Thank you to all the colleges and players who participated in this year's Collegiate Nationals, and Congratulations to all the winners! Additionally, we would like to thank Ray Ng, Stanley Hung, Kevin Banh, Timothy Hsu, Lawrence Chen and Jason Ting for umpiring! And a special thanks to Yonex for providing birds, and AK Badminton for stringing during the tournament.

Team Champions: UC Berkeley (62.5 points)
2^nd place: UCLA (43.5 points)
3^rd place: UC San Diego (33.5 points)
4^th place: UC Irvine (33 points)
5^th place: UC Davis (28 points)

Individual Winners

Men's Singles
1^st - Terrence Pang
2^nd - Jeffrey Kuo
3^rd - Calvin Lin, 4^th - Francis Yao, 5^th (Cons Winner) - Khalil Omar

Women's Singles
1^st - Iris Wang
2^nd - Sharon Ng
3^rd - Pinky Li, 4^th - Isabel Zhong, 5^th (Cons Winner) - Helena Wong

Men's Doubles
1^st - Calvin Lin / Marvin Lin
2^nd - Terrence Pang / Jeechee Chen
3^rd - Jeffrey Kuo / Henry Liu, 4^th - Stanley Hung / Kevin Hui, 5^th (Cons Winner) - Brian Moriyama / Samson Wong

Women's Doubles
1^st - Rena Wang / Iris Wang
2^nd - Pinky Li / Danae Long
3^rd - Lisa Chang / Angela Yee, 4^th - Isabel Zhong / Beckie Neumann, 5^th (Cons Winner) - Phoebe Lin / Tiffany Jianto

Mixed Doubles
1^st - Terrence Pang / Sarah Chan
2^nd - Jesse Wu / Angela Yee
3^rd - Christopher Tsui / Katherine Tor, 4^th - Isaac Wang / Rena Wang, 5^th (Cons Winner) - Stanley Hung / Isabel Zhong

Draws are now available! Please email calbadminton@gmail.com ASAP if there are any errors. The seeding for the draws was determined in accordance with USAB regulations. Last update: 3/22

All Draws

**All players and spectators must enter through the Special Events Entrance.**
Saturday: Registration begins at 8AM, all events begin at 8:30AM.
Sunday: Semis and finals matches will be played, and all semis begin at 8:30AM.
Birds will be provided for all matches courtesy of Yonex.
AK Badminton will be stringing on Saturday.

Due to the number of entries received, the tournament committee has decided to change the rules regarding consolation matches. As of now, all consolation matches will be best two out of three games of 21 points.

Participants may practice on Friday, March 22, in the Blue Gym at the Recreational Sports Facility (RSF) from 9-11 pm. All team representatives should have received an email containing a guest pass that will allow you to gain access to the gym.

UC Berkeley's Cal Badminton is proud to announce that we will be holding 2013 USAB Collegiate Nationals (Sponsored by Yonex) on March 23-24th, 2013!

Entry forms and general information about the tournament can be found below.

A USAB membership is required for each participant and can be acquired through one of two ways:

a) All participants that are younger than 22 years-old will be allow to participate in collegiates if their collegiate club purchases a USAB Collegiate Club Membership for $50. This membership will be valid from September 2012 to September 2013. You can download the form for this application here

Please mail all USAB Collegiate Membership forms and payments to:
Audrey Guo
Collegiate Nationals
2601 Channing Way, Apt 206
Berkeley, CA 94704

b) If members are older than 22 years-old, an individual USAB membership must be purchased for $50 from USAB here.

This is subject to changes, but as of now, the tentative schedule for the tournament is as follows:

Friday, March 22, 2013: 8 pm - 11 pm ----- practice
Saturday, March 23, 2013: 8:00 am - 8:30 am ----- registration
                                             8:30 am - 9 pm ----- MS,WS, MX, MD, WD
Sunday, March 24, 2013: 9 am - 6 pm ----- continuation of matches, followed by semis and finals

$30.00 for first event and $15.00 for each additional event per person.

