Ziwei might not be playing cause he only moved here a year ago, and there might be some rules laid out by the USAB that don't let him? Just a guess....
That make sense. I forgot about the eligibility part. I saw him wearing a shirt with Guang Dong Logo. I wonder if he played in the Guang Dong team before.
Wsf: Eva Lee Vs Lili Zhou Msf: Eric Go Vs Nick G. Xdsf1: Daniel/Lili Vs Bob/mei Xdsf2: Howard/Eva Vs Andrew/Lauren Mdsf1: Howard/Bob Vs Daniel/Chris Mdsf2: Eric/ronald Vs ????? Wdf: Eva/Mei Vs ????
ok guys. i just got back from GGBC. i will post results and pics soon. yes, the lady is Maggie, she is a BC member too. and the guy is Kamal, a local player here. talked to him and he said he basically is playing for the experience. he is a pretty good player.
here are the results. apologies for the blurriness. hands starts to shake after taking photos for 10 hours straight.
Nice to see Cheng Tam win the first MD round - very nice person, always willing give us badminton tips, and doesn't mind practicing with novice players like me. Wish you can go all the way.
Thanks for the infos, guys.. ..harimau & kwun, thanks for clearing that up ..Btw, do you guys know who is the young lad in the 1st pic(post #36)??.. * kwun, geeezz, 10 hours straight of picture taking??.. :crying:..but that's truly dedication though & looking fw to more of your wonderful pics http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif[/img ] * Off topic-to [I]harimau[/I], hope to see you around again in late March for the U.S. Nationals @ OCBC..
Winners WS: Eva Lee MS: Eric Go MD: Howard/Bob WD: I think Eva/Mei. There was a forfeit after a couple of points. XD: ?? didn't watch Exhibition match was really entertaining.
Lauren Todt fell ill overnight and didn't play any matches, withdrawing from the XD semis as well as WS third place match. She just warmed up and took one serve before bowing out of the WD finals (more for show for the audience) versus Lee/Mangkalakini. She was in the bathroom the entire time. Lee won a tightly contested match against Lili Zhou, both ended up on the final women's squad along with Todt and Mangkalakini. Go came back with a vengance after going down early against Jinadasa in the MS, easily winning the second set. Bach/Malathong took the MD final with relative ease, they were having some fun Bach/Lee took the XD in straight sets over Malaythong/Mangkalakini. The exhibition was really the highlight of the entire day, Gunawan/Malaythong partnered up to defeat Bach/Chandra for one set, before switching partners, where Gunanwan/Bach came back from 4 points down to beat Malaythong/Chandra. Sound effects, yelling, and showmanship to the extreme, lots of laughs and smashing all the way round.
thanks guys for the report. here is the official photo of the winners: (Lauren Todt, Eva Lee, Mesinee Mangkalakiri, Lili Zhou, Eric Go, Nicholas Jinadasa, Bob Malaythong, Howard Bach)
Zi Wei from UBC, our own coaches, Chandra, Radu and Guo Jinsong, all could not play becos of their US status so actually there are many many great players, and growing, in the US now but becos of their US status, are not able to represent USA as of yet. These players, I'm sure, will be playing in our next GG / UCB open probably sometimes in the latter of the year, becos it will also be a ranking tournament. The man in the photo is Kamal and is our GG member. He is a very good player for someone who just plays about once a week. He is good friends with Mike and he is one good sport as when he does come he doesn't want to leave. Even after we close he will try to get Mike to keep playing . Sally
>>zi wei was not eligible for this tournament due to his current US status. More detail in my reply above this box. Lili has been coaching in GGBC for almost 4 months now. At the moment we have 5 Coaches, Chandra, Guo Jinsong, Lili Zhou, Radu Malevschi, and Tang Jie Yun (Gwangchou Provincial team Coach) Sally
>>GG website is currently under serious construction, but when we launch and once we get our great photos from Kwun (he is articulate about screening his best work for us!) we will post all photos, draws and results under the "gallery" category. I'm sure Kwun will post photos here as well. Give him some time as he works so hard at the games! It takes a lot of time to edit and get it up on line. I will get the results and post here when I get it. He has a rather demanding day job back in Boston and is often flooded when he returns from a tourny. But he is great so I will wait patiently for the final results! GGBC does record all its matches and will rent them out to our members for free. Sally
Thanks Kwun! OH YES, we got all those from G2 and they have all been chosen and put on our GG website but our website is not DONE yet!! We have given all our info and waiting for completion and then Mikes approval to launch. We can't wait to see the ones from the trials and THank you Kwun once again for taking photos. Cannot be the same without the memories you capture for all of us !! Sally for GG
So how was it? Hello all, I didn't get to go to those darn games so I was wondering if someone who went daily or whenever could post some fun quips and details about the games which are not related to the matches? How was it having Tony, howard or other great players from US just sitting around chatting with everyone? All the players are friendly so I'm sure alot of people go to chat and take photos with them or something. Anyone join the clinics they were coaching from BC? HOw were those? How was the atmosphere of the crowds cos if there were 200 lookers it must have been really hot cheering in there? I just wanted to know some fun observations of the games, audience participation and GG environment in general ! I want to know everything! Anyone care to impart? BOO HOO! Sally
