Day 5 (Finals) pics - Oh.. ..here are the Jr. All-Stars award ceremony pics....The Red team represents Northern California and the Blue team represents Southern California...and i don't know which squad won/lost (i assume the SoCal team won, looking at the trophy bowl)??..
^^I thought..^^ ...they had candy bars in that bowl... Oh, Fred, how did the pics, from last night, turn out??.. *Btw, for those of you guys who are interested to watch/download the videos, we're still working on the next process which is the videos uploading and hopefully they'll be up before end of next week...
hahah i haven't had time today to go develop the photos from yesterday. i'm scanning the ones from the day before right now. woke up too late today hahhah. ended up playing at rosemead pretty late with mr.dan
I knew it.. ...i knew my mind was toast when i made this typo...Supposed to be "as they not only won 3 out of the 5 titles..."...
Couple more tidbits from the U.S. Open.. - For those wondering why in the sunny & hot Southern California weather is Lee Hock Lai doing playing in this U.S. Open??..Well, i found y'day that he's definitely not studying or playing in a club here but simply..............................vacationing.. - Saw our smashie54's bro in attendance. And boy, is it me or does it seem like he's grown taller from the last time i saw him??...
heres some pics from day 4. i'm gonna rescan all of them and upload them again when my brother brings over my old film scanner. hoefully the quality will be better than scanning prints with a cheap printer. http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r381/fredricktsang/US%20Open%202008/US%20Open%202008%20Day%204/
oops forgot the link. http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r381/fredricktsang/US%20Open%202008/US%20Open%202008%20Day%204/
Day 5 (Finals) pics - Couple more pics of the camera equipments.. ..these guys came in time, just on the last day of the event. There were a few other DSLRs/lenses in the hall, but i think only these guys carried longer lenses...Oh, the gentleman that was lugging that big 300mm cannon, i mean Canon lens, didn't show up after that 1 day...
thanks for the podium wrap up and photos. Rarely do i see our canadian nationals in action much since they no longer train in calgary (ex-national training center). Considering badmintonn canada no longer fund badminoton(well, close to nothing), i'm happy we still got some decent new bloods (andrew, david snider, anna) to carry on the torch. The long time MD pair beres and milory was split up this year to try out with new partners.
Second US Open title for Lili Zhou? When the first time, Chris? I thought she's young player but has found her DOB that she was born in 1980. The winner's trophy is so stunning, thx for sharing pix and info here...
^^Technically..^^ (i did a bit of research).. ..it was actually called the Yonex/OCBC International and if i recall, they did offer prize money..And it was held in the first week of November. Yes, i do recall attending that tourney and asked why it wasn't called the U.S. Open??..(which i forgot the reason(s)).. Perhaps because the World Championships was held in the same yr and the organizer couldn't organize the U.S. Open in and around the WC. Or maybe they had no plan to hold one and decided to just call it the OCBC/Yonex International??..(perhaps someone or 2, close to the organizer, might know the reason(s) why they used a different name in 2005??).. So, yeah, if one wants to call this as Lili's 1st ever U.S. Open title, by name, one could do so (even in BWF's official website)..Although, others have categorized the 2005 OCBC/Yonex International as a "U.S. Open".. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Open_Badminton_Championships http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=8942
Day 5 (Finals) pics - One more pic.. ..of the Northern California Jr. All-Star team, getting those balloon-clappers ready...
^^Well, my thoughts are...^^ ...*okay, i'm starting to hear kwun giggle*.... I learned, the next time, i should just go out and find a very nice 200mm f/1.8 lens and let kwun take the pics.... *okay, okay, i know you're still giggling, kwun*... .............. ...actually learned 3 things: Rule 1. Need an acceptable camera (has high ISOs) & fast lens(es) Rule 2. Need luck Rule 3. If there is a chance to take a pic, up close and personal, don't waste the opportunity (yep, i should've taken some next-to-the-court shots on the Semifinals day as there were only 2 courts being used; i couldn't do so on previous days as we can't get next to the courts).. ..and my right hand/wrist is still a bit sore... ...oh, did i mention, we need an acceptable camera & fast lens(es)..
hahha same with me cannot emphasize that more than enough. i only had a 50mm f/1.4 lens with manual focus to work with. but on finals day i rented out a 104mm f/1.8. waiting to see how those turn out in a few days
Hmm.. ..couple more tidbits: - Talk about surprise, i'm suprised to meet and greet our benny_hana (a BCer who has been inactive) on the Finals Day. And boy, did he still recognize me or what (even if my physique has turned even more...........round)....He even asked if kwun was there.. - Heard Kevin Cordon stopped by SGVBC with his coach and was inquiring for some rackets. Heard he's quite a reserved fella. Hope we'll see more of Kevin Cordon in the future as he has a very good game... to cooler: you got it! As always, we're always thinking about you and the rest of the Canadian BCers..(we'll have all the Canadian players' videos up, hopefully very soon, too!)
lili zhou also went to sgvbc afterwards to play. it seemed like she was with her parents. hahha not sure.