All entry forms and payments must be mailed to:
Audrey Guo
Collegiate Nationals
2601 Channing Way, Apt 206
Berkeley, CA 94704

In addition, they must be POSTMARKED by Friday, March 1, 2013. Entries will be confirmed by e-mail when received. Please contact us at calbadminton@gmail.com if you do not receive confirmation within 10 days of sending your entry.

Hope to see you all there!!

Entry Form
Individual Entry Form
Team Entry Form

Event starting time and draws are subjected to change, please check the most updated information before showing up. (Last update 2/2) Please contact us ASAP if you find a mistake in the draws.

**UPDATE: We will be finishing our tournament by 6PM on Sunday! Thus, tournament rules will be strictly enforced: 5 minutes for default, 3 minutes for warm up, and one 21 point-game for all consolation matches except the finals. And as always, lunch breaks are limited to 30 min and you MUST sign out at the tournament desk. Thanks for your understanding!**

Additionally, there will now be cash prizes for 2nd place in AMD!

**All the tournament t-shirts have been sold out as of 1/25! Sorry, but we will only be selling shirts to those who have pre-ordered.**

Fall semester has come and gone, but it's not too late to join Cal Badminton! Just follow the instructions below to join:

New Members:
The registration forms for all Sports Clubs are now online. Click HERE to access the online store and login with your CalNet ID.

Once you have logged in:
1. Add the "Badminton Club Sign Up" to your cart.
2. Fill out the Sport Club registration forms and continue on to sign the waiver and code of ethics.
3. Review your order to ensure that you completed all of the necessary forms and then you can "Proceed to Checkout" to complete your registration.
4. Pay club dues of $50 either at the Online Store or to the RSF cashier.

Old Members:
Please pay your $50 club dues for the semester by Friday, February 1st (see link above). Dues cover free birds during og, Saturday trainings, club socials such as ski trip and end-of-semester banquet!

Also, our team warmups/shirts are in, and we are in the process of getting them embroidered! If you got a team shirt last year and would like to get "CALIFORNIA" printed on the back, please give them to Audrey, Gina, or Jeechee by Thursday, Jan 24th, at open gym.

For more information, stop by our table at the RSF lobby this Wednesday and Thursday at the FITWell event or email us at calbadminton@gmail.com!

Hey everyone! Cal Badminton will be hosting the annual Polar Bear tournament on February 2nd-3rd in the Blue and Gold gyms at the RSF.

Click below to register!



Here is an image of the T-shirt design!

Hello Everyone!

Hope you've had a wonderful summer and you're ready for another semester at Cal! If you're a freshman or a transfer student, welcome to Cal!

Our first general meeting will be next Tuesday, August 28th and will begin promptly at 7:00 pm in the RSF Blue Gym. Come by for more information regarding the club, and to meet all of our lovely officers. If you are not able to attend the first general meeting, please feel free to contact any of our officers via e-mail here.

If you already know that you want to join the club, please follow the instructions below to sign up online at the RSF website.

How to join:
The Participant Information and Code of Conduct forms for all Cal Sports Clubs are now online. Click HERE to access the online store and login with your CalNet ID.

Once you have logged in:
1. Add the "Badminton Club Sign Up" to your cart.
2. Fill out the Sport Club registration forms and continue on to sign the waiver and code of ethics.
3. Review your order to ensure that you completed all of the necessary forms and then you can "Proceed to Checkout" to complete your registration.
4. Pay club dues of $50 either at the Online Store or to the RSF cashier.

It's that easy! Welcome to Cal Badminton!

In the meantime, if you have any questions about the club, feel free to email us at calbadminton@gmail.com or ask any of our officers at open gym Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-8pm (including tomorrow!).

Cal Badminton would like to thank everyone for coming out and participating in this year's Smashapalooza. The tournament was a great success! Hope everyone had a great time and we look forward to seeing everyone at our next tournament!

