Philippine Open 2009 Draw

Below is the Philippine Open 2009 draw.

Check out the game schedule of our Filipino badminton players. By the way, Ian Piencenaves has been coaching in the LBM's home court, Flick. He is partnered with Arolas Amahit. Let's support him. If they win in the first round, against the qualifiers Q1, they'd go face to face with the second seeded players, Dasuki and Sukmawan. Actually, one way or another, all the Filipino palyers will be competing with seeded players in the early rounds. It's gonna be tough for them, so let's hope they make it to the finals.

Philippine Badminton Web site



Let's support the Philippine Team at the Philippine Open this coming July 1 to 5.



You wanna find out more about the players? Better check their Web site at http://www.philippinebadminton.org/. Above is a preview of the Web address. Check it out.

Korean Men's Doubles Journey in the Indonesian Open 2009

SEMIFINALS




Years ago, badminton legend Park Joo Bong predicted Lee Yong Dae would cause a sensation on the scene, and this year Lee (pictured, with Jung Jae Sung) has experienced a short stint as men's doubles world #1 and is presently the mixed world #1, and tellingly having usurped both top spots off Indonesians. Now he finds himself in both finals at the Indonesia Open on a day when China is still poised for a near-sweep and Taufik Hidayat is the lone hope for local glory.




FINALS


Men's Doubles: Defence over Offence


It was Lee Yong Dae's (pictured on the right) night as he partnered Jung Jae Sung to wipe out the Indonesian challenge in men's doubles. The Korean defences were simply too good for Kido/Setiwan's constant onslaught, the shuttle on most occasions refusing to hit the ground on the Korean's side of the court. At one juncture in the first game, the Indonesians conceded 7 points in a single service to find themselves behind 10-17.

The fantastic defence by the Koreans continued frustrating the Indonesians after they swapped ends. The match wrapped up 21-19, 21-17. Five times in a row Kido/Hendra have lost from Lee/Jung and of the latest occasion the despairing team admitted that “the hardest part of the game was receiving Lee's serve which is very close to the net and difficult to return”.

Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun, who came back from a game down to put away Malaysia's Koo/Tan, had thought it would be a Beijing Olympics rematch of the final but it was not to be. Instead, the shoe will be on the other foot for Lee Yong Dae, as he prepares to meet his nemeses from China. He and Lee Hyo Jung are now 0:4 against Ma/Zheng while Lee and Jung Jae Sung have beaten Fu/Cai only twice in eight meetings.

FINALS FATE

It is no mean feat to be in 2 finals and it will take stamina and mental management one more time - in fact twice. Lee Yong Dae's greatness will be tested in these battles against past champions and both from China. It's not the height of the hurdle but jumping over it many times that is tough and the last one is always a killer as one races to the finish line.

Korea last won the men's doubles here in 2002 with Lee Dong Soo/Yoo Yong Sung and the mixed doubles in 2003 with Ra Kyung Min/Kim Dong Moon, but either way, overcoming the Chinese opposition or repeating these feats in the same night are big shoes to fill. None of the versatile doubles specialists from China or Korea have ever won two titles here in one year. Eddy Hartono and Christian Hadinanta are alone in that category. Meanwhile, China, beyond merely stopping Lee's double effort, is no doubt intent on a clean sweep of all but men's singles on Sunday night.
For complete semi-final results from the 2009 Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series, please
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BADMINTON ASIA YOUTH U-16 IN SRI LANKA

Badminton Asia Youth U-16 Team and Individual Events
August 3 to 9, 2009
S Thomas College Indoor Sports Complex
Mount Lavinia, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Entry Fee:
No entry fee required
Categories:
Boys and Girls Teams Events: -to play 2 Singles and 1 pair Doubles in each Team -to play in Groups in round robin system (number of Groups will depend on number of team entries) -each Team is allowed minimum of 3 players Individual Events: -comprises of 5 Events namely Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles and Mixed Doubles -Each country will only allow to enter a maximum number of entries: . 4 Boys Singles . 4 Girls Singles . 4 pairs Boys Doubles . 4 pairs Girls Doubles . 4 pairs Mixed Doubles
Eligibility:
Born in 1994 onwards (players celebrating 16th birthday in 2009 is not eligible to participate) The minimum age for all players is 10 years old.
Prizes:
Excellene Trophy by BAC President or host President for Team events. Medals per Team will be presented to all winners in Team Events (6pcs) and Individual Events: Gold, Silver and Bronze for 2 loosing Semi Finalists Teams Certificates of Achievements will be issued to all winners
Remarks:
Website : www.2009badmintonasiau16.com
Submission of Entry:
Dateline for submission of entries : 13th July 2009
Contact Details:
Sri Lanka Badminton Association Maitland Place Colombo 7 Sri Lanka Tel / Fax : 94 11 2686264 Email : slbahq@sltnet.lk

BAC Youth U-16 2009 Entry Forms BAC Youth U-16 2009 Info Pack

LBM Youth Outing



LBM YOUTH OUTING IN LAGUNA 04-26-09
Youth Head: Coach Romeo Cerbo
Members: Alex,Martin,Marvin,Jhorell,Adrian,Kevin,Erick, Em,Patricia,Zyra,Becca

KAWASAKI SPORTS TOURNAMENT Series 2

Kawasaki Sports Tournament Series 2
July 11, 2009 (8:00AM)
Club Flick, Bgy. San Isidro, Paranaque City

Fee: Php 750/per player Inclusive of T-Shirt, lunch , court fee, shuttlecock, prizes for champion and runner-up, raffle prizes and leveling fee Second Entry Fee: Php 400/player
Events: Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles and Mixed Doubles (Levels A-E)
Eligibility: The tournament is open to all badminton enthusiasts except to current National Team players. All former national and varsity players and trainers will be leveled A or B. The organizers reserve the right to deny or disqualify such entry as deemed necessary. Any falsification of registration form would result to an automatic disqualification. A non-refundable entry fee would be in effect.
Prizes: Champion – Trophy + Cash + gift items 1st Runner-Up – Medal + gift items
For inquiries contact: Coach Manny Raymundo: 0917 3336857 / Tel: 4928867 Coach Romeo Cervo : 0917 2435506
Whackers Asia Registration Form Poster Guidelines
Deadline of Submission: July 8, 2009

So who gave the best BLOW ... ????









And the winner is .... wait for it ...


ALEX

Sorry ladies, but there are rumors going around that he's already taken.





Crush

Wang Lin

Reiko Shiota


Wang Lin's studio pic

Who says only tennis has got female hotties?



Philippine Open


The annual 4-star tournament that brought word-class shutters closer to thousands of Filipino badminton enthusiasts is back after taking a break during the Olympic season in 2008.

On its third run, the prestigious Philippine Open Gold Grad Prix Badminton Championships, sponsored by Bingo Bonanza Corporation, guarantees an action-packed badminton event higlighted by top performances among players from Korea, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia and England.

Watch them compete to become the greatest shuttler in the world.

Visit the Philsports Arena on July 1 to 5, 2009. Let's cheer for our fellow Filipino badminton players.

For tickets and more details, please call Ticket World (8919999).
See you there.

We're here!!!



Behold! The League of Badminton Masters is now on the blog roll!!!

Expect more pictures and updates to come.