BAWA ANNUAL REPORT 2014 Presented to the Membership March 2015 BADMINTON ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (INC)
Vision Statement: Badminton is recognised as a fast, exciting and inclusive sport for all ages and abilities throughout Western Australia. To promote widespread participation opportunities and increase the popularity of badminton in Western Australia. Mission Statement: Our mission is to provide: Leadership and advocacy; Quality participation opportunities; Clear performance pathways to success; and Promotion of the sport; To work collaboratively with key stakeholders to provide quality participation opportunities and pathways within the sport of badminton in Australia. Our Core Values: Be open, ethical and accountable in all that we do; Proactively operate as a leader in the Australian and global badminton community; Be aware of, respect and be responsive to stakeholder needs; Enjoy and have pride in our work; Actively embrace change; Value diversity and encourage inclusivity (gender, ability, age, and ethnicity). 2
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s INTRODUCTION 5 BAWA Office Bearers 5 Record of Past BAWA Office Bearers 6 BAWA Life Members 7 Record of Service Awards 8 Record of WA Sports Federation Awards (Badminton Nominees) 9 SPONSORS 11 EXECUTIVE REPORTS 12 President s Report 12 Board of Management Goals for 2014 16 Executive Officer s Report 17 Membership Report 18 Court Officials Committee Report 20 High Performance Report 23 Events Committee Report 25 Junior Development Committee Report 26 Grading Sub Committee Report 27 Western Australian Health Foundation 28 EVENT REPORTS 29 Be Active Kingsway Tournament 29 Be Active Upper School Tournament 30 Be Active Bunbury Open 31 Tertiary Sport: University Badminton 32 Be Active 2014 Autumn Tournament 33 Be Active Country Carnival 35 Armadale Junior Tournament 36 Be Active Middle School Tournament 37 Be Active WA State Championships 38 Be Active Higgs Trophy 39 Be Active State Junior Championships 40 President s Cup Senior Team 41 Be Active Silver Cup Doubles Tournament 42 President s Cup U15 Team 43 Be Active District High School Country Week 44 3
Seniors Challenge Trophy 45 Be Active Middle School Tournament 46 AC Sports Classic 48 CARNIVAL TEAM REPORTS 49 Val Nesbitt Trophy and U 15 Championships 49 REGIONAL U15 TEAM (HURRICANES) REPORT 51 June Bevan Trophy and Australasian Junior Championships 52 CP Madden Trophy & Australasian U19 Championships 54 Ede Clendinnen Shield and Closed Championships 56 ACTIVITY REPORTS 58 ACHPER Annual Conference 58 Annual Awards Function 59 Club Snapshots 60 Financial Reports 63 Note 1: Statement of Significant Accounting Policies 70 Income Tax 70 Fixed Assets & Depreciation 71 Employee Entitlements 71 Badminton Australia s (BA s) Affiliation Fees 71 Fixed Assets Office Equipment 72 Note 4 72 Badminton Australia s (BA s) Group Insurance Fees 73 Court Officials Reserve 73 4
INTRODUCTION Badminton Association of Western Australia Incorporated OFFICE Kingsway International Sports Stadium, Kingsway, Madeley, WA, 6065 CONTACT Telephone (08) 9409 4433 Facsimile (08) 9409 4466 Email bawa@badmintonwa.org.au Website www.badmintonwa.org.au BAWA Office Bearers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Board Members Registrar Mr Bruce Napier Dr Judith Cousins Mr Kim Rodgers Mr Kim Rodgers Mr Andrew Chai Mrs Annie Sim Mr Eugene Glazman Mr Mark Duxbury Mrs Dianne Booth Mrs Dianne Booth BAWA Staff Executive Officer Administrative Assistant Mr Himanshu Thacker Mrs Elaine Lee COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Court Officials Coaching Elite Development Events Junior Development Junior High Performance Mr Greg Vellacott Mr Kim Rodgers Mrs Annie Sim Mr Mark Duxbury Mr Andrew Chai Mrs Annie Sim BAWA AUDITOR Mr Bruce Perryman 5
Record of Past BAWA Office Bearers RECORD OF PRESIDENTS 1961-1965 Mr. D Hall 1966-1977 Mr. Cedric Baxter 1978-1983 Mr. Don Stockins 1984-1989 Mr. DA McElroy 1990-1993 Mrs. Leslie Garnsworthy 1993-1999 Mr. Gregory Vellacott 1999-2001 Mr. Norman Anthony 2001-2003 Mrs. Jane Wheatley 2003-2005 Ms. Gae Gaffney 2005-2008 Mr. John Csallo 2008-2008 Mr. Gregory Vellacott 2009-2013 Dr. Judith Cousins 2014- Mr Bruce Napier RECORD OF SECRETARIES 1961 Mr. V Conlan 1962 Mr. DG Stockins 1963-1964 Miss P Brady 1965 Mr. C Baxter 1966 Mrs. E Williams 1967 Mr. G Rowe 1968 Miss P Newbury 1969-1970 Miss J Truscott 1971-1972 Mrs. J Harwood 1973-1974 Mrs. E Sparks 1975 Mrs. J Harwood & Mrs. E Sparks 1976-1977 Miss. B Edwards 1978-1981 Miss. M Winton 1982-1984 Miss. M Lauritsen 1985-1986 Mrs. K Pratt 1987 Mrs. M Juon & Mrs. K Pratt 1988 Mrs. K Pratt 1989-1990 Miss B Edwards 1992 Mrs. M O'Dea, 1993 Mr. J Crossland, Mrs. B Pusey, Miss D Harding 1994-1997 Mrs. D Kern 1997-2000 Mrs. V Sullivan 2000-2002 Mr. S Favacho 2002-2003 Mrs. Val Sullivan 2003-2004 Mrs. T Harwood, Mr John Csallo 2004-2006 Mr. Norman Anthony 2006-2007 Mr. Toby Hodgson (Executive Officer) 2008-2008 Dr. Judith Cousins 2009-2013 Mr. Bruce Napier 2014- Dr. Judith Cousins RECORD OF TREASURERS 1961-1962 Mr. N Kalaf 1962-1964 Mr. B Simpson 1965-1966 Miss L Broadhurst 1967 Miss K Nicholls 6
RECORD OF TREASURERS (cont) 1968-1973 Miss P Newbury 1974-1979 Mr. D Crowther 1980-1986 Mr. K Rodgers 1987-1988 Mr. R Tan 1989 Mrs. P Patrick 1990 Mr. A Franklin 1991-1992 Miss L Lethlean 1993 Mr. T Ball & Mrs. P Patrick 1994 Mrs. P Patrick 1995-1998 Mr. B Perryman 1998-1999 Ms C Culverwell 1999-2000 Mr. A Smith 2000-2003 Miss G Gaffney 2003-2004 Mr. Geoff Hashman 2004-2005 Mr. Peter Hong/Ms Nancy Go/Mr Hitesh Shah/ Mr. Dave Morrow 2006-2007 Mr. Tony Ince 2008-2009 Mr. Oliver Hung 2010- Mr. Kim Rodgers RECORD OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 2009-2010 Mr. Nick Kidd 2011-2015 Mr. Himanshu Thacker 2015- Mr. Eugene Glazman BAWA Life Members (* Denotes Deceased) 1929 Mr. A Hodder * Mr. WE Forster * 1931 Mr. GV Parkes * 1933 Mr. S Rowe * 1936 Mr. HA Ashton * Mr. J Rossiter * 1938 Miss L Smart * Mr. FA Johnson * 1939 Rev. Bryant * 1948 Mr. M Morris * 1960 Mr. V Conlan * 1964 Mr. DW Hall 1968 Miss P Brady * Mr. C Baxter OAM 1969 Mr. G Rowe * 1970 Mr. L Blackburn 1972 Mr. DG Stockins OAM Mr. A Woods Mr. G Ramage * 1976 Mr. D Walker Mr. CH Richardson * 1979 Mr. DA McElroy* Mr. EC Stapleton 1981 Miss J Kennington 1982 Mrs. J Harwood 7
1984 Miss J Johnstone 1985 Mr. PG Cooper OAM 1986 Mrs. A Tuckey 1997 Mr. G Vellacott 1998 Mrs. P Jupp Mr. K Rodgers 1999 Mrs. B Pusey Ms K Terry MBE 2001 Mr. B Perryman Ms. Gae Gaffney 2009 Dr. Judith Cousins Record of Service Awards 1986 (inaugural) Mrs. E V Sparks Mrs. Audrey Tuckey Mr. Richard Booker Mr. Geoff Higgs Mr. Paul Kong Mr. Gordon Lang Mr. Don Stockins Mr. Max Strachan Mrs. Phyllis Jupp Mr. Kim Rodgers Mr. Charles Stapleton 1987 Oct Mrs. Dianne Criddle Miss Marlene Carter 1988 July Miss Beth Edwards Mr. Alan McElroy Mrs. Pat Patrick Mr. Bruce Perryman Miss Faye Truscott Miss Marg Lauritsen 1988 Nov Miss Kay Terry Mr. Robert Italiano 1989 Nov Mr. Peter Smith 1991 Nov Miss Gae Gaffney Mrs. Audrey Pearce (deceased) Mr. John Pearce (deceased) 1992 Nov Mrs. Val Barratt 2001 Mr. Peter Cooper Mrs. Kelly Hoare 2013 Mr. Bruce Napier Mrs. Dianne Booth Mr Trevor Briedis Mr. Mark Duxbury Mrs. Kelly Hoare 2014 Mr. Andrew Chai Special Award 2010 Mr. Winston Allen Volunteer of the Year 8
Record of WA Sports Federation Awards (Badminton Nominees) Coach of the year: 2006 Mrs. Audrey Tuckey 2007 No Nominee 2008 Mr. Nick Kidd 2009 Mr. Nick Kidd 2010 Mr. Nick Kidd 2011 Mr. Nick Kidd 2012 Mr. Kim Rodgers 2013 No Nominee 2014 Ms. Yuli Zheng Junior sports star of the year: 1992 Miss. Nikki Harwood (Winner) 2006 Miss. Emma Kate Donnelly 2007 Mr. Eddie Hung 2008 Mr. Eddie Hung 2009 Mr. Eddie Hung 2010 Miss. Phing Teo 2011 Miss. Phing Teo 2012 No Nominee 2013 Mr. Yin Xiang Lin 2014 Miss. Bella Yutong Official of the year: 2001 Mr. Don Stockins OAM (Winner) 2006 Mrs. Jane Wheatley 2007 Mr. Don Stockins 2008 Mr. Greg Vellacott 2009 Mr. Greg Vellacott (Winner) 2010 Mrs. Kelly Hoare 2011 Mrs. Kelly Hoare 2012 Mrs. Jane Wheatley (Finalist) 2013 Mrs. Kelly Hoare 2014 Mr Jiten Bhatt Service to sport: 1985 Mr. Don Stockins OAM (Winner) 1993 Mr. Cedric Baxter OAM (Winner) 2006 Mr. Norman Anthony 2007 Mrs. Pauleen Cooper 2008 Dr. Judith Cousins 2009 Dr. Judith Cousins 2010 Dr. Judith Cousins 2011 Dr. Judith Cousins 2012 No Nominee 2013 Dr. Judith Cousins (Winner) 2014 Mr. Kim Rodgers (Winner) Sports Star of the year: 2006 Miss. Leisha Cooper 2007 Miss. Leisha Cooper 2008 Mr. Nick Kidd 2009 Mr. Nick Kidd 2010 Mr. Nick Kidd & Miss. Leisha Cooper 2011 Mr. Nick Kidd 2012 No Nominee 9
Sports Star of the year (cont) 2013 No Nominee 2014 No Nominee Team of the year: 2009 WA Senior Team 2010 WA Senior Team 2011 WA Senior Team 2012 WA Under 15 Team 2013 No Nominee 2014 No Nominee 10
SPONSORS The Board, Staff and Members of the Badminton Association of WA would like to thank the following sponsors for their continued support and contributions to the progression of the sport of badminton in Western Australia. 11
EXECUTIVE REPORTS President s Report I am pleased to report that 2014 again saw a continuation of growth in all areas for Badminton WA. This was achieved through significant contributions by many people. Membership Our relatively ambitious goal to have 3000 Members on our books in 2014 was not attained - finishing the year with 2329 registered members - still a good result. A full breakdown of this figure is shown in the Registrar s report. Having four (4) Associations and fifty seven (57) clubs affiliated with the Association is excellent and gives us the opportunity to reach large numbers of players and to provide valuable services to those who manage and organise these groups. The automatic inclusion of the comprehensive insurance package (Public Liability, Player Injury, Professional Indemnity, Directors and Officers Insurance and Fidelity Cover) in the price of club/member affiliation/registration fees has continued to have been recognised by clubs as a benefit well worth having. Department of Sport and Recreation Our relationship with the WA Department of Sport and Recreation is sound and our new DSR Consultant, Mrs Jacqui Jashari, has already provided us with much valued advice. We have received increased funding from DSR for our Sustainability Grant over the next three years to the tune of $75,000 annually, an increase of 8.6% The Board of Management and the executive has worked with DSR during the year to implement a number of projects, namely undertaking an self-evaluation by the Board of Management that assisted in identifying any particular areas of focus required, completing of the Workforce Development Plan in conjunction with Gary Collins from JGC Group as well as receiving the final report from Rippa Sports into recreational badminton. Kim Rodgers (Treasurer) and Himanshu Thacker (EO) attended the Advanced NFP Governance course held by DSRWA in May 2014 with the focus of the program being on effective and efficient governance, board appraisal, financial management & clear communication. Our Information Technology needs have continued to undergo change and improvement during the past year. Our new website was implemented in early 2014 and has continued to evolve throughout the year with an increase use of Facebook and e-mail software. The importance of the management and structure of IT in any business is well recognised. With our 3 year grant coming to an end this year, we have plans in place to finalise our updates and purchases. Purchases this past year have included additional electronics for presentations and website updates including online event registration with thanks to Alyka. We are at present finalising the update that will allow member Associations and Clubs to register and pay online. WA Health Promotion Foundation (Healthway) Our 2014 Healthway projects were all successfully completed and the grant money was able to be spread across seven projects, covering Junior s (school tournaments, Higgs Trophy, State Junior Championships, District High School Country Week) and Seniors (Country Week, Bunbury Open, Masters Challenge Trophy and four Open tournaments). Details of these events are shown later in this Annual Report. It is disappointing to report that our grant for 2015 from the WA Health Promotion Foundation (Healthway) has remained at the reduced rate that we received in 2015. This again caused us to re-think our funding to proposed projects. Nevertheless we will still be able to support seven projects, though again to a lesser extent. One of the benefits of gaining grant money for projects is that participant costs can be kept as low as possible, thus allowing more players to be involved. 12
Badminton Australia Badminton Australia is to be congratulated on the running of the Australian Super Series event in 2014. Although there were some teething issues, mainly due to a new venue, in general the feedback was that the event was well regarded. This event also provided an excellent opportunity for a large group of new Line Judges to participate in a world class tournament. We continued to receive participation funding from Badminton Australia under the CaLD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) programme to June 2014. The new round of Participation funding has not yet been started as we are waiting for BA to provide information on submissions. Work on the new Draft Constitution for Badminton Australia has continued throughout the year, with many hours of work being spent reviewing proposed changes to the constitution. In May 2015, Judith Cousins (Secretary) & Kim Rodgers (Treasurer) attended a meeting with representatives from the Australian Sports Commission, WA Sports Commission, the Department of Sports and Recreation with regard to discussing mandatory governance principles and issues between BA & BAWA. The outcome of the meeting was a useful exchange of points of view. At the BA AGM in November 2014 it was acknowledged that there was an urgent need to have a meeting between all parties with a view to finalising the proposed constitution. BA advised that they will set up this meeting early in 2015. At the time of writing this report we have not received any notification regarding a meeting from BA. The BOM of BAWA will continue to following up this process with BA. Five juniors, Xiang Lin, Tyzton Tan, Gavin Chung, Bella Yutong & Kai Chen Teoh were selected in the Australian Badminton Junior squad to travel to and compete at the Singapore Youth International in November 2014. Nick Kidd was selected as one of the Australian Coaches to travel with the Squad. BAWA awarded travel scholarships to the selected players. National Carnivals Our State teams competed at the four national carnivals with some success, winning two team bronze medals (U17 & U19). Full details are shown in reports later in this report. We hosted the CP Maddern Trophy and Under 19 Championships and the event organisation was praised by all who attended. Major sponsorship by Aries Car Rental was greatly appreciated. The Senior Team, competing in Geelong at the Ede Clendinnen Shield, finished a disappointing last, an unfortunate first for a WA Senior Team. Maintaining players so they move into senior ranks is one of the challenges we face. Currently our senior players do not seem as committed to training and competing at the required level. Thank you to all the players, coaches, managers and court officials for their support of our State teams. Thank you as well to the parents of our junior players who also make a considerable contribution (both financially and time-wise) in supporting the sporting ambitions of their children. Committees I wish to thank all the Badminton WA Committees, members of whom are the unseen yet dedicated workers behind many of our activities. Their reports are within this Annual Report and a study of these indicates the number of tasks they undertake: Events; Court Officials; Grading; Junior Development; and High Performance. Our successful year is underpinned by the work of these people. 13
