The entry form for the Kamloops Open 2010 is now available. Fill in your information right on the PDF, print it and mail it or scan/email it to president@kamloopsbadminton.ca. Registrations ends on October 27th.

Kamloops_Open_2010_Entry_Form.pdf

The Kamloops Badminton Association 2010 AGM will be held on Tuesday, October 5th @ 8:00pm.

TRU is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year and the badminton team is hosting a fun tournament for current players, alumni and anybody else who wants to participate.

Where: Old TRU Gym
When: Saturday, September 11th
Time: 10am to 2pm
Price: Free!!

The format will consist of a mix and match draw so come on out and we’ll pair you up with a partner. The winners will receive prizes and there will be some door prizes given away for participants.

It’s that time of year to renew your Kamloops Badminton Association membership. The details can be found on the Memberships page along with a link to the Registration Form PDF. The fees have slightly increased from last year, mostly due to the additional night of play. If you have any questions then don’t hesitate to contact one of the Board of Directors.

There will be no badminton on Tuesday May 11. Play will resume on Thursday for the rest of the month.

There will be no badminton on Tuesday Feb 23 and Thursday Feb 25. Play will resume on Sunday Feb 28.

Badminton starts again on Sunday, December 20th but will be closed on Thursday, December 24th and Thursday, December 31st. If there are enough people that want to play on Christmas eve, the club will be opened. Please email vicepres@kamloopsbadminton.ca if you want to play.

Pacific Way has canceled all public use between Dec 1st to Dec 17th. The next night of badminton will be on Sunday, Dec 20th.

The results for the Kamloops Open 2009 can be viewed by the following link:

Kamloops Open 2009 Results.pdf

Congratulations this years winners!

Mens Singles – Garrett Babichuk (TRU)
Ladies Singles – Ezreena Scott (Kelowna)
Mens Doubles – Andy Chu (Kamloops) & Joey Chu (TRU)
Ladies Doubles – Ezreena Scott (Kelowna) & Eva Weston (Kelowna)
Mixed Doubles – Victor Yap (Kelowna) & Lyndsay Thomson (Kelowna)

This year was a great turn out and the largest tournament we have had for years. Thank you to everybody who participated and we hope to see you next year for the Kamloops Open 2010.

The Kamloops Open 2009 Draws are now available to download:

Kamloops Open 2009 Draws.pdf

If you have registered and are not listed in the draw, contact Alison Slater (president) ASAP!

Please note the approximate start times on Saturday for the following events.

Mens Singles – 9:00am
Ladies Singles – 10:30am
Mens Doubles – 1:00pm

Make sure you arrive at least a half hour before the start time of the event in order to warm up and in case the tournament gets ahead of schedule. Due to the large number of matches this weekend, we will be announcing the next match on the next available court ahead of time so at that point you will need to head down to the gym floor.

The tournament banquet will be held at the Shanghai Mandarin restaurant located in Tudor Village (1315 Summit Drive). Cocktails @ 7:00, Dinner @ 7:30.