News published by the Manitoba Badminton Association during 2019, kept from the association’s earlier website. Back to Badminton Archives.
Happy Holidays and Holiday Hours!
December 18, 2019
We wish everyone a great holiday season.
The MBA office will be closed for the holidays Saturday December 21st to Sunday January 5th.
We will be back in the office on Monday January 6th.
If you require something that is urgent please email us and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
We would like to thank everyone for the great year in badminton and hope to see you all in 2020.
2020 Yonex Westman Open
December 17, 2019
The first stop in the Rural Super Series is coming with the 2020 Yonex Westman Open in Brandon!
Open and Junior Categories Available
Register Now!
YONEX WESTMAN OPEN
- Friday January 17th – Sunday January 19th, 2020
- Healthy Living Centre – Brandon University
- Brandon MB
Hosted by:
(Same link for Draws/Times/Results)
U13 Players (born in 2008 or later) Please register by emailing Marj Niemi at marj@badminton.mb.ca
Issues with registration? Contact Marj Niemi at marj@badminton.mb.ca
Categories:
Open
U19 – Born in 2002 or later
U17 – Born in 2004 or later
U15 – Born in 2006 or later
U13 – Born in 2008 or later – Singles and Doubles only (genders combined) – Best of 3 Games to 11 points.
All junior players have the option of playing in their category or playing up to whichever category they wish.
Events:
Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Fees:
1 Event – $45.00
2 Events – $50.00
3 Events – $55.00
U13 – $20.00 (best of 3 games to 11 points). To register email Marj at marj@badminton.mb.ca
Guaranteed 3 matches/event.
MBA Regional Membership is mandatory. MBA Regional Membership available during online registration ($10.50)
Entry fees are payable online at the time of registration.
All players (parents) must sign a waiver at time of registration.
Registration Deadline:
Thursday January 9th @ 11:59 pm
Manual Registrations subject to a $10 admin fee.
Late registrations are not guaranteed to be accepted, however if they are accepted they will be subject to a $10 late fee & $10 manual fee, & individuals may not be included in seeding.
Draw Date: Draws will be posted online Wednesday January 15th
Shuttles: Yonex Mavis 350 (Yellow Nylon)
Prizes:
All event winners and runners-up in all age categories will receive prizes.
Prizes awarded after the finals on Sunday.
Food:
All you can eat buffet on Saturday night from 6:30-8:30 pm.
Served at The 40 (210 18th Street North, next to Travelodge)
Buffet includes fried chicken, pizza, salad bar, fries, dessert and much more.
Buffet included with entry (Except U13).
Additional tickets can be purchased online at time of registration for $10/ticket or at draw desk before 12 noon on January 18th.
Attendance at the buffet grant free entry into the live entertainment at The 40 (No minors allowed after 9:00 pm).
Officials/Ranking:
Referees will be used during this tournament.
Level 1 Tournament according to the Newly Revised Athlete/Tournament Ranking System
Tournament Chair:
Brittany Desautels
brandonclub1@gmail.com
text/call: 204-761-9004
Availability:
Players must make themselves available for the entirety of the event, and personal situations will not be taken into consideration for timing purposes.
Finals will be played on Sunday.
Due to speed of play being unpredictable, participants are asked to be ready a minimum of 45 minutes prior to their posted match.
It is ultimately the player’s responsibility to be present for the start of their match.
The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 2-minute warm-up rule.
Clothing: Participants must have an indoor change of clothing and clean/indoor/non-marking athletic shoes
It is recommended that players use protective eyewear while participating in this tournament.
Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquets
Refund Policy:
Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees
after the registration deadline unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis.
Registrations can be fully refunded prior to the registration deadline.
Approximate Schedule:
Friday – Singles 5:30 – 11 pm
Saturday – Doubles and Mixed 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday – Finals 8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Host Hotel:
Travelodge Brandon (210 18th Street North)
Book by calling directly at 204-727-3800 and quote ‘Westman Open 2020’
Rate is $89/night + taxes for up to 4 people (exception is rooms with king beds)
Rates will be held until Jan 13th.
Sponsors:
Badminton Canada is Looking for More Para-Athletes!
December 11, 2019
Try Para Badminton for free Tuesday January 28, 2020 from 3:00 – 7:00 pm
Badminton Canada is Looking for More Para-Athletes:
Come Test your Skills in Para-Badminton!
Provided Free:
– Racquets and shuttles
– On-site coaching
– On-site classification
When: Tuesday January 28th, 2020 from 3:00 – 7:00 pm
Where: Prairie Badminton
(Unit 2, 275 De Baets St. Winnipeg)
Contact: badminton@badminton.ca
More details HERE
Para Sport Combine
December 11, 2019
Join Sport Manitoba Performance for a para sport testing combine that’s free.
Para Sport Combine
Saturday, Dec. 14 , 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
When: December 14th, 2019
Where: Sport Manitoba Performance, 145 Pacific Avenue
Join Sport Manitoba Performance for Manitoba’s only para sport testing combine.
This FREE combine will give you the baseline knowledge necessary to improve your overall fitness and performance.
Get the tools you need to advance to the next level of competition. Open to para sport athletes at any level or age.
Some of our testing drills include:
Grip strength
20-metre sprint
Peak power press
Peak power row
Forward/lateral toss
To register, email performance@sportmanitoba.ca
And for more information you can contact our sport performance specialists at 204-925-5751 or performance@sportmanitoba.ca
Elliott Beals Reflects on Para Badminton
December 11, 2019
Elliott Beals (head coach at WWC) reflects on travelling to Japan with Olivia Meyer for the Paralympic Badminton Test Event.
Elliott Beals Olivia Meyer
Elliott Beals is the Head Coach at the Winnipeg Winter Club and coaches Olivia Meyer who is one of Canada’s top Para Badminton players. Olivia has a chance at making the Canadian team at the 2020 Paralympics. This is his experience with travel overseas and at a Para Badminton event:
"My experience in Tokyo is something that I will never forget for a long time. For the first time being outside of North America. I was unsure how a 13 hour plane ride would be and the effects of jet lag.
I managed to get some sleep on the plane, but leaving on the afternoon of one day and arriving in the evening of the next day, was hard to get use knowing that I missed a day.
The Japan Badminton organizing committee was fantastic hosting the Paralympic badminton test event, as they made us feel welcome from the time that we arrived. Everything laid for us, including transportation, meals, accommodation, and practice times. The venue setup was amazing with 10 courts which included 2 practice courts. All seating was above the courts which can hold up to 13,000 people.
This was truly an eye opener for me, as it was my first para competition to be involved in. Seeing the best para athletes in the world and the level that they compete at is definitely worth seeing. Most of these countries have been involved with para for a long time. Which makes it obvious as how well they do on the world stage. Since Canada is new to the Para Badminton with in the last couple of years. We are doing well but, we still have a lot of work ahead of us developing athletes. Since 2020 will be the first year for Badminton in the Paralympics. Now is a good time to start para badminton programs in our provincial sport organisations.
This all started with Olivia being chosen for the Petro Canada FACE program. Which is for non carded athletes that are Olympic hopefuls. This grant allows Olivia to use the money for training, and travel. To help her increase her chances of making the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo.
I have had the privileged of working with Olivia for over a year now. She a dedicated athlete while attending to her studies at the University of Manitoba. She spends 4- 6 days a week at the Winnipeg Winter Club with Myself and athletic trainer Jeff Mitchell.
She will travel to several countries throughout the year competing in Para competitions. Even as a Para athlete, back home she competes and trains with all able body athletes
Olivia is excellent to work with. She has a great work ethic, and I’m excited to have a front row seat in her Badminton career."
Olivia will be competing at the 2020 Yonex Nationals and Paranationals in January here in Winnipeg. You can keep up with Olivia’s journey at the Paranationals HERE. Or you can come out and see her in action along with her coach Elliott Beals January 28 – February 1st at Prairie Badminton (Unit 2, 275 De Baets St.).
Dear Friend Russell Unilowsky Passes Away
December 10, 2019
We fondly remember Russell Unilowsky, a dear friend of the local badminton community.
Funeral Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Saturday December 14th at 9:30 am at Sts. Vladimir and Olga Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, 115 McGregor St., Winnipeg. MB.
Russell Unilowsky, owner of Canadian Tire Garden City, was an avid badminton player and ambassador for the sport, sponsoring many tournaments through the 2000’s and 2010’s. He passed away suddenly in a car accident on Nov 7, 2019.
He was known as a passionate player on the court and a gentle and soft spoken giant off the court, and was a dear friend to many in the community. When he wasn’t managing his store he also spent lots of time on the track, on the baseball diamond, with his band (Russell Lee Band), and with his family. His wife Oksana gave birth to their son Christian Russell Unilowsky 10 days after his passing. He also leaves behind 4 other children (plus spouses) and 11 great grandchildren.
For full obituary, please CLICK HERE
We remember Russell Unilowsky fondly
Para Badminton Winter Skills Camp and Group Lessons
December 9, 2019
Lessons are now being offered for Para Badminton players.
Sign up for the Winter Skills Camp or the Group Lessons or do all of them!
Winter Skills Camp
The Winter Skills Camp is being held December 30/31 & Jan 1/2, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at Prairie Badminton (Unit 2, 275 De Baets St)
Cost: $25 + GST & online processing fees
Group Lessons
The Group Lessons run on Thursdays and Saturdays from January 9 – March 28, 2020
Players can register for their choice of 1 or 2 days per week. The options are:
Thursdays: 7:00 – 8:30 pm at Prairie Badminton (Unit 2, 275 De Baets St)
Saturdays: 2:00 – 3:30 pm at Winipeg Winter Club (200 River Ave)
Cost: $25 for 1 day/week or $50 for 2 days/week + GST & online processing fees
*Please note that an Individual MBA Membership ($10.50) must be purchased prior to starting the program
Memberships can be purchased at: http://www.badminton.mb.ca/page/18214/Individual-Memberships
Your Membership will be valid until May 31, 2020
To Register Today:
2020 Yonex Canadian National and Paranational Championships
December 4, 2019
Registration is open for the Yonex Canadian National and Paranational Championships being held right here in Winnipeg!
Enter today to get a chance to play in one of the premier events in Canada.
Not only is there the Canadian National Championships but also for the first time the Paranational Championships are being held at the same time in the same venue.
Registration closes January 3rd, 2020 so don’t delay.
For more information check out the website for the event.
Even if you’re not playing consider volunteering for the event and get a chance to see it first hand. Sign up for volunteering HERE
2020 MB Indigenous Badminton Championships
December 4, 2019
Enter the first ever MB Indigenous Badminton Championships. There’s something for every age.
1st Annual
2020 Indigenous
Badminton Championships
January 17-19, 2020
Prairie Badminton Centre
Unit 2, 275 De Baets St
Winnipeg MB
First Nations – Inuit – Metis
(Same link for draws/times/results)
Categories:
Open (Adults)
U19 ( Born 2002-03)
U17 (Born 2004-05)
U15 (Born 2006-07)
U13 (Born 2008-09)
Events:
Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Fees:
1 Event – $20.00
2 or 3 Events – $30.00
Guaranteed 3 matches/event (With minimum 4 entries/event).
MBA Regional Membership is mandatory. MBA Regional Membership available during online registration ($10.50)
Entry fees are payable online at the time of registration.
Registration Deadline:
Monday January 13th @ 11:59 pm
Questions about registration? Email Marj at marj@badminton.mb.ca
Manual Registrations subject to a $10 admin fee.
Late registrations are not guaranteed to be accepted, however if they are accepted they will be subject to a $10 late fee & $10 manual fee, & individuals may not be included in seeding.
Draw Date: Draws will be posted online Wednesday January 15th
Tournament Includes:
Souvenir, Guaranteed 3 matches per event (with minimum 4 entries), medals, shuttles, and referees
Prizes:
Medals for the top 3 placements in each event.
Winner prizes & Random Prize Giveaways
Availability:
Players must make themselves available for the entirety of the event, and personal situations will not be taken into consideration for timing purposes.
Each event will be played through to the end before the next event starts.
Due to speed of play being unpredictable, participants are asked to be ready a minimum of 45 minutes prior to their posted match.
It is ultimately the player’s responsibility to be present for the start of their match.
The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 2-minute warm-up rule.
Clothing: Participants must have an indoor change of clothing and clean/indoor/non-marking athletic shoes
It is recommended that players use protective eyewear while participating in this tournament.
Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquets
Refund Policy:
Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees
after the registration deadline unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis.
Registrations can be fully refunded prior to the registration deadline.
Approximate Schedule:
Friday 5:00pm – Singles
Saturday 9:00am – Doubles followed by Mixed Doubles
Sunday 9:00am – Finish of Mixed Doubles if needed
Practice Your Skills:
Sunday Night Indigenous Club
5:00 – 7:00 pm @ Prairie Badminton
$5 Drop in (Includes shuttles)
About the Tournament:
All players and skill levels are welcome to compete in the first ever MB Indigenous Championships.
This is a tournament designed for Indigenous players to compete against each other.
It is open to any age category so everyone can compete with people their own age.
While this is the first year we hope it becomes an annual event.
Winnipeg Winter Club Round Robin Tournament #2
December 4, 2019
Registration is now open for the second WWC Round Robin Tournament.
Sponsored By:
Polo Park
2019 WWC
Round Robin Tournament #2
December 7th & 8th, 2019
Winnipeg Winter Club
200 River Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3L 0B2
204-452-3311 Ext. 118
(Same link for Draws/Times/Results)
Events:
Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Categories:
A, B, and C
Guide for Choosing Your Calibre of Play:
A-Consistently finish in A draws in Provincial Tournaments or in Top 20 Rankings
B-Consistently finish in B draws in Provincial Tournament or in Top 40 Rankings
C-Consistently finish in C or D draws in Provincial Tournaments, below Top 40 Rankings
All events require a minimum of 4 entries or they will be combined with the other draw(s) to produce a large enough draw to run.
All registered participants of the small entried event will be called to see if they are still interested in participating or would like a reimbursement of fees.
Cost:
1 Event-$50 (GST Included)
2 Events-$60 (GST Included)
Entry fees are payable on-line at the time of registration.
Eligibility:
Participants must have an active current 2019/2020 season Provincial or National membership.
The competition will be conducted under the official rules of Badminton Canada.
Registration Deadline:
Thursday November 28th, 2019 at 11:59 pm
Manual Registrations subject to a $10 admin fee.
Late registrations are not guaranteed to be accepted, however if they are accepted they will be subject to a $10 late fee, and individuals may not be included in seeding.
Draw Date: Draws will be posted online Wednesday December 4th, 2019
Shuttles:
All events are AS30 Yonex feather shuttle. All match shuttles are included in entry fee.
Officials/Ranking:
Referees will be used during this tournament.
Level 3 Tournament According to the Newly Revised Athlete/Tournament Ranking System
Tournament Description:
Come out and play this fun doubles and mixed doubles tournament.
The tournament is Round Robin format.
Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis.
Availability:
Players must make themselves available for the entirety of the event, and personal situations will not be taken into consideration for timing purposes.
Approximate Schedule:
Saturday 9 am-Doubles followed by Mixed Doubles
Sunday 9 am-Crossovers, and finals
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Senior & Para Nationals
December 3, 2019
BE A PART OF THE TEAM! SEE THE ACTION UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!
If you’ve got any time and ability to be around the Championships, please consider volunteering your time.
Volunteers will receive a free t-shirt and free admission all week long to the championships!
Complete this GOOGLE FORM to start the volunteer process!
Check out the tournament website
Facility Needed for 2020 Western Canadian Team Championships
November 27, 2019
Applications Currently Being Accepted!
Photos from Victor Prairie Bee Tournament
November 25, 2019
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149588978@N03/albums/72157711902054497
Photos Courtesy of Orlando Athayde
2019 Winter Badminton Training Camp
November 15, 2019
No Plans for the Holidays? Still going to work and wish you knew the kids were doing something productive and fruitful?
Sign Up for the Winter Badminton Training Camp at Prairie Badminton!
Prairie Badminton Holiday Training Camp
Dec 30/31 & Jan 2/3
9:00am – 3:30pm
$190 + taxes
Ages 9-17
Beginner & Intermediate
Register at Prairie Badminton Reception, or by email to info@prairiebadminton.ca
Sign Up before it fills up!
Boxing Day Smasher Singles Tournament
November 13, 2019
Prairie Badminton is hosting a Boxing Day Singles Tournament. A way to get moving and work off some of the Christmas turkey!
Entry deadline December 19th at 10:00 pm.
Prairie Badminton Qdoba Christmas Turkey Tournament
November 13, 2019
Enter now to win your Christmas Turkey!
Registration Deadline December 11th, 2019 at 10:00 pm.
Coaching Courses are Being Offered in March 2020
November 6, 2019
Want to become a coach or upgrade your coaching credentials? The courses that you need are being offered in March 2020.
The Manitoba Badminton Association
Coaching Courses for March 2020
Regional Coach: Technical/Tactical Basics
Saturday March 28, 2020
Prairie Badminton (Unit 2, 275 De Baets St)
9:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $75
Registration Deadline: Monday March 23rd, @ 11:59pm
Provincial Coach: Technical/Tactical Skills
Sunday March 29, 2020
Prairie Badminton (Unit 2, 275 De Baets St)
9:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $75
Registration Deadline: Monday March 23rd, @ 11:59pm
Competitive Development: Analyzing Technical/Tactical Performance
Sat/Sun March 28-29, 2020
Prairie Badminton (Unit 2, 275 De Baets St)
9:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $300
Registration Deadline: Monday March 16th, @ 11:59pm
For more information or to register CLICK HERE
2019 Victor Prairie Bee Open
October 30, 2019
U13/U15/U17/U19/Open
What could be sweeter than winning a Jar of Honey at the Victor Prairie Bee Open on Nov 22-24!
Feather Tournament Open to All Players with A/B/C/D Waterfall Dropdown
Provincial Membership Required
2019 Victor Prairie Bee Open
Friday November 22 – Sunday Nov 24, 2019
See what all the "BUZZ’ is about at the Victor "Prairie Bee Open" – Winnipeg’s only Junior/Open Feather Tournament!
New Format:
*Age Categories will be separated in playing times so that players can play through matches quicker and have larger breaks in between events
*Events will play through to completion before moving on to the next event. Eg. Singles will be completed before moving on to Doubles.
Start Times:
Friday 5pm
Saturday 9am
Sunday 9am
Location:
Prairie Badminton, Unit 2, 275 De Baets St., Winnipeg MB
Registration Deadline:
Thursday, Nov 14 @ 11:59pm
Manual Registrations subject to a $10 admin fee.
Late registrations are not guaranteed to be accepted, however if they are accepted they will be subject to a $10 late fee & $10 manual fee, & individuals may not be included in seeding.
Events/Categories:
Open – Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
U19/U17/U15/U13 – Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles
U19 – Born 2002 or later
U17 – Born 2004 or later
U15 – Born 2006 or later
U13 – Born 2008 or later
Order of Play:
U13/U15/U17 will be played prior to U19/Open
Singles starts Friday at 5:00pm
Continuation of Singles on Saturday morning, followed by Doubles, followed by Mixed
Saturday matches will spill over to Sunday with 9pm as the cutoff time
Prizes:
Small Prizes awarded for A, B, C, & D event winners, and A Runner Ups
Jar of Honey for A Winners
Food:
Grazing Food Throughout Tournament
Eligibility:
Participants must have an active current 2019/2020 season Provincial or National membership. The competition will be conducted under the official rules of Badminton Canada.
Fees:
1 Event $50.00
2 Events $70.00
3 Events $70.00
Entry fees are payable on-line at the time of registration.
Shuttles:
All events are Victor Champion feather shuttle or higher. All match shuttles are included in entry fee.
Officials/Ranking:
Referees will be used during this tournament.
A Event – Level 3 Tournament According to the Newly Revised Athlete/Tournament Ranking System
Tournament Chair:
Justin Friesen – jfriesen@prairiebadminton.ca
Draws:
Draws will be posted on Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Availability:
Players must make themselves available for the entirety of the event, and personal situations will not be taken into consideration for timing purposes.
2019 Yonex Herb Richard MB Open
October 30, 2019
PHOTOS CAN BE VIEWED/DOWNLOADED HERE
Register now for the 2019 Yonex Herb Richard MB Open at Prairie Badminton
8 Courts means less wait time and more on-court action!
Feather Shuttles, Maximum Ranking Points, Saturday Lunch & Grazing Food, Prizes, Souvenir, Professional Facility, & Guaranteed 3 Matches!
2019 Yonex Herb Richard MB Open
Hosted by:
Friday November 8 – Sunday Nov 10, 2019
In honor of the late Herb Richard, beloved and long-time coach at the Winnipeg Canoe Club and Wildewood Club.
Start Times:
Thursday 6pm (If Numbers Require)
Friday 5pm
Saturday 9am
Sunday 10am
Location:
Prairie Badminton, Unit 2, 275 De Baets St., Winnipeg MB
Sponsors
Registration Deadline:
Thursday, October 31st @ 11:59pm
Manual Registrations subject to a $10 admin fee.
Late registrations are not guaranteed to be accepted, however if they are accepted they will be subject to a $10 late fee & $10 manual fee, & individuals may not be included in seeding.
Events:
A – Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
C – Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Order of Play:
Singles begin at 5pm Friday.
Doubles will begin Saturday morning at 9am followed by Mixed Doubles.
Sunday Finals starting at 10:00am
Prizes:
Prizes awarded for A, B, C, & D event winners & runner-ups
A, B, C, & D consolation event winners only (not runner-ups)
Food:
Saturday Lunch (Pulled Pork & Chicken with Buns) & Grazing Food Throughout Tournament
Eligibility:
Participants must have an active current 2019/2020 season Provincial or National membership. The competition will be conducted under the official rules of Badminton Canada.
Fees:
1 Event $55.00
2 Events $70.00
3 Events $70.00
Entry fees are payable on-line at the time of registration.
Shuttles:
All events are AS40 Yonex feather shuttle or higher. All match shuttles are included in entry fee.
Officials/Ranking:
Referees and Umpires (Finals Only) will be used during this tournament.
A Event – Level 5 Tournament According to the Newly Revised Athlete/Tournament Ranking System
C Event – Level 2 Tournament
Tournament Chair:
Justin Friesen – jfriesen@prairiebadminton.ca
Draws:
Draws will be posted on Wednesday Nov 6, 2019
Availability:
Players must make themselves available for the entirety of the event, and personal situations will not be taken into consideration for timing purposes.
Finals will be played on Sunday.
Players who live more than 100km from Winnipeg will not be scheduled to play singles on Thursday.
KidSport Fundraiser
October 29, 2019
A Badminton Fundraiser to Support KidSport! Give the Gift of Sport!
Friday Nov 29th @ Prairie Badminton
5:30pm – 9:30pm
Ages 9-13, 14-17, & Adults
Donations of $5 (or more) accepted ONLINE or at Prairie Badminton
Register by Nov 27
Support a Good Cause – Free Food – Badminton Lessons
Generously Sponsored by QuadReal
Important Date Changes
October 28, 2019
Make note that some dates for tournaments have recently changed due to gym availability including:
Yonex Westman Open
Phil Allard Doubles Tournament
Yonex Southman Open
The changes are as follows:
1. Westman Open has moved from December to January 17-19 due to gym availability. Competition is still at Brandon University in the Henry Champ Gym.
2. Southman Open has moved from January 24-25 to March 14-15 due to gym availability. Saturday Competition will be held in Winkler at GVC and NPC and will feature singles and doubles. Sunday competition will be at Carman Collegiate and will feature Mixed Doubles.
3. Phil Allard has moved from January 26 to Monday February 17 (Louis Riel Day) due to gym availability and will be at Prairie Badminton.
All changes have been made in the tournament calendar in case you need to refer to that at: http://www.badminton.mb.ca/calendar/226/201920-Provincial-Tournament-Calendar
MBA Coach Mentorship Program
October 23, 2019
Badminton Manitoba is pleased to announce five coaching mentorships for the 2019-20 season.
Along with Coaching Manitoba, MBA is looking for up to 5 interested coaches to be paired up with a mentor to shadow and learn from that mentor.
The purpose of this program is to provide better coach relationships and experiences that lead to stronger coaches in the province.
Applicants will be matched with a mentor and will shadow the mentor during the 2019-20 season.
Applications are due November 15th, 2019.
Apply today!
for more information and to get the registration form
Badminton Canada Welcomes New High Performance Manager
October 23, 2019
Lindsay Macedo has been appointed as Badminton Canada’s High Performance Manager.
