| Queensland Team Nomination Form
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Queensland Team is seeking nominations for the 2008 Queensland Team. The team will travel to Darwin to compete in the National Championships in September. Nominations for the team close 16 July 2008. Please return your nomination form to secretary@qba.net.au There is an expectation that those interested players will participate in the Queensland Open held on 19-20 July 2008. Please see the link below for the nomination form.
2008OpenTeamNominationForm124.doc
| Queensland Badminton Championships
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The Queensland Badminton Championships will be held on 19-20 July 2008. Click on the link below for the entry form and more details
QldOpenEntry2008Final123.doc
| Draw - Gold Coast Championships
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Please click on the link to see the draw for this weekends Gold Coast Badminton Championships
| Gold Coast Open Championships
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The Gold Coast Open Championships will be held on the 28th & 29th of June 2008 at the The Southport School. Entry forms can be found here and further information is available at www.badmintongoldcoast.info or by emailing info@badmintongoldcoast.info.
| Recent Regrades at City of Brisbane
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As a result of their excellent performances at the City of Brisbane Badminton Championships the following players were upgraded. Simon Leung - C Grade Serena Tas - C Grade Janet Yuen - C Grade Melissa Hubsher - C Grade Alexandra McClenaghan - C Grade Erin Jarrett - C Grade Andy Ng - B Grade Andy Lau - B Grade Susan Lee - B Grade Reina Oka - B Grade Alex Ho - A Grade Cheuk Nam Ip - A Grade Darren Leng - A Grade Wendy Chen - Open Grade Congratulations to these players
The Queensland Badminton Association is raising funds by selling the 2008/2009 Entertainment Book. Selling for $60, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Entertainment Books will help fund Queensland Junior Teams attend the National Championships. Entertainment Books contain hundreds of 25-50% off and two-for -one offers from popular restaurants, cinemas, hotel accommodation, the arts, and sporting events. there truly is osmething for everyone, with high value offers from Avis, Warner Bros Movieworld, Crown Towers, Hamilton Island, and many more. To order your copy of the Entertainment Book, email your order to Ashleigh on ashleigh.marshall@qba.net.au.
The Qld Under 17 team participated in the 2008 June Bevan Carnival and Australasian Championships over Easter. The team placed a credible 8th overall in a tournament with 16 teams from Australia and New Zealand. Wendy Chen was again the stand out player of the team in both the teams and the individual events. Wendy was a semi finalist in both the girls singles and doubles (with partner Christina Chan) and a quarter finalist in the mixed doubles (with partner Mitchell Wheller). As a result of her performances, Wendy achieved the following Australian rankings in the U17 age group: Girls Singles: 2 Girls Doubles: 1 with Christina Chan Mixed Doubles: 2 with Mitchell Wheller On the boys side Mitchell Wheller also played well and achieved the following Australian U17 rankings: Boys Singles: 7 Boys Doubles: 3 with Leslie Yau (NSW) Mixed Doubles: 2 with Wendy Chen Wendy was also awarded the Val Nesbitt Trophy which is awarded to the player of the tournament who exhibits the highest standards of sportsmanship, personality , court demeanor, player ability and appearance. Well done to not only Wendy and Mitchell but all members of the Qld U17 team for the efforts and behaviour. Thanks also to Ulf Lundquist and Vivian Chan for taking on the roles of coach and manager of the team.
| Qld Associations Successful in Badminton Australia Equipment Grant
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Badminton Oceania have donated 75 rackets, 20 dozen plastic shuttles and 10 nets to Badminton Australia for development purposes. This equipment was available for registered clubs/associations to apply for junior development purposes for a schools program initiative.
Two Queensland Associations have been successful in their applications for the Badminton Australia Equipment Grants. The Sunshine Coast Badminton Association will receive 25 rackets, 5 tubes of shuttles and 4 new nets. The Brisbane Badminton Association will receive 25 rackets and 5 tubes of shuttles. Well done to these Associations
| 2008 State Team Coaches and Managers
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The Queensland Badminton Association is currently seeking expressions of interest for volunteer Coach and Manager Positions for the following 2008 Queensland teams: U15 Team 30 September - 4 October 2008, Altona, VIC Open Team 1-7 September 2008, Darwin, NT If you are interested in any of these positions contact the QBA at: secretary@qba.net.au.
| Rockhampton Badminton Carnival
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 Rockhampton PCYC Badminton Club held a Badminton carnival over the Easter break - 23rd March. PCYC members from Emerald, Yeppoon and Rocky participated in round robin events: - Mens doubles, Ladies doubles, Mixed doubles . All players totally enjoyed playing in the carnival. Rocky hope to hold such carnivals more often - to encourage players of all ages to have Fun playing badminton.
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