2014 News – Manitoba Badminton Association

News published by the Manitoba Badminton Association during 2014, kept from the association’s earlier website. Back to Badminton Archives.

Yonex Seniors & Masters

December 22, 2014

The Yonex Seniors & Masters is annually held as a tournament for athletes aged 30 and over to enjoy age appropriate competition with like-minded individuals.

Registration is now available

Hosted by:

Selkirk Badminton Club @ Lord Selkirk Regional Comp Sec School

REGISTER HERE

Details

Jan 9 & 10, 2015

Lord Selkirk Reg Comp Sec School (221 Mercy St., Selkirk MB)

Starting Times: Friday 5:00 PM Mens & Womens Singles

Saturday 9:00 AM Mens & Womens Doubles/Mixed Doubles

Finals to Follow Main Rounds on Saturday

Athletes must be prepared to play the entirety of the weekend

Format: Guaranteed 3 matches

Events: Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Age Categories: 30+, 45+, 60+

Cost: 1st Event $35.00, 2nd Event $0.00, 3rd Event $0.00

Includes: Minimum 3 Matches/Event, Referee & Prizes for Event Winners

Registration Deadline: Monday, Jan 5, 2015 at 11:59pm

Late entries will not be accepted

Tournament Description

This year's tournament will be hosted once again by the Selkirk Badminton Club and their wonderful volunteers. This tournament is a staple on the MBA calendar and is a very exciting one for a majority of athletes. This tournament provides age-appropriate competition so that adults and seniors alike can not only compete with players in their similar age-group but also so that they can socialize in a more comfortable setting.

The Selkirk Badminton Club typically hosts some snacks throughout the tournament, however please be sure to bring your own food and snacks just in case you get hungry.

There will be 3 separate age categories – 30+, 45+ & 60+ which will hopefully separate people into appropriate levels of capability, however strong players are welcome to enter into lower age categories if they feel like the challenge. Players however cannot move up an age category (think opposite of juniors!).

One last thing – starting with last year's results the winners will have their names engraved on a new trophy dedicated to the Manitoba Seniors & Masters. There will be a separate trophy for 30+ and 45+, and one of them will be named "in honour of Barry Ursell" and will be donated by Barry Ursell's family. Barry Ursell started playing badminton when he was 13 and is now the record holder for most National Badminton Championships. All of Barry's national championships were won in his senior years at the National Seniors & Masters Championships, and because of this he is an example of resilience and pure love of the sport. Barry passed away approximately 3 years ago leaving behind a great badminton legacy.

We look forward to seeing you out there!

Other Information:

Shuttles: Mavis 350 Nylon Shuttles will be used. Please be aware that shuttles may require speed testing before match begins. Officials are present to assist with shuttle speeds.

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 will not accept special requests for time, for any reason. All participants must be prepared to play during finals on Sunday.

The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 3-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 Badminton Manitoba at admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca or call (204) 925-5679

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2014 at 12:00pm (noon).

Sponsors:

Yonex Manitoba Junior Badminton Championships

December 21, 2014

January 15-18, 2015

At:

REGISTER HERE

Events:

U13 Boys Singles & Girls Singles

U15/U17/U19 Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles

U13 – Born 2003 or later, U15 – Born 2001 or later, U17 – Born 1999 or later, U19- Born 1996 or later

Cost: 1st Event $40.00, 2nd Event $15.00, 3rd Event $0.00

Includes: Souvenir, Complimentary Meal, Medals, Yonex Feather Shuttles, MBA Officials

Registration Deadline: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 11:59pm

Late Registration Available Friday Jan 9 – Sunday Jan 11 @ Midnight. Late Registrations will be charged a $10.00 late fee.

Permanent Manitoba Residents Only

Athletes living more than 75km from Winnipeg can request not playing on Thursday

Other Information:

Shuttles: Yonex Feather Shuttles will be used. Shuttles will be pre-tested and pre-tipped. If you have problems with the shuttle, you may inquire for a new shuttle or shuttle speed with the referee.

Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees.

The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 3-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 (204) 925-5679 or email admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, January 14 at 12:00pm (noon).

Schedule:

Thursday: Singles Begins (Locals) 5:00pm if necessary

Friday: Singles Continues 5:00pm

Saturday: Doubles Begins 9:00am

Mixed to Follow Boys/Girls Doubles

Sunday: Finals Begins 10:00am

Christmas Fundraiser Exhibition

December 20, 2014

Come one, come all to the Christmas Fundraiser Doubles Exhibition at Wheelies on Monday December 29th, 2014 from 6-8pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1502567000004041/

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Photos & Results from Herb Richard

December 1, 2014

http://mytoba.ca/sports/new-blood-takes-centre-stage-at-provincial-badminton-championships/

Thank you to Orlando Athayde for taking photos all weekend, editing them and posting them online for us all to enjoy. Please take a look inside this news item for the photo & results links!

PHOTOS:

http://photoshare.shaw.ca/view/30667563703-1417323621-96836/0

http://photoshare.shaw.ca/view/30667523271-1417299088-64891/0

http://photoshare.shaw.ca/view/30667562601-1417395875-99905/0

RESULTS/TOURNAMENT SOFTWARE

HUGE Yonex Sale!!!

November 26, 2014

Racquets Pro Shop (200 River Ave) is putting on a huge sale for Yonex Product on Friday and Saturday of the Herb Richard. Check below for more details of the crazy prices you could receive!

(While supplies last)

“YY YONEX”

SPONSOR SPECIALS BOOTH

AT THE

HERB RICHARD MANITOBA OPEN

FRI. NOV. 28, 5-9 PM, SAT. NOV. 29, 10 AM-5 PM

RACQUETS REG. PRICE SPECIAL PRICE

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VOLTRIC 80 $ 280 (FRAME) $200 (STRUNG)*
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VOLTRIC FORCE LCW $ 170 (STRUNG)** $ 99
VOLTRIC 2 $ 95 (STRUNG)** $ 60
NANORAY 5OO PINK $ 255 (FRAME) $ 155 (STRUNG)*
NANORAY 300 $ 180 (STRUNG)** $129
NAORAY 90 DX $ 140 (STRUNG)** $ 99

*THESE ARE STRUNG WITH BG 65 AND INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL PRICE

**THESE ARE FACTORY STRUNG

SHOES

SHB 01MX/01LTD/01LX $ 150-170 $ 99-109
SHB SC4 MX & LX $ 120 $ 89
MANY OTHER OLDER MODELS ALSO REDUCED FOR FINAL SALE

CLOTHING: ALL CLOTHING REDUCED MINIMUM 30 %

BAGS: ALL BAGS IN STOCK REDUCED MINIMUM 25%

RACQUETS PRO SHOP AT THE WINNIPEG WINTER CLUB

200 RIVER AVE. TEL. NO. 204 231-0666

Upcoming Badminton Canada Elite Series Events – Registration Info

November 20, 2014

The following Elite Events are now open for registration.

2014 Yonex Alberta Senior Elite

Entry Deadline: Monday November 24th, 2014

2014 Black Knight Atlantic Junior Elite

Entry Deadline: Friday November 21, 2014

2015 Yonex Ontario Senior Elite

Entry Deadline: Friday December 19, 2014

Please note that for each event, registrants must enter their provincial Member ID as it is now linked to the Badminton Canada Rankings Database provided by Tournament Software. Late registrations will not be accepted once the deadline has passed.

Membership ID's can be found on the Membership Section of our website.

Friends of Badminton Manitoba & Junior Nationals Websites

November 12, 2014

Websites for the Friends of Badminton Manitoba Endowment Fund and the 2015 Junior & Under 23 Canadian Badminton Championships are now available online!

Friends of Badminton Manitoba was thought up in 2012 by a few passionate badminton enthusiasts, and brought to life in August of 2014. The Manitoba Badminton Association has a committee of 10 involved community minded individuals who oversee and manage the fund including all of it’s fundraising initiatives, promotion & management needs. The Winnipeg Foundation manages the investments that are contributed to our Fund, and contribute their own investments to our fund as well. Without the help of The Winnipeg Foundation we wouldn’t be where we are today.

Please check out the website at : http://badminton4life.ca/

The 2015 Junior and U23 Canadian National Badminton Championships website is now available online. However, it will be constantly updated as the date for the Championships approaches.

Please check out the website at: http://2015jrnationals.ca/

Manitoba Youngsters Competing in Alberta Junior Elite

November 7, 2014

A whole host of Manitoba players have made the trip to Alberta to compete in the Black Knight Alberta Junior Elite tournament this weekend

CLICK HERE to go to tournament software

Yonex Herb Richard Manitoba Open Presented by King’s Head Pub

November 7, 2014

Yonex Herb Richard Manitoba Open
Presented by King's Head Pub

REGISTER HERE

When/Where: Winnipeg Winter Club (200 River Ave., Wpg. MB)

Date: November 27 – November 30

Events: Mens Singles/ Womens Singles/Mens Doubles/Womens Doubles/Mixed Doubles

Restrictions: Play is open to all athletes

Format: A & A-Consol, B & B-Consol (Formerly known as A/B/C/D

Cost: 1 Event $40.00

2 or more Events $60.00

Includes: Souvenir Shirt, Shuttles, Small Meal & Prizes

Registration Deadline: Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 11:59pm

Note there is a $10.00 late registration fee. Please register prior to the deadline.

MBA Membership: $20.00 (pay option during registration)

Our membership runs June 1 – May 31 each year. Check to see if you have a current MBA Membership at the Individual Memberships Page:http://www.badminton.mb.ca/page.aspx?id=18214. If not, you can purchase a membership while registering for the tournament by purchasing an extra item labelled "MBA Membership"

Tournament Description

The Herb Richard Manitoba Open is one of Manitoba's longest standing badminton tournaments, where before the National Circuit days, players would travel from other provinces to compete in Winnipeg. The Herb Richard Manitoba Open is a premier Badminton Manitoba event that has been named after Herb Richard after he passed away. Herb was the badminton professional at both the Winnipeg Canoe Club and the Wildewood Club in his days. He was a dedicated member of the badminton community as a leader, player, coach and builder.