Lindsay will be repsonsible for implementing Badminton Canada’s high performance strategy as well as leading the Junior National and Junior Development teams this season.
For more information and Lindsay’s bio Click Here.
2020 Yonex International Challenge
October 23, 2019
Fort McMurray Alberta is hosting the 2020 Yonex International Challenge
Badminton Canada and Badminton Alberta are pleased to announce Fort McMurray, Alberta as hosts for the 2020 Yonex Canadian International Challenge! The event will take place from 31 March to 5 April 2020.
The event is hosted over 6 days, attracting teams and players from around the world. This international competition will feature some of the best in the sport in each discipline: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.
With the Toyko 2020 Olympic Games fast approaching, the tournament will be one of the last in the Olympic qualifying period; giving athletes one last opportunity to secure their spot for the Games!
“We are very excited to welcome the world to beautiful Fort McMurray, Canada for the 2020 Interntional Challenge” said Mike Luck, Event & Communications Manager. “Competition in the final weeks of the Olympic qualifying period will set the stage for some great performances.”
Hosting international events would not be possible without the support of our government and sport partners.
“Thank you to Yonex Canada, City of Fort Mac, and Badminton Alberta for their support in this event” said Joe Morissette, Executive Director at Badminton Canada. “Hosting an event in the final weeks of the Olympic qualifying period is sure to have some great play, and we are excited to welcome the world to Canada.”
WE want to hear from YOU
October 9, 2019
Take our survey and let us know what you think.
We want to hear your thoughts on our tournaments.
We are always trying to improve our tournaments and offer what people want so please take a moment and help us out by filling out a survey on tournaments.
If you enter you name and email address at the end you qualify for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate of your choice.
Survey deadline Friday October 18th!
Help us support our clubs in running tournaments that meet the desires of the participants.
TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY
Badminton Manitoba Utilizing New Concussion Protocol
September 27, 2019
Please see the Concussions tab under the Policies and Procedures Header for our new concussion policy and ways to inform your coaches, parents, and athletes on concussions!
Thien Vo Wins a Silver Medal at 2019 Prairie Elite
September 25, 2019
Thien Vo competed at the Prairie Elite tournament held in Winnipeg at Prairie Badminton September 6-8.
Vo captured the silver medal in Mens Singles after a close loss to the Second seed Antonio Benjamin Li.
Vo had a tight game losing the first 21-19. He went on to win the second game 21-15 then lost in the third game 21-19.
He also narrowly missed out on a doubles medal losing in the bronze medal game to a team from Alberta.
Full results of the tournament can be found HERE
It was a great start to the tournament season.
BADMINTON at Adaptive Sport Symposium – Sunday Sept 22
September 19, 2019
WWC Round Robin Tournament
September 18, 2019
Registration is now open for the first WWC Round Robin Tournament.
Sponsored By:
Polo Park
2019 Winnipeg Winter Club
Round Robin Tournament
October 19 – 20, 2019
200 River Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3L 0B2
204-452-3311 Ext. 118
(Same link for Draws/Times/Results)
Events:
Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Categories:
A, B, and C
Guide for Choosing Your Calibre of Play:
A- Consistently finish in A draws in Provincial Tournaments or in Top 20 Rankings
B – Consistently finish in B draws in Provincial Tournament or in Top 40 Rankings
C – Consistently finish in C or D draws in Provincial Tournaments, below Top 40 Rankings
All events require a minimum of 4 entries or they will be combined with the other draw(s) to produce a large enough draw to run.
All registered participants of the small entried event will be called to see if they are still interested in participating or would like a reimbursement of fees.
Cost:
1 Event – $50 (GST Included)
2 Events – $60 (GST Included)
Entry fees are payable on-line at the time of registration.
Eligibility:
Participants must have an active current 2019/2020 season Provincial or National membership.
The competition will be conducted under the official rules of Badminton Canada.
Registration Deadline:
Thursday October 10, 2019 at 11:59 pm
Manual Registrations subject to a $10 admin fee.
Late registrations are not guaranteed to be accepted, however if they are accepted they will be subject to a $10 late fee, and individuals may not be included in seeding.
Draw Date: Draws will be posted online Wednesday October 16th, 2019
Shuttles:
All events are AS30 Yonex feather shuttle. All match shuttles are included in entry fee.
Officials/Ranking:
Referees will be used during this tournament.
Level 3 Tournament According to the Newly Revised Athlete/Tournament Ranking System
Tournament Description:
Come out and play this fun doubles and mixed doubles tournament.
The tournament is Round Robin format.
Regulations:
Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis.
Availability:
Players must make themselves available for the entirety of the event, and personal situations will not be taken into consideration for timing purposes.
Approximate Schedule:
Saturday 9 am – Doubles followed by Mixed Doubles
Sunday 9 am – Crossovers, and finals
Olivia Meier Wins Gold at Parapan American Games in Peru
September 11, 2019
Olivia Meier from WWC recently competed in both the World Para Badminton Championships and the Parapan American Games.
Meier was chosen to represent Canada at the World Championships in St. Jakobshalle Basel, Switzerland.
She competed in singles in the SL4 class winning one of her three matches.
She also competed in Mixed Doubles with her partner Pascal LaPointe where they finished the round robin with a record of 2 and 1. They went on to compete in the playoffs but lost in the first round.
After the world championships were finished, Meier headed to Lima, Peru where she competed in the Parapan American Games.
She competed in the Singles SU5 losing only one match to the gold medal winner Almeida to finish second overall.
In Mixed Doubles Meier and LaPointe had a near perfect record losing only one game in a 3 game match in the entire tournament capturing the Gold Medal.
In addition Olivia has been chosen to receive the Petro Canada FACE grant.
Congratulations Olivia!!
Bison Transport Sport LeadHERship Conference
September 11, 2019
The LeadHERship Conference is Oct 4-5, 2019 in Gimli MB. Check it out today.
The Bison Transport Sport LeadHERship Conference from Oct. 4-5, 2019 in Gimli, Manitoba
is a professional development opportunity designed for coaches, administrators, community leaders,
and volunteers of all genders and sports from across Manitoba, to empower and encourage the young
women and girls with whom they work with to stay active and involved in sport.
Conference highlights:
Keynote from Manitoba Olympian Cindy Klassen
Panelist discussion with Michelle Sawatzky-Koop, Janet McMahon, Kirby Cote, Kathy Stoesz and Laura Fridfinnson
Sessions with sport management professionals Megan Foster and Carolyn Trono
Registration fee
Early Bird $50 (until Sept. 20)
Regular $75
Registration fee includes both Friday Night and Saturday Sessions,
Friday Night Networking Reception, and Saturday continental breakfast and lunch.
Funding assistance is available for Coaches, Sport Club Volunteers and Officials. Please visit our website for more information.
Accommodations
Rooms are available at the Lakeview Gimli Resort starting at $129 per night.
Call the hotel directly at 204-642-8565 to request rooms under "Sport Manitoba Conference".
Badminton Canada Continues Partnership with Westjet and National Car Rental
September 11, 2019
Extended discounts to to the badminton canada community for the 2019-2020 season
Badminton Canada is pleased to extend a partnership agreement with WestJet Airlines and Enterprise & National Rent -a-Car which takes effect immediately.
WestJet is offering participants at Badminton Canada events 5% off their Econo fares and 10% off EconoFlex & Premium Fares. These are the fares posted on the WestJet website at the time of the booking –www.westjet.com . In order to access the discount Canadian Badminton Community members will be required to use the following coupon codes: V54XX90
Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental are offering discounted rates at over 9,900 locations in over 90 countries. Enterprise Holdings is offering members of the Badminton Canada Community 5% off at Enterprise RentA-Car locations, and 10% off National Car Rental locations in North America. In addition to these discounted rates, ancillary charges such as driver fees will also be waived. Additional rates and ancillary discounts are also offered at all international locations overseas.
To access, Canadian Badminton Community members will be required to use the following coupon code –XVC341L – when booking their car online or over the phone.
Looking for additional perks? Follow the link below to enroll into the Emerald Club. With Emerald Club, the loyalty program of Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental, members enjoy expedited service, greater ease and exclusive rewards when renting at both National and Enterprise worldwide.
Prairie Badminton Hosting 2020 YONEX National & Para Championships!
September 9, 2019
January 29 – Febuary 1, 2020
This marks the first time that National Championships and Para National Championships will be held at the same location and time, and we are excited that it will be happening in Manitoba!
Official Badminton Canada Announcement
Badminton Manitoba is excited to once again host a major badminton championships in Manitoba, this time at Prairie Badminton, Manitoba’s newest and only badminton facility.
Hosting National Championships is a great way to promote the sport locally by getting players, coaches, officials, and volunteers the opportunity to see the best badminton that Canada has to offer, and in hosting the championships in an Olympic qualifying year we are certain to see some WORLD-CLASS badminton.
Prairie Badminton is the official host and they will be seeking out volunteers and community support in the near future, and will appreciate your help in making this event a spectacular and memorable event for everybody that will help bolster our already growing community!
If you would like to volunteer in any particular capacity, please contact Ryan Giesbrecht @ rgiesbrecht@prairiebadminton.ca
For the first time ever, Para-badminton will be hosted at the Canadian National Championships!
Badminton Canada is pleased to announce Manitoba Badminton, Prairie Badminton and the Winnipeg Winter Club as hosts for the 2020 Yonex Canadian National Badminton Championships this winter!
Traditonally the Championship welcomes over 100 of Canada’s top High-Performance athletes from accross the country. However, the 2020 Nationals will mark an historic moment for badminton in Canada as Para-badminton will be included with able-bodied for the first time!
"We are trilled to include para-badminton to our National Championships this year" said Joe Morissette, Executive Director of Badminton Canada. "As an organization we are focused upon making our sport more inclusive, and this is an important step in that direction. I am confident that Manitoba Badmintonwill host and execptional event for our athletes in the lead up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo."
Reigning national champions like, Brian Yang (MS), Jason Ho-Shue & Nyl Yakura (MD), Kristen Tsai & Rachel Honderich (WD), Joshua Hurlburt-Yu & Josephine Wu (XD), and top 10 in the world Michelle Li (WS) will be joined by Parapan Am Games medalists Olivia Meier (SL4), Pascal Lapointe (SL4), Yuka Chokyu (WH1), and Richard Peter (WH1) & Bernard Lapointe (WH2).
"We are excited that all of our Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls will be competing together at this year’s Championships" said Jordan Bridal, High Performance Director. "The tournament will act as a great lead up event for some, and showcase our top talent in Canada. For those unfamiliar with para-badminton, they will be amazed by what these athletes can do!"
The main hosts for the 2020 Yonex Canadian National Championships will be Prairie Badminton, with the Winnipeg Winter Club acting as supporting hosts for the WH1/WH2 events. Winnipeg, Manitoba – get ready for the action from January 29th to February 1st 2020!
WWC Junior Open
September 9, 2019
1st Sanctioned Junior Tournament of the Year is Here!
Sign up today!
Entry Deadline: Thursday Sept 26th
2019 Winnipeg Winter Club Junior Open
Sponsored by:
Yonex Canada
Date:
Thursday October 3rd – Sunday October 6th, 2019
Start Times:
Thursday 5pm
Friday 5pm
Saturday 9am
Sunday 9am
Location:
Winnipeg Winter Club, 200 River Ave, Winnipeg MB
Registration Deadline:
Thursday, September 26th 11:59pm
Manual Registrations subject to a $10 admin fee.
Late registrations are not guaranteed to be accepted, however if they are accepted they will be subject to a $10 late fee, and individuals may not be included in seeding.
Events:
U13, U15, U17, U19 Single elimination with consolation. guaranteed 2 matches.
Order of Play:
Singles begin at 5pm Thursday, and Friday.
Doubles will begin Saturday morning at 9am followed by Mixed Doubles.
Sunday Finals or any matches held over from the previous day
Awards:
Medals to all 1st and 2nd place main round participants
Medals to all consolation winners
Eligibility:
Participants must have an active current 2019/2020 season Provincial or National membership. The competition will be conducted under the official rules of Badminton Canada.
Fees:
1 Event $50.00
2 Events $60.00
3 Events $60.00
Entry fees are payable on-line at the time of registration.
Shuttles:
All events are AS30 Yonex feather shuttle. All match shuttles are included in entry fee.
