2012 Yonex Manitoba Provincial Championships
For Draws/Times/Results: Click Here
When: Thursday-Sunday, April 12-15, 2012
Where:Winnipeg Winter Club (200 River Avenue) Winnipeg, MB
Starting Times: Thursday 5:00 PM: Mens & Womens Singles (Local Only)
Friday 5:00 PM: Mens & Womens Singles
Saturday 9:00 AM: Mens & Womens Doubles
Saturday Following Mens & Womens Doubles: Mixed Doubles
Sunday 9:00 AM: Carry-Over Matches
Sunday 11:00 AM: Finals (MS/WS/MD/WD/XD)
Age Categories: Open
Format: A/B/C/D Drop-Down
Events: MS/WS/MD/WD/XD
Cost: 1st Event $60.00, 2nd Event $0.00, 3rd Event $0.00
Includes: Yonex Feather Shuttles, Prizes, Officials, Souvenir
Registration Deadline: Thursday April 5, 2012 at 11:59pm
MBA Membership: $20.00 (All Participants Must Be Registered Members - Available 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://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 2012 Yonex Manitoba Provincial Championships & Annual Awards Banquet is this year held at the Winnipeg Winter Club. This event signifies the end of another great year of badminton throughout Manitoba. We are extremely proud of the current year's advancements and would like to celebrate with everybody a wonderful weekend.
Continuing Amnenities and New Additions to this year's tournament are:
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Reduced pricing for the 19th Annual Awards Banquet, held at the Winnipeg Winter Club, and hosted by Urban Prairie Cuisine.
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TV Software for live updates of scores and upcoming matches.
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Entry Souvenirs which have not been seen in Manitoba Badminton Tournaments before.
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Massage Therapy available for participants through the entire tournament (Thur-Sun)
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Umpires for all Finals and occasional main round matches. Service Judges and Linesman for "A" Finals.
Come enjoy the end of your badminton season the right way with the competition and friendship that goes along with the sport of badminton! Don't miss to see who will be crowned the new Manitoba Champions in 2012!
The Manitoba Badminton Association would like to extend a grand thank you to the Winnipeg Winter Club this year for their hospitality in hosting yet another great year of tournaments catering to all different types of crowds and types of tournaments.
Other Information (Please Review):
Shuttles: Feather 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, unless a doctor's note is provided.
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.
Participants are responsible for A) Checking their draw time(s) online at tournament software, and B) Being available during the full tournament, regardless of draw times that are scheduled. Due to drop-outs and inconsistent speed of play, the draw desk and/or tournament officials/volunteers cannot predict the actual play time, therefore athletes are responsible for being available at all times.
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
Draws: Draws will be posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 12:00pm (noon).
Participants are responsible for A) Checking their draw time(s) online at tournament software, and B) Being available during the full tournament, regardless of draw times that are scheduled. Due to drop-outs and inconsistent speed of play, the draw desk and/or tournament officials/volunteers cannot predict the actual play time, therefore athletes are responsible for being available at all times.
Volunteers
Get the best seat in the house by being a lines judge at the finals! To volunteer as a lines judge, you will be required to take part in a lines judge training session at 10am on Sunday, April 15th (Finals Day). To put your name down, please contact (204) 925-5679 or email admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca
Draw Desk Volunteers will be required to use Tournament Software. If you would like to volunteer at the draw desk, please contact (204) 925-5679 or email admin.assistant@badminton.mb.ca
Interested in sponsoring this tournament? Please click HERE for Information on how to sponsor and please click HERE for more sponsorship levels.
Platinum Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors:
Silver Sponsors:
Friends of Badminton:
Schedule of Play:
Thursday:
5:00pm - Mens & Womens Singles
Friday:
5:00pm - Mens & Womens Singles
Saturday:
9:00am - Mens & Womens Doubles Begins
Mixed Doubles to Follow Mens & Womens Doubles
Sunday:
9:00am - Continuation of any carry over matches
11:00 AM Finals begin - Men's Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Sunday Finals Viewing Privileges:
Seating is first come first serve seating, and is free of charge all day.
For Draws/Times/Results: Click Here
Last Year's Champions Are:
Men's Singles: Kyle Foley
Women's Singles: Kristy Beettam
Men's Doubles: Jordan Beettam & Ryan Giesbrecht
Women's Doubles: Kristy Beettam & Leah Inglis
Mixed Doubles: Jordan Beettam & Vanhphen Souvannarath
Want the best seat in the house?!
Register for our officials course held every fall at the Sport 4 Life Center (145 Pacific Ave) and get your chance at being in the big seat! (Registration available in weeks previous to the course).
Trainee Umpire --> Regional Umpire (Provincial Umpire in Training) --> Provincial Umpire --> Provincial Referee --> National Umpire/Referee --> International Umpire/Referee
Regional and Provincial Umpires are used on a regular basis for all MBA Sanctioned Tournaments including Herb Richard Manitoba Open, Pal Chawla Manitoba Jr. Open, Manitoba Championships, Manitoba Jr. Championships, City Jr. Open, Manitoba Seniors & Masters, Manitoba B&C Championships, WWC A/B/C/D, WWC Invitational, Eastman Open, and the list is growing!
.....What does that mean? It means we're looking for more individuals to become certified as a badminton official!
The MBA Awards Banquet was started in 1994, and at that time, the awards given away were Sportsmanship, Distinguished Contribution & Coaching Achievement. That year the winners were:
The following year (1995) the category of Outstanding Achievement was added to the list of awards. That first year the award was shared by two internationally distinguished players, Jaimie Dawson & Anil Kaul. In the time since those awards, the MBA has handed out many more awards to many worthy individuals in our community. The Distinguished Contribution Award has since then also been renamed the "Connie Blamey Distinguished Contribution", recognizing Connie's long-time work in and out of the Manitoba Badminton Association. It is our pride and privilege to bring to you the 19th Annual Awards Banquet, where we will celebrate the 2011-12 Badminton Season!