Host Hotel: Canad Inns Fort Garry

If you're booking a hotel room, book at Canad Inns Fort Garry for preferred pricing. Nobody's getting the price that we get, and you just need to quote "Badminton Manitoba" and tell them you're playing in the badminton tournament.

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 3-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 Ryan Giesbrecht at (204) 925-5621 or ed@badminton.mb.ca.

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 12:00pm noon.

Schedule of Play:

All Times May Vary based on match lengths (Please be ready to play 30 minutes prior to posted time)

Thursday, 5pm – 10pm – MS & WS (locals only)
Friday, 5pm – 12am – MS & WS (all players)
Saturday, 9am – 6pm – MD/WD/XD
Sunday, 11am – 2pm – Finals (A/A-Consol/B-B-Consol)

REGISTER HERE

SPONSORS:

Canad Inns Destination Centre (Fort Garry)

Rady JCC Junior Open Badminton Tournament – POSTPONED DATE TBD

October 27, 2014

The Rady JCC is hosting a new U13/U15 Open Badminton Tournament in late November and registration is now available!

This is not a sanctioned tournament

Participate in U13 & U15 Divisions – both singles and doubles tournaments available to enter. Register by clicking the image below!

This tournament has been postponed to a date that is TBD

CWG Team in Saskatoon for Prairie Sr Elite

October 24, 2014

Manitoba's Canada Winter Games Team is in Saskatoon at the Riverside Badminton Club this weekend to compete in the Yonex Prairie Sr Elite.

Link for Draws & Results can be found HERE

Western Canadian Team Championships Tryouts

October 21, 2014

Registration is now available for the 2015 WCTC Tryouts, held Sunday Nov. 16 @ Balmoral Hall

Western Canadian Team Championships Tryouts

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

U15/U17 (born 2001+ & 1999-2000)

Girls Singles & Boys Singles

Sunday November 16, 2014

Balmoral Hall

Round Robin & Playoff

Cost: $25.00

Players must be members in good standing with Manitoba Badminton Association

Memberships – $20.00/Each

All players must be full-time residents of Manitoba

Registration Deadline: Monday Nov. 10, 2014 @ Midnight

Late Registrations will not be allowed. Registrations not done online must be emailed or faxed to Badminton Manitoba WITH PAYMENT by the same deadline. Please include full entry and contact information.

Schedule:

1:00pm (Practice)

2:00pm (Trials Start)

Please make yourself available for the entirety of the Tryouts. Matches will not be postponed

Top 2 Male & Top 2 Female in U15 & U17 automatically named to team. If 1 of the top 2 players does not take his/her place on the team, then the 3rd place individual in that event will automatically be named to the team. This same method will carry forward to 4th, 5th, etc if needed

All matches best-of-3 games to 21 points. BWF Rules and Regulations will apply

In the case of a tie in the Round Robin, a tie will be broken by the following:

Head to Head Result
Difference of Games Won & Games Lost
1. If this leaves 2 players, the tie will be broken by the head to head result
Difference of Points For & Points Against
1. If this leaves 2 players, the tie will be broken by head to head result

The 2015 Western Canadian Team Championships will be on January 9-11, 2015 in British Columbia. Those named to the team will be required to travel on Thursday and Sunday by plane as a team. If a player cannot fly for any reason, he/she will be required to provide a doctor's note or sacrifice his/her spot on the team to the next appointed player.

For those named to Team Manitoba:

Team Cost: $450.00

Includes Team Toba Gear, Flight, Accommodations, Competition, Shuttles and Practices.

Team Schedule & Info to be released shortly

Westman Open Badminton Tournament

October 21, 2014

Registration is now open for the Westman Open Badminton Tournament! To register go to http://www.brandonbadminton.com

*Please note that the Westman Open Badminton Tournament is not a sanctioned tournament and is not part of MBA's Rural Super Series Circuit

This popular tournament is a great service for Western Manitoba badminton players and attracts players from all over Manitoba. Players in this tournament are typically at the high B, C and D level.

Entries Close: 10:00pm Monday, November 3rd, 2014
Players who enter before 12pm October 27th will be entered into a free draw for their entry fee

The 2014/5 WestMan Open Badminton Tournament runs from Friday November 7 to Sunday November 9, 2014 at the Henry Champ Gymnasium, Healthy Living Centre, Brandon University.

Entry Fees are $45 for one event, $50 for 2, or $55 for 3 events, this includes:

Refreshments – All you can eat Buffet on Saturday evening – YONEX MAVIS 300 birds – Great Prizes

For more information contact: brandon_club@yahoo.ca
Jason or Chris 204-725-0275 or Gillian 727-2109

Badminton Not Accepted into 2019 Western Canada Summer Games

October 8, 2014

The 7 participating Provincial/Territorial Sport Associations have been notified that badminton's bid to be a part of the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games has been unsuccessful. Badminton has been a part of these games for at least the last 20 years. The decision is currently being appealed and we will update the membership and public as to what happens with the appeal.

Beginner Umpires Course Cancelled

October 3, 2014

Due to low registrations for the beginner umpires course, it will be cancelled. Please stay tuned for next beginner officials course which will be held closer to school badminton season.

Badminton Canada to Pilot U15 Age Category

September 29, 2014

The Alberta Junior Elite and Atlantic Junior Elite will be the test sites this year

Badminton Canada has decided to pilot a U15 age category at two Junior Elite Series Events this year. The events will be the 2014 Alberta Junior Elite Series Event – November 7th to 9th and the 2014 Atlantic Junior Elite Series Event – December 12th to 14th. After the pilot is complete we will be doing a detailed analysis to determine if this age category should be included in future Junior Elite events. The evaluation will take place in January 2015 and recommendations will be implemented as early as September 2015.

In terms of age eligibility players will be eligible for these two events if there birthday is on or after January 1st, 2000.

Players in the U15 event will receive the same level of service at these two events as the U17 and U19 age categories. Their registration fees will also be the same as the U17/U19 players.

Manitoba Success at Quebec Elite

September 29, 2014

Check out some of the more notable results for Manitoba at the Quebec Senior Elite which had a huge entry including many players from Canada's National Team.

Serena Lam/Melissa Liew – Consolation Womens Doubles Winners

Kathryne Desautels/Haley Nakonechny – Womens Doubles Rd 16

Dale Kinley/Ian Laidlaw – Consolation Mens Doubles Winners

Dale Kinley/Kathryne Desautels – Mixed Doubles Rd 16

Serena Lam – Womens Singles Rd 16

Kevin Barkman – Mens Singles Rd 16

Andrew Harrison – Consolation Mens Singles Winner

Full Results: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draws.aspx?id=DC16C489-025F-41F6-994F-F88DBBC84374

Full Obituary for JACK MACDONALD

September 29, 2014

Please see attached information for full obituary for Jack MacDonald

http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-217469/name-Jack_Macdonald/min-run-date-1411794000/order-publish_date%7CDESC,last_name%7CASC/

We remember Jack MacDonald as a former Badminton Manitoba & Badminton Canada President, and badminton's current lone member in the Sport Manitoba Hall of Fame.

To see Jack MacDonald's Sport Manitoba HOF Induction page, please click HERE

Below (right) is Jack MacDonald, the Winnipeg Badminton Club President in the 1950's holding the club mortgage which is being burned by C.E. Allen (Left) who was the 1st club president for 10 years from 1928 – 1938.

Draws Up for Quebec Sr Elite

September 26, 2014

Manitoba's Canada Winter Games Team are competing in the Quebec Sr Elite & Prairie Sr Elite tournaments this year. The team is currently in Quebec and the draws are now available:

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=DC16C489-025F-41F6-994F-F88DBBC84374&draw=5

2014 AGM Rescheduled

September 25, 2014

The 2014 Badminton Manitoba Annual General Meeting has been rescheduled and will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2014, 1:00 PM at the Winnipeg Winter Club.

President, VP, ED & PC Reports now online

Find out more HERE

Umpires Clinic Sunday Oct. 5 – CANCELLED

September 20, 2014

Become up-to-date on the rules and regulations of badminton and learn how to properly umpire a match!

To register or find out more about this course as well as other officiating development opportunities than please visit our officials page:

HERE

Friendly Crokinole Tournament Saturday Night!

September 17, 2014

Come on out and join the tournament for your chance to win prizes and claim glory!……or just stay to have a drink and relax with friends.

STARTING TIME IS NOW 7:30PM

Crokinole Fundraiser Tournament!

Upstairs WWC (Players Lounge)

7:30pm – 9:00pm

Many prizes to be won!

All proceeds go toward the "Friends of Badminton Manitoba" Endowment Fund

Minimum Donation: $25/team = 1 charitable tax receipt

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!!

BWF Badminton Matches Played on the TV Screens throughout the evening

Click on the Photo above to watch a video on how to play. Obviously you don't need to watch it though as we will give a tutorial prior to starting the tournament.

Registration

Email and send payment in advance to MBA at admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca
On-Site from 7:30-8:00pm (Sat Sept 20)

We thank you in advance for your support of Friends of Badminton Manitoba!

City Junior Open

September 12, 2014

2014 City Junior Open

College Louis Riel (585 Rue St. Jean Baptiste)

Oct. 18 & 19

1 Event: $20.00

2+ Events: $40.00

Registration Deadline: Thursday Oct. 9 @ 11:59pm

Late registrations will be charged an additional $10.00

MBA Memberships $20.00

Format: Single Consolation (Guaranteed 2 matches)

Age Categories: U13/U15/U17/U19

Events: U13 – BS & GS

U15/U17/U19 – BS/GS/BD/GD/XD

Shuttles: U13 – Nylon

U15/U17/U19 – Feather

Schedule:

Saturday Morning – Boys & Girls Singles

Boys & Girls Doubles to Follow Singles

Sunday Morning – Mixed Doubles

Finals – Following Mixed Doubles

All finals for singles, doubles & mixed will be scheduled for Sunday following mixed doubles

The first junior tournament of the year is the City Junior Open at College Louis Riel. This tournament features all the great assets of an MBA tournament including online registration, top quality shuttles, t-shirt souvenir & tournament referee & umpires.

