIZES!!! will be given to winners of A flights. SHUTTLES: There will be tournament-grade shuttlecocks available for purchase at the tournament through the GGBC Pro Shop. CHECK-IN: The check-in desk will be located at the entrance to GGBC2. Check-in will start as soon as the gym doors are opened. You are expected to pay the total tournament entry fee for ALL EVENTS the first time you check in. Please be prepared to present photo I.D. if you are asked to do so when you check in. Driver's licenses and student IDs will be accepted. FOOD: Drinks and snacks will be sold at the GGBC Pro Shop. Restaurants can be found nearby in Emeryville as well. Food IS allowed in the GGBC2 facility. PARKING: There is parking available around the GGBC2 facility. You should still be prepared to walk up to a few blocks. Street parking is free, but please be careful of the color of the sidewalk. ENTRY DEADLINE: All entries and fees must be e-mailed or registered online by 11:59pm of Friday, June 20th to be guaranteed in the draw. Late entries will be charged the $5 late fee and will be accepted depending on availability and will otherwise be placed on a waitlist. Those on the waitlist should arrive before all scheduled match times. TO SIGN UP: Please do ONLY ONE of the following: Online: http://badminton.berkeley.edu (preferred method) E-mail: calbadminton@gmail.com CONTACT: calbadminton@gmail.com [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]The 2nd Annual XiYu Open[/FONT] [/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]9:00AM - 5:00PM, [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]July 4-5 2008, Friday & Saturday[/FONT] [/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Venue: GGBC 1 Menlo Park[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]190 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]We also want to invite all of you to sign up for the 2nd Annual XiYu Open, which will be held at GGBC 1, Menlo Park from 9:00AM - 5:00PM, July 4th - 5th, 2008 (Friday and Saturday). All GGMembers who sign up for this FUN filled event will get $10 credit from GGBC for their Entry Fees, and ALL tournament participants will get a 15% Discount on GGBC Membership, Lessons, and Proshop Products during the 2 days of the tournament*. There will also be BBQ on July 4th at GGBC 1, Menlo Park; time to be decided by XiYu! [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]*No combination with other promotions. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]From Frank Yang @ XiYu:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Our Mission:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]XiYu is a loose group of Chinese players in the Bay Area. Many of you have seen them at GGBC especially as of late. The goal of the XiYu open is to provide a platform for our BCD (and the strictly recreational) players to compete in a tournament environment where the emphasis is (ordered by decreasing importance) participation, friendship, competition, and fun. We are proud of the teenage players we cannot beat. But for once, we'd like to compete without them so we get to win too. That said, all are welcome to participate.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]The Format:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]The XiYu Open will deploy the drop flight format that is not commonly used in the Bay Area. All players will no longer need to enter themselves into the ABCD categories. Everyone starts in the Open flight. If you win your first match, you are then placed into the A/B flight or C/D flight if you loose. Your next match will give you your final placement into the ABCD flights, depending on the result. This largely eliminates sand baggers, and also guarantees a minimum of 3 matches.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]The "Recreation Flight":[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]If you have never played in a tournament before, and you have mostly played non-competitively with friends, no problem. The Recreation Flight is just for you. This flight will be a doubles only flight. And we will be gender neutral, all Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles pairs will compete together. The matches will be round-robin, so, you will get to play against as many other pairs as possible. This is a great way to play your first tournament.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Tournament Info: [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Date: July 4th - 5th, 2008, Friday and Saturday[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Time: 9:00AM - 5:00PM[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Venue: GGBC 1 | 190 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, CA94025[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Phone: (650) 838-9318 | Fax: (650) 838-9229[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Events: MS, MD, WS, WD, XD, Recreational Doubles [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Registration Fee: $20 for the first event | $10 for subsequent events[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Tournament Website:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]http://www.xiyubadminton.com/xiyu_tournament/open08/[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Current Registration:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]http://www.xiyubadminton.com/xiyu_tournament/open08/registration.htm[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]*You can check here to see the up to date info on who is registered to play what.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]How to Register:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Option 1: Please email to: [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]frank.yang@gmail.com[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Option 2: By PayPal: [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]xiyubadminton@gmail.com[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Note 1: For both options, please clearly state: your name, gender, level, events you want to play, partner's name (or if you need one)[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Note 2: We ask the players to give an estimate of their level to make it easier to find compatible partners.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Registration Deadline: June 27th, 2008, Friday[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]On behalf of XiYu, I thank you for your time, and hope to see you during the tournament![/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Frank Yang[/FONT] [/FONT][/FONT]
Business Hours During Gg Tournaments! [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] Dear BC Friends! We are writing to inform you that GGBC 1 or 2 will be opened for regular play only during the following hours on Saturday, June 28th, and Friday & Saturday, July 4th - 5th, 2008. We also would like to inform you that Lessons will NOT BE AFFECTED on the above dates. Please read for details: EVENT DETAILS: CAL BADMINTON & GGBC SUMMER DOUBLES TOURNAMENT: GGBC 2 Oakland, Emeryville will be closed on: JUNE 28th 2008, SATURDAY, for the WHOLE DAY. Lessons will be running as usual and will NOT be affected! Members who usually play at G2 are welcome to play at G1 Menlo Park during business hours. THE 2ND ANNUAL XI YU OPEN: GGBC 1, Menlo Park will be closed on: 9:00AM - 6:00PM, JULY 4th, FRIDAY - 5th, SATURDAY. Lessons will be running as usual and will NOT be affected! GGBC will be closed at 6:00PM on July 4th, Independence Day. On July 5th, courts will be open for regular play starting from 6:00PM till 9:00PM. Members who usually play at G1 are welcome to play at G2 Oakland, Emeryville during business hours in these 2 days. There will be no regular playing during the tournaments progression and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We believe that supporting these two tournaments will contribute to popularizing Badminton in the Bay Area! All our members and friends are welcome to come to watch the games for FREE! [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]For more information about the tournaments, please [FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]CLICK HERE[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]! [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Thank you all for your patience and understanding on this matter. We truly appreciate your support and kind consideration! Regards, GG Management![/FONT] [/FONT][/FONT]
