Missouri Badminton Club 是由一群羽球愛好者所組成的羽球俱樂部, 本次聖路易羽球邀請賽是由此俱樂部邀請來自伊利諾州,堪薩斯州,加州與威斯康辛州的球友,於Arnold Recreation Center共襄盛舉! 總共有16隊參予男雙賽事,6隊參予混雙賽事! 各選手均是各公開賽的常客, 經過2天激烈的賽事,聖路易地主隊總共有3隊晉級男雙4強準決賽,分別是Bunty & Jim, Jeffrey & Xiaoming, Hull & Jun. Bunty & Jim於八強賽事與第四種子Keng and Chun-Ho激戰三局取勝,順利晉級四強! Hull & Jun 為本賽事的黑馬,一路戰勝第二與第三種子闖入男雙決賽, 對決去年11月賽事冠軍Jeffrey & Xiaoming, 第一局雙方比分互相拉鋸,最終Jeffrey & Xiaoming以二局23:21 ,21:14險勝對手! 至於混雙賽事,決賽由二隊實力堅強的隊伍對決,分別是來自加州的Steve & Ru Zhang 與伊利諾州Norman and Tiffanie, 其中Ru Zhang為前中國廣東省隊一員, 由於二隊都是美國各大公開賽事的熟面孔,實力十分接近, 最終拼戰3盤Steve & Ru Zhang 以21-23, 21-19, 21-12取勝! 其他賽事由來自威斯康辛的Nick & Norman取得B組冠軍, 聖路易中文學校的Wei Huang and Mike 取得C組冠軍 與來自Lawrence & Kansas City 的Tee and Chee Wai取得D組冠軍! 第一天賽程結束後, 選手們於Magic Wok 餐廳享用美食, 該餐廳還特別提供回鍋肉及紅燒豆腐等中國傳統美食給選手們品嚐, 讓所有選手對聖路易留下一個美好回億, 也讓第一天比賽劃下一個完美的句點!
Missouri Badminton Club 非常歡迎對羽球有興趣的朋友加入, 並有專業的教練負責教導初級的球友,也時常與當地及外州的俱樂部舉辦友誼賽, 並積極參予美國各地的公開比賽,俱樂部練習時間為每周四晚間6點半至9點, 週日早上10點至下午1點整, 地點位於Arnold Recreation Center! 球隊網頁網址為http://www.andreypo.com/mobc/ , 有興趣的球友請與隊長連絡, Hull Wu, 314-602-6018!
This past weekend(2/23~2/24), MoBC ( Missouri Badminton Club) hosted another badminton tournament with players from Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Wisconsin and California. There were sixteen teams in the men's doubles event and six in the mixed doubles. The overriding theme that came out of the weekend was the surprisingly good play by the members of the host club. It started with Herman teaming up with Dan from Wisconsin to upset the #6 seeds, the only upset of the first round. But that was just a prelude of things to come. Bunty and Jim pulled off a minor upset of fourth-seeded Keng and Chun-Ho from Illinois in one quarterfinal whereas seventh-seeded Hull and Jun stunned the #2 seeds in the quarters and the #3 seeds in the semis. Their wonderful run led to an all-MoBC final against Jeffrey and Xiaoming, the defending champions from the November event. The top seeds fought off three consecutive game points and won the first game 23-21 and then finished the match with a ten-point run to win the second game 21-14. Nick and Norman from Wisconsin won the B-draw; Wei and Mike from Missouri the C-draw and Tee and Chee Wai from Lawrence and Kansas City the D-draw. In the mixed doubles, Steve and Ru from California defeated Norman and Tiffanie, 21-23, 21-19, 21-12. Overall, the quality of play was higher and much closer than last time with twelve of the 37 matches requiring a deciding third game.
MoBC Website : http://www.andreypo.com/mobc/Contact : 1. Hull Wu , (314) 602-6018, hull.wu@gmail.net2. Jennifer Milne, (314) 776-3768, jdmilne@u.washington.edu
Place : Arnold Recreation Center ( 1695 Missouri State Road, 63010)Practice: Thursday, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM & Sunday 10:00AM - 1:00 PM
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