Next junior tournament is MB Jr Provincials on Jan. 16-18

Refund Policy: MBA 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 for the entirety of the tournament. There will be a 10-minute default rule once a match is called. All players are allowed a 3-minute warm-up on court prior to their match

Clothing: Participants must have an appropriate indoor change of clothing and non-marking athletic shoes

Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquet(s)

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday Oct. 17 @ 12:00pm (noon)

Sponsors:

Yonex Canada

Racquets Pro Shop

Winnipeg's Creative Studio

MBA policies to be presented at MBA AGM

September 12, 2014

Please review the two following proposed policies which will be presented for open discussion at MBA's AGM on Sept. 24th.

Discussion at the AGM will be used by the incoming board of directors to formulate best possible coaching and junior age policies for MBA tournaments in the future.

MBA Junior Age Policy

MBA Coaching Code of Conduct Policy

Prairie Jr Elite Registration Available

September 2, 2014

Oct. 10-12, Winnipeg Winter Club

$105.00/person

Registration Deadline: Friday Sept. 26

Click here to register:

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=85DB8134-2AF5-4E04-B568-D084357F02DE

Be sure to register for your Badminton Canada "Champions Club" Membership FOR FREE. This membership is typically $20 and is required in order to compete in this and other national level tournaments.

Register for the King’s Head Season Opener!

August 29, 2014

Registration for the Crokinole Tournament also available during the tournament registration.

KING'S HEAD SEASON OPENER

Doubles Tournament

Saturday Sept. 20

1:30pm – 8:00pm

Winnipeg Winter Club

Play Doubles with your best friend, your long-time partner, a new partner, a family member, or really anybody! You can play with anybody in this doubles tournament, but you will have to sign up for either A/B or C/D skill division. It's up to you how serious you'd like to play really.

The C/D division can be thought of as a fun tournament for non tournament experienced players.

The A/B division can be thought of as a competitive or tournament experienced division.

TRIPLE KNOCKDOWN (guaranteed 3 matches)

$40.00 Entry Fee

$880.00 Worth of Prizes: A/B/C/D Winners, A & C Finalists & A/B/C/D Consol Winners

No MBA Membership Required

Late registrations will be charged an additional $10.00

Refund Policy: MBA does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis

Clothing: Participants must have an appropriate indoor change of clothing and non-marking athletic shoes

Equipment: Participants must bring their own racquet(s)

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday Sept. 17 @ 12:00pm (noon)

Register by Clicking Here

Crokinole Fundraiser Tournament!

Upstairs WWC (Players Lounge)

7:30pm – 9:00pm

Many prizes to be won!

All proceeds go toward the "Friends of Badminton Manitoba" Endowment Fund

Minimum Donation: $25/team = 1 charitable tax receipt

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!!

BWF Badminton Matches Played on the TV Screens throughout the evening

Click on the Photo above to watch a video on how to play!

Registration

Pay the $25.00 additional item when registering for the tournament
Email and send payment in advance to MBA at admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca
On-Site from 7:30-8:00pm (Sat Sept 20)

We thank you in advance for your support of Friends of Badminton Manitoba!

RJCC Badminton Program Open House

August 27, 2014

A new program will be operating out of the RJCC this year, and they have two open house dates coming up on Sept. 7 & 11.

Head Coach – Arslan Khawar

For more info on program details, call Arsalan at (204) 806-6540

Multi-Sport Games Week!!!!

July 24, 2014

How will Felix Tessier do at the U17 Pan Am Championships in Guatemala? Find out more about the Pan Am Championships, as well as Commonwealth Games and NAIG which are all happening now at the same time!

Commonwealth Games Website: http://www.glasgow2014.com/

Pan Am Junior Championships Results HERE

North American Indigenous Games Website: http://regina2014naig.com/

Felix Tessier won his first match against El Salvador and will compete against a fellow Canadian in the Round of 16 on Thursday July 24th

Felix was selected to Team Canada based on his 3rd place finish at this year's Junior National Championships in Richmond, BC

Felix Tessier @ WWC Invitational:

Team Canada @ Commonwealth Games:

Team Manitoba @ 2014 North American Indigenous Games:

Pan Am Team Canada Criteria Released

July 24, 2014

Badminton Canada will be using the following criteria to choose it's team members for the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto!

2015 Pan Am Games Criteria

Badminton Canada 2015-16 AAP Carding

2015 Pan Am Games Website: http://www.toronto2015.org/

Badminton Canada Website: www.badminton.ca

Office Closed July 9-11

June 30, 2014

Please be aware that the MBA office will be closed from Wednesday July 9 – Friday July 11, 2014.

Thank you for contacting Executive Director, Ryan Giesbrecht, at Badminton Manitoba. Please be aware the the Badminton Manitoba Office at 145 Pacific Ave. will be closed from Wednesday July 9 – Friday July 11, 2014.

I will be away during this time with little or no internet access, and the Provincial Coach Justin Friesen will be conducting a Canada Winter Games camp in Flin Flon, MB from Sunday July 6 – Sunday July 13, 2014, with little or no internet access.
Any emails will be answered on the week of Monday July 14.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have general questions regarding special events, programming, tournaments, or anything else, please refer to our website at www.badminton.mb.ca.

Level 3 Technical Coaches Clinic (NCCP)

June 30, 2014

August 8-10, 2014

Winnipeg MB

LEVEL 3 TECHNICAL COURSE

WINNIPEG MB

Course Conductor: Ram Nayyar

Ram is the current Canadian National Team High Performance Manager and Coach. Some locals may recall that although he grew up in Alberta, he spent the 90's in Winnipeg coaching at the Wildewood Club and was a large contributing member of our community before taking a head coach job at the Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club. Since then he has only moved up – joining Badminton Canada and continuing to be head coach of the VLT.

Ram is a Level 5 Badminton Coach, which is the highest certification that you can achieve in sport in Canada, and has conducted numerous coaching and athlete clinics around the World. Possibly his most exciting moment in sport may be walking alongside Michelle Li and Alex Bruce at their 4th place performance at the 2012 London Olympic Summer Games.

Ram Nayyar at Pan Am Competition in 2009

The Level 3 Certification is a requirement to coach at the Canada Winter Games and to be a part of Team Canada's National Team Coaches. The Level 3 Certification shows that you have the competency to coach provincal/national athletes to a high level of success.

Participants must be level 2 certified prior to taking the level 3 technical course. The level 3 course is for coaches who are and are going to be coaching at the Provincial/National level. Participants are encouraged to take their Comp Dev Theory Modules prior to taking the Level 3 Technical, however it is not required.

Registration Deadline: Thursday July 31, 2014

Badminton Alberta has a job posting for a Director of Coaching

June 27, 2014

Badminton Alberta is looking for candidates for a Director of Coaching. Please see the attached document for details.

City of Steinbach Awarded the 2016 Power Smart Manitoba Games

June 24, 2014

Steinbach, MB – Today Sport Manitoba announced a successful bid from the City of Steinbach to be the Host Community for the 2016 Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games.

"Our government is proud to support amateur sport in Manitoba," said Ron Lemieux, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Heritage, Sport and Consumer Protection. "A love of sport and the opportunity to compete, enjoy and live the benefits of sport can go a long way into shaping a happy and productive life."

"The Power Smart Manitoba Games are extremely important to our province, contributing significantly to the development of our athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and communities throughout Manitoba," said Jeff Hnatiuk, President & CEO. "We congratulate Steinbach on their successful bid to host the Games in 2016 and look forward to working with the city over the coming months to develop amateur sport in our province."

The 2016 Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games will be held August 7-13, 2016, involving up to 1,800 participants and 1,000 volunteers. Sporting events include athletics, baseball, basketball, cycling, golf, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming, triathlon and volleyball.

"Congratulations to the City Steinbach on their successful bid to host the 2016 Power Smart Manitoba Games," said Leona Herzog, Manager, Business Communications at Manitoba Hydro "We look forward to working with the volunteers in the Host Communities and our partners at Sport Manitoba to ensure Manitoba's youth experience a positive and memorable Power Smart Manitoba Games."

The process to become a Host Community requires that all interested communities submit a formal bid package detailing plans for athlete services, hospitality, volunteers, organization structure, sport facilities and finances. The host site selection committee, consisting of Sport Manitoba and the Manitoba Games Council, evaluated all bids and performed on-site facility evaluations before choosing the successful candidate.

"We are thrilled and honoured to be chosen to host the 2016 Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games," said Trish Enns, Co-chair, Steinbach Bid Committee. "We are excited to play a role in the development of our provinces athletes, and to foster pride in our community and region."

"We look forward to opening our doors and welcoming our friends and neighbours from around Manitoba and showcasing our wonderful community," added Jason Peters, Co-Chair, Steinbach Bid Committee.

About

The Power Smart Manitoba Games are the province's largest ongoing multi-sport program bringing together participants from across the province. The Games are held every two years and alternate between summer and winter sports events. Each set of Games involve upwards of 5,000 athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers.

Sport Manitoba is a not for profit organization and the lead planning, programming and funding agency for the development of amateur sport in Manitoba. Located in the Sport for Life Centre, Sport Manitoba partners with over 100 organizations to deliver sport in our province and is responsible for programs including the Power Smart Manitoba Games, Coaching Manitoba, Team Manitoba, Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, and KidSport. Services provided include the Sport Medicine Centre, Sport Performance Centre, and Sport Resource Centre.

Friends of Badminton Manitoba Endowment Fund

June 23, 2014

A new fund to bring new hope.

How you can be a part of this exciting new chapter in Badminton Manitoba's life!