Volunteers We are fortunate that we also have a small group of volunteers who, though not on any Committee, still turn up to help - often doing thankless tasks. Their support is greatly appreciated. However I do need to note that the Association does require more volunteers to assist in events, which will lighten the workload for everyone. It was pleasing that a number of students from UWA assisted with several events in 2014- organised through the University Volunteering programme. They made a valuable contribution. Special Thanks. I wish to especially thank our Auditor and Life Member, Bruce Perryman, for the work he has done for us. His continued interest in the sport and the thoroughness with which he oversees the finances is gratefully acknowledged. Staff We have one full time paid staff member, our Executive Officer, Himanshu Thacker Over the year Himanshu has worked many hours (often over weekends) on the development of badminton across WA. He has developed strong relationships with Badminton WA members (both metropolitan and regional) as well as with significant government bodies. Unfortunately for BAWA Himanshu has decided to resign his position with the Association to seek other opportunities of interest to him. We wish Himanshu all the best in his future ventures. After a short search the Board of Management approached a current Board member, Mr Eugene Glazman and enticed him to change streams and become our new Executive Officer. Eugene brings a wealth of experience to the Association and I along with the Board of Management welcome Eugene to the position and look forward to working with him in continuing to build the Association. We also have a part time staff member, Elaine Lee. Elaine joined the Association in April 2014 and has provided valuable administrative assistance to Himanshu by undertaking some of the day to day tasks which have allowed him to have more focus on strategic matters. Elaine will continue to be employed as an assistant to the Executive Officer. Conclusion My special thanks to the members of the Board of Management, all of whom are volunteers, and at times take on multiple roles. Judith Cousins exchanged roles this year and became our very efficient Secretary and part time Event Director in Mark Duxbury s absence. It is of note that Judith was a finalist for a Celebrate WA award Sport Division Award and attended at a glittering ceremony at the WA Convention Centre, surrounded by family, friends and BAWA representatives. Kim Rodgers (Treasurer) gave up many hours to ensure our finances were in good order and Badminton Australia matters were all well-handled. Kim was a finalist at the ANZ Sports Star Awards in the Service to Sport Category and at a star-studded ceremony at the Crown Ballroom, Kim won the Service to Sport award. Kim now retires as Treasurer as per the requirements of the Constitution. Dianne Booth was meticulous in her handling of the Registrar s work and in managing the payment desk at numerous events throughout the year. Dianne has also served her full three terms as a Board member and also must now retire from the BOM due to the Constitutional requirements. Mark Duxbury continued overseeing events with enthusiasm, although his work commitments had him out of the city at times during the year. Annie Sim as Manager of the U15 High Performance group and State Teams has handled the dual role very well. Eugene Glazman commenced as a member of the BOM this year and accepted a number of roles primarily focusing on IT projects which have been professionally managed. His business acumen will be missed on the BOM as Eugene has now accepted the role of the Executive Officer. Andrew Chai commenced on the BOM this year and accepted the Junior Development portfolio. I was delighted to present a Badminton WA Service Award to Andrew Chai at the Annual Awards Dinner. I believe we can look forward to 2015 with confidence as we continue to build from a strong base. However we, as both an Association and a Board of Management cannot become complacent but need to continue to 14
look for new opportunities and to consider new directions and possibilities. This is my first year as your President and I have found it to be challenging, interesting and at times a little daunting. However with the great team I have around me, I have managed to keep most of my hair. It has been my pleasure to work with such a dedicated and committed group of people. While there have been challenges, problems and some minor yet aggravating annoyances during the year, we have met and generally solved all issues that have arisen. The Association needs to continue to move forward in a professional manner and this may require an increase in paid staff to ensure that the BOM has the right skill-set to manage the range of work to be done. Bruce Napier President. February, 2015 15
Board of Management Goals for 2014 Area of focus Goal Result Membership 3000 members 60 clubs/associations affiliated No- 2329 Yes - 61 Finance A surplus of $10, 000 Quarterly review of accounts TBA- accounts being finalised Yes Development Continue the BA CaLD Project Receive & analyse Rippa Sport Research Doc. Workforce Planning Project Board Evaluation Project Social Media Policy Privacy Policy Yes Yes Completed Completed Ratified Updated State Teams Four State teams prepared and competitive, finishing no lower than 4 th position. Win 4 national Individual titles Under 15 team: 4th Under 17 team: BRONZE MEDAL Under 19 team: BRONZE MEDAL Senior team: Last Bella Liu: 2 national titles Gerimary Nicolas: 1 national title High Performance High Performance Plan implemented Travel scholarships given U15 Talent Squad continued Events WA Open Championships with 170 entries Country Carnival- 18 teams Five tournaments run, av. entries 140. Three school tournaments, av. entries 120 State Junior Championships- 80 entries Successful hosting of National U19 event Bunbury Carnival held Mandurah Team event- 10 teams Manage the Inter-University Championships DHS Country Carnival- 40 players Junior Development Junior Talent Plan implemented Yes Coaching Officials Volunteers Regional Publicity Promotion Conduct one Level 1 course Twelve active coaches Two Coaches attain Level 2 qualification One official to gain higher qualification Ten court officials at national events Six court officials at international events One Umpiring course organised Volunteer Recognition and Management Policy established and implemented Badminton to stay as part of District High School competition. Three regional roadshows Website re-done and maintained Facebook usage developed Update the Clubs Info package Be part of promotional events No 130 entries No- 14 teams Yes- average entry 128 Yes- average entry 153 No 75 players Yes CP Maddern Trophy: Perth Yes Yes Done Yes, 64 players No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Done Service Awards presented Yes Governance Assistant Office Casual Staff Person appointed Yes General Update office IT. Yes- ongoing Yes Geraldton, Quairading, York, Yes Yes Yes No 16
Executive Officer s Report 2014 has been another exciting and challenging year for growth of Badminton in WA. The association s goals were to continue on the steep membership growth which was experienced in the past 3 year and to improve/increase the services that are being offered to existing members. Although in 2014, the association did not experience the same percentage of increase in membership that it has seen over the past 3 years, we have been successful in retaining over 90% of its affiliated clubs from 2013 and have been successful in securing affiliation from some new clubs too (details in Registrars Report). A new Badminton WA website was launched with online registration facility in 2014 which helped in streamlining operations of Badminton WA membership management activities however it is still work in progress as the online payment facility is yet to be opened. The Badminton WA events were well attended and the state teams especially the junior teams performed well at the national carnivals (details in state team report) The new Strategic Plan 2014-17 was approved by the BAWA Board of Management and gives clear direction to the association pathway for the next 3 years. The future of badminton in WA looks bright with growing junior participation both in Metro and Regional WA. At the end of this month, I will have completed 5 years of service as the Executive Officer of Badminton WA. This is my last and final report in this position as I have resigned from the position. I have thoroughly enjoyed my work during the past 5 years at the association. I would like to sincerely thank the BAWA board of management, sponsors, volunteers and affiliated clubs and associations for supporting the associations and myself during this tenure. I would like to wish the incoming Executive Officer, Eugene Glazman the very best of luck and hope that you all will continue to support him and the association in the future. Himanshu Thacker Executive Officer, Badminton WA 16/02/2015 17
Membership Report 2014 Registered Members ASSOCIATIONS Metropolitan Country Metro Senior Metro Senior 65+ Metro Junior Country Senior Country Senior 65+ Country Junior Life Member Non-Club Senior Non-Club Junior Non-playing Senior Non-playing Junior Event Grand Total Bunbury & Districts 1 54 11 34 1 100 Eastern Goldfields 1 32 32 Geraldton & District 1 116 12 73 3 204 South Suburban 1 16 19 1 36 CLUBS Amity 1 12 12 AN-YU 1 5 53 58 Badminton for Health 1 6 4 10 Balcatta Social 1 17 1 1 1 20 Baldivis 1 11 1 1 13 Coastal Ladies 1 26 8 34 Como 1 9 2 11 Craigie Junior 1 16 16 Crown Baddy Club 1 12 12 Duncraig 1 25 1 2 28 Duncraig Seniors Social 1 9 11 20 Duncraig South 1 10 10 Dynamic Flame 1 17 9 26 Future Stars 1 13 15 28 Greenwood 1 15 15 Heng's 1 1 1 Hope Sports 1 10 10 ismash 1 12 12 Jeans Blue 1 9 10 19 Kanbis 1 9 1 10 Karratha 1 20 20 Kelmscott Ladies 1 13 12 25 KGB 1 4 10 1 15 Lynwood 1 17 1 18 Mandurah Mixed 1 51 3 2 56 Manjimup 1 11 19 30 Merrymaids & Minstrels 1 12 15 27 Morley 1 12 2 14 Mt Helena 1 12 12 Nick Kidd 1 8 11 19 Nicky 1 10 10 Northerners 1 7 5 12 Oceanridge Seniors Social 1 10 41 51 PK 1 18 1 16 35 Premier 1 15 10 25 18
Quairading 1 14 1 11 36 Quinns Rocks 1 11 4 15 Racketmania 1 25 25 Rossam 1 39 1 4 44 Rossmoyne 1 12 12 Samson Victor 1 88 1 12 2 1 104 Smashsports 1 9 1 10 Sorrento Sandgropers 1 15 7 22 Sunday 1 3 6 9 Swanview 1 8 8 1 1 1 19 The Mixed Bunch 1 10 10 The Rise 1 14 14 Top Gun 1 12 12 Tuesday Ladies 1 2 9 11 Tweeties 1 10 3 13 Vale Thunders 1 18 18 Wallabies 1 14 8 22 Wescoast 1 21 1 22 Willagee Men's Social 1 12 3 15 Winnacott Ladies 1 6 7 13 York Badminton 1 33 9 6 48 Youth Centre 1 8 2 3 13 Life Members - not in clubs 18 18 Individuals 2 1 1 4 Event members - AC Classic 62 - Autumn 26 - District High School Comp. 63 - Higgs 3 - Schools tournaments 454 - Seniors Challenge 10 - Silver Cup 33 - State Championships 53 - total 704 Grand Total 2329 51 10 699 196 158 353 38 149 20 5 1 1 5 704 2329 19
Court Officials Committee Report REPORT OF ACTIVITIES IN 2014 In 2014 members of the Court Officials Committee again provided of their time and expertise in assisting in the successful conduct of tournaments and events at which they officiated, not only within Western Australia but throughout Australia and indeed the world. The biggest national competitive event for Western Australia in 2014 was the successful hosting of the competition for the C P Maddern Trophy and the Australian Closed Championships in Perth at Kingsway. The Referee was Don Stockins OAM and in a team effort with the organising committee, Perth based umpires and interstate umpires ensured the competition proceeded smoothly in the usual well organised fashion for which Western Australian badminton has long been recognised. The Board of Management of the BAWA Inc. and its Tournament/Events Committee (a number of members of which are members of the Court Officials Committee) need to be congratulated again for their very successful endeavours in arranging and conducting tournaments and special events at the Kingsway Indoor Sports Stadium and other venues in 2014. The conducting of interstate events, tournaments and other competitions has continued to enable members of the Court Officials Committee to practise and enhance their skills, whether it be in refereeing, umpiring or line judging in support of the successful staging of those events, tournaments and other competitions for the players. The Board s successful endeavours has resulted in a continuing increase in membership numbers for the BAWA Inc and an increased number of players wishing to particularly participate in tournaments and the servicing of such tournaments with referees, umpires and line judges is a time consuming but worthwhile contribution to BAWA affairs by members of this Committee. More members of this Committee have committed themselves to officiating in 2014 than ever before and it will be impossible to record in this Report each and every member s activities for 2014 because it would literally take up too much space, so the Report will mention just some of the more memorable activities of some of the members of this Committee, with apologies to those who may have been omitted. Interstate team events Competition for the June Bevan Trophy and the Under 17 Australasian Junior Championships (April 2014) - Auckland, New Zealand Annie Sim was the Umpire for the Western Australian team that competed at the above Carnival. Thank you Annie for your continued support in this important age area. Competition for the C P Maddern Trophy and the Under 19 Australian Closed Junior Championships (July 2014) - Perth, Western Australia The veteran Don Stockins refereed this Event with Peter Cocker as Deputy Referee and Jiten Bhatt was the Umpire for the Western Australian team that competed at this Carnival. A big thank you to all other members of this Committee and volunteer umpires from Bunbury and the line judges who provided their services. Competition for the Ede-Clendinnen Shield and the Australian Closed Championships (August/September 2014 Geelong, Victoria) New umpire Eugene Glazman kindly volunteered to be the Umpire for the Western Australian team that competed at the above Carnival when Cynthia Tam was selected as a player. 20