Now for the results that everyone is waiting for (2nd place is in parentheses):

AMS: Balram Thapa (Francis Yao); Cons: Derek Chen
BMS: Gus Liu (Justin Ma); Cons: Dan Nguyen
CMS: Vincent Cheah (Maxwell Kam); Cons: Phong Truong
DMS: Patrick Tsai (Chris Stasse); Cons: Minh Trang

A/BWS: Isabel Zhong (Beckie Neumann); Cons: Amanda Ho
CWS: Fiona Lai (Leslie Tong); 3rd: Roshni Iyer
DWS: Kimberly Ny (Alexandra Ongpin); Cons: Queen Pabellan

AMX: Balram Thapa/Lili Zhou (Kyle Emerick/Sarah Chan); Cons: Kevin Chang/Beckie Neumann
BMX: Kevin Chang/Beckie Neumann (Gary Wu/Tiffany Chu); Cons: Ashton Cusick/Cynthia Leung
CMX: Andy Lam/Natasha Hsu (Eric Au/Leslie Tong); Cons: Christian Steffenson/Mette La Cour
DMX: Patrick Tsai/Christina Tong (Hammer Mill/Shannel Cheung); Cons: Raymond Tiet/Cindy Truong

AMD: James Young/Kyle Emerick (Andy Quach/Bruck Belayneh); Cons: Kevin Yao/David Chock
BMD: Kevin Chang/Simon Wong (Quess Liu/Gus Liu); Cons: David Jeon/Hecong Li
CMD: Christian Basa/Stephen Chiu (Sarah Chan/Gina Youn); Cons: Peter Chen/Dennis Simon
DMD: Patrick Tsai/Ken Tsai (Minh Tran/Huey Trinh); Cons: Andre Alvarez/Aaron Cheng

AWD: Sarah Chan/Gina Youn (Roma Zhu/Nancy Lan); Cons: Karine Hsu/Francesca Setiadi
BWD: Phoebe Lin/Angela Lin (Fiona Lai/Cynthia Leung); Cons: Carol Quach/Tiffany Jianto
CWD: Leslie Tong/Jacqueline Ko (Heidi Chen/Mette La Cour); Cons: Milinda Lakkam/Nancy Wang
DWD: Estelle Yeung/Kimberly Ny (Niki Sam/Peggy Cheung); Cons: Shannel Cheung/Elaine Chen

Event starting time and draws are subjected to change, please check the most updated information before showing up. (Last update 7:22PM 8/10)

**REMINDER: Tournament rules will be strictly enforced due to the large number of entries: 5 minutes for default, 3 minutes for warm up, and one 21 point-game for all consolation matches except the finals. Also, lunch breaks are limited to 30 min and you MUST sign out at the tournament desk. Thanks for your understanding!**
Additionally, there will now be cash prizes for 2nd place in AMS and AMD!

Saturday:
8:00AM - D Men's Singles
9:00AM - B Men's Singles
10:00AM - C Men's Singles
11:00AM - Women's Singles
12:00PM - A Men's Singles
2:00PM - B, D Mixed Doubles
2:30PM - C Mixed Doubles
4:00PM - A Mixed Doubles

Sunday:
8:00AM - D Men's Doubles
9:00AM - B, C Men's Doubles
12:00PM - A Men's Doubles
12:30PM - Women's Doubles

Singles Draws
Mixed Draws
Doubles Draws
**Unfortunately, due to the overwhelming number of entries this year, we have had to cap certain events. In addition, our automated mailing system failed to assign waitlist numbers to DMS for participants who were actually on the waitlist. As a result, all participants who signed up after July 30th received confirmation emails for DMS, despite actually being waitlisted. We apologize for any convenience this has caused!

Hey Everyone! Cal Badminton will be hosting the annual Smashapalooza tournament on August 11^th-12^th in the Blue and Gold Gyms of the RSF.

Click below to register!



Here is an image of the T-shirt design!