Friends of Badminton Manitoba – Committee Formation

Do you care about the health of badminton in the Province 10-20, maybe 50 years from now? Are you interested in contributing to the long-term overall health of the sport?

If you answered yes to these questions, we're looking for somebody like you to serve on the Friends of Badminton Manitoba (FBM) Endowment Fund Committee.

FBM Committee Search Application Form

Do you know somebody who's life has been affected by badminton for the good? Maybe their best friendships were formed through the sport of badminton? Maybe their favorite sport is badminton? Maybe it helped them lose weight, or possible stay healthy well into their 60's, 70's or 80's. Either way, badminton has a huge effect on the life of Manitobans and is a strong contributor to our overall culture, economic benefit and health/wellness.

Manitoba has been host to some of these great badminton events in the past (and future!):

2015 Jr & U23 National Badminton Championships
2010 National Badminton Championships
2010 National Team Camp
2007 Jr National Badminton Championships (U14/U16)
1999 Pan Am Championships
and more…..

The following Manitobans have represented Canada at the International level:

Anil Kaul (2-time Olympian, 92' & 96', Pan Am Champion, National Champion, etc.)
Jaimie Dawson (Olympian, 96', & French Open Champion, Pan Am Champion, etc.)
Kara Solmundson (Olympian, 2000, etc.)
David Snider (3 time National Champion, Pan Am Champion, etc.)
Ben Fultz (World Jr Championships)
Andrew Harrison (Team Canada, Pan Am Championships)
Alexandra Dansen (Team Canada, Pan Am Championships)
Sean Chawla (World Jr Championships & Pan Am Championships)
Brad Enns (World Jr Championships & Pan Am Championships)

Manitoba is one of the most supportive and generous places on Earth. We see time and time again that Manitobans are willing to stick up for each other and support the things that will make our Province better for years to come. The FBM Endowment Fund is something that will ensure badminton will be accessible to all players, and that we can continue to grow in our ability to assist clubs, athletes, coaches, officials and event hosting.

For this to happen though, we need YOU! So please fill in the above application form or give it to somebody who you think would be perfect to help us out, and send it to Badminton Manitoba.

Thanks so much for you help and look forward to working with all of you, committee member or not, in the near future!

Ryan Giesbrecht

Executive Director

Badminton Manitoba

Play 4 Fun

Play 2 Win

Play 4 Life

Updated Western Canada Summer Games Info

June 13, 2014

Our page for the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games has been updated with all relevant info. Check it out here!

Link to Badminton Manitoba's 2015 Western Canada Summer Games page.

Link to the official 2015 Western Canada Summer Games page.

Nominate Your Badminton Community for the 2014 Kraft Celebration Tour

May 21, 2014

Nominate Your Community Today for a Chance to Win $100,000 and a Live Broadcast of SPORTSCENTRE on TSN

The 2014 Kraft Celebration Tour:

Nominate Your Community Today for a Chance to Win $100,000 and a Live Broadcast of SPORTSCENTRE on TSN

– Nominate your community at KraftCelebrationTour.ca. Submit today! –

– Nominations close June 6 –

Calling all Canadians! Do you need a better place for your community to play? Is there a local rink that needs new lights or an empty field that would make for a great soccer pitch? Be a hero and nominate your community for the 2014 Kraft Celebration Tour today by following the easy steps below:

WHAT: The Kraft Celebration Tour

WHY: Because you could be among the Top 10 Canadian communities selected this year to receive $25,000 for a community project that builds a better place to play and inspires Canadians to become more active. TSN will also shine the national spotlight on your community with a live broadcast of SPORTSCENTRE right in your hometown. The Kraft Celebration Tour runs August 15-24 with stops in each of the 10 winning communities.

But wait…there’s more!

New this year, one of the Top 10 Canadian communities will receive a $100,000 total grand prize for their community project – with the winner decided by Canadians through two days of voting.

HOW: You can nominate your community in just a few easy steps –

1) Visit KraftCelebrationTour.ca
2) Complete the online nomination form. Remember: this is your chance to let us know what sets your community apart, and why it deserves a spot on the Kraft Celebration Tour
3) Hit the submit button and you’re done!

NOMINATIONS CLOSE JUNE 6: Submit your nomination today as the nomination period closes on Friday, June 6, 2014.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Since we’re all on Facebook and Twitter, visit and like the Kraft Celebration Tour Facebook Page (www.Facebook.com/KraftCelebrationTour) and follow @KCTAndy, the official Kraft Celebration Tour account. Use the official hashtag “#KCT” so that we see your tweets and follow all of TSN’s on-air personalities, including Darren Dutchyshen, Jennifer Hedger, and Kate Beirness.

More Pictures from Provincial Championships

May 13, 2014

More photos of the Yonex Provincial Championships in April have been generously provided to us from Jason Athayde.

Check out our Website Photobook to check them out!

Badminton Canada Board of Directors Nominations Due Thursday

May 12, 2014

If you are interested, or you know somebody who is qualified to be a board member for Badminton Canada than please consider reading further in this news item to find out more.

Badminton Canada

(Actual Application Form at bottom of page)

Badminton Canada is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to engage in leadership roles with our organization. We are looking for individuals to sit on our Board of Directors and be involved with the various standing and planned committees that help shape and direct our activities and programs.

If you are interested in being a part of creating the future of badminton in Canada please consider applying for the Board positions outlined in this document. If you don’t see anything that suits you, but still want to be involved please do not hesitate to contact us, as there are many ways you can get involved.

We look forward to hearing from badminton and sport enthusiasts alike!!!!

Badminton Canada’s mission statement:

To be an innovative and highly respected sports organization that is the leader in contributing to badminton becoming the most successful racquet sport in Canada and the world by enabling Canadian Athletes, Coaches and Officials of all ages, cultural background and skill level the opportunity to excel in badminton and in life.

Positions: Member of the Board of Directors

Job Description and Expectations

Purpose:

To advise, govern, oversee policy and direction, and assist with the leadership and general promotion of Badminton Canada so as to support the organization’s mission and needs.

*Major responsibilities:

Organizational leadership and advisement
Organization of the board of directors, officers, and committees
Formulation and oversight of policies and procedures
Financial management, including adoption and oversight of the annual budget
Oversight of program planning and evaluation
Personnel evaluation and staff development
Review of organizational and programmatic reports
Promotion of the organization
Fundraising and outreach

*Members of the board share these responsibilities while acting in the interest of Badminton Canada. Each member is expected to make recommendations based on his or her experience and vantage point in the community.

Length of term:

Two years, which may be renewed up to a maximum of three consecutive terms unless approved by special resolution.

Meetings and time commitment:

Board of Directors members will be expected to commit to two meetings per year pending their respective work agendas.
Board members are asked to attend no more than two special events or meetings per year, as they are determined.

Expectations of board members:

Attend and participate in meetings on a regular basis, and special events as able.
Participate on a standing committee of the board, and serve on ad-hoc committees as necessary.
Be alert to community concerns that can be addressed by Badminton Canada’s mission, objectives, and programs.
Help communicate and promote Badminton Canada’s mission and programs to the community.
Become familiar with Badminton Canada’s finances, budget, and financial/resource needs.
Understand the policies and procedures of Badminton Canada.

Potential Directors should have one or more of the following skills:

Accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA)
Legal designation (LL.B.)
Professional qualifications (MD, PhD, MBA, Sport Science)
Personnel Management (Human Resource Professional designation)
Media/Marketing/Public Relations contacts/experience
Fundraising and funding source contacts
Administration/Management experience
Government relations/contacts
Organizational development/Strategic planning experience

Board Composition and positions:

As per the By-Laws of badminton the board consists of the following positions:

President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
Five (5) Directors at Large

The following positions are up for election in 2014:

Vice – President
Treasurer
Secretary
3 Director at Large

Position Descriptions:

The Vice-President will support and assist the President in all duties and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board. The Presidents duties include the general supervision of the affairs and operations of the Corporation, presiding at the Annual and General Meetings of the Corporation and at meetings of the Board and the Executive Committee, unless an alternate Executive Member or Board Member has been appointed to Chair, will be the official spokesman of the Corporation, and will oversee and supervise office staff.

The Treasurer will keep proper accounting records as required by the Act; will cause to be deposited all monies received by the Corporation in the Corporation’s bank account; will supervise the management and the disbursement of funds of the Corporation; when required will provide the Board with an account of financial transactions and the financial position of the Corporation; will prepare annual budgets; and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board.

The Secretary will be responsible for the documentation of all amendments to the Corporation’s Constitution and Bylaws, will ensure that all official documents and records of the Corporation are properly kept, cause to be recorded the minutes of all meetings of Members, Board of Directors and Committees of the Corporation; keep an up-to-date list of registered members, and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation.

Directors At Large will engage in activities as determined by the Board as a whole. Some of the common areas that Directors at Large are involved in include; High Performance, Officials, Coaching, Fundraising, Marketing and Events.

Nomination Process:

Any individual who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, who has the time, energy, and expertise to fulfill the commitment as a Director, who meets one or more of the required skills, who has the power under law to contract and who is a member of the Corporation in good standing may be nominated for election as a Director. Nominations must be supported by a voting Member Association or the Board of Directors of Badminton Canada.

Applications should include the following:

Completed Board of Directors application document (appendix A )
Written consent of the nominee by signature (Appendix B )
Cover letter and resume of nominee

All applications/nominations must be received by the Badminton Manitoba no later than Thursday May 15, 2014

Aboriginal Coaching Module

May 9, 2014

Aboriginal Coaching Module (ACM)

May 31, 2014

Sport MB Building

9 AM to 5 PM

Lunch will be provided

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jacinta Bear,

Team MB NAIG 2014 Manager

Manitoba Aboriginal Sport & Recreation Council (MASRC)
145 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg, MB
Direct: (204) 925 – 5937

Fax: (204) 925 – 5716

Email: masrc.teammanitoba@sportmanitoba.ca

www.masrc.com

To view poster, please click HERE

Manitobans off to Junior Nationals!