Officials/Ranking:
Referees and Umpires (Finals Only) will be used during this tournament.
Level 4 Tournament According to the Newly Revised Athlete/Tournament Ranking System
Tournament Chair:
Elliott Beals – coach.beals@gmail.com
Draws:
Draws will be posted on Wednesday Oct 2, 2019
Availability:
Players must make themselves available for the entirety of the event, and personal situations will not be taken into consideration for timing purposes.
Finals will be played on Sunday.
Players who live more than 100km from Winnipeg will not be scheduled to play singles on Thursday.
Fall Coaching Courses
September 1, 2019
Coaching Manitoba is excited to announce our NCCP and non-NCCCP 2019 Fall course schedule.
For more information, and to register for a course, please visit the Locker and view the Manitoba course calendar (link below).
https://thelocker.coach.ca/account/login?mode=login
If you have any questions please contact Hailey at Coaching Manitoba: hailey.unger@sportmanitoba.ca
Online
Sept 24: Online NCCP Managing Conflict
Oct 15: Online NCCP Make Ethical Decisions
Dec 8: Online NCCP Make Ethical Decisions
Winnipeg(@Sport For Life Center):
Sept 6+7: NCCP Performance Planning
Sept 7+8: NCCP Core Learning Facilitator Training
Sept 9: NCCP Make Ethical Decisions
Sept 12: NCCP Fundamental Movement Skills
Sept 15: NCCP Planning a Practice
Sept 21+22: NCCP Teaching and Learning
Sept 22: NCCP Make Ethical Decisions
Sept 23+24: NCCP Prevention and Recovery
Sept 24: NCCP Empower +
Sept 24+25: NCCP Coaching and Leading Effectively
Sept 25: We Are Headstrong: An Evening for Concussion Awareness (Non-NCCP – PD points available for certified coaches) To RSVP contact: sport.med@sportmanitoba.ca
Sept 26: Taping 101 (Non-NCCP – PD points available for certified coaches)
Sept 28: NCCP Advanced Practice Planning
Sept 28: NCCP Design a Basic Sport Program
Sept 29: NCCP Make Ethical Decisions
Sept 29: NCCP Core Learning Facilitator Training
Oct 15+17: NCCP Developing Athletic Abilities
Oct 27: NCCP Core Coach Evaluator Training
Nov 13: NCCP Make Ethical Decisions
Nov 14: NCCP Fundamental Movement Skills
Nov 16: NCCP Leading Drug-Free Sport
Nov 24: NCCP Mentorship
Nov 25+27: NCCP Psychology of Performance
Dec 1: NCCP Manage a Sport Program
Dec 14: NCCP Core Master Coach Developer Training
Brandon (@Brandon University – Healthy Living Center):
Sept 20+21: NCCP Make Ethical Decisions + NCCP Planning a Practice
Oct 25+26: NCCP Basic Mental Skills + NCCP Design a Basic Sport Program + NCCP Teaching and Learning
Nov 13: NCCP Make Ethical Decisions
Badminton Canada is Looking for a High Performance Manager
September 1, 2019
Badminton Canada is looking for a badminton leader!
High Performance Manager
Application Deadline: Sep. 16, 2019
Badminton Canada is looking for a leader who sees the incredible potential of our sport and who can build on our strong foundation of over 800 clubs, 41,000 members, a motivated workforce, thousands of passionate volunteers, and a highly successful high-performance program.
The High-Performance Manager (HPM) is responsible for the management of the operational activities of Badminton Canada’s various High-Performance programs. The HPM will lead the administration, organization, and execution of Badminton Canada’s HP activities in conjunction with the Executive Director, National Team Head Coach and High-Performance Committee.
The position is based at the Badminton Canada office in Ottawa and the successful candidate will work under the direct supervision of the Executive Director.
Please see the attached Call for Applications for further information regarding this opportunity. To apply, please submit a resume with cover letter demonstrating credentials as well as salary expectations to morissette@badminton.ca. Deadline for applications is September 16th, 2019 with the start date to be negotiated.
Responsable de la Haute Performance
Date limite pour postuler: sep. 16, 2019
Badminton Canada est à la recherche d’un leader qui voit l’incroyable potentiel de notre sport et qui peut tirer avantage de notre base solide de plus de 800 clubs, 41 000 membres, du personnel motivé, des milliers de bénévoles passionnés et un programme de haute performance qui connaît beaucoup de succès.
Le responsable de la haute performance (RHP) est responsable de la gestion des activités opérationnelles des programmes de haute performance de Badminton Canada. Le RHP dirigera l’administration, l’organisation et l’exécution des activités de HP de Badminton Canada en collaboration avec le directeur général, l’entraîneur-chef de l’équipe nationale et le Comité de la haute performance.
Le poste est basé au bureau de Badminton Canada à Ottawa et le candidat choisi relèvera directement du directeur général.
Veuillez consulter Appel de candidatures ci-joint pour obtenir des renseignements sur cette opportunité. Pour postuler, veuillez soumettre votre CV avec une lettre de présentation démontrant vos qualifications de même que vos attentes salariales à morissette@badminton.ca . Date limite pour soumettre une candidature est le 16 septembre 2019 et la date de début de l’emploi à négocier.
Joe Morissette
Executive Director / Directeur général
Badminton Canada
700 Industrial Avenue, Suite 401
Ottawa, ON, K1G 0Y9
Phone: 613-748-5674 ext 230
Prairie Badminton Grand Opening & Victor Demo Days!
August 30, 2019
New Victor Products, Kids Toys, Tournament, Exhibitions, Food, Ribbon Cutting & More!
Badminton Manitoba AGM Nominations Are In!
August 29, 2019
Badminton Manitoba AGM
Wednesday September 18th
6:30pm
Sam’s Place (159 Henderson Hwy)
5 Nominations for 4 Positions means there will be a secret ballot vote.
SEE ALL NOMINATIONS AT OUR AGM PAGE HERE
Remembering Jack Kaplan
August 13, 2019
It is with sadness and many fond memories that we announce the passing of long-time ambassador, coach, official, and friend, Jack Kaplan
In Honor of Long-Time Member, Coach, Official, and Dear Friend, please feel free to consider donating to the Friends of Badminton Manitoba Endowment Fund
JACK KAPLAN
April 15, 1929 – July 24, 2019
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jack Kaplan at the age of 90 at Riverview Health Centre on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.
He will be missed by his wife Leah, sons, Leonard and Alan (Janice) and daughter Susan (Neil), grandchildren, Blair and Shayne, Alana, Matthew and Yaffa, Shaun, Paige and Ayla. Jack is predeceased by his parents, Ralph and Sonia and siblings, Sam, Arthur, Julius, Lilly and Esther.
Jack grew up in Winnipeg’s north end in a large and loving family. Jack was the youngest and often helped his parents in their grocery store. Jack attended St. Johns High School where he played football and other sports and performed in the operettas. Though too young to serve in the Second World War, he joined the air cadets as a youth and later was a member of the Canadian military reserve as an officer.
After high school he earned his Education degree at Bemidji Teacher’s College then heading to Minnesota State University in Minneapolis to complete a Masters in Physical Education degree.
Jack was the first teacher in Manitoba to attain a Masters in Physical Education. He dedicated his life to fitness and health education, teaching hundreds of students throughout his career at David Thompson, Elmwood and Glenlawn. He was then hired by Red River College where he developed the physical education program and taught there for 22 years until his retirement. He coached many sports over the years and was a builder of the Manitoba Badminton Association, coaching and training athletes and umpires. He was an International Badminton Umpire and umpired competitions in Canada and locally well into his 80s. Jack was instrumental in growing Trampolining as a sport, coaching and taking teams to competitions in the US and Canada. He volunteered at both Pan Am games.
Jack loved jogging, reading, painting, gardening, golf, making bread, yogurt and wine and doing Sudoku puzzles. After retiring he became a regular participant at Shabbat services at the Etz Chayim Synagogue. Jack loved photography and was an active member of the Manitoba Camera Club. He loved taking pictures of family, sports, nature as well as documenting the many trips that he and Leah took over the years. He spent hours in his darkroom developing his own pictures and often entered them in contests.
Jack met the love of his life, Leah Fisher on a blind date and after a short time dating, they were married on July 7, 1954. It was the wedding of the year we have been told! Their family grew with the birth of Leonard, Susan and Alan. Jack was a wonderful hands-on Dad taking his kids to many activities such as family swim at the YMHA and to the library every week. He would take them to Red River College to play in the gym, on the trampoline and try archery. As a teacher, Jack had his summers off allowing the family to travel in their station wagon, camping across North America. Leah and Jack loved travelling and took many trips to the USA, Portugal, Spain, Israel, Italy and China. They especially loved cruising the Caribbean. They were wonderful partners in life and great role models for their children and grandchildren. Jack and Leah celebrated 65 years of love on July 7, 2019.
Jack was a fun Zaida who loved spending time with his grandchildren. He loved all his family and friends unconditionally and will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.
The family would like to thank Dr. Sheldon Permack and staff for their care and support, as well as the doctors, nurses and staff of E3 at Riverview Health Centre who provided such compassionate care over the seven weeks he was there.
The funeral was held on July 26 at Hebrew Sick Benefit Cemetery.
If desired, donations in Jack’s name can be made to Riverview Health Centre, Etz Chayim Synagogue or a charity of your choice.
Publish Date: Aug 3, 2019
In Honor of Long-Time Member, Coach, Official, and Dear Friend, please feel free to consider donating to the Friends of Badminton Manitoba Endowment Fund
Below: 2014 Provincial Championships
Below: 2014 WWC Invitational
Manitoba’s Chen Wins Bronze at 2019 Junior Pan Am Badminton Championships!
August 9, 2019
Athletes Kiren Deraj, Anson Chen, and Coach Elliott Beals, all who hail from the Winnipeg Winter Club, made Manitoba and Canada proud at the 2019 Junior Pan Am Badminton Championships which ran from July 12th to 20th in Moncton, New Brunswick.
Most notably Anson Chen (U11 Boys Singles) is bringing home a bronze medal, while Kiren Deraj (U19 Boys Singles) won his first match before bowing out, and Elliott Beals was learning lots along national team coaches at his first Jr Pan Ams!
The event brought together athletes from North and South America, including players from Canada, the US, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala and more. Canada performed well at the games, winning gold in 4 out of 5 events in the U19 and U17 categories, sweeping the U11 categories and winning a gold in the U13 and U15 categories. Canada also beat USA 3-0 in the final of the team event to clinch a second consecutive gold medal. We caught up with Manitoba’s best to hear about their experience at the 2019 Jr Pan Ams.
Anson Chen, age 9, received a bronze medal competing in the U11 Boys Singles category. He beat Sebastian Callo (Peru), 22-20, 11-4 (retired) and then lost to the eventual silver medallist John Fu (Canada) 21-14, 21-9. Anson got into the sport two years ago and started at the Winnipeg Winter Club, where he began playing with his family. It was his goal this year to make it to the Games, where he wanted to try his best and hopefully receive a medal. His training consisted of 4-5 hours of on court sessions with coaches Elliott Beals and Thien Vo. With the help of his parents, brother and coaches, he was able to make it to the semi-finals. Although Anson said it felt amazing to win a bronze, his goal “…going forward is to make it to the national team again and win the gold”. His favourite experience was meeting new players and making friends.
Kiren Deraj, age 17, made the round of 16 in the U19 Boys Singles Category. He beat out Bryan Rodrigo Roque Caycho (Peru) in two sets of21-19 21-18, but was sadly defeated by Rafael Faria (Brazil), 21-16 21-13. Deraj, who still has another year to compete in the U19 category, began playing squash at the Winnipeg Winter Club in 2011 and eventually switched over to badminton in 2014 and has been focusing on badminton ever since. Making the Jr Pan Ams was his goal for the last two years, meaning that his success this year made it all the more special. Leading up to the games, Kiren followed a rigorous training plan: 2 hours of on court per day, working out and running twice a week, with only one rest day per week. He trained under Thien and Eilliott and played with numerous other athletes, even waking up at 6 am to beat the morning rush, proving his dedication to the sport. Going into the Games, he felt a mix of nervousness and excitement, as he and Anson were the only two Manitobans to represent Canada as athletes. Citing provincial pride Kiren said, “I would wear the team Manitoba Sweater… most of the time [he was there]”. Kiren was unsatisfied with his performance, however it has only made him want to work even harder to accomplish his goals, including medalling at the 2020 Jr Pan Am Badminton Championships and making the world junior team for next year. He would like to thank his parents, his siblings, his coaches and everyone else who helped him on his journey to the games.