Competition for the Val Nesbitt Trophy and the Under 15 Australian Championships (September/October 2014) - Launceston, Tasmania Mark Duxbury once again kindly provided his services as Umpire for the Western Australian team that competed at the above Carnival. The BAWA Inc. policy of meeting the travel and accommodation costs of State team umpires continues to be a positive move which should continue to encourage any interested persons to consider achieving a formal umpire qualification and then to utilise such qualification in support of the players and coach and manager representing their State. A one day crash course on the laws of badminton was conducted by Jiten Bhatt and Greg Vellacott in June for prospective umpires and it is to be hoped that in 2015 some if not all of the attendees at that course will offer to umpire at events in their Associations as well as at BWA Inc. tournaments with a view to furthering their umpiring interest over time. Interstate events Peter Cocker once again refereed several events in South Australia. National (International) Events Referees, umpires and line judges aplenty continued their great contribution to national events such as the: Maribyrnong International (Melbourne, Victoria) - Don Stockins (Referee); Oceania Teams Event and Championships, Ballarat, Victoria - Jane Wheatley, (Deputy Referee), Jiten Bhatt (Umpire); and Australian Open BWF Super Series - Sydney (Jane Wheatley (Deputy Referee), Peter Cocker (Event Director Operations), Kelly Hoare (Umpire), Jiten Bhatt (Umpire) and Bruce Napier (Line Judge). International (overseas) Events Jane Wheatley in her capacity as a BWF Certificated Referee refereed at the Singapore Open BWF Super Series Event in April and Jane Wheatley subsequently went on to be Referee at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland later in the year and then in October she refereed at the French Open BWF Super Series Event in Paris. Congratulations again to Jane on a busy and demanding year for BWF. Kelly Hoare in her capacity as a BWF Certificated Umpire also travelled extensively and umpired throughout the world, including at the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Finals in New Delhi, India in May 2014 and at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland later in the year. Jiten Bhatt in his capacity as an Oceania Certificated Umpire also umpired at the Djarum Superliga in Indonesia, the Austrian International in Vienna in February 2014 and then at the Singapore Open BWF Super Series Event in Singapore in April. Jiten became qualified as a BWF Accredited Umpire when he successfully passed theory and practical examinations at the BWF Li Ning World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark in August/September 2014. Well done Jiten on a very busy year. Bruce Napier in his capacity as a BWF Certificated Line Judge also line judged at the New Zealand Grand Prix Gold in Auckland and then went on to line judge at the BWF Li Ning World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. Colin Harris in his capacity as a BWF Certificated Line Judge line judged at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. 21
Greg Vellacott in his capacity as BWF Assessor (Umpires) attended the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Finals in New Delhi, India in May for workshops and then conducted appraisals of existing BWF Umpires at the Indonesian Open BWF Super Series Event in Jakarta and then conducted assessments of prospective BWF Umpires from Continental Confederations at the BWF Li Ning World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. Peter Cocker in his capacity as member of the BWF Technical Officials Commission also attended the annual meeting of that body at that was held during the BWF Li Ning World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. Members of the BAWA Inc. s Court Officials Committee also continued wherever possible to provide their services as referees, umpires and line judges for all tournaments and other events conducted by or under the auspices of the BAWA Inc. Members of this Committee can be very proud of their contribution to the support of the players of our sport at all levels. Their contribution at a national and international level is especially significant and their essentially voluntary commitment to our sport (when most members continue to work full time at their usual jobs) is once again a tribute to the energy and enthusiasm they bring to the support of the sport at all levels. Committee matters BAWA Inc. Court Officials Committee - Jane Wheatley resigned her position as Secretary/Treasurer of this Committee prior to this Committee s annual general meeting in February 2014. Thankyou Jane for all your hard work on this Committee and the encouragement especially of its younger members for many years. Jiten Bhatt was re-elected to replace Jane Wheatley as Secretary/Treasurer for the balance of her two (2) year term that expires at the BAWA Inc. AGM in 2015. Badminton Australia Court Officials Committee - Peter Cocker, Greg Vellacott and Jane Wheatley continued as members of that particular Committee. Badminton Oceania Technical Officials Committee - Peter Cocker and Greg Vellacott continue as members of that particular Committee. As noted in last year s Report, officiating in any category is a time consuming business but it can also be rewarding to know that through such effort one is contributing in a significant way to the proper management and conduct of an event that involves many players, some of whom play for fitness and recreation and some who play for the thrill and pleasure of trying to win (not to mention the significant amount of prize money that is now on offer at tournaments throughout Australia and, of course, internationally). As always, there is a need for younger officials to service the sport. The process of refreshing the executive of this Committee and its membership has now begun following on from Jane Wheatley s resignation. It is hoped that the younger members of this Committee and the recent course attendees and others wanting to participate more fully in BAWA Inc. activities will take encouragement from existing members and grasp the opportunity to umpire and line judge wherever possible so as to assist themselves in their own future development and that of the BAWA Inc. in the process. The members of this Committee have never been as active in respect of their officiating services to the BAWA Inc., Badminton Australia, Badminton Oceania and Badminton World Federation as part of their service to the sport an achievement of which we can all be justifiably proud. Chairman. 22
High Performance Report The High Performance Programme covers both State Teams and Talent Squads. It fits within the Policy, Planning and Management (Key Result Area 1) of the Badminton WA Strategic Plan but mainly focuses on Athlete Development (Key Result Area 2). It has not been possible to make any definite link with the Badminton Australia High Performance Plan as this was never clearly articulated beyond the selection and training of a small group of players based in Victoria with no WA player involved in the programme. Travel scholarships were provided for five junior players (no one was eligible, or applied for, Senior travel scholarships) to attend the Singapore Youth International. Xiang Lin, Tyzton Tan, Gavin Chung, Kai Chen Teoh and Bella Liu were all part of the large Australian contingent at his popular event. The Under 15 targeted High Performance Talent squad established under Coach Yuli Zheng, in 2013, continued and flourished in 2014. Under her tutelage, the young players made considerable development through this training programme. This is seen as the lead-in to State Team selection. Coach Yuli Zheng will continue coaching this HP Squad for 2015. The State Junior Teams performed well on the national stage. The full reports for each team are shown within this Annual Report. U15 Team: Finished in fourth position. A creditable result from these young players. It was unfortunate that the No 1 boy was injured early in the competition and although he continued playing, he was unable to perform to his best standard. There was general disappointment within this team as the Players had expected a medal finish. U15 Team 2 (combined Metro and Geraldton team). These young players enjoyed a national carnival and gained valuable experience at a strong competitive event which should assist in their development. U17 Team: Won the BRONZE MEDAL. The Under 17 event is an Australasian event, with State Team juniors from Australia, New Zealand and some island nations competing in the Championships. It is also the biggest and most gruelling event on the State Team calendar. WA had not won a medal in the U17s for many years and this Bronze medal win was certainly a sweet one for the WA Team players, Coach Yuli Zheng and Manager Kay Terry. U19 Team: Won the BRONZE MEDAL. This event, held in Perth before an enthusiastic local audience, saw the WA team snatch an extremely close victory over South Australia to take third place and repeat their performance from 2013. This is a very young team, with all players in the team still eligible to play in the U19 Team, and some still eligible to play in the U17 in 2015. Another sweet win for the players and also for the first timers husband and wife team of Andrew Chai (coach) and Jillian Chai (Manager). Senior Team: Finished last. This was an extremely disappointing result and is an area where much work is required to bring juniors through into senior ranks whilst maintaining their interest and enthusiasm for the sport. Fitness is also an important issue and to foster their training regimes so that they are competitive. 23
Individual Event - National Titles Congratulations to our Bella Liu (U15) as she is the 2014 National Under 15 Girl Singles Champion. Congratulations also to Gerimay Nicolas who won the National Girls Doubles event with Bella Liu. Gerimay was also the runner up in the National Mixed Doubles event with her partner Felix Wang from Victoria. Competition: All State team players were required to compete in the Badminton WA Open events and some also the State Junior Championships. As is expected, good results were garnered by all the State team players. Junior Development and High Performance programs are a significant part of the work of the Association. The goal of the High Performance program is to prepare our young talented juniors, and to make available a pathway towards representing WA in national tournaments and Australia in International tournaments, in both the junior and senior ranks. Currently, we are reaping some results with our more successful juniors being invited by Badminton Australia to participate in some international events as members of the Australian team. Our other goal in High Performance is to see the HP juniors progressing to the Senior ranks, achieving results and representing Australia in the National Team. This is perhaps harder as we know that life gets in the way : studies, work, family.. We do like a challenge however, and we will work hard towards that goal. In 2015, there are plans in the works to set up a High Performance Squad that will involve the Under 17, Under 19 and Senior players. Next year, we hope to give a good report on this initiative. The High Performance portfolio not only depends on the funds that are allocated by BAWA. There are so many people who volunteer their time for the State Teams: the coaches and managers who go above and beyond, the umpires and officials who give up their holidays to travel with the State Teams, the selectors for the State Teams, BAWA Board Members and Court Officials and other unseen volunteers during tournaments and the list goes on. We must not forget the efforts of all the mothers and fathers of the High Performance team members. Without them driving the players back and forth to training sessions and extra training sessions, helping to raise funds and looking after the players during the state team travels, the High Performance portfolio will not exist. And finally the High Performance boys and girls who train as hard as they can to repay all these efforts. Thank you all. Annie Sim Board Member High Performance Portfolio 24