April 28, 2014

21 locals are now in Richmond to compete at the Jr & U23 National Championships.

Tournament Software Site Here

21 Manitobans have travelled to Richmond BC to compete at the Jr & U23 Nationals, including:

U23 Men: Andrew Harrison, Kevin Barkman, Ian Laidlaw, Kyle Grymonpre & Dale Kinley

U23 Women: Kathryne Desautels, Melissa Liew, Misilyna Wu

U19 Boys: Bryan Liew & Rylan Ramnarace

U19 Girls: Serena Lam, Haley Nakonechny, Helen Cheung & Colleen Gillespie

U16 Boys: Felix Tessier, Arnish Patel, Paul Brown, Ivan Tsang & Graham McCallum

U14 Boys: Jeevan Khanuja & Nicholas Lengsavath

The following are the seeds for Manitobans:

Felix Tessier – 3/4 seed in U16 BS Serena Lam – 5/8 seed in U19 GS

Andrew Harrison – 2 seed in U23 BS

Kevin Barkman – 5/8 seed in U23 BS

Matches begin tomorrow, Tuesday April 29. Let's wish our players the best of luck!!!!!

Grade 7/8 School Team Competition a Huge Success!

April 28, 2014

6 Teams Competed in the new tournament which will DEFINITELY be held again next year!

See what happened here!

Schools Face-Off for First Time in Team Format
Shamrock School Emerges as the Victor

4 Winnipeg Schools and 2 Rural Manitoba Schools faced off against each other in the very first time in "Team Format" at Badminton Manitoba's Grade 7/8 School Team Badminton Championships. Shamrock emerged as the overall winner by narrowly beating Henry G Izatt in the finals, 3 games to 2. Rural school Blumenort took home Bronze by defeating Leila North 5-0.

The team competition has long been a large part of the badminton scene, where individual strengths are equalled in importance by team depth. The team competition in badminton is played on the international circuit (Thomas & Sudirman Cup; Mens & Womens Cup respectively), in the Asian and Pan Am Championships, Canada Winter Games, Western Canada Summer Games, and now, for Grade 7/8's in Manitoba. By creating a genuine "Team" badminton competition for the grade 7/8's in Manitoba, we had a few goals in mind:

The first goal was to simply introduce badminton as a "team" sport into the school system because it is a foreign concept that will broaden the horizon of our Province.
The second goal was to create an event that would guarantee playing time for all players, and be exciting for all members of the team including the players, coaches and fans.
Each school match-up consists of 1 game each of boys singles, girls singles, boys doubles, girls doubles and mixedx doubles. The winner of each match-up is determined by the winner of the best of 5. We wanted an event that created equal importance between boys and girls events, and singles and doubles events.
Naturally the team competition is more exciting than the individual competition. All of the current team competitions are restricted to the top 2 or 5 players in the province for their age category. We wanted an event that would give a high number of athletes the opportunity to play in this style format.
We wanted an event that encouraged positive school spirit and overall sportsmanship, therefore the only placques that went home to schools were the "Team Spirit Award" and "Sportsmanship Award".

In the end we had an extremely successful tournament. We had 4 teams from Winnipeg, which were Andrew Mynarski, Leila North, Henry G Izatt and Shamrock. We had 2 Rural Manitoba teams including Blumenort and God's Lake Narrows.

The final placements and awards were as such:
Gold – Shamrock
Silver – Henry G Izatt
Bronze – Blumenort
4th – Leila North
5th – God's Lake Narrows
6th – Andrew Mynarski
Sportsmanship Award – God's Lake Narrows
Spirit Award – Henry G Izatt

Next year we hope to at least double the size of the tournament. All teams expressed interest in participating again next year!

Manitoba Seniors & Masters

April 17, 2014

Registration is now available for the Yonex Manitoba Seniors & Masters

30+, 45+, & 60+

$30.00

Yonex Manitoba Seniors & Masters

Hosted by:

Interlake Badminton Club @ Stonewall Collegiate

Register ONLINE HERE

May 9-10, 2014

Stonewall Collegiate (297 5 St W, Stonewall)

Starting Times: Friday 5:00 PM Mens & Womens Singles

Saturday 9:00 AM Mens & Womens Doubles/Mixed Doubles

Finals to Follow Main Rounds on Saturday

Athletes must be prepared to play at any point of the weekend

Format: Guaranteed 3 matches

Events: Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Age Categories: 30+, 45+, 60+

Cost: 1st Event $30.00, 2nd Event $0.00, 3rd Event $0.00

Includes: Minimum 3 Matches/Event, Referee & Prizes for Event Winners

Registration Deadline: Friday, May 2, 2014 at 11:59pm

Tournament Description

The last tournament left on the adult schedule for this year is also one of the funnest tournaments you could attend. There is a healthy mix of playing for fun and playing to win, which is the true essence of a great tournament.

This year it will be held at Stonewall Collegiate on Fri/Sat May 9/10. The tournament will be a bare-bones tournament so that we can keep the cost low and the # of games high. That means less prizes, no souvenir and no complimentary meal – however the cost is only $30.00 and it will be organized in a way to increase the # of matches for everybody. Prizes will be awarded for the winner(s) of each event only.

One last thing – starting with this year's results the winners will have their names engraved on a new trophy dedicated to the Manitoba Seniors & Masters. There will be a separate trophy for 30+ and 45+, and one of them will be named "in honour of Barry Ursell" and will be donated by Barry Ursell's family. Barry Ursell started playing badminton when he was 13 and is now the record holder for most National Badminton Championships. All of Barry's national championships were won in his senior years at the National Seniors & Masters Championships, and because of this he is an example of resilience and pure love of the sport. Barry passed away approximately 2 years ago leaving behind a great badminton legacy.

We look forward to seeing you out there!

You may sign up for 3 events total. The entry fee is $30.00, regardless of how many events you enter.

Other Information:

Shuttles: Mavis 350 Nylon Shuttles will be used. Please be aware that shuttles may require speed testing before match begins. Officials are present to assist with shuttle speeds.

Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees.

The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 3-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 Badminton Manitoba at admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca or call (204) 925-5679

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 12:00pm (noon).

Badminton Summer Camp Job Opportunties

March 28, 2014

The MBA is very glad to offer positions to enthusiastic individuals in the summer of 2014 for different positions in our Yonex Summer Badminton Camps. We are looking for individuals who are eager to show they have the leadership skills to help run summer camps.

The Yonex Badminton Summer Camps are some of the most popular camps available in the summer in Winnipeg, and it's because of the great staff that we hire each year. Some positions, like the ones posted below, are full time through the summer, while other coaches are hired for specific weeks where the need is present.

We encourage all interested and qualified coaches to apply for the following positions:

Download Job Description by Clicking on the Job Name

Summer Camp Liaison

Summer Camp Coach

Summer Camp Youth Leader

Application deadline is Thursday, April 11, 2014.

Applicants can submit their resume/cover letter to:
Ryan Giesbrecht
Badminton Manitoba
323-145 Pacific Ave
Winnipeg MB
R3B 2Z6

Or email Ryan Giesbrecht at ed@badminton.mb.ca.

Manitoba B&C Championships Ready For Registration!

March 24, 2014

The tournament will now be taking place at College Louis Riel (585 St. Jean Baptiste)

Manitoba B&C Championships

Register ONLINE

April 5 & 6, 2014

College Louis Riel (585 St. Jean Baptiste)

Starting Times: Saturday 9:00 AM Mens & Womens Singles

Mens/Womens/Mixed Doubles to follow Singles

Sunday 9:00 AM Mens & Womens Doubles/Mixed Doubles Continue

Finals to Follow Main Rounds on Sunday

Athletes must be prepared to play at any point of the weekend

Format: Guaranteed 3 matches

Events: Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Cost: 1st Event $55.00, 2nd Event $0.00, 3rd Event $0.00

Includes: Souvenir, Prizes, Saturday Lunch, Shuttles, & Officials

Registration Deadline: Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 11:59pm

April 5 / Saturday / courts open for practice @ 8:30 AM. First game at 9:00 AM. We will play all Singles except Finals. 6 Courts available. 6 Courts avaialble from 8:30AM – 6:00PM

– We will be serving lunch between 12:30 – 2PM (this could change a bit by ± 30 minutes).

April 6 / Sunday / courts open for practice @ 8:30 AM. First game at 9:00 AM. 6 Courts available from 8:30AM – 6PM.
– We finish the tournament on Sunday

Tournament Description

Due to Construction in the gym at 17 Wing, The 2014 Manitoba B & C Championships will be hosted at College Louis Riel. No "A" players are permitted to play in this tournament, which means it is an ideal scenario for players who would be intimidated by playing "Open" tournaments that attract some of the bigger names. Even more attractive is the fact that the winners of the B&C are also honored at Badminton Manitoba's Annual Awards Banquet (April 6, 2013) and the names are engraved onto the B&C Placque kept by Badminton Manitoba.

This tournament is both fun and competitive for all skill levels (…..excluding "A" – but they can have fun watching)

You may sign up for 3 events total. The entry fee is $55.00, regardless of how many events you enter.

Other Information:

Shuttles: Mavis 350 Nylon Shuttles will be used. Please be aware that shuttles may require speed testing before match begins. Officials are present to assist with shuttle speeds.

Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees.

The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 3-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 Badminton Manitoba at admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca or call (204) 925-5679

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 12:00pm (noon).

Results & Photos Up for Pal Chawla MB Jr Open!

March 24, 2014

Registration is now available for the last junior tournament of the year!