Elliott Beals, a native of Nova Scotia, moved to Manitoba a year ago to take over the position of head coach at the Winnipeg Winter Club. A year later, and he was selected to coach the Canadian team at the Jr Pan Am Championships. He has been coaching for around 20 years, and like Anson and Kiren, this was his first time attending the Jr Pan Ams. Elliott was very proud of having two of his athletes from the Winnipeg Winter Club representing Canada, being his first year as the head coach. He was especially glad he was selected to be a coach for Team Canada, so that he could support his players. His focus for his athletes leading up to the games was to “… try to represent themselves as best as possible, play as well as they can no matter what the outcome was – when they left the court they knew, I put my best effort forward.” Elliott thought his athletes handled the pressure well, considering that it was both of their first times there. His goal going forward as a coach is to have another athlete win a national championship (following in the footsteps of Thien) to have more Manitobans represent Canada at the Jr Pan Ams, and finally to have one of his athletes represent Canada at the World Championships. Although Beals has ambitious goals, he understands that it will take time to achieve them and that it will require patience and planning. One of his stand out experiences was “being able to sit with the national team coach and coach with him”. Elliott looks forward to coaching Team Canada again in the future.
2019 Victor Prairie Season Opener
July 31, 2019
Register and find more information here
2019 Victor Prairie Season Opener
Saturday September 14, 2019
Prairie Badminton
2 – 275 De Baets Street
Winnipeg
Categories and Cost:
$35 entry per person
Register by Emailing info@prairiebadminton.ca with Name, Partners Name, Category (A, B or C)
Payments made by e-transfer to info@prairiebadminton.ca or in person at Prairie Badminton
Draws will be posted on-site and at Prairie Badminton’s website.
Event: One Combined Doubles Draw (Mens, Womens, and Mixed doubles combined)
Categories: A, B, & C
Format: A/B/C/D Drop Down Format
Starts: 2:00pm
Includes: Shuttles, 3 Matches (minimum), & Prairie Badminton Souvenir
Registration Deadline: Wednesday September 11th @ 12:00pm
Clothing: Participants must have an indoor change of clothing and non-marking athletic shoes.
Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquet(s).
Draws: Draws will be posted on Thursday, September 12, 2019 on the Prairie Badminton website.
Yonex Prairie Elite Registration Open
July 31, 2019
Registration is open for the 2019 Yonex Prairie Elite being held September 6 – 8 at Prairie Badminton.
2019 Yonex Prairie Elite
September 6 – 8, 2019
Prairie Badminton (2-275 De Baets St)
Registration deadline: August 9, 2019
Fees: $80 – 1 Event
$120 – 2 or 3 Events
For more details or to enter CLICK HERE
Annual General Meeting
July 11, 2019
Want to find out more about how the MBA runs? Want to be a part of the MBA? Come out to our Annual General Meeting.
Manitoba Badminton Association Annual General Meeting
Wedenesday September 18, 2019
6:30 pm
Sam’s Place (159 Henderson Highway)
Nominations are open for several positions on the Board of Directors. if you are interested in making a difference at the MBA consider becoming a director on our board. The positions will be filled at the AGM.
If you are interested in how the MBA operates but aren’t looking for a position just yet you are welcome to come to the AGM.
Come on out and enjoy some hospitality while learning more about how the MBA runs.
For more information on the AGM and the nomination form for a position on the BOD:
WWC End of Summer Camp
July 10, 2019
Sign up now for the end of summer badminton camp at the WWC.
Dates for the camp are August 26 – 30th
Time 9:00 – 4:30
Click HERE for more details
Developmental Winter Program Registration is Now Open
June 24, 2019
Registration is now open for our Fall/Winter Developmental Programs.
Enroll now in our Developmental Winter Programs and spend the winter having fun while getting better at badminton.
These lessons aren’t just for children either.
New this year is a Family Night for any age athlete.
Join today.
For more information CLICK HERE
Tournament Hosting Applications
June 17, 2019
The 2019-20 Tournament Calendar has tentatively been set and applications are being accepted for hosting the events.
Applications due June 30th
Find Out More Here
Photos from Yonex Junior/U23 Nationals
June 5, 2019
Photos are now available from the Junior/U23 National Championships held here in Winnipeg May 20 – 25th.
Check out the photos available from the week of Junior Nationals here in Winnipeg. They are available free for downloading.
So many great moments captured.
Thanks to Orlando Athayde for providing us with this great service.
Click here to view the photos.
ParticipACTION Challenge
June 5, 2019
Come out and join others in supporting Winnipeg in the ParticipACTION challenge June 7 – 9.
The challenge is a physical activity challenge that is across Canada with $150,00 on the line to the most active community in Canada.
The more people who come out and get active the better chance that Winnipeg could get that money.
Register today.
Yonex Jr/U23 Nationals Live Stream!!!
May 21, 2019
Here is the link for live stream:
If you can’tcome and watch in person you can watch the matches on our livestream.
Photos From the 2019 Yonex MB Provincial Championships
May 15, 2019
Photos are available from tournament on the weekend.
Both Orlando Athayde and Ian Abbott were taking photos at the tournament in Brandon May 10 – 12. Below are the links to each set:
Orlando’s photos can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149588978@N03/albums/72157707032840561
Ian’s photos are here:
A big thank you to both of them for these great photos!
Message from MBA’s Board of Directors
May 1, 2019
Badminton in Winnipeg has seen a decline in the number of its badminton clubs over the years that included the Winnipeg Canoe Club’s board resigning in 1993 and the facility being demolished in 2006 and the demolition of the Wildwood Club in 2014.
This situation is about to change with Prairie Badminton opening a new dedicated badminton facility on June 1, 2019.
Prairie Badminton is a private company that is owned and fully funded through the efforts of Ryan Giesbrecht and Justin Friesen who are both dedicated individuals currently employed by Badminton Manitoba as Executive Director and Provincial Coach respectively.
While Badminton Manitoba has provided no funding towards the establishment of Prairie Badminton, it will be running this year’s summer camps at this new facility due essentially to the fact that it is not considered a viable option to coordinate separate camps this year at the Winnipeg Winter Club as they are running their own summer camps.
Effective September 2019, Badminton Manitoba will be resorting to a sealed bid process for the delivery of its future programs and tournaments.
Badminton Manitoba commends Ryan and Justin’s efforts in establishing this new facility which helps elevate the sport and puts Winnipeg on the map along with other major Canadian cities with a dedicated badminton only facility.
The board will be working closely with both Ryan and Justin who will continue their positions with Badminton Manitoba to ensure a smooth transition and for their replacements in due course.
The badminton community is invited to send any questions, comments or suggestions on any matters related to it’s activities and badminton to the board at it’s dedicated email at: bod@badminton.mb.ca
2019 Yonex Provincial Championships
May 1, 2019
Only two days left to register!! Registration closes Thursday at midnight!
This year the Manitoba Provincial Championships are being held in Brandon at the Brandon University Healthy Living Centre.
Yonex Manitoba Provincial Championships
Hosted by
Brandon University – Healthy Living Centre
2010 Louise Ave., Brandon MB
Friday May 10 – Sunday May 12, 2019
Level of Play: A/B (1.00 Ranking) & C/C (0.50 Ranking)
Guide for Choosing Your Calibre of Play:
A/B – Consistently finish in A or B Draws in Provincial Tournaments or Top 20 in Rankings
C/D – Consistently finish in C or D Draws in Provincial Tournaments, below Top 20 in Rankings and/or are Under the age of 17
Events: Men’s and Women’s Singles, Men’s and Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Cost:
A/B: 1 Event $80.00
2 Events $85.00
3 Events $90.00
Includes banquet ticket.
C/D: 1 Event $50.00
2 Events $55.00
3 Events $60.00
Does not include banquet ticket.
Additional banquet tickets available for purchase with registration for $30.00 each or
by emailing Marj Niemi at marj@badminton.mb.ca. Deadline to purchase extra tickets is May 2, 2019.
All events require a minimum of 5 entries or they will be combined with the A or C draw to produce a large enough draw to run.
All registered participants of the small entried event will be called to see if they are still interested in participating or would like a reimbursement of fees
.
A $10.00 late fee will be applied for any entries after the deadline and may not be accepted.
A manual entry fee of $10.00 will be applied to any manual entry.
MBA PROVINCIAL Membership is mandatory.
MBA Membership available during registration ($21.00).
If you already have a valid Regional Membership for the 2018-19 season, you will only be charged
the difference in cost ($10.50).
Registration Deadline: Thursday May 2, 2019 @ 11:59 pm.
Tournament Fee Includes:
3 Matches/ Event
Tournament Souvenir
Saturday Lunch
Winner and Runner up Prizes for Main and Consolation draws in all events
Yonex AS40 Feather Shuttles
Referees and Officials
A/B Registration includes Banquet Ticket
Physiotherapy coverage available from Dynamic Physiotherapy throughout the tournament.
Tournament Description:
Come for a great atmosphere, lots of matches and a tournament that is full of fun.
This tournament is a 1.0 tier tournament (A/B), and 0.5 (C/D) which makes plenty of ranking points available.
It is hosted by Brandon Badminton Club, who have been running the WestMan Open for years.
Approximate Schedule:
Friday: 5:00pm – 12:00pm Singles (May start at 3:00 if needed.)
Saturday: 8:30am – 6:00pm Continuation of Singles followed by
Mens and Womens Doubles then Mixed Doubles
Sunday: 8:30am – 5:00pm Semi-finals if needed followed by Finals
Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees after the registration deadline
unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis.
Availability: Participants must be available to play during the entirety of the tournament. MBA will not accept special requests for time for any reason.
Due to the speed of play being unpredicatble, participants are asked to be ready a minimum of 30 minutes prior to their posted match.
It is ultimately the player’s responsibility to be present for the start of their match.
The tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 2 minute warm up rule.
Clothing: Participants must have an indoor change of clothing and non-marking athletic shoes.
Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquet(s).
Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Tournament Hotels:
Please check out our Tournament Hotels for Provincial players and spectators we have a special rate and block booked rooms until mid April. The block booking is under "Badminton Provincials". All prices are for one night including taxes.
TOURNAMENT
HOTELS
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Single
2
Single
2
Queen
2
Queen Poolside
Suite
Water-
Slide
Pool
Hot
Tub
Breakfast
Cutoff
Date
To Book
Brandon University
Residence
$53.00$77.00 – – – – 30-AprDetails
Brandon
Travelodge
$105.00 Y Y Y $ 17-Apr
Call
204-727-3800
Clarion Hotel &
Suites Brandon
$122.00$144.00$150.00 Y Y Y $ 10-Apr
Call
204-728-5775
Motel 6
Brandon
$126.00 – – -Continental 19-Apr
Days Inn & Suites
Brandon
$149.00 $183.00 – Y Y Hot 19-AprDetails
MBA’s 26th Annual Awards Banquet
- Saturday May 11, 2019
- Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium
- Brandon University
- Semi Formal Dress Code
Schedule:
Cocktails 6:00 pm
Dinner 7:00 pm
Banquet Includes:
Silent Auction
Buffet Style Meal
Entertainment
Cash Bar
Reserve Your Spot
1 Ticket is included with your A/B registration.
Additional banquet tickets may be purchased during tournament registration OR by emailing Marj Niemi at marj@badminton.mb.ca
Tickets must be ordered by May 2 and paid by Monday May 6, 2019
Payment can be made by cash, cheque, credit card (PayPal invoice), or etransfer.
Cheques can be made out to Badminton Manitoba
Award Presentations Include:
MBA Tournament Winners:
Provincial Closed, Herb Richard MB Open, B&C Championships, Seniors and Masters (Barry Ursell Trophy), Eastman Open, Southman Open, Norman Open, Westman Open
Annual Awards:
Sportsmanship – Outstanding Achievement – Connie Blamey Dinstinguished Contribution – Coaching Achievement
Tickets: $30.00 each
All players, coaches, officials, volunteers, parents, family and friends are welcome!
Sponsors:
Title Sponsors
Banquet Sponsor
Physiotherapy & Massage Sponsor
Lunch Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Winnipeg Winter Club Summer Camps
April 24, 2019
The WWC is hosting Summer Badminton Camps for ages 8 – 18.