Events Committee Report 2014 has been another exciting and extremely busy year for the Events Committee, both regards to participation and organisation. Every event had an appointed Referee thanks to the Court Officials Committee. I would like to thank Mrs Kelly Hoare, Mr Peter Cocker (OAM) and Mr Don Stockins (OAM) for their time and professionalism as Referees. Their duties included the in-putting of entries, publishing the draw, printing all results and many weekends sitting at the match the desk resolving issues and problems that arose. The Bunbury Districts Badminton Association hosted the Bunbury Open for a second consecutive year with 102 players participating in this event. The Events Committee appointed a technical official (Mr Peter Cocker: Referee) and volunteers to assist the running of this tournament. I would like to say thank you to all involved for their time and effort to help make the Bunbury Open a success. The Tournaments that BAWA hosted this year are as follows: "Be Active" Kingsway; Autumn Tournament; Country Carnival; State Championships; National U19's (including the CP Maddern Trophy); Silver Cup; Seniors 50+ Challenge and the AC Sports Classic all attracted high participation numbers and many spectators. I would like to thank Judith Cousins our BAWA Secretary who assisted at every tournament this year as well as performing her own duties on the BAWA Board as well. Judy was also the Tournament Director on three occasions on my behalf due to my commitments working away this year. All I can say is thank you so so much. At every tournament I have a volunteer announcer at the match desk calling out games all day and all night, his name is Trevor Briedis. Trevor works tirelessly all weekends announcing and also doing the presentations at the duration of every event, thank you Trevor. We had a new Board Member join the BAWA board this year - Eugene Glazman. Eugene is so helpful and enthusiastic and is willing to assist with numerous tasks. He demonstrated professionalism as a technical assistant at all our tournaments assisting with data entry, and setting up and programming of the tournaments information on the website. A big thank you Eugene. I would also like to show my appreciation to Kay Terry (Life Member), Bruce Napier (President of BAWA), Dianne Booth (Board Member), Jeff Tomlinson and Colin Harris who all assist with either setting up, data entry, shuttle control, sweeping floor and helping on the match desk etc. Thank you so much, I cannot run the tournaments without you. Also Himanshu Thacker our Executive Officer, thank you for your assistance with all the tournament tasks you perform before every event. Badminton WA hosted the U19's Carnival this year at Kingsway International Stadium, Madeley. The Referee was Don Stockins, Technical Officer was Peter Cocker, Tournament Director was myself Mark Duxbury and Judith Cousins. Judy, in my absence before this event due to my commitments working away, attended to all incoming emails and dealt with all the associated issues with organising this tournament. What can I say "again" a big thank you Judy. Trevor Briedis was the announcer and master of ceremonies. Kay Terry, Bruce Napier, Dianne Booth, Samuel Fan, and the Court Officials Committee (Greg Vellacott) for organising the referee and umpires for this tournament all played a part in the organisation. There were numerous tasks performed by these people. My sincere appreciation for your help and dedication which helped to make this carnival such a high quality event. At the final tournament this year, the AC Classic, we trialled the format of all matches to be played the 25
best of three games with settings. This proved to be a huge success with the players, hence providing good feedback to the organisers and encouraging us to proceed with this format for future events. The kitchen functioned for most of the tournaments, usually as a fund raising exercise for one of the State teams and I wish to thank all involved for their services. Also a special mention to Andrew Chai who ran the Pro Shop at our events this year, thanks cobber. Once again my thanks goes to my fellow Board Members, without your assistance and advise throughout 2014, I could not achieve the success that we do at our tournaments. As I mentioned previously, my thanks to all the volunteers, the Court Officials Committee and players whose support made 2014 such a successful year. Mark Duxbury Event Director January 2015 Junior Development Committee Report The JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME which was ratified by the BOM in 2013 has been implemented to a degree in the last year. Regional development groups Geraldton & Bunbury School tournaments Junior events It should be noted that the High Performance Programme, though separate from this Junior Development Programme, also covers some aspects of Junior Development. Regionally there has been the continuation of sound junior development at different levels in Geraldton and some work with juniors in Bunbury. There does need to be more assistance given to juniors in the Mandurah region and greater liaison with the Goldfields area. The Craigie Junior (north of the river) group (Coach Kim Rodgers) was established in 2013 and continued in 2014. The aim is to have a larger group of young players involved in this programme in 2015. The support of a junior programme south of the river is also being planned. Junior events: The Higgs Trophy (Teams) was held in the July School holidays and was a great success. This was followed by the State Junior Championships. Results are shown in the Event Reports section of this Annual Report. Junior sections were held in the Open tournament events (except for the Silver Cup) and these were well supported. School tournaments were again very successful. The three events had an average of 153 students (Year 7 to Year 12) participating (an increase from 2013) and an average of 10 different schools being represented on each occasion. The opening of four extra courts at the Kingsway Stadium has the potential to extend the number of participants at these events. 26
Two specific junior tournaments (Craigie Teams and South Suburban Individuals) were well supported and enjoyed by the participants. Results within this Annual Report. There are many juniors working with independent Coaches/groups and these activities are not included in this report, though it is acknowledged that many of these young players compete in Association events. A continued area of disappointment is that the number of boys playing far outweighs the girls and this is naturally reflected in State squads and groups. A specific initiative is needed to address this. The development of Junior players is vital to the continued growth of the sport. The establishment of new junior groups under the auspices of Badminton WA, the continuation of junior events and encouragement of Coaches to work with juniors is essential. Grading Sub Committee Report The Grading Sub-Committee continued its work in 2014. The Grading Lists which had been re-set up in 2009 have been continuously built on since then so that there are now 1083 players listed with their grades for singles, doubles and mixed doubles events. This list is readily accessed through the website making it easy for tournament players to check their personal grades. The Committee continues to accept a player s own grading for the first event he or she plays in and notes that a great majority of players are quite accurate in assessing their grading- as demonstrated by the tournament results. This committee met prior to every event to check grading s as shown on the Entry Forms and the week following a tournament all results are checked, with Winners being assessed for upgrading. First-time players were added to the list. Any player wishing a down-grade has been able to contact the committee and the request considered and assessed, based on the player s tournament results. The introduction of on-line tournament entry means that in 2015 grading checking will be done by the Technical official. It may results in this sub-committee having its role limited to the assessment of up/down grading following each event. This sub-committee of Badminton WA has enjoyed the grading task and the members are committed to being thorough and working to the ByLaws. Sub-Committee: Trish Turner (Chairperson) Winston Allen 27
Western Australian Health Foundation HEALTHWAY PROGRAMMES Once again our continuing partnership with the Western Australian Health Foundation (Healthway) resulted in a grant that was able to be used effectively in the promotion of badminton across WA. Although the majority of the programmes were metropolitan based, the Bunbury event, plus the Country Carnival and District High Schools Country Week (Regional participants) were all successful and well supported. Unfortunately this year the grant was reduced which resulted in fewer programmes being undertaken. The seven programmes were: Programme 1: DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL COUNTRY WEEK Programme 2: COUNTRY CARNIVAL Programme 3: SECONDARY SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS Programme 4: OPEN EVENTS Programme 5: BUNBURY OPEN Programme 6: MASTERS CHALLENGE TROPHY Programme 7: HIGGS TROPHY & JUNIOR STATECHAMPIONSHIPS Each of the above programmes achieved the goals and were used to promote the Be Active message. Healthway signs were displayed on each occasion: the Be Active match desk cloths were used, event workers wore the provided polo tops and Be Active water bottles, caps and wrist bands were distributed. Regular verbal acknowledgements were made and all Entry Forms (where applicable) showed the Healthway logo. The Healthway grant made it possible to organise and manage these programmes so the cost to participants was reasonable. All participants who were not registered members of Badminton WA became Event Members (on the payment of a fee) for the duration and were therefore covered by Player Insurance. Each of the above programmes is reported in detail within this Annual Report. Dates, venues, event workers, participants, and results are shown and this gives a clear indication of the success of the projects. A number of volunteers all cheerfully gave up their time to organise, manage, umpire and generally help to make these Healthway projects a successful and significant part of the Badminton WA year. 28
EVENT REPORTS Be Active Kingsway Tournament OVERVIEW The first tournament for the year. EVENT Be Active KINGSWAY TOURNAMENT DATE OF EVENT Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd February, 2014 LOCATION Kingsway International Sports Stadium ORGANISERS Referee: Kelly Hoare: Event Director: Mark Duxbury: Match Desk: Trevor Briedis, Jeff Tomlinson, Judith Cousins Peter Cocker Fees: Bruce Napier, Himanshu Thacker Administration: Himanshu Thacker ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS 101 players-across A grade, A Reserve Grade, B Grade, C Grade, & Junior Division COMMENTS: 1. Matches concluded at 5.45pm on Saturday and 3 pm on Sunday 2. The event provided an opportunity for the Under 17 team to use the kitchen kiosk for fundraising. RESULTS OPEN: Men s Singles: Winner: Eddie Hung Runner-up: Daniel Fan Women s Singles: Winner: Beth Hollett Runner-up: Joline Chua Men s Doubles: Winners: Andrew Belcher & Daniel Fan Runner-up: Zhen Wang & Jie Yang Women s Doubles: Winners: Joline Chua & Christine Kudiarusu Runner-up: Crystal Diep & Angie Yang Mixed Doubles: Winners: Eddie Hung & Beth Hollett Runner up: Andrew Belcher & Crystal Diep A RES GRADE Men s Singles: Winner: Andrew Belcher Runner-up: Edward Fan Women s Singles: Winner: Olivia Fianita Runner-up: Bella Yutong Liu Men s Doubles: Winners: Gavin Chung & Edward Fan Runner-up: Joddy Ting & Keisuke Takeda Mixed Doubles: Winners: Gavin Chung & Bella Yutong Liu Runner up: Jonathan Tukimin & Crystal Diep B GRADE Men s Singles: Winner : Alfred Tan Runner-up: Keisuke Takeda Women s Singles: Angie Yang Runner-up: Amanda Soh Men s Doubles: Winners: Jasper Tan & Kai Chen Teoh Runner-up: Alfred Tan & Wei Cai Tan Women s Doubles: Gerimay Nicolas & Julia Nicolas Runner-up: Rijiporn Thavomkan & Mary Piu Mixed Doubles: Winners: Sonic Lee & Angie Yang Runner- up: Tony Liu & Sarah-Jane Dost C GRADE Men s Singles: Winner: Louie Tentia Runner-up: Andre Rumantir Men s Doubles: Winners: JohnPaul Marzan & Louie Tentia Runner-up: Kevin Ong & Leo Zhang Women s Doubles: Hannah-Joy Dost & Sarah-Jane Dost Runner-up: Anita Diep & Natalie Tan Mixed Doubles: Winners: Jason Chan & Rachel Cheung Runner- up: Tony Liu & Sara-Jane Dost 29
JUNIOR DIVISION Boy s Singles: Winner: Sun Yee Zheng Runner-up: Milain Ranasinghe Girls Singles : Winner: Daphne Wan Runner-up: Janice Tan Boy s Doubles: Winners: Jason Lee & Titus Leong Runner-up: Milain Ranasinghe & Sun Yee Zheng Girl s Doubles: Winners: Daphne Wan & Denise Wan Runner-up: Janice Tan & Jasmine Tan Mixed Doubles: Winners: Damien Wan & Daphne Wan Runner-up: Jag Maniam & Prea Cunningham Mark Duxbury February, 2014 Be Active Upper School Tournament OVERVIEW This was the first School tournament for the year and was for Upper School students. Sponsorship by Healthway was noted, announced and signage displayed. EVENT Be Active SCHOOL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT DATE OF EVENT Friday 14 th March 2014 LOCATION Kingsway International Sports ORGANISERS Coordinator: Kay Terry Match Officials: Judith Cousins, Annie Sim, Kim Rodgers, Andrew Chai, Jill Chai, Peter Sinclair. Administration: Himanshu Thacker (EO) PARTICIPANTS 176 students from 12 schools participated. Applecross Senior High School Balga Senior High School Corpus Christi College Kingsway Christian College Mercedes College Perth Modern School Peter Moyes Anglican School St Brigid s College St Mark s College Thornlie Senior High School Ursula Frayne College Willeton Senior High School 47 pairs of boys 41 pairs of girls COMMENTS: Boys were in six pools, girls in four pools. Boys played Quarter finals, Semi-finals and Finals after the conclusion of the Round Robin pools. Girls played Semi-finals and Finals after the conclusion of the Round Robin pools. Timing was accurate- though it was very tight. More courts needed for this number of players. Matches commenced at 9.20am and the event concluded at 2.25pm. Students umpired the Finals very successfully Winners were presented with trophies Those players not winning any games during the day were given Be Active water bottles. 30
Many students and teachers expressed their enjoyment of the event. RESULTS BOYS: Winners: Dennis Zhao & Lucas Liew (Willeton Senior High School)) Runner-Up: Titus Tan & Phillip Tse (Perth Modern School) GIRLS: Winners: Phing Teo & Aveen Yoong (Corpus Christi College) Runner-Up: Lily Leong & Karen Wu (Ursula Frayne College) Kay Terry, (Event Director) 15 th March, 2014 Be Active Bunbury Open EVENT Bunbury South West Open Carnival DATE OF EVENT Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23 rd March, 2014 LOCATION ORGANISERS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS Comments: Bunbury and Districts Badminton Association: Bunbury Badminton Centre, South West Sports Centre 1 Rotary Ave Withers, Hay Park, Bunbury. Referee Peter Cocker: Event Director Nigel Smith: Floor Umpire. Robert Italiano: Match facilitators Mark Duxbury, Tammy Blatchford, Peta Tournay, Liz Carson: Colleen Ellis, Lyn Hamilton, a great team of volunteers: Catering Peter Bacon, Josie Perrella: Shop, fee collection, racquet stringing H. Thacker, Executive Officer, provided administrative assistance. 104 players including 25 junior entries-across OPEN grade,, B Grade, C Grade, Veterans 45+ & Junior Divisions Matches started at 10am on Saturday and concluded at 9pm, starting at 10am and concluding at 5pm on Sunday. As well as the Bunbury Badminton Centre, the South West Sports Centre was utilized for scheduling of Junior matches, originally planned only for Saturday. Future tournaments must ensure that the Referee is advised of start times, and plan for the utilisation of the SWSC on Saturday only unless entry numbers determine otherwise. The use of UHF radios for communication between the 2 centers assisted in the facilitation of timely match scheduling. It was important to ensure the SWSC coordinator numbered the courts and placed games on the allocated court for efficient flow of game scheduling. 31