View Banquet/Tournament Photos Here

March 20-23, 2014

Presented By:

Hosted By:

Events:

U13/U16/U19 Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles

U13 – Born 2001 or later, U16- Born 1998 or later, U19- Born 1995 or later

Registration:

1st Event $30.00, 2nd Event $20.00, 3rd Event $0.00

Includes: Souvenir Shirt, Medals, Yonex Feather Shuttles, MBA Officials and the ANNUAL JUNIOR BANQUET

Registration Deadline: Thursday, March 13, 2014 11:59pm

A $5.00 late registration fee will be in effect

Open to Non-Manitoba Residents

See Results HERE

The Manitoba Junior Open was re-named the "Pal Chawla" following the retirement of the Winnipeg Winter Club Badminton Professional, Pal Chawla, after 44 years of service. Pal started off his playing career as a teenager in Indian, where he picked up the sport casually one summer and realized he had some potential. Pal eventually went on to play for Team India winning several international competitions and was making his way up in the World Ranking. One extremely hot day however ended his international competing career when he came down with a severe case of heat stroke. Unable to pick up where he left off, he took up coaching and moved to Manitoba where he would find a few jobs before settling at the Winnipeg Winter Club.

Pal and his family have been critical to the development of badminton in Manitoba for over 40 years and he can still be seen around the Winter Club, chatting with members, doing his workouts and watching some badminton.

JUNIOR BANQUET

Saturday March 22 @ 6:30pm

Riverview Room – WWC

Buffet Dinner & Desert

Annual Awards (Most Improved, Triple Crown & Badminton Ambassador)

Prizes (including a Yonex Shirt Signed by former All England and World #1 Peter Gade)

Ticket included in tournament registration

Extra tickets can be purchased for $15.00.

DONATIONS NEEDED!

If you have any new and/or non-used items to donate to the junior banquet, please bring them to Archie Chawla or Janet Thorpe at the Winnipeg Winter Club. Or you can drop them off with Ryan Giesbrecht or Justin Friesen at Badminton Manitoba.

Good items include badminton equipment/accessories, sports equipment, gift certificates, clothing, movies/cds, etc.

You can also drop these items off at the draw desk during the WWC Invitational on Feb. 27 – March 2

Other Information:

Shuttles: Yonex Feather Shuttles will be used. Shuttles will be pre-tested and pre-tipped. If you have problems with the shuttle, you may inquire for a new shuttle or shuttle speed with the referee.

Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees.

The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 3-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 (204) 925-5679 or email admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, March 19 at 12:00pm (noon).

Schedule:

Singles: Thursday, Friday & Sunday

Doubles: Saturday Morning/Afternoon & Sunday

Mixed Doubles: Saturday Afternoon/Evening & Sunday

All finals will be played on Sunday starting at 10:00am

Yonex Manitoba Provincial Badminton Championships

March 19, 2014

View photos HERE

View results HERE

Yonex Manitoba Provincial Badminton Championships

Register online HERE

April 10-13, 2014
Winnipeg Winter Club & Rady JCC
MS/WS/MD/WD/XD
A/A-Consol/B/B-Consol

1 Event – $60
2 or 3 Events – $80

$5.00 late registration fee will apply

Registration Deadline: Thursday April 3, 2014
$5.00 late payment fee will apply

All players must be members in good standing with MBA ($20.00)
A $10.00 single use tournament membership will be offered for this tournament only because it is the last tournament of the year. This members is not extended for any purposes beyond MB Provincials.

Price includes 1 Ticket to the Annual Awards Banquet
Prizes will be awarded to A & B Winners & Runner Ups, as well as A/B Consolation Winners
Yonex AS50 shuttles will be used (feather)

Winnipeg Winter Club Schedule:
Thursday – 5:00pm Local Singles
Friday – 5:00pm All Singles
Saturday – 9:00am Men's Doubles followed by Mixed Doubles
Sunday – 10:00am Event Finals

Rady JCC Schedule:
Saturday – 9:00am Women's Doubles

Welcome all to the Manitoba Provincial Championships, the last adult tournament of the year in Manitoba. Once again we are hosting the Awards Banquet in conjunction with the Provincial Championships to hopefully better reach more of the community in the same weekend. We will be splitting up the Mens and Womens Doubles on Saturday morning in order to speed up the play and end a bit earlier this year on Saturday to give us more time to prepare for the Annual Awards Banquet. We are looking forward to a fun-filled tournament with lots of exciting matches all throughout the A's & B's!

MBA's 21st Annual Awards Banquet

Saturday April 12, 2014
WWC
Hosted by Urban Prairie Cuisine
Semi-Formal Dress Code
6:00 Cocktails
7:00 Dinner
8:30 Award Presentations

Award Presentations Include:

MBA Tournament Winners
Sportsmanship – Outstanding Achievement – Connie Blamey Distinguished Contribution – Coaching Achievement

Tickets: $30.00 each
(1 Ticket included in tournament entry)
Tickets can be purchased through the MBA office at 323-145 Pacific Ave
Tickets must be purchased by Thursday April 10
All players, coaches, officials, volunteers, parents, family and friends are welcome!

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 3-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)

Volunteers: If you would like to volunteer at the draw desk, please contact Kody Taylor at admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca or (204) 925-5679

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 12:00pm (noon)

Sponsors:

Spring Break Badminton Camps

March 18, 2014

Registration is now available for 3 separate Spring Break Badminton Camps:

– Beginner

– Intermediate

– Advanced

Camps will be held at the Winnipeg Winter Club

during Spring Break Week, March 31 – April 4, 2014!

Beginner

Nylon Birds (plastic)
Age 9-14
Limit of 16 participants
$75.00

Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

Intermediate Group

Feather Birds

$60.00

Tuesday & Thursday, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

Advanced Group

$30 (WWC Members) or $50 (Non-Members)

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 6:00pm-8:30pm

Download Registration Form by Clicking Here

Register Online Here

Manitoba Measles Notice – MB Winter Games Warning

March 15, 2014

Man with measles visited Manitoba Winter Games while infected (unknowingly). Please see the following link for more info and what actions to take if you think you are infected.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/interlake-man-hospitalized-with-measles-1.2573377

Access Program Expansion Project

March 12, 2014

Thanks to the Winnipeg Foundation we will be hosting 2 additional days of badminton at a new location in Winnipeg to test the feasibility of hosting another drop-in center.

Expansion Project

St. John's High School

Fridays March 14 – June 20 – 7:00-11:00pm

Saturdays March 15 – June 21 – 12:00pm – 4:00pm

MBA Members – $0.00 (FREE)

Non-MBA Members – $2.00/drop-in

This venue is only free for a certain amount of time so please take advantage and bring out your friend(s) to enjoy it with you and hopefully keep this going in the future!

For up to date information on the Access Program, including Wheelies & St. Johns High School, please visit the Access Program Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Manitoba-Badminton-Association-Access-Program/222234417789435

Register now for the Westman Open!

March 4, 2014

Westman Open 2013-14

Date: March 21 – 23, 2014

Entry dateline: March 16th 2014

Venue: Crocus Plains High School, Brandon, MB

Entries Close: 10pm, Monday, March 17th, 2014

TO ENTER Please Email brandon_club@yahoo.ca

Further Information: www.badmintonrm.com or call Jason or Chris 725 – 0275 or Gillian 727-2109

View Tournament Poster HERE

Online Entry can be submitted HERE

The Westman Open is a nylon shuttle tournament that typically is played at Brandon University. This year however, due to schedule conflicts, the tournament will be held at Crocus Plains High School.

In following years, the Brandon Badminton Club will be looking to schedule the popular Westman Open in November at Brandon University. Doing this will distribute the "Open" Manitoba tournaments more evently throughout the season, rather than be heavily congested in the Jan-April timeframe.

This tournament attracts many B/C/D players and is known for it's wonderful social atmosphere.

The Westman Open tournament is not sanctioned by MBA, therefore does not contribute towards provincial ranking points and does not require referees or umpires. The registration, seeding and draw making will be done by Brandon Badminton Club.

Registration Now Available for Jr & U23 Nationals

February 24, 2014

Register Online Here: http://badmintoncanada.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=B407B90B-DBAE-4A35-9A45-C9432C3BA072

Regulations

TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

*VENUE
All tournament matches will be at Clearone Badminton Centres located at: “C1 Browngate” – #100 – 4351 No. 3 RD, Richmond, B.C., V6X 2C3
“C1 Leslie” – #138 – 4551 No. 3 RD, Richmond, B.C., V6X 2C3

*CONDITIONS
The competition is open to all athletes who are registered members in good standing with their provincial or territorial association and have paid the Badminton Canada Champions Club fee.
Athletes must be a Canadian citizen (verifiable by passport or birth certificate) or be a landed immigrant and have been a permanent resident of Canada for a minimum of 12 months (verifiable by permanent resident card) and must not have played in any badminton championships restricted to another country within one calendar year of the date of the event.
The competition will be conducted under the official rules of Badminton Canada and the Badminton World Federation.

*ORGANIZATION
Badminton Canada (Event Governing Body)
Jimena Rebolledo (613) 569-2424 ext 102 Email: Jimena@badminton.ca

Badminton BC (Local Organizing Committee)
Phil Weier (604) 385-3599 Email : philw@badmintonbc.com

Tournament Referee
Jeff Bell jbell@badmintonalberta.ca

*SCHEDULE
Sunday April 27th: Practice Times (Scheduled by Provincial Offices)
Monday April 28th,10:00am: Coaches/Managers meeting followed by Qualifying Matches (only if entry warrants)
Tuesday April 29th: Preliminary Main rounds
Wednesday April 30th: Main Rounds through the Round of 16 and Consolation matches
Thursday May 1st: Consolation matches followed by Quarter-Finals
Friday May 2nd: Finish consolation matches followed by Semi-Finals
Saturday May 3rd: Finals concluded by 5:30pm

*EVENTS
Under 14 (Born in 2000 or later), Under 16 (Born in 1998 or later), Under 19 (Born in 1995 or later) and Under 23 (Born in 1991 or later) – Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
Consolations will be held for all competitors defeated in their first round match of the main event. It will be the responsibility of each athlete to notify the draw desk, within 30-minutes of their opening round defeat.

