(PART 1 : THE SPONSORSHIP DEAL)
Yes indeed, folks. We actually had our own BC World SuperSeries tournament here in Malaysia. It was held at Michael Badminton Academy in Puchong last night, all the way to the wee hours of Sunday morning.
As with most other BC tournaments, funding, planning, player registration and execution of the event went about at breakneck speed.
Despite OSIM's, ahem, refusal to cover sponsorship, BC's "popularity" brought us sponsorship from one of our ertswhile private badminton academys. Thus this event came to be known as Michael Badminton Academy BC Malaysia Open SuperSeries 2011, in honour of our one and only sponsor.
It all started immediately after Semifinals Day after LCW tore Chen Long apart. Loh, hcyong, spchu and I converged at the cafetaria, to be joined by davey (Dev Sukumar of Badzine India fame), Michael (who owns Michael Badminton Academy) and Malaysia's own ex-Thomas Cupper of the 60s, 75 year old Allan Teoh.
After exchanging pleasantries and small talk, Michael and loh (acting as BC leader) struck a sponsorship cum challenge deal for the BC tournament, to be held no earlier than 10 pm on the same day. An ideal choice of the start time too, because as expected, everyone arrived late.
The challenge, was for a BC nominated player to beat Michael in one on one badminton combat, with Michael holding a chair on his left hand while playing.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Yes indeed, folks. We actually had our own BC World SuperSeries tournament here in Malaysia. It was held at Michael Badminton Academy in Puchong last night, all the way to the wee hours of Sunday morning.
As with most other BC tournaments, funding, planning, player registration and execution of the event went about at breakneck speed.
Despite OSIM's, ahem, refusal to cover sponsorship, BC's "popularity" brought us sponsorship from one of our ertswhile private badminton academys. Thus this event came to be known as Michael Badminton Academy BC Malaysia Open SuperSeries 2011, in honour of our one and only sponsor.
It all started immediately after Semifinals Day after LCW tore Chen Long apart. Loh, hcyong, spchu and I converged at the cafetaria, to be joined by davey (Dev Sukumar of Badzine India fame), Michael (who owns Michael Badminton Academy) and Malaysia's own ex-Thomas Cupper of the 60s, 75 year old Allan Teoh.
After exchanging pleasantries and small talk, Michael and loh (acting as BC leader) struck a sponsorship cum challenge deal for the BC tournament, to be held no earlier than 10 pm on the same day. An ideal choice of the start time too, because as expected, everyone arrived late.
The challenge, was for a BC nominated player to beat Michael in one on one badminton combat, with Michael holding a chair on his left hand while playing.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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