Coaching Conference
April 17, 2019
Badminton Manitoba is presenting a Coaching Conference in conjunction with the Junior National Championship May 19 – 25th.
Come down and meet some of the top badminton coaches from across Canada while finding out new information to take back to your own club or students.
Cost per session: FREE to $25.
Or register for all of them for $50.
Each session includes food as well as the conference.
Presenters include: Alistair Casey, Ram Nayyar, Kevin Beauchamp, Ron Brown and more.
Full Conference Schedule is available on the website: wwwwinnigpeg2019.com/coachingseminar
For more information or to register visit: wwwwinnipeg2019.com/coachingseminar.
Registration Deadline: Friday May 10th @ 11:59pm.
Photos From Junior Provincials
April 17, 2019
Photos are now available from 2019 Yonex Junior Provincials
The photos from the tournament including the banquet can be found at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/154559553@N06/sets/72157679758370778/
Photos courtesy of Ian Abbott
MBA Response to Budget Questions
April 13, 2019
Please see in this news article a formal response to some of the questions/concerns in regards to tournaments and MBA annual budget.
Thanks!
It has been recently brought to the attention of the Manitoba Badminton Association (MBA) that some individuals have some questions and potential concerns about the tournament budgets of MBA sanctioned tournaments. Some other questions/concerns were raised in regards to the annual MBA budget as well. Our goal with this open letter is to provide an opportunity to present the facts in regards to these issues, encourage members to continue to be inquisitive and interested in a direct communication to the MBA staff and/or board, and finally to provide a means by which we will be moving forward to address some of these questions/concerns.
First of all we must take the time to acknowledge that while most of this conversation occurred on Facebook, it wasn’t until one particular member wrote an email to the MBA office staff that we became aware of any of the issues. We would like to encourage members to take this course of action in the future so that we gather the feedback we need to improve our services/product. Posting on social media is not a direct link to MBA and therefore we respond appropriately if we are not aware of such issues.
Tournament Budgets
Most tournaments are run with a budget that is solely controlled by the host, including all Premier Series Tournaments (Provincials, Herb Richard, Junior Provincials, and Pal Chawla), B&C Championships, Seniors & Masters, Westman Open, City Junior Open, any any Club-Controlled Affiliated Tournament (WWC Round Robin, etc.). This means that for these tournaments MBA accepts all the registrations, then gives all the registration fees to the host except for whatever expenses we occur for online transaction fees, GST (new in 2018-19), and officials. We also donate the shuttles required for the tournament and typically some prizes or giveaways as well. We also pay for the travel and accommodations for the officials attending the tournaments so that the host only needs to budget for their time on court; using Westman as an example, which is not the most expensive for us means that we pay about $500 to send 1 or 2 officials, and the host pays about $300-600 in officials fees which ultimately is only an $11/hr honorarium for the officials which is less than minimum wage (hence it’s an honorarium). Essentially it’s a net zero for MBA because the prizes/shuttles we receive through sponsorship with Yonex Canada. For Norman Open we are spending much more on travel/accommodations. Attached is a rudimentary budget for this type of tournament.
There are only 3 tournaments which we as MBA purchase the prizes and everything as if we were a host, and we’re trying to change that by training up hosts to run the show themselves; and these tournaments are Southman, Eastman, and Norman Open. We offer these tournaments at a lower rate than any other sanctioned tournaments in the province, and the price has actually gone down over the years, most notably if you enter in 1 event it’s only $35. We have a lot of expenses associated with these tournaments that I imagine are unnoticeable to the naked eye, and they are constantly a work in progress of trying to acquire, train, and retain volunteers who are willing to work these tournaments. Our goal is for these tournaments to turn into Club-Hosted Tournaments rather than MBA-Hosted Tournaments. Attached is an example budget for these tournaments.
Tournament Budget Priorities/Prizes
Some have raised issues over feeling that prizes are not adequate for what they are paying, or that prizes are decreasing in quality over the years. Some of this is personal opinion and some of this is true, but with reason. Let us explain below.
The tournament prize situation is a difficult one to figure out, but as with all the tournament priorities can be re-aligned to what the members generally value. A little bit of history and knowledge of current practices always helps to put things into context.
From the years between 2010 and 2014 it was apparent that prizes, regardless of how much was spent or what they were, never quite fit the satisfaction of the members involved, and so we put out a survey to the membership that came back with the results that people valued the following items in terms of priority for tournaments: 1) Meaningful Competition (close matches), 2) Relationships/Friends/Community, 3) Low Entry Fee, 4) Prizes/Souvenirs.
With this information we decided to communicate this to our tournament hosts as well as use this information for the few tournaments that we had some control over; focusing on keeping registration fees low by minimizing prizes which were the lowest ranked priority of tournaments and letting the athletes focus the tournaments on what matters most to them, the competition. Some have mentioned that prices have stayed the same over the years; which is a success in our eyes because the cost of facilities, prizes, shuttles, officials, and GST has steadily gone up over the last 7 years, and we have provided new services such as Live Score, professional photography, and advertising banners that increase the professionalism and public appeal of our events.
Over the years we had some complaints that juniors received medals but adults didn’t, so we decided to try 1 year to give medals to the adults to see what the reception would be, and up until now the only feedback we’ve received is positive, which obviously is a skewed result as apparently many people are very displease with that change. We are not averse to changing this back, and that will likely be a necessary change for 2019-20.
Tournament Bidding/Hosting
We recently went to a bid process for hosting tournaments, with the agreement that the hosts need to follow through on some base level requirements; for example this is how Brandon Badminton Club was awarded the 2019 Championships because their bid was the strongest by a long shot. The hosting requirements still leave a bit of freedom in the way hosts can approach the tournaments, but that will be under review now certainly in regards to potentially providing more consistency between tournaments. That being said, we do want hosts to be able to provide a number of different levels of tournaments with different price points to entice different players along the way; so that’s something we’ll consider in the review process for 2019-20.
In terms of the competitiveness of hosting tournaments, we are often left with only 1 club who has bid on an event, and sometimes none. There is a lack of clubs willing and/or able to host tournaments and therefore the lack of competitiveness can reduce the urgency in hosting a really great event. With an increased potential of hosts we could hold them more accountable, and/or the members would simply choose to play the tournaments which they would like to support.
MBA Annual Budget
As this seemed to be sort of an outlier topic, we would like to simply encourage members who have a concern with our annual budget and financial decision to attend our Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is held in September annually. We offer an in depth look at our finances and programming at this meeting and can offer an answer to any questions or concerns in this setting.
We are confident that our financial practices are working for the betterment of the sport and it’s members, and that any questions can be resolved with a quick explanation. Sometimes audited financials can be difficult to interpret accurately without an understanding of the history and/or operations behind it.
If you would not like to wait for an AGM then please take the time to contact MBA Executive Director Ryan Giesbrecht at ryan@badminton.mb.ca or one of the board members listed on the MBA Website.
Action Plan
MBA would like to take this opportunity to say that we have heard the members concerns and we’ll be addressing them in the off-season.
We will start by putting out a survey that we are URGING members to participate in. If you do not take the opportunity to make your voice heard in this way then your voice simply won’t hold the weight that it should. We will be looking once again at player priorities at the forefront of hosting tournaments
We will take the survey results to the board as well as our typical tournaments hosts to discuss and make a plan for the future.
If you have anything to add to our review process, please don’t hesitate to contact the MBA staff or Board of Directors.
Thank you!
Volunteers Needed
April 10, 2019
Volunteers are urgently needed for the 2019 Yonex Junior/U23 National Championships.
The 2019 Yonex Junior/U23 National Championships are coming soon!
Also the U11/U13 Pan Am Trials
Come be a part of it all.
We are expecting a very large number of athletes during the week of May 20 – 25.
In order for this tournament to successfully run we need volunteers.
You don’t have to know badminton to help us out. We need volunteers for many positions such as drivers, athlete room monitors, and lines people.
If you can spare a few hours during the week sign up and be a part of it all.
Volunteers get:
FREE Entry for the Entire Tournament
FREE Volunteer T-Shirt
FREE Parking (Park’n’Ride at Elmwood MB Church – 145 Henderson Hwy)
FREE FOOD While Volunteering
Check out the website for more details and to sign up: www.winnipeg2019.com
Summer Employment Opportunities!
April 9, 2019
Join our awesome team this summer!
Find Out More Information by Clicking Here
Application Deadline: Tuesday April 23rd
Yonex Grade 7/8 School Team Championships!
April 8, 2019
Register now for the championships, and book your spot in the tournament. Limited to 16 teams!
FIND OUT MORE BY CLICKING HERE
Prairie Badminton Opening Celebration Invitation!
April 2, 2019
Come Celebrate Our Opening Day With Us!
OFFICIAL OPENING JUNE 1
Register for Prairie Badminton’s Discounted June-August Summer Camps and Weekly Programs by Going to Our Website
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE (12-24ppl/session)
Guidance Under Professional Coaches Justin Friesen, Ryan Giesbrecht, and Dale Kinley (among other coaches)
Whether you’re a recreational or competitive player, 2 years old or 92, we would like to invite you out to the Official Opening Party for Prairie Badminton on Saturday June 1 at 2-275 De Baets St Winnipeg, home of Winnipeg’s only dedicated 9-court badminton facility!
Below are plenty of ways to celebrate this grand opening with them!
Thur & Fri May 30/31 – Exclusive Access!
5:00pm-11:00pm
Exclusive Access for Prairie Badminton Members (Unlimited Drop-In Memberships purchased prior to May 24th)
Free Limited Edition Prairie Badminton T-Shirt
Sat & Sun June 1/2 – Official Opening Celebration!
9:00am – 1:00am (next day) – Free Drop-In Badminton, Meet the Coaches, and Help with Lesson/Membership Registrations
Additional: Meet Brent Lohmer, owner of Fitness Revolution St B
Register for Prairie Badminton’s Discounted June-August Summer Camps and Weekly Programs by Going to Our Website
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE
Guidance Under Professional Coaches Justin Friesen, Ryan Giesbrecht, and Dale Kinley (among other coaches)
Questions? Registrations? Contact Prairie Badminton at info@prairiebadminton.ca
Follow Us on Instagram & Facebook: @prairiebadminton
Register for 2019 Yonex Jr/U23 National Badminton Championships & U11/U13 Pan Am Trials in Winnipeg!!!
March 30, 2019
Registration for the 2019 Jr/U23 Nationals in Winnipeg is now available!
Jr/U23 Nationals Registration Here: https://badmintoncanada.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=6F9EA5E2-8CB6-4C09-A133-9FD0B71964A7
U11/U13 Pan Am Trials Here: https://badmintoncanada.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=3CAFF7D9-225B-452E-B0CA-42A7A39317A7
Find Out How Much Fun You’ll Have at Our Website Here: www.winnipeg2019.com
Follow us on Instagram Here: @badminton_manitoba
Yonex Badminton Summer Camps Now Available!!!
March 14, 2019
Our Super Popular Badminton Summer Camps are Back!
Register now to ensure your spot in these fun-filled and highly productive camps sure to improve your skills create some great memories!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER
The Search For the Next Great Olympian
March 13, 2019
#RBC TrainingGround is searching for the next Olympic hopeful. Could it be you?
HELP DISCOVER CANADA’S NEXT
GENERATION OF OLYMPIC ATHLETES
RBC Training Ground is back with four events in Winnipeg, Brandon and
Thompson. This is an open call to all aspiring athletes aged 14 to 25.
A day of physical challenges for athletes to showcase their podium potential.
Participating athletes are tested on speed, strength, power and endurance in
front of some of the top coaches and sport officials in Canada.
Go to www.rbctrainingground.ca to register for one of the following events in your area:
Date Venue Address Time
April 7 Canada Games Sport for Life Centre 145 Pacific Avenue 9:00 AM
April 13 Brandon University Healthy Living Centre 270 – 18th Street Louise Ave. 9:00 AM
April 27 Thompson Regional Community Centre 274 Thompson Drive N 9:00 AM
May 4 University of Manitoba Max Bell Fieldhouse 109 Sidney Smith Street 9:00 AM
About CSCM:
The Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba (CSCM) was created as one of the many legacies of
the 1999 Pan American Games held in Winnipeg. Today, CSCM is the hub for high-
performance sport in Manitoba. A proud member of the Olympic and Paralympic Sport
Institute Network, CSCM works to provide a world-class, multi-sport daily training
environment for athletes and coaches through integrated services and programs in the
fields of physiology, strength and conditioning, nutrition, psychology and support services.
