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Top USA Badminton Athletes Compete in 2007 U.S. National Badminton Championships in Orange, Calif.
By Cecil Bleiker // U.S. Olympic Committee // April 2, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A strong field of badminton athletes from throughout the United States, including members of the U.S. National Badminton Team began competition this afternoon in the 2007 K&D Graphics U.S. Adult National Badminton Championships, March 30 – April 1, 2007 at the Orange County Badminton Club in Orange, Calif. Players will compete in men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles for the title of USA Badminton National Champion.
Top names competing in the event include Howard Bach (San Francisco, Calif./Orange, Calif.), Khan “Bob” Malaythong (Rockville, Md./Orange, Calif.), Eva Lee (Orange, Calif.), Mesinee “May” Mangkalakiri (Garden Grove, Calif.), Eric Go (Palo Alto, Calif./Orange, Calif.), Nicholas Jinadasa (Long Beach, Calif.) and Jamie Subandhi (Westminster, Calif.) to name a few.
For complete tournament draw and bracket, please visit www.usabadminton.org.
Tournament play will continue through Sunday, April 1 with the finals action in each discipline. Admission and parking for the U.S. National Badminton Championships is free. The Orange County Badminton Club is located at 1432-A North Main Street, Orange, California 92867-3404. To contact the club via telephone, please call 714-639-6222. Please visit the Orange County Badminton Club Website at www.ocbadmintonclub.com. The Orange County Badminton Club is the largest dedicated badminton facility in the Western Hemisphere.
The U.S. National Badminton Championships, first held in Chicago, Ill. In 1937 is sanctioned by USA Badminton, the National Governing Body for the sport of badminton in the United States. This year’s tournament is the 67th U.S. National Badminton Championships.
For more information, please contact Cecil Bleiker, United States Olympic Committee NGB Services Manager at 719-866-4608. This press release is also available on the USOC’s media specific website at www.usocpressbox.org.
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