A very pleasing number of entries were received however more than half were received after the closing date so the challenge for future years is to have entries received in a timely manner. Open Winner R/Up Men s Singles Kiel Jackson Gerard Atthowe Men s Doubles Kiel Jackson/Nathan Papas Gerard Atthowe/Jiten Bhatt Mixed Doubles Kiel Jackson/Annie Lee See Ken Lim/Tiffany Wan B Grade Men s Singles Wai Ming Ho Eugene Glazman Women s Singles Peta Tournay Tammy Blatchford Men s Doubles Eugene Lim/See Ken Lim Kimi Fan/Chris Wong Women s Doubles Karen Fox/Syripa Macer Tammy Blatchford/Peta Tournay Mixed Doubles Lance Vivian/Karen Fox Samuel Graham/Tamara North C Grade Men s Singles Matthew Teo Chris Wong Women s Singles Sinta Ng Tamara North Men s Doubles Roland Lau/Eugene Lim Matthew Teo/Stephen Teo Women s Doubles Louise Bradford/Joop Kapovich Dot Moore/Alison Willoughby Mixed Doubles Louise Bradford/Matthew Teo Eugene Lim/Wisusanna Ti.e Veteran 45+ Women s Doubles Sharon Rouse/Rosemary Smith Dot Moore/Alison Willoughby Mixed Doubles Nigel Smith/Rosemary Smith Julien Bradford/Colleen Ellis Presentations were made on Sunday afternoon at 2pm and were attended by players and His Worship the Mayor of the City of Bunbury, Mr Gary Brennan and the Lady Mayor, Robyn Brennan. The Mayor presented awards to the winners. Tertiary Sport: University Badminton The Tertiary Sports Western Australia Badminton Teams Event for 2014 was held at Edith Cowan University, Joondalup Campus, on Friday 28th March. The sports hall was set up with six courts, four used for the competition and two as warm-up courts. Badminton WA supplied mopping towels, court sign numbers and shuttles. This is a Tertiary Sports WA event and they did all advertising, collection of entries, accreditation and the Draw, plus they supplied signage, umpiring sheets, round robin results sheets, and clipboards. Four universities competed in the Men's competition: Curtin, Edith Cowan, Murdoch, and UWA. (19 competitors) Four universities competed in the Women's competition: Curtin, Edith Cowan, Murdoch, and UWA (17 competitors) A Captain s briefing (11.40am) was given by Coordinator, Judith Cousins, to go through the Rules, use of Reserves, rankings and timing. Ms Jeannette Meakins of Tertiary Sports WA welcomed all players and recognised Healthway as the sponsor. 32
The event was a separate Men s and Women s team competition using a round robin format with a Final between the No 1 and No 2 ranked teams. A minimum of three players per team and maximum of four players per team was allowed. A Tie was three matches, two singles and one doubles. Each match was one game to 21 points, with setting. Teams were nominated prior to each Tie and checked to confirm rankings were correct. Finals were best of three games, with setting. The two singles Finals matches were played simultaneously, followed by the doubles. Matches commenced at 12.00 with 45mins allocated for a Tie. Finals commenced at 3pm. Event concluded at 4pm. Timing was accurate. Finishing order after the Preliminary Round Robin matches: MEN WOMEN 1. UWA 1. CURTIN 2. CURTIN 2. MURDOCH 3. MURDOCH 3. UWA 4. ECU 4. ECU The men's final between UWA and Curtin was keenly fought with the final result being a 2-1 win to The University of Western Australia The women's final between UWA and Curtin was also a tight Tie with the final result being a 3-0 win to Curtin University The Sportsmanship Awards were presented to: Eddie Hung (UWA) Joelene Chua (Curtin) Thank you to Dajana Jokanovic (ECU Practicum Student) for her assistance. The event was played in a cheerful but competitive spirit and the standard of play was of a good level. Many of the competitors were Badminton WA members. Judith Cousins April 2014 Be Active 2014 Autumn Tournament EVENT Be Active Autumn Tournament DATE OF EVENT Saturday 5 th & Sunday 6 th April, 2014 LOCATION ORGANISERS Kingsway International Sports Stadium Referee Kelly Hoare: Event Director Mark Duxbury: Trevor Briedis at match desk. H. Thacker, Executive Officer, provided administrative assistance. Bruce Napier & Dajana Jokanovic, provided fee and record assistance. 33
ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS 124 players & 194 entries-across OPEN grade, A Reserve Grade, B Grade, C Grade & Junior Divisions COMMENTS: 1. Matches concluded at 7 pm on Saturday and 4 pm on Sunday 2. The event had additional junior events ie. Under 19 and saw number of juniors participate in these events. It was pleasing to see a large number of junior players participating. 3. The Under 17 team 2014 travelling to NZ to represent WA at the June Bevan Trophy & Australian Under 17 Championships were presented during the trophy presentations. RESULTS OPEN: Men s Singles: Winner: Daniel Fan Runner-up: Gavin Chung Women s Singles: Winner: Phing Teo Runner-up: Bella Yutong Liu Men s Doubles: Winners: Yin Xiang Lin & Tyzton Tan Runner-up: Andrew Belcher & Daniel Fan Women s Doubles: Winners: Lily Leong & Phing Teo Runner-up: Crystal Diep & Angie Yang Mixed Doubles: Winners: Daryl Chong + Joline Chua Runner up: Andrew Belcher & Crystal Diep A RES GRADE Men s Singles: Winner: Louie John Tentia Runner-up: Kai-Chen Teoh Men s Doubles: Sonic Lee & Keisuke Takeda Runner-up: Jasper Tan & Kai-Chen Teoh Women s Doubles: Winners: Lily Leong & Sinta Ng Runner-up: Trang Hayes & Trish Turner Mixed Doubles: Winners: Daryl Chong & Amanda Soh Runner up: Sonic Lee & Angie Yang B GRADE Men s Singles: Winner: Louie Tentia Runner-up: Keisuke Takeda Women s Singles: Winner: Amanda Soh Runner-up: Felicia Prawiro Men s Doubles: Winners: Jason Chan & Matthew Chan Runner-up: Richie Francis & Anish Varughese Mixed Doubles: Winners: Jason Chan & Amanda Soh Runner- up: Tony Liu & Sarah Jane Dost C GRADE Men s Singles: Winner: Jeff Tomlinson Runner-up: Mark Cunningham Women s Singles: Winner: Joop Kapovich Runner-up: Hoi Lam Wan Men s Doubles: Winners: Jingchen Miao & Matthew Teo Runner-up: Yunyew Lee & Simon Wong Women s Doubles: Winners: Anita Diep & Hoi Lam Wan Runner-up: Joop Kapovich & Josie Perrella Mixed Doubles: Winners: Matthew Chan & Anita Diep Runner- up: Jason Lee & Daphne Wan UNDER 19 Boys Singles: Winner: Jonny Kok Runner-up: Thomas Bridge Girls Singles: Winner: Janice Tan Runners-up: Jasmine Tan Boy s Doubles: Winners: Rupert Kang & Titus Leong Runner-up: Jonny Kok & Timothy Leong Mixed Doubles: Winners: Damien Wan & Janice Tan Runner- up: Jonny Kok & Bernice Teoh Mark Duxbury 06/04/2014 34
Be Active Country Carnival OVERVIEW This is an annual event and is part of the Healthway programmes undertaken during the year. Fourteen teams competed in three Divisions in this event which is a traditional part of the Badminton WA calendar. Teams consisted of a maximum of four men and four women, with a three plus three format used for each tie. A total of 107 players competed. PROGRAMME BE ACTIVE COUNTRY CARNIVAL DATE OF EVENT Saturday 31 st May and Sunday 1st June, 2014 LOCATION MANAGEMENT TEAM SERVICES Kingsway International Sports Stadium Judith Cousins (Coordinator) Bruce Napier (Assistant Coordinator) Kay Terry (Shuttle Control and Function) Kim Rodgers (Parking) Himanshu Thacker (Administration) Nick Kidd (ProShop) RESULTS DIVISION 1 WINNER: BUNBURY 2nd: GERALDTON 3rd: MANDURAH 4th: EASTERN GOLDFIELDS DIVISION 2 WINNER: KARRATHA 2nd: GERALDTON 3rd: MANDURAH 4th: BUNBURY 5th: ALBANY 6th: EASTERN GOLDFIELDS DIVISION 2: WINNER: BUNBURY 2nd: MANDURAH 3rd: GERALDTON 4th: EASTERN GOLDFIELDS Following the final Ties a Captain s meeting was held to reflect on the organisation and to make suggestions for the 2015 event. All Captains were congratulated on the way they had organised their teams. At the conclusion of each tie each team named the Fairest and Best player from the opposing team. These were collated and the winners were: Fairest and Best Woman: Felicity dimartini (Geraldton) Fairest and Best Man: Taichun Liu Bunbury Gary Dymond (Kalgoorlie) donated a racquet for the player with the most potential, as decided by the Carnival Committee. This was won by Caitlin Andre from Eastern Goldfields. Best Dressed Team was awarded to Eastern Goldfields Volunteer Awards we presented to six COUNTRY REGIONAL VOLUNTEERS: Chris Andrew Eastern Goldfields Sandra Biddle Mandurah Judy McDonald Geraldton Nigel Smith Bunbury Rowena Parre Albany Ian Chapman Karratha 35
The support of Healthway, and promotion of the Be Active message was acknowledged through verbal announcements and promotional material (wristbands, signs etc). The Sundowner and all Presentations were held in the Treetops Function Room. Armadale Junior Tournament OVERVIEW This was the first time a junior tournament had been held at the South Suburban Badminton Stadium for some years. EVENT DATE /TIME OF EVENT LOCATION ORGANISERS PARTICIPANTS ARMADALE JUNIOR TOURNAMENT Sunday 13 th April, 2014, 9.00am 3.30pm South Suburban Badminton Association Stadium, Townley St, Armadale. Match Officials: Judith Cousins, Kim Rodgers, Mark Cunningham, Kay Terry Administration and pre-organisation: Himanshu Thacker (EO) Assistant: Dayana Jokanovic 41 juniors from four different junior clubs participated Samson BaddyRoos (9) Coach: Bert Hendricks Craigie Juniors (6) Coaches: Kim Rodgers, Ali Courtie, Mark Cunningham Future Stars (10) Coaches: Zhang Ai Ling, Chen ChangJie Zheng Sporting (16) Coach Zheng Yuli (Coaches present on the day: were Terry, Rodgers & Cunningham) COMMENTS: The events were organised in age divisions: U13, U15, U17. The U13 events had the largest participation. Due to lack of entries for U13XD, U15BD, U15GD & U17XD these events were cancelled. The format was a Round Robin. Due to private bookings only 3 courts were available until 10.30am, and then all 5 courts to conclusion It was not possible to check to updated Registrar records for membership RESULTS: UNDER 13 Boys Singles: Winner: Damien Wan Runner Up: Theodore Kang Girls Singles: Winner: Janice Tan Runner Up: Vevina Yang Boys Doubles: Winners: Renneth Seet & Timothy Sentosa Runners Up: Eric Lee & Isaac Pun Girls Doubles: Winner: Janice Tan & Jasmine Tan Runners Up: Stephanie Cai & Bernice Teoh UNDER 15 Boys Singles: Winner: Rupert Kang Runner Up: Damien Wan Girls Singles: Winner: Daphne Wan Runner Up: Alicia Xu Mixed Doubles: Winners: Jason Lee & Daphne Wan Runners Up: Prea Cunningham & Rahul Jegatheva 36
UNDER 17 Boys Singles: Winner: Milain Ranasinghe Runner Up: Jason Lee Girls Singles: Winner: Viven Fu Runner Up: Adele Williams Boys Doubles: Winners: Jimmy Lee & Jason Lee Runners Up: Milain Ranasinghe & Sunyee Zheng Girls Doubles: Winner: Daphne Wan & Denise Wan Runners Up: Esther Cheng & Vivien Fu PUBLICITY: Results of this event appeared in West Australian Newspapers edition Tuesday 15/4/2014. Be Active Middle School Tournament OVERVIEW This was the first Middle School tournament for the year and was for Year7-8-9-10 students. Sponsorship by Healthway was noted, announced and signage displayed EVENT Be Active SCHOOL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT DATE OF EVENT Friday 13 th June 2014 LOCATION Kingsway International Sports ORGANISERS Coordinator: Kay Terry Match Officials: Judith Cousins, Annie Sim, Kim Rodgers, Andrew Chai, Jill Chai, Peter Sinclair. Administration: Himanshu Thacker (EO) PARTICIPANTS 134 students from 9 schools participated. Corpus Christi College John Septimus Roe College Kent Street Senior High School Kingsway Christian College Lake Baptist Joondalup College Murdoch Secondary College St Mark s College Thornlie Senior High School Ursula Frayne College COMMENTS: Boys were in six pools, girls in four pools. Boys played Quarter finals, Semi-finals and Finals after the conclusion of the Round Robin pools. Girls played Semi-finals and Finals after the conclusion of the Round Robin pools. Timing was accurate. This is close to the maximum number of players for the courts and time. Matches commenced at 9.20am and the event concluded at 2.15pm. Students umpired the Finals very successfully. Winners were presented with trophies. Those players not winning any games during the day were given Be Active water bottles. Many students and teachers expressed their enjoyment of the event. 37
RESULTS BOYS: Winners: Matthew Teo and Gordon Chiang (Corpus Christi College) Runner-Up: Milain Ranasinghe and Ian Cook (Murdoch Secondary College) GIRLS: Winners: Teresa Lansya and Hannah Nguyen (Kent Street Senior High School) Runner-Up: Shivangi and Reshina (Kent Street Senior High School) Kay Terry, (Event Director) 16 th June, 2014 Be Active WA State Championships This is the premier event on the Badminton WA calendar. EVENT State Open Championships DATE OF EVENT Saturday 21st June & Sunday 22 nd June, 2014 LOCATION Kingsway International Sports Stadium ORGANISERS Sponsored by Referee: Kelly Hoare/Colin Harris Event Director: Judith Cousins Match Desk: Trevor Briedis, Himanshu Thacker, Executive Officer, provided administration assistance. Kay Terry & Donna Dewitt provided fee and record assistance. ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS 130 players entered the tournament Comment: The event was sponsored by Healthway and the City of Wanneroo. Prize money was awarded to the Open Division Winners and Runners-up. RESULTS Open Event Men's Singles: Winner: Eddie Hung Runner Up: Xiang Lin Men's Doubles: Winners: Ray Darmawan & Wee Ung Hii Runner Up: Eddie Hung & Xiang Lin Women's Singles: Winner: Joyce Leong Runner Up: Beth Hollett Women's Doubles: Winners: Joyce Leong & Lily Leong Runner Up: Crystal Diep & Angie Yang Mixed Doubles: Winners: Wee Ung Hii & Joyce Leong Runner Up: Daryl Chong & Joline Chua SPECIAL MENTION: JOYCE LEONG WON THE THREE OPEN TITLES A Reserve Grade Men's Singles: Winner: Tyzton Tan Runner Up: Louie Tentia Men's Doubles: Winners: Josh Ho & Tan Nguyen Runner Up: Jason Chan & Matthew Chan Women's Singles: Winner: Silvi Botha Runner Up: Irene Lee Women's Doubles: Winners: Bella Yutong Liu &Amanda Soh Runner Up: Alison Morrison & Trish Turner Mixed Doubles: Winners: Titus Tan & Lily Leong Runner Up: Zhen Wang & Hannah Saunders B Grade Men's Singles: Winner: Sonic Lee Runner Up: Jonathan Sung Men's Doubles: Winners: Josh Ho &Tan Nguyen Runner Up: David Khoo & Ben Lim Womens Singles: No event 38