About RBC Training Ground:
RBC Training Ground is a talent identification and athlete funding program through the
Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Olympic Foundation designed to uncover
athletes with Olympic potential and provide them with the high-performance sport
resources they need to achieve their podium dreams. For more information on
RBCTraining Ground, please visit RBCTrainingGround.ca.
For more information, contact:
Cole Vincent
RBC Training Ground Coordinator, Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba
Direct Line: 431.999.3913 | Email: cole@cscm.ca
2019 Yonex Junior Provincial Championships & WCTC Tryouts
March 13, 2019
Register now for the Yonex Junior Provincial Championships and Western Canadian Team Championship Tryouts.
NOTE: Banquet has moved from Winnipeg Winter Club to Kum Koon Garden at 7:00 pm instead of 6:30 pm
2019 Yonex Junior Provincial Badminton Championships
&
Western Canadian Team Championship Tryouts
April 4 – 7, 2019
Winnipeg Winter Club
(Same link for Draws/Times/Results)
Prizes Wanted!
Manitoba Junior Badminton is a non-profit organization that runs the Junior Tournaments out of a variety of facilities, paying for the cost of facility rental, shuttles, referree and other tournament costs.
We are asking for families to provide silent auction prizes for our athletes banquet. Prizes can be anything from gift cards to sport gear to anything teens would enjoy! Anything is appreciated!
Just contact one of the Junior Committee Members or the MBA Office to donate any prizes that you have.
Events:
U19/U17/U15/U13 Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Eligibility:
Permanent Manitoba Residents Only
U13 – Born 2007 or later
U15 – Born 2005 or later
U17 – Born 2003 or later
U19 – Born 2001 or later
Cost:
1 Event – $60.00
2 or 3 Events – $70.00
Format:
Single Consolation (Guaranteed 2 matches)
Includes:
Souvenir, 1 Entry to Annual MBA Junior Banquet, Medals, Yonex Feather Shuttles, MBA Officials
Additional Entry Tickets to Annual MBA Junior Banquet available for purchase during registration. These additional tickets are for parents, siblings, friends, etc. who are not registered in the tournament.
Registration Deadline:
Thursday March 28, 2019 @ 11:59pm
Late registrations will be charged a $10.00 late fee and may not be accepted.
Manual entries will be charged a $10.00 fee.
Western Canadian Team Championships – Team Manitoba Selections
We will also be using this competition to select the team that will be competing at the 2018 Western Canadian Team Championships.
For team selection criteria click here.
Other Information
Shuttles:
Yonex Feather Shuttles will be used.
Refund Policy:
Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees
Availability:
Participants must be available to play during the entirety of the events that they are registered for.
MBA does not accept special requests for time, for any reason.
All participants must be prepared to play during finals on Sunday in order to receive their prize.
The tournament will enforce a strict 10-minute disqualification rule and 2-minute warm-up rule.
Clothing:
Participants must have a change of clothing and non-marking indoor athletic shoes.
Equipment:
Participants must bring their own racquets.
Volunteers:
If you would like to volunteer at the draw desk, please contact Elliott Beals at
badmintonpro@winnipegwinterclub.com
Draws:
Draws will be posted on Wednesday April 3, 2019
Approximate Schedule:
Thursday: 6:00pm Singles
Friday: 5:00pm Continuation of Singles
Saturday: 8:30am Start Continuation of Singles if necessary followed by Doubles and Mixed Doubles
Sunday: 9:00am Semi Finals if necessary and Finals
Banquet:
Banquet 6:30pm
Fireplace Room
Winnipeg Winter Club (200 River Ave)
Hosted by Urban Prairie Cuisine
Entertainment, Food, Dessert, & Awards
2019 Yonex MB Masters Championships
February 27, 2019
The 2019 Yonex MB Masters Championships will be held in the same venue on the same weekend as the MB B&C Championships so that players can conveniently play in both events!
MB Masters will preceed the B&C Championships, starting on Friday and ending on Saturday.
March 22 – 23, 2018
17 Wing Building 90
680 Whytewold Road
(Same link for Draws/Times/Results)
If purchasing membership, please be sure to choose this current membership year (expires May 31, 2019), rather than next season’s membership (June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020)
Format: Guaranteed 2 matches per event
Events: Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Age Categories: 30+, 45+, 60+
Cost: 1 Event $30.00
2 or 3 Events $45.00
A $10.00 late fee will be applied for any entries after the deadline and may not be accepted.
A manual entry fee of $10.00 will be applied to any manual entry.
Includes: Yonex Shuttles, Souvenir, Hot Meal, Prizes for Winners, Tournament Referee
MBA Regional Membership is mandatory. MBA Regional Membership available during online registration ($10.00)
Tournament Description:
Come out for a great atmosphere, plenty of matches and a tournament that is full of fun and excitement.
The only tournament in Manitoba that is exclusive to adults 30 years of age and older makes for a great social atmosphere.
Play begins at 5:00pm Friday and continues into Saturday. Immediately following the MB Masters is the B&C Championships.
To Register for the Yonex MB B&C Championships, CLICK HERE
Approximate Schedule:
5:00 pm Friday Singles, followed by Doubles
8:30 am Saturday Continuation of Doubles followed by Mixed
Events to be completed prior to moving on to the next event
Athletes must be prepared to play at any point of the weekend.
Age categories with low entries may be combined with the next lower age category to guarantee more matches for the players.
Winners of the 45+Finals will have their name go down on the record on the Barry Ursell Trophy
Other Information:
Shuttles: Choice of Yonex AS50 Feather Shuttles or
Yonex Mavis 350 Shuttles
Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees
unless accompanied by a Doctor’s note or Family Emergency.
Availability: Participants must be available to play during the entirety of the tournament.
The tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 2 minute warm-up rule.
Clothing: Participants must have a change of clothing and non=marking indoor athletic shoes.
Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquets.
Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer at the draw desk, please contact Mano at mano.navarro@gmail.com
Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
Yonex MB B&C Championships
February 27, 2019
Manitoba B&C and Masters Championships are the same weekend at the same venue, so players can take advantage of both tournaments in the same weekend!
Be sure to sign up soon for this great weekend!
March 23 – 24, 2019
17 Wing Building 90
680 Whytewold Road
(Same link for Draws and Results)
Registration Deadline: Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 11:59 pm
If purchasing membership, please be sure to choose this current membership year (expires May 31, 2019), rather than next season’s membership (June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020)
Starting Times May Vary:
Saturday: Men’s & Women’s Singles will commence once the MB Masters Championships has ended. Estimated early Saturday afternoon, however it may start as early as 9:00am. Men’s & Women’s Doubles will follow Singles.
Sunday: Courts open at 8:00 am. Matches start at 8:30 am – Continuation of Doubles and Mixed Doubles to Follow
Athletes must be prepared to play at any point of the weekend
To register for the Yonex MB Masters Championships, please CLICK HERE
Format: 3 matches guaranteed
Events: Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Cost: $55.00 for 1, 2 or 3 events.
A $10.00 late fee will be applied for any entries after the deadline and may not be accepted.
A manual entry fee of $10.00 will be applied to any manual entry.
Includes: Winner Prizes, Souvenir, Saturday Lunch Or Dinner, Shuttles and Referees
Tournament Description:
Come for a great atmosphere, lots of matches and a tournament that is full of fun. This tournament is a 0.5 tier tournament which makes plenty of ranking points available and allows a players to play a tournament without having to compete against "A" players. It is hosted by 17 Wing Badminton Club who have been hosting this tournament for many years.
It includes a complimentary hot meal, as well as grazing food throughout the tournament, a souvenir, and prizes for the winners.
The tournament will start once the Masters Championships have ended. To register for the Yonex MB Masters Championships, CLICK HERE
For the full policy on B&C Eligibility CLICK HERE
Winners of the B Finals will be recorded on the Provincial B Plaque.
Other Information:
Shuttles: Yonex Mavis 350 Nylon Shuttles will be used
Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships of Tournament Registration Fees unless accompanied by a Doctor’s note or Family emergency.
The tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 2 minute warm-up rule.
Clothing: Participants must have a change of clothing and non-marking indoor athletic shoes.
Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquets.
Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer at the draw desk, please contact Mano Navarro at mano.navarro@gmail.com.
Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Winnipeg Winter Club Round Robin Tournament
February 19, 2019
Registration is now open for theWWC Round Robin Tournament
Winnipeg Winter Club
Round Robin
March 9 – 10, 2019
200 River Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3L 0B2
204-452-3311 Ext. 118
(Same link for Draws/Times/Results)
Events:
Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Categories:
A – 0.5 ranking
B or C – 0.25 ranking
Guide for Choosing Your Calibre of Play:
A- Consistently finish in A draws in Provincial Tournaments or in Top 20 Rankings
B – Consistently finish in B draws in Provincial Tournament or in Top 40 Rankings
C – Consistently finish in C or D draws in Provincial Tournaments, below Top 40 Rankings
All events require a minimum of 4 entries or they will be combined with the other draw(s) to produce a large enough draw to run.
All registered participants of the small entried event will be called to see if they are still interested in participating or would like a reimbursement of fees.
Cost:
1 Event – $50 (GST Included)
2 Events – $60 (GST Included)
MBA Regional Membership is mandatory. MBA Regional Membership Available During Online Registration ($10.50)
Registration Deadline:
Thursday February 28, 2019 at 11:59 pm
$10.00 Late fee will apply
$10.00 Manual Entry Fee will apply
Players who enter after deadline may not receive ranking.
Draw Date: Draws will be posted online Wednesday March 6, 2019
Included in the Tournament:
Shuttles, Prizes and Tournament Referees
Tournament Description:
Come out and play this fun doubles and mixed doubles tournament.
The tournament is Round Robin format.
Regulations:
Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis.
Availability: Participants must be available to play during the entirety of the events that they are registered for. MBA will not accept special requests for time, for any reason.
Due to the speed of play being unpredictable, participants are asked to be ready a minimum of 30 minutes prior to their posted match. It is ultimately the player’s responsibilityto be present for the start of their match.
The tournament will enforce a strict 10-minute disqualification rule and 2-minute warm-up rule.
Clothing: Participants must have an indoor change of clothing and non-marking athletic shoes
Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquets
Approximate Schedule:
Saturday 9 am – Start
Sunday 9 am – Any remaining mixed matches, group crossovers, and finals
Players are responsible for being present for all their matches, and the "Approximate Schedule" is only a guide and should not be used as fact. If the tournament is running ahead of time, it is your responsibility to be prepared for your match.
Sponsors:
Winnipeg Winter Club
Chao Pai
Canadian Tire Garden City
Click here for more details.
2019 Yonex Norman Open
February 13, 2019
Registration is now open for the final stop in the Rural Superseries tournaments.
2019 Yonex Norman Open
- Saturday March 9 – Sunday March 10, 2019
- RD Parker Collegiate
- Thompson MB
(Same link for Draws/Times/Results)
March 8th Available for Practice
March 6-7 MBA Sanctioned Athlete Clinic
(Details TBA)
Categories & Events:
Open: Mens and Womens Singles, Mens and Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles
U19/U17/U15: Boys and Girls Singles, Boys and Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Eligibility:
U15 – Born in 2005 or later
U17 – Born in 2003 or later
U19 – Born in 2001 or later
Open – No Restrictions
Cost:
$25.00 – 1 Event
$45.00 – 2 or 3 Events
Registration Deadline:
Thursday February 28, 2019 @ 11:59 pm
MBA membership is mandatory. MBA Regional Membership Available During Registration ($10.50)
Late Registration are not guaranteed to be accepted. All late entries will be assigned a $10.00 late fee.
Manual Entries sent to the MBA Office will be accepted but there will be a $10.00 charge for the entry.
Manual entries will be sent a paypal invoice that must be paid by midnight on Monday March 4th, or the entry will be removed from the draws.
Included in Tournament:
3 Matches/Event, Souvenir, Medals, Shuttles, and Referees
Shuttles: Yonex Mavis 350 (Yellow Nylon)
Draw Date: Draws will be posted online Wednesday March 6, 2019
Tournament Description
This is the 5th year in a row that this tournament has run. The only MBA sanctioned badminton tournament in Northern Manitoba.
