DALLAS BADMINTON CLUB

Tournaments

2008 Dallas Open

August 30-31, 2008

To all the participants: Have a safe trip to Dallas and see you this Saturday and Sunday Good Luck to all your games!!

The 2008 Dallas Open Draw (click on each line item for the detail draw)

*** Tournament director reserves the right to make the final adjustments to the draw. PLEASE confirm the FINAL Draw on the tournament day.

LATEST UPDATE:

Tournament Director: Deepak Kamath
Tournament Referee: Carl Khor
The 2008 Dallas Open Draw is now available. Please confirm the FINAL draw on the tournament day on-site.
Registration DEADLINE is Friday, August 22, 2008
All Participants must register. (in Open events, both partners MUST register)
Payment must be completed/post marked by August 22, 2008 (Entry fees paid after registration deadline will be charged a late fee of $5 and not guaranteed into the draw)
Yonex tournament shirts with personalized last name on the back of the shirts will be provided to the 2 pairs in the final match in the Open Men’s Doubles.
Yonex tournament shirts with personalized last name on the back of the shirts will be provided to the 2 pairs in the final match in the Open Women’s Doubles.
The finalist shirts for Open Men’s Doubles and Open Women’s Doubles are sponsored by Duratile Corp.
Holiday Inn special rate is available if booking is completed by August 18, 2008

Prize Money of $1000!!!

VENUE

Maverick Activities Center
University of Texas at Arlington
500 W. Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX 76019
Phone: 817-272-3277

EVENTS

Open – Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles.
Division B – Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Senior – Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles

AWARDS

EVENT	1st Place	2nd Place	Consolation
Open Men’s Doubles	$200	$150	Trophy
Open Men’s Singles	$100	$50	Trophy
Open Women’s Doubles	$100	$75	Trophy
Open Women’s Singles	$100	$50	Trophy
Open Mixed Doubles	$100	$75	Trophy
All Division B events	Trophy	Trophy	Trophy
All Senior events	Trophy	Trophy	Trophy

Total Prize money: $1,000

ELIGIBILITY

To qualify for senior events, individual must be over the age of 40 (men) or 35 (women) as of 12/31/2008.
Participants in Open Doubles may not participate in Division B doubles and vise versa.

DRAWS/SEEDING

The draws for the tournament will be made by the tournament committee.
Seeding is made based on available results of previous tournament in the region.
The draw will be posted two days prior to the tournament on www.dallasbadmintonclub.com.
Tournament director reserves the right to make the final adjustments to the draw.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday August 30, 2008 8:00 a.m – 8:00 p.m		Sunday August 31, 2008 8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m
EVENT	TIME	EVENT	TIME
Check-In	8:00-9:00 am	Check-In	8:00-9:00 am
Open and Division B	9:00 am	Open Semifinals/Finals (if needed)	9:00 am
Ameriprise sponsored dinner (Open to all participants & guests)	7:00-8:00 pm	Senior Events	9:00 am

CONDITIONS

Yonex shuttles (AS-40) will be use throughout the tournament.
All events will use the Badminton World Federation rally point scoring to 21 systems.
A single elimination draw with consolation will be used.

10 minutes default rule will be enforced; warm-up limited to 3 minutes

REGISTRATION

Deadline: Online registration deadline is August 22, 2008..
Mail in entries must be postmarked by August 22, 2008.
Entries after the deadline may be rejected (if tournament entry limit is reached).
Fees paid after registration deadline will be charged a late fee of $5.

ENTRY FEES:

First Event: $25, each additional event: $10.
Entry fees should be paid by PayPal or check before the deadline. (Non IE users might not be able to use paypal button)

Mail entry and check to:

Dallas Badminton Club
9438 Abbey Road
Irving, TX 75063

Online registrants will not be entered in the tournament until their entry fees is received. The entry deadline will be strictly enforced and entries will be limited to 120 players.

REFRESHMENTS

Lunch will be provided on Saturday and Sunday. Lunch should be eaten in designated area. Water and Gatorade will be provided on both days.

ACCOMMODATION

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Arlington
2451 E. Randol Mill Road, Arlington, TX - (817) 640-5454
Refer to “Dallas Badminton Club” for special rates of $94/night (non-smoking/two queen beds).
The special rate is available if booking is completed by August 18, 2008.
Click here to book the room on-line.

TOURNAMENT CONTACTS

Deepak Kamath deepak_kamath@yahoo.com
Allysa Khor akhor88@gmail.com (214-755-1555)

SPONSORS

UTA Hondura

Previous Tournaments:

2008 Games of Texas - July 24-27, 2008 San Antonio, TX

2007 TEXINS Badminton Open - Dec 14-15, 2007, Dallas, TX

The 2007 TEXINS Open completed successfully with over 80+ participants from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Illinois. The tournament team would like to thank all the participants for their exiting games. Also we would like to acknowledge the generosity of TEXINS Activity Center for their supports and sponsorship.

The following players have been selected for the MVP Awards:

Female MVP [Open Division]:

Mariani Setiawan Won the Open mixed doubles championship with an inspiring display of offense, consistency and especially defense. All that with a poised on-court presence and a charming off-court personality makes her a natural selection for this title.

Female MVP [Senior Division]:

Ismat Sheikh On display was an exceptional all round performance combined with sheer endurance of playing the open as well as senior events.

Male MVP [Open division]:

Ferry Wijaya's dashing dives salvaged more than a few points for his team and secured a place in Open Men's doubles final. His enthusiasm for the sport of badminton is contagious and is one of the favorite players to root for in the Texas badminton community.

Male MVP [Senior Division]:

Carl Khor Though Carl's team fell short in the finals, he put on a fierce display of offense and aggression to control the match and extend it to 3 games. His ability to push the shuttle at the net and apply consistent pressure on the opponent is legendary in the Dallas area and was a key component in a highly competitive final.

December 1, 2007
The annual "Children First" Charity Tournament at Reverchon -- FUN!! This fun and unique charity tournament completed successfully. We collected more than 60 toys for the Scottish Rite Children's Hospital. More details can be found at the Community page.

November 17-18, 2007 - The 2007 KANEYAMA HOUSTON Open Badminton Tournament.

October 6, 2007 - 1st Victory Badminton Tournament in Tulsa.

September 1-2, 2007 - The 2007 Dallas Open Badminton Tournament.

July 28-29, 2007 - Games of Texas at Brushy Creek (Austin, Texas).

May 18-20, 2007 - The 2007 Southern Badminton Association Open LSU Shreveport HPE Facility, Shreveport, LA

March 24, 2007 - Brushy Creek Tournament (Austin, Texas).

February 24, 2007 - 2007 Sooner Badminton Open Tournament.