Women's Doubles: Winners: Hannah Dost & Sarah Dost Runner Up: Felicia Prawero & Natalie Then Mixed Doubles: Winners: Tony Liu & Sarah Dost Runner Up: Matthew Chan & Anita Diep C Grade Men's Singles: Winner: Andre Renko Runner Up: Chen Yu Wei Men's Doubles: Winners: Andrew Frank & Jonathan Sung Runner Up: David Khoo & Ben Lim Women's Singles: Winner: Hoi Lam Wan Runner Up: Anita Diep Women's Doubles: Winners: Anita Diep & Hoi Lam Wan Runner Up: Ka Hei Lai & Jesse-Jane Van Zyl Mixed Doubles: Winners: Jonathan Sung & Hoi Lam Wan Runner Up: M. Cunningham & Chern Lim SPECIAL MENTION: HOI LAM WAN WON THE THREE C GRADE TITLES The WA U19 Team (Players and Officials) and the WA Senior Team (Players and Officials) were presented with Commemorative towels and State Team uniforms. Trophies were presented by Life Member and Badminton WA Vice President Mr Kim Rodgers. Perpetual Trophies were presented by Life Member Mr Don Stockins. Judith Cousins Event Director 22 nd June 2014 Be Active Higgs Trophy PROGRAMME HIGGS TROPHY DATE OF EVENT Tuesday 15 th - Wednesday 16 th July, 2014 LOCATION ORGANISERS INVITATIONS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMME OVERVIEW Kingsway Indoor Stadium Event Director: Andrew Chai Administration: Himanshu Thacker Match Desk: Eugene Glazman & Annie Sim Country and Metropolitan Clubs and Associations 32 teams 3-4 players in each team: 96 players Each team had a Manager This event covered two days of Team competition, within age groups. Thirty four teams of three-four players competed in U/17, U/15 and U/13 Ties, using a Round Robin format. Each Tie comprised 6 matches with best of two games to 21 points, with no setting. The Managers meeting was held at 9.15 Tuesday morning, followed by the opening ceremony. The event was formally opened by Phyllis Jupp, President of the Geraldton Districts Badminton Association and Life Member of Badminton WA. TEAM RESULTS Under 17 Division 1 Gold Medallists: The Purple Team: Yin Xiang Lin, Tyzton Tan, Bella Liu Silver Medallists: The Green Team: Kai Chen Teoh, Amanda Soh, Ee Keat Beh Bronze Medallists: Geraldton Gold: Ben Starling, Brayden Walters, Angel Agulto 39
Under 17 Division 2 Gold Medallists: Samson Baddyroos: Tim Lee, Elliot Lee, Melissa Tan Silver Medallists: Geraldton Blue: Lewis Johnson, Ben O Neill, Amy Attwater Bronze Medallists: Geraldton Green: Korey Weaver, Shawaye O Brien, Samantha Lynn Under 15 Division 1 Gold Medallists: The Dragons: Jason Lee, Sun Yee Zheng, Daphne Wan Silver Medallists: The Geese: Milain Ranasinghe, Rupert Kang, Janice Tan Bronze Medallists: Bunbury Flying Feathers: Louise Bradford, Joshua Koomson, Daniele Garcia Under 15 Division 2 Gold Medallists: The Lions: Frank Mei, Ryan Tan, Jasmine Tan Silver Medallists: Craigie Smashers: Rahul Jegatheva, Prea Cunningham, Daniel Stapelton Bronze Medallists: Dynamic Flame: Wei-Wen Chong, Stanley Diep, Amy Tang Under 13 Gold Medallists: The Minions: Damien Wan, Jackie Zheng, Bernice Teoh Silver Medallists: Geraldton Gold: Noah Nugent, Merry Perriv, Chloe Spence Bronze Medallists: Samson Baddyroos A: Timothy Sentosa, Eric Lee, Esther Koomson COMMENT: The changed format of smaller teams was found to be very successful and gave players the opportunity to test themselves against a number of other juniors. Be Active State Junior Championships PROGRAMME STATE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DATE OF EVENT Thursday 17 th & Friday 18 th July, 2014 LOCATION ORGANISERS INVITATIONS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMME OVERVIEW KINGSWAY INDOOR STADIUM Event Director: Andrew Chai Administration: Himanshu Thacker Match Desk: Eugene Glazman & Annie Sim Country and Metropolitan Clubs and Associations 75 players (135 entries) This event covered two days of competition, within age groups. Some events were single pools while others were multiple pools requiring semi-finals and finals. All matches were best of three games to twenty one points-no setting. RESULTS Under 17 Winners Runners-Up BOYS SINGLES Yin Xiang Lin Tyzton Tan GIRLS SINGLES Bella Yutong Liu Amy Attwater BOYS DOUBLES Yin Xiang Lin and Tyzton Tan Jasper Tan and Kai Chen Teoh GIRLS DOUBLES Bella Yutong Liu and Amanda Soh Angelique Agulto and Amy Attwater MIXED DOUBLES Tyzton Tan and Bella Yutong Liu Yin Xiang Lin and Amanda Soh 40
Under 15 BOYS SINGLES Kai Chen Teoh Milain Ranasinghe GIRLS SINGLES Louise Bradford Daphne Wan BOYS DOUBLES Milain Ranasinghe and Sun Yee Adrian Chai and Frank Mei Zheng GIRLS DOUBLES Louise Bradford and Lucy Lin Daphne Wan and Ceinwena Yong MIXED DOUBLES Matthew Teo and Louise Bradford Milain Ranasinghe and Janice Tan Under 13 BOYS SINGLES Damien Wan Theodore Kang GIRLS SINGLES Jasmine Tan Janice Tan BOYS DOUBLES Damien Wan and Jackie Zheng Theodore Kang and Caleb Zhou GIRLS DOUBLES Janice Tan and Jasmine Tan Bernice Teoh and Alicia Xu MIXED DOUBLES Damien Wan and Bernice Teoh Noah Nugent and Chloe Spence Under 11 GIRLS SINGLES Vevina Yang Joanne Zheng The Laurie Blackburn/Phyllis Jupp Award for Sportsmanship, Presentation, Ability and Demeanor was awarded to Harry Thorn, Geraldton. Congratulations to Bella Yutong Liu, Louise Bradford and Damien Wan for each winning three titles in their age groups. President s Cup Senior Team The 2014 President s Cup match for the SENIOR Team was held the South Suburban Badminton Stadium on Saturday 23 rd August. TEAMS: STATE SENIOR TEAM Eddie Hung (Capt) Michael Chan Alphonsus Ng William Thwe Gavin Chung Beth Hollett Jenny Koh Cynthia Tam Sinta Ng (Reserve for Janet Son) PRESIDENT S TEAM Andrew Belcher (Capt) Bryan Tang Edward Fan Xiang Lin Crystal Diep Angie Yang Joelene Chua Jan The Tie was planned so as to have a similar format to that of the national event. Eugene Glazman, the travelling umpire for the Senior team, attended and umpired many games. Seventeen matches were played with the President s Team winning convincingly 12 matches to 5 - though there were six hotly contested matches that went to three games. It was noted that Cynthia Tam was carrying an injury and had to forfeit one match. Sinta Ng played in the place of Senior Team 41
player Janet Son, who is from NSW but representing WA at the event due to a late withdrawal of a WA player. At the conclusion of the challenge the President s Cup trophy was presented to the winning Captain, and all players were congratulated on their efforts, with the State Team being given everyone s best wishes for their time at the national competition. Mr Laurie Blackburn, Life Member, was thanked for making the stadium available. Mr Andrew Chai, Board Member of Badminton WA attended. Be Active Silver Cup Doubles Tournament OVERVIEW A DOUBLES tournament EVENT Be Active Silver Cup Doubles Tournament DATE OF EVENT Saturday 13 th & Sunday 14 th September, 2014 LOCATION ORGANISERS Kingsway International Sports Stadium Kelly Hoare: Referee Judith Cousins: Event Director Trevor Briedis, Match desk. Diane Booth, Registrar, and Kay Terry provided fee and record assistance. ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS 110 players entered into the following grades: Division l, Divisions 2, Division 3 and Junior Division COMMENTS: This is a doubles event with a twist where players graded higher have to pair up with players who are graded lower. This has been the biggest event in terms of number of players. Matches started at 9:00 am on Saturday and finished at 6:00 pm while the matches on Sunday started at 9:00 am and finished by 3:30 pm. Under 15 State Team travelling to Launceston, Tasmania to participate at the Under 15 Nationals was announced and presented with a Healthway / Badminton WA hand towel. RESULTS Division 1: Men s Doubles: Winners: Daryl Chong & Alphonsus Ng Women s Doubles: Winners: Crystal Diep & Angie Yang Mixed Doubles: Winners: Daryl Chong & Angie Yang Runners-up: Gavin Chung & Edward Fan Runners-up: Louise Bradford & Joline Chua Runners-up: Kai Chen Teoh & Bella Yutong Liu 42
Division 2: Men s Doubles: Winners: Hyo Sang Ham & Man Young Han Mixed Doubles: Winners: Milain Ranasinghe & Gerimay Nicolas Runners-up: Ollie Chuantantip & Paul Kalisch Runners-up: Jeff Tomlinson & Natasha Kalisch Division 3: Men s Doubles: Winners: Benjamin Chen Kiong Law & Andre Rumantir Women s Doubles: Winners: Divya Anguswamy & Mahalakshmi Rajesh Mixed Doubles: Winners: Ben Lim & Rachel Khoo Runners-up: Winston Allen & Jeff Tomlinson Runners-up: Erin Els & Katie Ting Xue Zhang Runners up: Gary Yang & Fan Zhang Juniors: Boy s Doubles: Winners: Ethan Lim & Ryan Wong Girl s Doubles: Winners: Jasmine Tan & Daphne Wan Mixed Doubles: Winners: Damien Wan & Bernice Teoh Runners-up: Ryan Leonard Tan & Damien Wan Runners-up: Melissa Tan & Min Wong Runners-up: Theodore Kang & Rachel Lim Judith Cousins September, 2014 President s Cup U15 Team The 2014 President s Cup match for the U15 Team was held the Samson Badminton Stadium, September, 2014. TEAMS: U19 TEAM Kai Chen Teoh Milain Ranasinghe Sunyee Zheng Jason Lee Rupert Kang Bella Yutong Louise Bradford Gerimay Nicolas Erin Els PRESIDENT S TEAM Daryl Chong Andrew Belcher Tyzton Tan Xiang Lin Ryan Tan Olivia Fianita Crystal Diep Julia Nicolas Vondie Tang The two WA U15 teams were combined for this event, with two players being unable to attend: Katie Zhang and William Klein. This was the first time that WA had sent two State teams to the National U15 Championships. Six players were in the No 1 team and five players in the No 2 team. Two players from Geraldton (Erin Els and William Kelin) were selected in the No 2 team and one player (Louise Bradford) from Bunbury in the No 1 team. It was pleasing to have this regional involvement. For a number of players this was their first time representing Western Australia. The President s Cup Tie was planned so as to have a somewhat similar format to that of the national event. All players played a Singles match, followed by five Doubles and five Mixed Doubles. 43
Mark Duxbury, the travelling umpire for the No 1 team, attended and umpired many games as did Nicolas Els, the umpire for the No 2 Team. Nineteen matches were played, with the President s Team winning convincingly against their much younger opponents, who were challenged in most areas but showed strong effort at all times. At the conclusion of the challenge the President s Cup trophy was presented to the winning Captain and all players were congratulated on their efforts, with the U15 players, and their Coaches and Managers being given everyone s best wishes for their time at the national competition. The President s Cup team players were thanked for their support of this useful competitive session. Be Active District High School Country Week EVENT District High Schools Country Week (Badminton Section) DATES 22nd - 26 th Sept 2014 LOCATION Loftus Recreation Centre COMPETITION MANAGER Judith Cousins PARTICIPANTS Thirty two (32) teams of two players representing six schools: Pemberton, Waroona, Kalbarri and Bullsbrook, Northampton, John Willcock College (Geraldton) UMPIRES Kim Rodgers, Winston Allen, Kay Terry, Trish Turner, Punita Mandalia, Ryan Lin, Sanjay Menon, Marie Mason, Crystal Diep and Vondie Wan Three volunteers from UWA, Ke Zheng, Sien Wong & Fei Han also assisted. COMMENT This event is part of the large District High Schools Country Week competition with a number of sports being played. This is the sixth year badminton has been included. The organisation of the overall event is done by School Sports WA with individual sports providing Competition Managers and Officials. FORMAT Teams consisted of two players- a mix of boy s pairs, girl s pairs and mixed pairs. A round robin format was used with preliminary matches being played to determine grading pools. Ties in these pools determined final positions in the four grades. Five competition points were gained for winning a tie which consisted of 3 matches: one doubles and 2 singles. A match was best of three games to 15 points- no setting. Two competition points were gained by the Loser. Timing: The Pool Ties were only allocated 40 minutes but this was able to be managed by playing the Singles on separate courts when they were available. It was a tight schedule. Four Badminton WA coaches (Kay Terry, Ryan Lin, Crystal Diep & Vondie Wan) organised a coaching session prior to the first Ties. It would be more useful if a longer time could be 44
allocated for this. Discussion with the Coaches resulted in a decision to review what is achievable in such a short time period. Umpiring. Badminton WA provided Umpires for all ties. They coped well with a number of consecutive matches on all days although the level of play makes the umpiring quite easy it is still demanding to be required to umpire consecutive Ties. This event was very successful with the country players enjoying the competition. There were a number of hard-fought matches and the standard noticeably improved as the week went on. Three hundred and sixty (360) matches (best of 3) were played. The Badminton WA Executive Officer (Himanshu Thacker) represented Badminton WA at the Closing Ceremony. Shields were awarded for all winning Divisions. FINAL RESULTS DIVISION A DIVISION B DIVISION C DIVISION D 1st BULLSBROOK 1 NORTHAMPTON 3 KALBARRI 4 NORTHAMPTON 7 2nd JOHN WILLCOCK COLLEGE 1 KALBARRI 1 BULLSBROOK 4 BULLSBROOK 2 3rd JOHN WILLCOCK COLLEGE 2 NORTHAMPTON 4 KALBARRI 5 PEMBERTON 4 4th NORTHAMPTON 1 NORTHAMPTON 5 PEMEBRTON 2 PEMBERTON 3 5th NORTHAMPTON 2 KALBARRI 3 KALBARRI 6 NORTHAMPTON 11 6th PEMBERTON 1 KALBARRI 2 PEMBERTON 5 WAROONA 3 7th JOHN WILLCOCK COLLEGE 4 WAROONA 1 BULLSBROOK 3 NORTHAMPTON 10 8th JOHN WILLCOCK COLLEGE 3 WAROONA 2 NORTHAMPTON 9 NORTHAMPTON 8 Seniors Challenge Trophy EVENT SENIORS CHALLENGE TROPHY 2014 DATE OF EVENT Saturday 4th Oct, 2014 LOCATION ORGANISERS PARTICIPANTS Kingsway International Sports Stadium Coordinator: Himanshu Thacker Technical Official: Eugene Glazman Club Liaison: Glen Fernandes Match Desk: Bruce Napier, Jiten Bhatt & Jeff Tomlinson Twenty four (24) teams with 77 seniors, from the following clubs participated: Ocean Ridge Senior Badminton Club Inc. Wanneroo Merry Maids and Minstrels Badminton Club Inc. Quinn s Rock Badminton Club Inc. Coastal Ladies Badminton Club Inc. Mandurah Mixed Badminton Club Inc. COMMENTS: Senior Challenge Trophy was first held in 2012 and since then it has been attracting more senior players into mainstream badminton in a friendly and social/competitive environment. 45