Adult or junior don’t miss your chance to participate in the MBA’s only badminton tournament offered in Norther Manitoba!
Winners of the Adult category get their names on the Norman Open Trophy created for this tournament.
Honoring the Late David Ross
2010 MASRC Aboriginal Coach of the Year Award
2013 Badminton Manitoba Coaching Achievement Award
Husband & Father
David Ross was a passionate father, teacher and leader in the community of God’s Lake Narrows, using badminton as a tool to give kids the opportunity to develop healthy habits, learn respect, work ethic, dedication and sportsmanship.
God’s Lake Narrows being a fly-in community for the majority of the year meant that David was often fundraising to pay for his athletes to attend tournaments in Winnipeg, Thompson, Fort Frances, and elsewhere. He also brought his athletes to tryouts for Power Smart Manitoba Winter Games, Summer Camps in Winnipeg and other training opportunities available to his kids. David would accompany his team on most trips as well.
For David’s leadership in the community of sport of Badminton, the Manitoba Badminton Association and its Board of Directors would like to present the following award each year at the Norman Open:
David Ross Excellence Award
1 award will be given annually to the junior athlete that exhibits the following characteristics: Hard Work, Sportsmanship, Fair Play & Positive Attitude
Tournament Rules/Regulations
Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis.
Availability: Participants must be available to play during the entirety of the events that they are registered for. MBA will not accept special requests for time, for any reason.
Due to speed of play being unpredictable, participants are asked to be ready a minimum of 30 minutes prior to their posted match. It is ultimately the player’s responsibility to be present for the start of their match.
The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 2-minute warm-up rule.
Clothing: Participants must have an indoor change of clothing and non-marking athletic shoes
Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquets
Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer at the draw desk, please contact Marj Niemi at marj@badminton.mb.ca.
PLEASE BE READY TO PLAY AT ANY POINT IN THE WEEKEND
ALL FINALS AND CONSOLATION FINALS WILL BE PLAYED ON SUNDAY
Watch the Finals of Canada Games on TSN!
February 13, 2019
Coverage of the finals of the Individual Event will be broadcast on TSN 3!
Broadcasts will be on February 27th from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm CST on TSN 3.
https://www.tsn.ca/2019-canada-winter-games-on-tsn-1.1249252
Be sure to tune in and watch the excitement from Red Deer AB as the Individual Event concludes at the Canada Games.
Who will bring home the Gold?
Canada Winter Games
February 6, 2019
Team Manitoba will be travelling to the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer Alberta February 24 – March 3, 2019.
Keep track of how Team Manitoba is doing at the Canada Winter Games.
Click here to see who is going.
Schedule and results can be found here.
Follow the Results of Our Manitoba Athletes at the Canadian National Championships
January 30, 2019
The 2019 Yonex Canadian National Championships are being held this week, January 30 – February 2 in Calgary AB.
More than 15 athletes from Manitoba are in Calgary this week competing in the 2019 Canadian National Championships.
Follow their results here: https://www.badminton.ca/sport/tournament.aspx?id=727D61E6-81B0-40E0-90EB-D09815C21989
Finals will be live streamed on Saturday February 2nd at 3pm EST.
They will be available on YouTube, CBCSports.ca, and Olympic Channel.
For more information on the livestreaming CLICK HERE
Who will win the title of Canadian Champion this year?
2019 Yonex Eastman Open
January 30, 2019
Registration is now open for 2019 Yonex Eastman Open!
Formerly the Interlake Open, the Eastman Open is being held in Selkirk and East Selkirk February 22 – 24, 2019.
2019 Yonex Eastman Open
February 22 – 24, 2019
Lord Selkirk Regional Secondary School
East Selkirk Middle School
Categories & Events:
Open: Mens and Womens Singles, Mens and Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles
U19/U17/U15: Boys and Girls Singles, Boys and Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles
U13: Singles and Doubles (Boys, Girls and Mixed Combined)
Eligibility:
U13 – Born in 2007 or later
U15 – Born in 2005 or later
U17 – Born in 2003 or later
U19 – Born in 2001 or later
Open – No Restrictions
Cost:
U15/U17/U19/Open:
$35.00 – 1 Event
$50.00 – 2 or 3 Events
U13:
$20.00 – 1 Event U13
$25.00 – 2 Events U13
Contact Marj Niemi at marj@badminton.mb.ca to register U13.
MBA membership is mandatory. MBA Regional Membership Available During Registration ($10.50)
Late Registration are not guaranteed to be accepted. All late entries will be assigned a $10.00 late fee.
Manual Entries sent to the MBA Office will be accepted but there will be a $10.00 charge for the entry except for U13 entries.
Manual entries will be sent a paypal invoice that must be paid by midnight on Monday February 18th, or the entry will be removed from the draws.
Registration Deadline:
Thursday, February 14, 2019 @ 11:59 pm
$10.00 Late Fee and $10 Manual Entry Fee will apply. Players who enter after deadline may not receive ranking. Player are not guaranteed entry after the deadline.
Included in Tournament:
3 Matches/Event, Souvenir, Nylon Shuttles, Medals, Referees and Umpires
Shuttles:
Mavis 350 (Yellow Nylon)
Draw Date:
Draws will be posted online Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Tournament Description:
The Interlake Open is now the Eastman Open to reflect the change in Sport Manitoba regions.
Last year there were 149 entries. How many are there going to be this year?
Can we break the record?
This year the tournament will be at East Selkirk Middle School and Selkirk Regional Secondary School.
Who will be this year’s champions and have their name added to last year’s champions on the Eastman Open trophy?
Regulations:
Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis.
Availability: Participants must be available to play during the entirety of the events that they are registered for. MBA will not accept special requests for time, for any reason.
Due to the speed of play being unpredictable, participants are asked to be ready well ahead of their posted schedule. It is ultimately the player’s responsibility to be present for the start of their match.
The tournament will enforce a strict 10-minute disqualification rule and 2-minute warm-up rule.
Clothing: Participants must have an indoor change of clothing and non-marking athletic shoes
Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquets
Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer at the draw desk, please contact Marj Niemi at marj@badminton.mb.ca
Coaching: Please complete your Respect in Sport Online Certification and hold an active membership with Badminton Manitoba
Approximate Schedule:
Friday: 5pm – 11pm Singles
Saturday: 9am – 8pm Continuation of Singles, followed by Doubles, followed by Mixed Doubles
Sunday: 9am – 3pm Finals
U13, U15, and U17 events will be at East Selkirk Middle School and
U19, Open will be at Selkirk Regional Secondary School
This may change depending on the numbers in each event.
Spring Break Camp
January 23, 2019
Registration is now open for Spring Break Camp.
Looking for something for your child to do during spring break?
Consider registering them in our Spring Break Camp.
Date: March 25 – 29, 2019
Where: Canada Games Sport for Life Centre
They will get 5 days of badminton instruction overseen by our provincial coach Justin Friesen.
Your child will improve or learn new badminton skills and have a great time.
For more information and to register
CLICK HERE
2019 Yonex Pal Chawla Junior Open
January 16, 2019
Registration is now open for the 2019 Yonex Pal Chawl Junior Open being held February 7 – 10, 2019
2019 YONEX PAL CHAWLA JUNIOR OPEN
REGISTER HERE (Same link for Draws/Results)
Thursday February 7 – Sunday February 10, 2019
Winnipeg Winter Club
200 River Avenue
Categories and Events:
U19/U17/U15 – Boys and Girls Singles, Boys and Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles
U13 – Singles and Doubles
Eligibility:
U13 – Born 2007 or later
U15 – Born 2005 or later
U17 – Born 2003 or later
U19 – Born 2001 or later
Cost:
$50.00 – 1 event
$60.00 – 2 or 3 events
$10.00 Late entry fee will apply
$10.00 Manual entry fee will apply
Players who enter after deadline may not receive ranking.
Players are not guaranteed entry after deadline.
MBA Provincial Membership is mandatory. MBA Provincial Membership Available During Registration ($21.00 Annually June – May)
If you have a 2018-19 Regional Membership, you will be required to upgrade to a 2018-19 Provincial Membership during the registration
Process. If you do not hold any memberhsip, you will be required to Purchase a 2018-19 Provincial Membership.
Registration Deadline:
Thursday, January 31,2019 @ 11:59 pm
(Note: New day of the week for deadline)
Included in Tournament:
Tournament Souvenir, Feather Shuttles, Medals, Saturday Lunch, Referees and Umpires, Livescore for Finals
Shuttles:
Yonex AS40 Feather Shuttles
Draw Date:
Draws will be posted online Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Tournament Description:
The Manitoba Junior Open is the first of two junior provincial championships in the year. "Open" refers to the tournament’s policy on allowing players who are not permanent residents of Manitoba to attend. This tournament always attracts players from all over Manitoba, however sometimes players will come from Ontario and/or Saskatchewan to compete as well.
The tournament was named after Pal Chawla in 2011 following his retirement due to his illustrious career as the Head Badminton Pro at Winnipeg Winter Club for 40 years. Since then Pal Chawla has been inducted into the Badminton Canada Hall of Fame and can be seen around the Winter Club mingling with friends.
Regulations:
Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis.
Availability: Participants must be available to play during the entirety of the events that they are registered for. MBA will not accept special requests for time, for any reason.
Players who live more than 100km outside of Winnipeg will not be required to play on Thursday.
Due to the speed of play being unpredictable, participants are asked to be ready a minimum of 30 minutes prior to their posted match. It is ultimately the player’s responsibilityto be present for the start of their match.
The tournament will enforce a strict 10-minute disqualification rule and 2-minute warm-up rule.
Clothing: Participants must have an indoor change of clothing and non-marking athletic shoes
Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquets
Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer at the draw desk, please contact Elliott Beals at badmintonpro@winnipegwinterclub.com
Coaching: Only coaches and players are allowed on the field of play. Coaches must present their valid Badminton Manitoba Membership and Respect In Sport Certification to receive a coaching badge. Only 2 coaches allowed per court, and coaches must sit on the same side as their athletes if on the field of play.
Approximate Schedule of Play:
All times may vary based on match lengths. Please be aware that matchs may be played earlier or later than scheduled and that athletes are expected to be ready to play.
Thursday: 5:30pm – Boys and Girls Singles
(Players living an hour or maore outside of Winnipeg will have their singles matches deferred to Friday)
Friday: 5:00pm – Boys and Girls Singles
Saturday: 9:00am – Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Sunday: 9:00am – Finals (Main rounds and Consolation)
Module 3 Coaching Course
January 16, 2019
Want to become a badminton coach? Register now for the NCCP Module 3 Coaching Course.
NCCP Module 3 Coaching Course
When: Sunday February 3, 2019
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Where: College Louis Riel
(585 St. Jean Baptiste St.)
Cost: $120 (GST Included)
(Additional $20 for non-MBA members)
Registration deadline January 29, 2019
The Regional Coach Certification consists of 3 modules:
Module 1 – Planning a Practice (through Coaching Manitoba)
Module 2 – Making Ethical Decisions and Teaching and Learning (through Coaching Manitoba)
Module 3 – Technical / Tactical Basics (through Manitoba Badminton Association)
For information on Coaching Manitoba Courses please review their website at www.sportmanitoba.ca/coaching
All participants should attend with athletic attire, a racket, pen/pencil and court shoes.
Click here for more information
Canada Winter Games Exhibition
January 16, 2019
Come out and cheer on Team Manitoba at the Canada Winter Games Exhibition Saturday February 16th.
Who will win?
Cheer on Team Manitoba as they take on the Manitoba All Stars
Come out to the Canada Games Sport for Life Centre
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Saturday February 16th
Team Canada Winter Games:
Felix Tessier, Paul Brown, Arnish Patel, Rylan Ramnarace, Kyi Nichols, and Ivan Tsang (Alternate)
Tiffany Tantakoun, Jeannette Ding, Ghajaayine Senthilkumaran, Emalia Sinclair, Devika Deraj, and Serenity Poirier (Alternate)
Team Manitoba All-Stars
Kevin Barkman, Mikko Syfu, Luis Rivamonte, and Dale Kinley
Honey Mae, Queenie Sayson, Katherine Lee, and Kristin Szuminsky
Phil Allard Tournament
January 16, 2019
Today is the last day to register for the Phil Allard Tournament.
Register today to play in the Phil Allard Tournament this weekend.