*TOURNAMENT WEBSITE
A tournament website will be created to help share event schedule, social event information, news and promotions to both participants and spectators. Visit www.badmintonnationals.com

*TOURNAMENT FEE
Tournament Entry Fee of $95.00 includes:

All shuttles during tournament play
Participation in up to three events, maximum of one singles, one doubles and one mixed doubles event
Opening reception and one social event or activity

Payment is required at time of on-line registration.

*ENTRY DEADLINE
The tournament entry deadline is Friday March 28th, 2014 at 11:59pm PST.
Each player must complete their entry online at the link:
www.badmintoncanada.tournamentsoftware.com
Unpaid entries will not be included in the draws.
Entries received via mail, fax or regular email will not be accepted.
LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

*PRIZES AND SHUTTLES
Awards will be provided to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Consolation Winners
Official shuttle will be YONEX feather shuttle. Shuttles will be provided for all matches.

*SEEDING
Seedings are provided by the Badminton Canada tournament seeding committee and scheduled to be published April 14th with Draws published April 21st.

*RULES
The 21- Rally Point scoring format will be utilized. Three-minute warm-up and ten minute default will be strictly enforced. BWF regulations for International events respecting the colour of clothing will apply, see Section 19 and 20.1, 20.3.1, and 20.4.1: http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file.aspx?id=524457&dl=1
The use of protective eyewear is strongly recommended during play.

*HOTEL
Limited quantity room blocks have been established at the following locations and rates. Accreditation will be provided for all guests of tournament hotels to access complimentary shuttle to and from the airport and venue for the duration of the competition:

$109/Night – Executive Airport Plaza
7311 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC 1-888-388-3932

$129/Night – Vancouver Airport Marriott
7571 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC 1-877-323-8888

$129/Night – Hilton Vancouver Airport
5911 Minoru Blvd, Richmond, BC 1-604-273-6336

Badminton Survey To Open New Facility Needs 1000 Results

February 24, 2014

A group of independent badminton enthusiasts from Winnipeg are interested in opening a badminton facility, however they can't do it without your help!

Please take the time to fill out this survey:

https://apps.facebook.com/my-surveys/carws?from=admin_wall

Grade 7/8 School Team Badminton Championships

February 20, 2014

16 Schools will be able to compete in a TEAM event to see who gets Gold, Silver, Bronze & Spirit Awards!

Download Registration Form HERE

Schedule:

April 25 – 6:00pm-9:00pm Competition Begins

April 26 – 9:00am Competition Continues

3:00pm-6:00pm Playoffs

April 27 – 9am Playoffs Continue

1:30pm (noon) Finals

3:00pm Awards Ceremony

Age Restriction: Born 2000 or later

Shuttles: Mavis 350 Shuttles (Nylon)

Team Composition: 4 boys & 4 girls (minimum), 6 boys & 6 girls (maximum)

Maximum # Teams: 16

Prizes:

1st Place: Gold Medals + 10 New Yonex School Racquets + Championship Shirts

2nd Place: Silver Medals + 5 Dozen Mavis 350 Shuttles

3rd Place: Bronze Medals + 5 Dozen Mavis 300 Shuttles

Cost:

$250.00 per team (6-10 players, 2-3 coaches)

Includes:

Player Souvenir

Officials (Referee & Umpires)

Shuttles/Facility

Prizes

Registration Deadline: Thursday April 17 @ Midnight

Rules & Regulations

Terms:

“Tie” refers to a set of matches between two teams, consisting of 1 boys singles, 1 girls singles, 1 boys doubles, 1 girls doubles and 1 mixed doubles.

“Match” refers to a best-of-3 games between two opponents.

“Game” refers to a single game within a best-of-three match.

General Format:

Each team will start in a pool of 4 teams, and complete 1 “tie” with each team.
All team will advance to the playoffs. Teams will be ranked and cross over to play teams from different pools.
Playoffs will be single elimination, with the exception of the semi-finals. The losing teams of the semi-finals will play-off for third place.

Rules for Head to Head Competition:

Coaches must submit their line-up of athletes 10 minutes prior to the start of the tie.
Each athlete must take part in at least 1 match in Round Robin and 1 Match throughout the Playoffs.
Athletes may not take part in more than 1 match per tie.
Each tie will consist of boys singles, girls singles, boys doubles, girls doubles and mixed doubles.
The winning team’s coach or manager must report the score to the draw desk (unless the match was umpired)

Officiating (Referees and Umpires):

The tournament referee’s job is to maintain rules that will create a fair and equal playing environment. If any coach or athlete feels that an incident is compromising the integrity of the tournament, the coach should approach the referee with their concern.
The tournament referee will hold a coaches meeting at the beginning of the tournament to go over the tournament rules.

Umpires will be available to manage individual matches. When an umpire is present for a match, the umpire will keep score and call any faults. The umpire will report scores to the referee instead of the athletes.

Level 1 NCCP Technical Coaching Clinic

February 19, 2014

March 16, 2014 – Level 1 NCCP Technical Coaching Course

Registration Deadline: Monday March 10, 2014

Download Registration Form by Clicking HERE

Sunday March 16, 2014

Leila North Community School (20 Allan Blye Dr.)

9:00am – 5:00pm

$50.00 (MBA Members) or $70.00 (Includes Membership)

Payment can be send to:

Badminton Manitoba

145 Pacific Ave. Winnipeg MB R3B 2Z6

Bring your badminton & gym equipment, pen, paper & get ready to play!

Registration Deadline: Monday March 10th

Yonex WWC Invitational Presented by Castle Mortgage

February 18, 2014

Registration is now available for the Yonex WWC Invitational Presented by Castle Mortgage!

View Draws & Results Online: Here

WWC Invitational

Presented by:

Thursday Feb. 27 – Sunday March 2

View Draws & Results Online: Here

MS/WS/MD/WD/XD

1 Event – $45.00

2+ Events – $60.00

$5.00 late registration fee will apply

Registration Deadline: Thursday Feb. 20 @ Midnight

All players must be members in good standing with MBA ($20.00)

Price includes Shuttles, Prizes, Officials and Saturday Lunch

Triple Knock-Down Format: A, A-Consol, B & B-Consol (Previously known as A/B/C/D)

Prizes: A/B Winners & Runner-Ups

A/B Consol Winners Only

Yonex Feather Shuttles

Come and join the Winnipeg Winter Club for another great tournament! This tournament is competitive for badminton athletes of all levels because it has the triple knock-down format. There will be great competition in this badminton-specific facility, great prizes and great food.

Please indicate during registration if you require a partner and we will do our best to accommodate your needs. Also please indicate in the "comments" section if you cannot play on Thursday due to living outside of Winnipeg. Due to time constraints, if you live in Winnipeg, you are required to play on Thursday for singles &/or doubles.

Schedule:

Thursday – 5:00pm Local Singles & Doubles

Friday – 5:00pm Singles

Saturday – 8:30am Doubles, followed by Mixed Doubles

Sunday – 10:00am Finals

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.

The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 3-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 Ryan Giesbrecht at (204) 925-5621 or ed@badminton.mb.ca.

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at 12:00pm noon.

Sponsors:

Badminton Rules & Umpires Clinic

February 13, 2014

Date: Saturday, March 15, 2014

Registration Deadline: Monday March 10, 2014

Badminton Rules Clinic & Umpire Training

Date: Saturday, March 15, 2014

Schedule:

Rules Clinic: 9AM-12PM (Sport 4 Life Centre)

Lunch Break: 12PM-1PM (Subway provided)

Umpire Training: 1:30PM-4:30AM (Winnipeg Winter Club)

Cost: $15.00 (MBA Members)

$25.00 (Non-MBA Members)

MBA Memberships may be purchased for $20.00 to Badminton MB. The membership year runs from June 1 – May 31 each year.

Registration form available HERE

Registration deadline: March 10, 2014

Registration forms and payment can be mailed in to:

MBA

323-145 Pacific Ave.

Winnipeg, MB

R3L 0N4

The perfect course for phys-ed teachers, this course goes over the official rules and regulations governing the sport of badminton. The Badminton World Federation's rules and regulations are followed at every level of competition, and therefore it is important to improve your knowledge of the game with Manitoba's very own National Umpire and Provincial Coach, Justin Friesen.

Part of the day's training includes learning how to umpire a badminton match. Participants will walk away from the day with the opportunity to continue developing as an official MBA umpire if they wish, however participants are not required to continue with their umpire development.

Date Change – Manitoba B&C

February 13, 2014

The Manitoba B&C Championship date has been changed!

The Manitoba B&C Championship date has been moved to the following weekend, April 4 & 5, 2014.

David Snider Wins 3rd National Mens Singles Title!

February 11, 2014

David Snider wins his 3rd National Mens Singles Championships after a two year hiatus from the sport. 7 Manitobans took part in the National Championships which were held at the Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club on Feb. 4-9, 2014.

Vancouver, BC, February 8, 2014 – David Snider, a 4-time Manitoba Singles Champion has unexpectedly won his 3rd National Men's Singles Title at the age of 25 by defeating Ottawa's Stephane Wojcikiewicz, 13-21, 21-6 & 21-8 in the final at the National Championships, held at Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club (VLTBC).

Above: Snider pleases the crowd with a victory back flip, the same way he finished his first national title at the age of 19

David Snider, 2008 Pan Am Championships Men's Singles Champion, took a break from badminton 2 years ago in order to focus on getting into med school. Now that he's taken all the necessary courses and tests and he's simply playing the waiting game to try and get into Med School at University of Manitoba in the fall of 2014, why not pick up badminton again? Well that's exactly what he's done and he couldn't have done it with more class or grit!

Snider is well known around Canada and the world for his gritty fitness based-playing style, and when you combine it with the right shots, angles and tempo, he's a deep force to be reckoned with. He's got a heart for hard work and determination – while he is doing due diligence to get into med school, Snider picked up long-distance running because it could challenge him physically while working within his schedule and budget. In his first marathon attempt. Snider placed 4th in the 2012 Manitoba Marathon, running 2:35:35 – faster than all but 2 relay teams! He is still training for marathons and half-marathons, however he's included badminton into his training for the last couple months in order to prepare for the National Championships.