Thanks are extended to Glen Fernandes who was the liaison person working with the clubs to encourage them to form teams. Players in winning teams and runner-up teams received trophies while other players were given Be Active caps. A buffet lunch, plus morning and afternoon tea was provided for all players, Teams were in three age Divisions: 50-59 years, 60-69 years, 70+ years. Each team had a minimum of three (3) players and a maximum of four (4). Older players were permitted to play in lower age divisions, but not the reverse. A Round Robin format was used with a TIE being three Doubles games to 21points with no setting. Division 1 (50-59 years) Winners: RESULTS DRAGONS Chris Chan, Tony Lourdes & Winston Allen Runner-up: KELAVAN EVERGREEN K Vijeyan, Gary Fernandez & Srini Chattiar Division 2 (60-69 years) Winners: Mandurah 60s Geok Ong, Walter Koskonas & Sandra Biddle Runner-up: SHIRALEES Carol Darby, Colleen Schultz & Adelynn Lingard Division 3 (70+ years) Winners: ATLANTIS ARTHRITICS Roy Jackson, Judith Allison & Gordon Blair Runner-up: MEMORABLE OLDIES David Lounds, John Schaafsma, Elysia Regan & Trixe Schaafsma Be Active Middle School Tournament OVERVIEW This Middle School tournament was for Year 7-8-9-10 students Sponsorship by Healthway was noted, announced and signage displayed EVENT Be Active SCHOOL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT DATE OF EVENT Friday 7 th Nov 2014 LOCATION Kingsway International Sports ORGANISERS Coordinator: Kay Terry Match Officials: Judith Cousins, Jill Chai, Bujhan, Ali Courtie, Punita Mandela. Administration: Himanshu Thacker (EO) 46
PARTICIPANTS 156 students from 13 schools participated. All Saints College Applecross Senior High School Ashmore College Kingsway Christian College Lake Baptist Joondalup College Mercedes College Murdoch Secondary College Perth Modern School St Mark s College St Mary s Anglican School St Stephen s College Thornlie Senior High School Ursula Frayne College COMMENTS: Boys were in six pools, girls in four pools. Boys played Quarter finals, Semi-finals and Finals after the conclusion of the Round Robin pools. Girls played Semi-finals and Finals after the conclusion of the Round Robin pools. Timing was accurate- This was the maximum number of players able to be catered for with the number of courts and time. Matches commenced at 9.20am and the event concluded at 2.15pm. Students umpired the Finals very successfully Winners were presented with trophies Four students from Kingsway Christian College assisted in management of on-court games which greatly helped as there were some pools of nine pairs. Those players not winning any games during the day were given Be Active water bottles. Many students and teachers expressed their enjoyment of the event. RESULTS BOYS: Winners: Edward Fan & Jason Lee (Applecross Senior High School) Runner-Up: Milain Ranasinghe and Brian To (Murdoch Secondary College) GIRLS: Winners: Katie Zhang & Audrey Liu (Applecross Senior High School) Runner-Up: Keshi Cherry & Caitlin Symons (Mercedes College) 47
AC Sports Classic EVENT AC CLASSIC DATE OF EVENT Saturday 22 nd & Sunday 23 rd Nov, 2014 LOCATION ORGANISERS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS Kingsway International Sports Stadium Event Director: M. Duxbury: Technical Officers E. Glazman, K. Hoare, P. Cocker, C. Harris Announcer :T. Briedis: Assistants: B. Napier, J. Cousins, D. Booth, K. Terry, M. Mason 176 players - OPEN grade, A Reserve Grade, B Grade, C Grade & Junior Division. COMMENTS: The continued sponsorship of the event by Mr ANDREW CHAI, from AC Sports was greatly appreciated. The format of best of three was used in all events, including Juniors. Matches concluded at 9.30pm on Saturday and 5pm on Sunday RESULTS OPEN: Mens Singles: Winner: E. Hung Runner-up: B. Tang Womens Singles: Winner: J. Chua Runner-up: I. Lee Mens Doubles: Winners: W. Hii & R. Darmawan Runner-up: D. Fan & D. Chong Womens Doubles: Winners: C. Diep & A. Yang Runner-up: J. Chua & C. Tam Mixed Doubles: Winners: R. Darmawan & H. Lau Runner -up: A. Belcher & C. Diep A RES GRADE Mens Singles: Winner: K. Takeda Runner-up: K. Tan Mens Doubles: Winners: W Lian Hii & Wee L. Tiong Runner-up: R. Pang & Y. Too Womens Doubles: Winners: R. Thavarnkanlap & T. Wan Runner-up: A. Gooi & I Lee Mixed Doubles: Winners: KJ Teoh & A. Yang Runner- up: K. Takeda & Crystal Diep B GRADE Mens Singles: Winner: J. Ting Runner-up: K. Fan Mens Doubles: Winners: H. Ham Runner-up: M. Han Womens Doubles: Winners: R. Thavarnkanla p& T. Wan Runner-up: H. Dost & S. Dost Mixed Doubles: Winners: J. Ho & R. Thavarnkanlap Runner- up: T. Liu & K. Cooper C GRADE Mens Singles: Winner: A. Renko Runner-up: N. Pathirage Womens Singles: Winner: D. Wan Runner- up: Jasmine Tan Mens Doubles: Winners: W. Sim & Jerry Ting Runner-up: J. Lee & M. Ranasinghe Womens Doubles: Winners: C. Bonifacio & H. Simbolon Runner-up: S.Hegde & P. Shah Mixed Doubles: Winners: S. Tong & A. Lin Runner- up: J. Lee & D. Wan JUNIORS Boys Singles: Winner: P.Yang Runner-up: E. Ng Girls Singles: Winner: B. Teoh Runner-up: A. Williams Boy s Doubles: Winners: R. Harm & M. Kim Runner-up: D. Lawrence & D. Wan Girl s Doubles: Winners: V. Fu & K. Zhang Runner-up: Janice Tan & B. Teoh Mixed Doubles: Winners: D. Wan & D. Teoh Runner- up: R. Fu & V. Fu 48
CARNIVAL TEAM REPORTS Val Nesbitt Trophy and U 15 Championships Title of Competition Dates Event Director Event Referee Venue Australian Under15 Championships 27 th Sept 3 rd Oct Kelvin Hayes Robert Brockman Elphin Sports Centre, Racecourse Crescent, Launceston STAFF: COACH MANAGER UMPIRE Kim Rodgers Eric Low Mark Duxbury PLAYERS: Male Kai Chen Teoh Milain Ranasinghe Sunyee Zheng PLAYERS: Female Bella Liu Gerimay Nicolas Louise Bradford TEAM RESULTS: Match Team Match Games Points Team Match Games Points 1 WA 8 16 336 Tasmania 0 0 141 V 2 WA 8 16 364 NSW 0 1 252 V Lightning 3 WA 8 16 336 Territories 0 0 176 V 4 WA 2 7 327 Victoria 1 6 12 370 V 5 WA 3 7 288 V Victoria 2 5 10 319 Comment on Team performance: The team made a good start against Tasmania on the first day of the tournament. Players all won their matches comfortably and they had a chance to adapt to the new court conditions. They then played NSW lightning in the afternoon. Again, they won all their matches, with both Bella and Gerimay playing hard matches against their opponents before they secured a point each for the team in their singles. The following day, the team only had one match, against the Territories. The team went on to win this round easily, however, Kai Chen injured himself during his singles match and it affected him for the rest of the tournament. With Kai Chen injured, the team had a hard time during their matches against Victoria 1 and Victoria 2. Even though we lost, everyone gave their best. 49
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: RESULTS NAME OF PLAYER RESULTS Kai Chen Singles: 1 st round defeat (injured) Teoh Doubles: Reached 2 nd round (partner: Jason Lee (WA)) Mixed Semi finalist (partner: Bella Liu (WA)) Doubles: Milain Singles: Reached 2 nd round Ranasinghe Doubles: Reached 2 nd round (partner: Sunyee Zheng (WA) Mixed Reached2 nd round (partner: Louise Bradford (WA)) Doubles: Sunyee Singles: Quarter finalist Zheng Doubles: Reached 2 nd round (partner: Milain Ranasinghe (WA)) Mixed Doubles: 1 st round defeat (partner: Rebekah Thomas (TAS)) Consolation: 1 st round defeat (partner: Rebekah Thomas (TAS)) Bella Liu Singles: Champion Doubles: Champion (partner: Gerimay Nicolas (WA)) Mixed Semi finalist (partner: Kai Chen Teoh (WA)) Doubles: Gerimay Singles: Quarter finallist Nicolas Doubles: Champion (partner: Bella Liu (WA)) Mixed Finalist: Runner Up (partner: Felix Wang (VIC)) Doubles: Louise Singles: Reached 2 nd round Bradford Doubles: Reached 2 nd round (partner: Montana Viney (TAS)) Mixed Doubles: Reached 2 nd round (partner: Milain Ranasinghe (WA)) Comments All Individual matches were hard fought and we achieved excellent results with two of the five national titles coming to WA. Bella Liu won the Women s Singles and partnered Gerimay Nicolas to win the Women s Doubles. Gerimay Nicolas was runner-up in the Mixed Doubles with Felix Wang from Victoria. A highlight was the selection of Bella Lui as Sportsperson of the Carnival, winning the Ross and Jan Synot Sportsmanship trophy. 50
REGIONAL U15 TEAM (HURRICANES) REPORT Title of Competition Dates Event Director Event Referee Venue Australian Under15 Championships 27 th Sept 3 rd Oct Kelvin Hayes Robert Brockman Elphin Sports Centre, Racecourse Crescent, Launceston STAFF: COACH Sok Teoh MANAGER Phyllis Jupp UMPIRE Nicolas Els TEAM RESULTS: PLAYERS: Male Jason Lee Rupert Kang William Klein PLAYERS: Female Erin Els Katie Zhang Match Team Match Games Points Team Match Games Points 1 WA 5 10 289 V NSW Dash 3 6 255 2 WA 2 6 331 V South Australia 6 13 368 3 WA 0 0 124 V NSW Thunder 8 16 336 4 WA 0 0 138 V Victoria 2 8 16 336 5 WA 3 6 275 V Queensland 5 11 331 6 WA 5 13 376 V Tasmania 3 7 321 Comment This was the first time WA had selected a second team (with regional players) to compete in this event. It proved a good experience for these young players. It was encouraging to win the first and last matches in this round robin event. The top teams from Victoria and New South Wales were of a high standard and in these matches we were unable to win a game, nevertheless all players kept trying and there were often long rallies. NAME OF PLAYER INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: RESULTS RESULTS Jason Lee Singles: Lost 1 st Round. Runner-up in the Consolation Plate Final Doubles: Lost first round (Partner Kai Chen Teoh (WA) injured. Mixed Doubles: Reached 2 nd round (Partner Katie Zhang WA) Rupert Kang Singles: Lost 1 st Round Doubles: Lost 1 st Round (Partner Shaun Yin SA) Mixed Doubles: Did not play William Klein Singles: Lost 1 st Round Doubles: Lost 1 st Round (Partner Kayden Gardiner TAS) Mixed Doubles: Lost 1 st Round (Partner Erin Els WA) 51
Erin Els Singles: Reached 2 nd Round Doubles: Reached 2 nd Round (Partner Carmen Lim VIC) Mixed Doubles: Lost 1 st Round (Partner Erin Els WA) Katie Zhang Singles: Lost 1 st Round Doubles: Lost 1 st Round (Partner Lisa King ACT) Mixed Doubles: Reached 2 nd Round (Partner Jason Lee WA) Comments The Individual events were challenging though all players can be commended on their efforts. Jason Lee reached the Consolation Plate Final and was a strong loser with a score of 18-21; 18-21. Jason also played well in his Mixed Doubles with partner Katie Zhang. Erin Els worked hard in her singles winning her first match but then came up against the No 1 Seed in Round 2. This was the first experience of a national carnival for most of these players and the experience should benefit them in the future. Manager Phyllis Jupp June Bevan Trophy and Australasian Junior Championships Title of Competition June Bevan Trophy & Australasian U17 Championships Dates 18 th April- 26 th April 2014 Event Director Jack Ngametua Event Referee Dorothy Callister Venue Auckland Badminton Hall, Gillies Avenue, Epsom Country/Town Auckland, New Zealand STAFF: COACH Yuli Zheng MANAGER Kay Terry UMPIRE Annie Sim CHAPERONE Raymond Tan PLAYERS: Male Tyzton Tan (Capt) Gavin Chung Edward Fan Xiang Lin Jasper Tan PLAYERS: Female Bella Yutong Olivia Fianita Julia Nicolas Gerimay Nicolas Sophie Leonard Travel: Airline Date of departure Date of return Name of accommodation Comment Air New Zealand 16 th April 27 th April Best Western, Newport All travel arrangements worked well 52
TEAM RESULTS: Match Team Rubbers Games Points Team Rubbers Games Points 1 WON WA 16 32 672 V Mainland New 0 0 205 Zealand 2 WON WA 14 28 706 V Central New 2 7 503 Zealand 3 WON WA 8 20 708 V Northern New 8 19 687 Zealand 2 4 LOST WA 4 9 521 V NSW Thunder 12 24 607 5 WON WA 11 22 648 V South Australia 5 13 574 6 WON WA 13 27 717 V Vic Rebels 3 10 580 Comment on Team performance. The standard of the competition was very high, with 15 competing teams. WA WON THE BRONZE MEDAL. The match against NSW Thunder was tough with the No 4 girl being injured and unable to play and this strong team went on to become the Silver Medal winners This was the best result for WA in this competition for ten years. INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: RESULTS NAME OF PLAYER RESULTS Tyzton Tan (Capt) Singles: Reached Round 3of the Championship- Lost to the 5/8 seed Doubles: Reached Round 4 of the Championship- Lost to No 2 seed 9/16 seed in XD Mixed Doubles: Semi Finalist Gavin Chung Singles: Semi Finalist Doubles: Semi Finalist Mixed Doubles: Reached Round 4 of the Championships Edward Fan Singles: Reached Round 4 of the Championship -Lost to No 1 seed Doubles: Semi Finalist Mixed Doubles: Reached Round 3 of the Championship Xiang Lin Singles: Reached Quarter-Final of the Championship 9/16 seed in MS Doubles: Reached Round 4 of the Championship -Lost to No 2 seed Mixed Doubles: Reached Round 4 of the Championship Jasper Tan Singles: Reached Round 2 of the Championship Doubles: Did not proceed past Round 1 in the Championship- Lost to No 2 Mixed Doubles: Reached Quarter-Final of the Championship Bella Yutong Singles: Reached Round 4 of the Championship Doubles: Won the Consolation Plate Mixed Doubles: Reached Quarter-Final of the Championship- Lost to No 2 seed 53
Olivia Fianita Singles: Reached Round 4 of the Championship Doubles: Won the Consolation Plate Mixed Doubles: Reached Round 4 of the Championship Juila Nicolas Singles: Reached Round 3 of the Championship Doubles: Reached Round 3 of Championship- Lost to No 3-4 seed Mixed Doubles: Reached Round 3 of the Championship Gerimay Nicolas Singles: Reached Round 3 of the Championship- Lost to No 1 seed Doubles: Reached Round 3 of Championship- Lost to No 3/4seed Mixed Doubles: Reached Round 4 the Championship Sophie Leonard Singles: Did not proceed past Round 1 of the Championship Doubles; Reached Round 2 of the Championship -Lost to 3/4 seed. Mixed Doubles: Reached Round 3 of the Consolation Plate General Comment: The June Bevan Carnival is the largest of the national carnivals and gives players the opportunity to compete against strong competitors in all events. Fifteen teams from Australia, New Zealand and Oceania competed. Most players found the week-long carnival physically and mentally demanding but they all performed to the best of their ability. The TEAM result was excellent as this was the first Team medal (Bronze) won in the age group for ten years. Individual results were also good. Tyzton Tan (and partner Janet Son from NSW) reached the Semifinals of the Mixed Doubles. Gavin Chung reached the Semi-Finals of the Men s Singles and also Semi-Finals of Men s Doubles with partner Edward Fan. Bella Yutong and Olivia Fianita won the Women s Doubles Consolation Plate after being defeated by the 5/8 seeds in the Championships. Kay Terry (Manager) May 2014 CP Madden Trophy & Australasian U19 Championships Kingsway Indoor Stadium, Perth, July 2014. Event Director: Mark Duxbury Assistant Event Director: Judith Cousins Referee: Don Stockins Technical Official: Peter Cocker Secretary: Bruce Napier Treasurer: Kim Rodgers Committee: Dianne Booth, Kay Terry, Samuel Fan Shuttle Control: Doug Brain Announcer/Programme: Trevor Briedis Sponsor: Aries Car Rental Photography: Horseplay Photography 54