This year's Road to Success:
In Snider's first tournament back after 2 years away from the sport, he placed 2nd in the Yonex Prairie Senior Elite held at the Winnipeg Winter Club, a national level tournament held by Badminton Manitoba. Next up he attended the Yonex Toronto Open and was knocked out in the quarter-finals by the eventual Men's Singles Runner-Up, and as they say, you learn more from losses than you do from wins. One can assume this was the case with the Toronto Open because David Snider, and the rest of Canada's players' next tournament was the National Championships.

Snider Had a tough 1st round match against Ontario's Him (Andy) Lam, but he eventually won in 3 games, 17-21, 21-8, 21-11. This type of a match would be foreshadowing of things to come. The typical fast-paced offense minded Snider was taking a more relaxed long-term approach to the games.

Snider played fellow Manitoba athlete and Badminton Manitoba's Executive Director Ryan Giesbrecht in the Round of 16. Risking a potential loss of funding and a severe written scolding from MBA's Executive Director, Snider still went ahead took the match 21-15, 21-9 – sources say that no punishments were handed out, only high fives.

After splitting the first 2 games in the Quarters against Ontario's Joseph Rogers, Snider was up 20-18 in the third but quickly saw the score even up at 20-all. Joseph Rogers then missing the sideline by a hair on a big smash, and then putting the bird out the side on the next long rally gave Snider the Semi-Finals birth he was hoping for.

The Semi's was a re-match of the 2010 semi-finals when Snider lost to Alex Pang of Alberta in 3 games. Snider's game seemed to evolve from the first couple rounds and the level of badminton had been raised to awe-inspiring level. The length of rallies extended from 10-40 shots at a time. Although the scores don't reflect a tight game, Snider edged out Pang 21-16 21-10 to move on to the finals!

With a large crowd watching the finals, Stephane Wojcikiewicz neutralized Snider's offense and came away with the first game win, 21-13. However this came with a bit of a cost as Stephane was looking a little bit slower, something that Snider wasn't feeling in the least. Once again rallies were 10-40 shots long and the swing of momentum changed several times within a rally – each rally however typically ending with Snider winning with a dazzling drop shot or smash winner. He had his game elevating as the match went on and there was nothing Stephane could seemingly do to stop him. Snider would go on to take the next two games and the Championship with a final score of 13-21, 21-6, 21-8.

Where will Snider go from here? Will we see him on the courts next year? Or will he be enthralled in med school? Either way, the 2014 Singles Champion has once again done Manitoba proud and made a big mark on the national badminton scene.

Above: Medalists Stephane (ONT – Silver), Snider (MB – Gold) & Pang (AB – Bronze)

MB Seniors & Masters Cancelled Until Further Notice

January 30, 2014

Due to Construction in the gymnasium at the Selkirk Comprehensive Regional S.S. the tournament will be post-poned until further notice.

Yonex Manitoba Junior Badminton Championships

January 24, 2014

View Results Here: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=DCB99B69-50DA-4A2B-BF18-EA996816409C

February 13-16, 2014

At:

Events:

U12 Boys Singles & Girls Singles

U14/U16/U19 Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles

U12 – Born 2002 or later, U14 – Born 2000 or later, U16- Born 1998 or later, U19- Born 1995 or later

Cost: 1st Event $40.00, 2nd Event $15.00, 3rd Event $0.00

Includes: Souvenir, Complimentary Meal, Medals, Yonex Feather Shuttles, MBA Officials

Registration Deadline: Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 11:59pm

A $5.00 late registration fee will be in effect

Permanent Manitoba Residents Only

View Draws & Results Here: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=DCB99B69-50DA-4A2B-BF18-EA996816409C

Other Information:

Shuttles: Yonex Feather Shuttles will be used. Shuttles will be pre-tested and pre-tipped. If you have problems with the shuttle, you may inquire for a new shuttle or shuttle speed with the referee.

Refund Policy: Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships or Tournament Registration Fees.

The Tournament will enforce a strict 10 minute disqualification rule and 3-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 (204) 925-5679 or email admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca

Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, February 12 at 12:00pm (noon).

Schedule:

Thursday: Singles Begins (Locals) 5:00pm if necessary

Friday: Singles Continues 5:00pm

Saturday: Doubles Begins 9:00am

Mixed to Follow Boys/Girls Doubles

Sunday: Finals Begins 10:00am

BC & Ontario Junior Elite Registration

January 23, 2014

Registration is now available for the Black Knight BC & Ontario Junior Elite Tournaments.

Click on the tournament in the tournament calendar to register or to find out more!

2014 Yonex Eastman Open

January 23, 2014

View Draws & Results Online Here

2014 Yonex Eastman Open

View Draws and Results Online HERE

Friday Jan 31 – Sunday Feb. 2

Categories:
Open/U19 – Steinbach Regional Secondary School
U16/U14 – Steinbach Christian High School

Events:

Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles
$40.00 – 1 Event
$55.00 – 2 or 3 Events

Included in Tournament: Shuttles, Referees & Umpires, Prizes & Souvenir Shirt
Format: A/B/C/D (>7 players/teams) or Round Robin (< 8 players)
Shuttles: Mavis 350 (Yellow Nylon)

Registration Deadline: Friday January 24 @ 11:59pm

MBA Membership Available During Registration ($20.00)
Note: There is a $5.00 Late Registration Fee. Please be sure to register online. Registrations without payment are not guaranteed.

Tournament Description

Come on out and have some fun at the Yonex Eastman Open Badminton Tournament! Players of all skill levels and experience, from beginner to advanced are encouraged to participate!

The Eastman Open started two years ago in Whitemouth with 45 participants, grew in it's second year to 80 participants in Steinbach Regional Secondary School, and we are expecting over 100 participants this year which is why the tournament will be held at SRSS for the Open and U19 age categories, and at SRHS for the U16 and U14 age categories.

This tournament guarantees 3 matches for each event, in either a round robin (7 players or less) or Triple Knock-Down (8 or more players) format. In the Triple Knock-Down, players will all start in Group A. A first round loss in A puts a player into the C draw, and a first round loss in C goes to D. A second round loss in A goes to B. In that way, all players will get a chance to play varying difficulties of players, and will always end up in their most appropriate skill level.

This tournament is played with Mavis 350 shuttles (nylon/plastic), which is a high quality school grade shuttle.

Play will begin on Friday with Singles, Saturday morning with Doubles and Saturday afternoon with Mixed Doubles. All finals for A/B/C/D events and multi-group round robins will be held on Sunday morning/afternoon. Please be prepared to play on Sunday regardless of your skill level. All players have the ability to make a final.

Host Hotel: Days Inn Steinbach

Call 204-320-9200 and Quote "Badminton Manitoba"

Rates/Night Before Taxes

1 or 2 Adults: $105.00

3 Adults: $115.00

4 Adults: $125.00

Sponsors:

MASRC Annual Aboriginal Sports Awards

January 22, 2014

Nominate an Aboriginal Athlete, Coach or Volunteer and get them recognized for all their hard work and contributions to their sport and communities.

MASRC Annual Aboriginal Sport Awards

Nomination forms can be downloaded at the MASRC website: http://masrc.com/

MANITOBA ABORIGINAL ATHLETE AWARD
…for achievements in 2013
Awarded annually to one male and one female Aboriginal athlete in recognition of their personal commitment to athletic development and achievements in sport, positive role in sports and community, and concern for holistic development.
Nominations must be submitted on or before January 24, 2014

MANITOBA ABORIGINAL COACH AWARD
…for achievements in 2013
Awarded annually to one male and one female Aboriginal coach in recognition of their personal commitment to coaching, positive role in sports and community, and their concern for holistic development.
Nominations must be submitted on or before January 24, 2014

MANITOBA ABORIGINAL VOLUNTEER AWARD
…for achievements in 2013
Awarded annually to one male and one female Aboriginal volunteer in recognition of their exceptional volunteer efforts.
Nominations must be submitted on or before January 24, 2014

For more information, contact the MASRC office at:
Phone: (204) 925-5622
Email: masrc@sportmanitoba.ca

4th Annual Phil Allard Doubles Tournament

January 16, 2014

The Results are in!

Although results from this event will not contribute to overall MBA Player Ranking, this may be a great tournament for you and/or your friends to enter. Participants do not need to be an MBA Member to play. Find out more about this tournament which was created by friends of Phil Allard who passed away tragically in a plane crash a few years back.

Fourth Annual Phil Allard Memorial Doubles Badminton Tournament

January 25th & 26th, 2014; The Rady JCC Badminton Club

Events: Mens Doubles, Ladies Doubles, Mixed Doubles

(if you don’t have a doubles partner, let us know and we will do our best to find one for you)

Times: 10 – 5:30 pm Saturday (with a break for lunch); 10 am – 2 pm Sunday

Location: Rady JCC, 123 Doncaster St

(located within the Asper Jewish Community Campus)

Cost: $40 ($30 for Rady members); includes feather shuttles and t-shirt

This tournament is open to players of all levels and ages!!

For more information contact: Ian Clara (ian_clara@yahoo.ca)

Facebook: 2014 Phil Allard Memorial Doubles Badminton Tournament (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1376892645905736/)

As the Rady JCC is a Jewish community centre, there are some cultural guidelines that we would like all athletes to follow, the most notable being that, on Saturday, only kosher food may be consumed on the premises (salads, deli meats (just don't combine with cheese), bread, fruit/veggie platters, kosher hot dogs/hamburgers). An on-site restaurant will be open on Sunday afternoon.

ENTRY DEADLINE: JANUARY 22, 2012

Registration:

(1) Email Ian Clara

(2) Website: http://radyjcc.com/template.cfm?tID=51#p480 (scroll down a bit and click “Phil Allard Badminton Tournament” and fill out the registration – if you don’t know some information put in “111111”; for your t-shirt size, enter it in the “Comments” box)

Draws available online by January 23rd

Note: Results from this event will not contribute to overall ranking.