The Final Placing s at the conclusion of the CP Maddern team event were: 1 New South Wales Thunder: Gold Medalists 2 Victoria: Silver Medalists 3 Western Australia: Bronze Medalists 4 South Australia 5 New South Wales Lightning 6 Queensland 7 Tasmania 8 The Territories Court Officials Six of the eight competing teams were accompanied by qualified umpires. Local umpires were provided to South Australia and New South Wales Thunder. Individual Championships Seeds for the 5 events were obtained by using the BA national ranking points as at 27/06/2014 Entries MS43; WS38; MD21; WD19; XD39: Results Men s Singles: Winner: Daniel Guda (NSW) Runner up: Anthony Joe (ACT) Plate Winner: John Taing (VIC) Women s Singles: Winner: Joy Lai (VIC) Runner up: Alice Wu (VIC) Plate Winner: Katrina Lowe (NSW) Men s Doubles Winners: Anthony Joe / Simon Wing Hang Leung (ACT / QLD) Runners up: Daniel Guda / Eddie Luk (NSW / VIC) Plate Winners: Kunal Patil / John Taing (VIC) Women s Doubles: Winners: Joy Lai / Grace Ngiam (VIC / QLD) Runners up: Jennifer Tam / Alice Wu (NSW / VIC) Plate Winners: Victoria He / Katrina Lowe (NSW) Mixed Doubles: Winners: Daniel Guda / Alice Wu (NSW /VIC) Runners up: Anthony Joe / Joy Lai (ACT / VIC) Plate Winners: Kunal Patil / Sirina Fan (VIC / NSW) Joy Twining Trophy Winner (Sportsmanship Award) Anthony Joe (ACT) 55
Ede Clendinnen Shield and Closed Championships Title of Competition 2014 Ede Clendinnen Shield Dates 30 Aug -2 Sep 2014 Event Director Craig Booley Event Referee Sanda David Venue Leisuretime Country/Town Geelong STAFF: COACH MANAGER UMPIRE Jason Nowland Kugan Maniam Eugene Glazman PLAYERS: Male Eddie Hung Gavin Chung William Thwe Alphonsus Ng Michael Chan PLAYERS: Female Beth Hollett Janet Son(NSW) Cynthia Tam Jennie Koh TEAM RESULTS: Match Team Rubbers Games Points Team Rubbers Games Points 1 WA 5 13 557 V Victoria 2 8 19 606 2 3 4 5 WA 4 9 528 V Tasmania 9 20 560 WA 5 12 498 V Queensland 8 17 541 WA 1 5 402 V Victoria1 12 25 615 WA 0 0 323 V South Australia 13 26 551 6 WA 2 5 369 V New South Wales 11 22 541 Comment on Team performance. We did not achieve what we hoped for as we expected to be able to produce better results than those shown above. Special thanks to Michael Chan and Eddie Hung who assisted with the coaching when two courts were operating and Coach Jason Nowland was working with the other players. A special thank you to our Junior player, Gavin Chung who was a pleasure to coach and was a valued part of the team. We were not helped by some nagging injuries. 56
Jennie was our least experienced player but she trained twice a week to be prepared for the tournament. Her efforts paid off as by time we left she was our strongest doubles and mixed performer. She gave her all on court. Finishing the team event in last place was very disappointing- this is a position WA has never held before and indicates that much more training and general preparation is necessary if we are to raise our standard. INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: RESULTS NAME OF PLAYER Eddie Hung William Thwe Gavin Chung Alphonsus Ng Beth Hollett Michael Chan Jennie Ko Cynthia Tam RESULTS Singles: first round loss Doubles: first round loss Mixed Doubles: first round loss Singles: first round loss Doubles: first round loss Mixed Doubles: did not compete Singles: Reached second round Doubles: first round loss Mixed Doubles: did not compete Singles: first round loss Doubles: first round loss Mixed Doubles: first round Singles: Reached the quarter finals Doubles: first round loss Mixed Doubles: first round loss Doubles: first round loss Mixed Doubles: first round loss Singles: first round loss Doubles: first round loss Mixed Doubles: first round loss Did not compete The Individual results were also very disappointing with most players being defeated in the first round. The best result was achieved by Beth Hollett who reached the quarter-finals of the Women s Singles, which was quite a good effort. Gavin Hung- still a junior player-did his best at all times and should have gained some useful experience from competing in this event. It was obvious that our players were not at the required fitness level, nor were they competition ready for these Championships. It was disappointing that no Consolation Plate event was organised as first round losers had no further competition. The By Laws have now been changed so the Plate event is a part of the Closed Championships. 57
ACTIVITY REPORTS ACHPER Annual Conference AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION (ACHPER) This peak professional body hold an annual conference. Badminton was one of the sports invited to present a workshop. Name of event Venue ACHPER ANNUAL CONFERENCE ECU: Mt Lawley Campus Date Monday 24 th November, 2014 Presenters Schools (35 in total) Kay Terry, Ali Courtie Five(5) Country Secondary Schools: Bullsbrook College, Albany SHS, Onslow SHS, Jurien Bay DHS, John Paul College (Kalgoorlie) Five (5) Country Primary schools: Dunsborough PS, South Coast PS, Exmouth PS, Margaret River, Bunbury PS, Nine(9) Metropolitan Secondary Schools: Nagle Catholic College, Corpus Christi College, Ursula Frayne College, Mindarie Senior College, Kolbe College, Como SHS, Wesley College, John XX111 College, Ellenbrook Christian College Sixteen (16) Metropolitan Schools: Methodist Ladies College, Greenwood PS, Nollamara PS, St Helens Catholic PS, Wanneroo PS, Spring Hill PS, Good Shepherd PS, Bertram PS, Landsdale PS, Bannister Creek PS, Australian International School, Connolly PS, Newborough PS, Foundation Christian College, Hocking PS Participants (40) Sixteen (16) Secondary Teachers Twenty Four (24) Primary Teachers Two sessions were organised: one for Primary teachers and one for Secondary teachers. The brief was to introduce teachers to the sport of badminton emphasising the planning and organisation in a school situation. All equipment was provided for the workshops and this included the adapted racquets and fluff balls, paper balls etc for simple activities to develop hand-eye coordination with young children. All participants received a file containing: a) Let s Play Badminton - a basic introduction to the sport: history, stretching exercises, warming-up, the shots and simple guidelines for playing singles and doubles. b) Badminton WA Information flyer. c) Flyer on resources and equipment d) Contact for Junior Clubs 58
Feedback from the event organisers was extremely positive with many teachers stating how useful they found the sessions. The presenters noted the difficulty in trying to present so much material in a limited time-frame. This was an excellent way to promote badminton in schools and provided useful contacts. Annual Awards Function Date: 7 th December Venue: Kingsway Sporting Club. All Board Members and their partners, and the Badminton WA Executive Officer and his wife were present, plus Office Assistant, Elaine Lee and her husband. Life Members: Greg Vellacott, Bruce Perryman, Kim Rodgers (accompanied by their wives), Phyllis Jupp, Kay Terry and Judith Cousins were also in attendance. Eighty guests: Officials, players, coaches, families and friends attended. This annual event is held to note the achievements and work of: State Team representatives; Special Awardees Staff and Board of Management This year the Awards Dinner took the theme of an Asian Affair where all participants were invited to dress in this style. The food was an Asian buffet. A red colour theme was set up with Chinese lanterns, balloons and flowers decorating the venue. The four State Teams: Senior, Under 19, Under 17 and Under 15 were all recognised and those players who had represented Western Australia for the first time were presented with Certificates and badges from the WA Department of Sport and Recreation. Those players who gained Australian rankings were congratulated. A Badminton WA SERVICE AWARD was presented to Mr Andrew Chai in recognition of his support for the sport over the last ten years. Andrew provided all shuttles free of charge for Badminton West pennants for six years and since 2009 has sponsored the annual AC Classic tournament. He is currently doing his second term as a Board of Management member. The company recognised his support for badminton, with acclaim. During the evening a display of Interpretative Dancing was performed by Titus Tan (U19 State Team Captain) and his group while Mr Jiten Bhatt performed an impressive solo dance in the Indian style. Music was provided by Mr Andrew Chai. Prizes were awarded for the best costumes (won by Mrs Kerry Vellacott and Mrs Cheryl Coles). President, Mr Bruce Napier, recognised the work of Executive Officer, Mr Himanshu Thacker, and Office Assistant, Mrs Elaine Lee, while all BOM members received a small honorarium. The President also presented a special award to Dr Judith Cousins in recognition of her hard work, enthusiasm and dedication to Badminton WA over the past 6 years that has led to the resurgence of the Association and the Sport in WA. Several quizzes were played, lucky seat prizes were awarded and guests showed their flair on the dance floor. 59
Master of Ceremonies, Trevor Briedis, kept the event flowing and maintained a light and easy atmosphere throughout. This was a successful and enjoyable social end of year function. Club Snapshots Bunbury Badminton Association: Playing Venue: Bunbury Badminton Centre Hay Park Total of Registered Members: 130 Male: 80: Female: 50 (including 100 Seniors and 30 Juniors). Our regular activities during the year include social badminton played on Wednesday mornings, Wednesday nights, Thursday nights and Sunday mornings. We also have a strong pennant competition that is conducted in two series, winter and summer. Our major event for the year is the hosting of the South West Open Championships held in March. We also organised two major fundraising events during the year, a Bunnings sausage sizzle and a karaoke fancy dress night that assists junior player/s to travel interstate for National Junior events. The Association also conducts junior coaching for primary and high school children on Tuesday and Wednesday s. The Association s major challenges revolve around maintaining a relationship with the South West Sports Centre with the aim being to retain our independence as a sport within the Centre. There has been in the recent past an attempt to demolish our Centre and build an all sport centre. Another major challenge is to maintain our floors in a good playing condition due to the deteriorating condition of the centre s roof. If you are interested in joining our club please contact: Julien Bradford on 0414-985-499 Coastal Ladies Badminton Club: Playing Venue: Kingsway Sports Stadium. Total number of registered members: Female: 28 (includes 8 senior members). The club plays every DAY at the Kingsway stadium, with members participating in social matches, club tournaments and club team tournaments. Our major challenge is to attract younger players into the club. Unfortunately this is limited due to the poor crèche facilities at the stadium. We have has also noticed that the popularity of badminton appears to be declining. If you are interested in joining our club, please contact: Karin Iten on 0408-941-162 60
Ocean Ridge Seniors Badminton Club: Playing Venue: Heathridge. Total number of registered members: Male: 23 Female: 38 If you are interested in joining our club, please contact: Beth Price (Secretary) on 0422-392-805. Sorrento Sandgropers Badminton Club Inc. Playing Venue: Duncraig Recreation Centre. Total number of registered players: Male: 6 Female: 28 (All members are seniors). Throughout the season our members enjoy playing social badminton, organised lunches and many raffle draws. We have a number of club tournaments throughout the year that are well supported. Our challenge is to keep our members happy. If you are interested in joining our club, please contact: Cheryl Druyts (Secretary) on 9203-8838. Wallabies Badminton Club Inc Playing Venue: Heathridge Leisure Centre. Total number of registered players: Male: 2 Female: 28 (All members are seniors). We are an enthusiastic social club with a mix of experienced and new players. One of our most significant activities each year is to have a Pink afternoon tea, fund raising for cancer, which is well supported by all. Our challenge is to increase our membership, with over 55 s being welcome. If you are interested in joining our club, please contact: Thelma Richards (President) on 9207-1335 Or Carole Allender (Secretary) on 0409-103-979 61
Wescoast Badminton Club. The Wescoast Badminton Club was established in 1973 and has a long association supporting the Badminton Association in WA. Wescoast Badminton Club plays on Tuesday from 7:30 10:00 pm at Kingsway Indoor Stadium from February to November, utilising five courts for play. It has a friendly and social atmosphere with several social events run throughout the year. The club accommodates a wide range of skill levels allowing members the opportunity to play both at a social and competitive level. Wescoast Badminton continues to promote and support the sport with members actively involved in coaching, umpiring, court official committees and assisting at national events, local tournaments and other activities. In 2014, Wescoast Badminton Club supported the sport with its members participating in BAWA tournaments. With the rising costs of court hire and shuttles, the biggest challenge for Wescoast Badminton Club is balancing income with expenditure. Wescoast Badminton Club hopes to continue its involvement in growing and supporting the future of badminton for many years to come. If anyone wishes to contact the club please email: wescoastbc@gmail.com 62
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