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NBL Badminton Pro League

no@spam.com (Richard Vaughan) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:00:00 BST

The 2010 National Badminton League will be offering live streaming of all matches this season as the LA Strings, Pasedena Racquets and California Walnuts go off against each other in a three match tie competition taking place over Sunday 25th-Tuesday 27th July.

Some of the worlds top badminton players will be on display after the US badminton open. The matches will be taking place at these venues/times

Sunday July 25 - Los Angeles @ Pasedena - 4:00pm (PST - GMT-7)
Monday July 26 - Los Angeles @ California - 7:00pm (PST - GMT-7)
Tuesday July 27 - California @ Pasedena - 7:00pm (PST - GMT-7)

Thomas Selected for Commonwealth Games!

no@spam.com (Richard Vaughan) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:30:00 BST

The RVBA’s Sarah Thomas was today confirmed as officially qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. A great achievement for the seventeen year old, adding to her double national title success earlier in the year. This season Sarah has reached the highest rankings of 48 in mixed doubles, 60 in ladies doubles, and 107 in Ladies singles.

Sarah commented “It’s great to be selected for Wales; I have been waiting some time to hear confirmation so now I can concentrate on the hard training that needs to be done to be ready for Delhi. The only negative is that Rachel (Thomas) and I seemed to have missed out in the ladies doubles which is a pity as we must have been awfully close to selection.”

RVBA Head Coach Richard Vaughan "The Commonwealth Games will be a great learning experience for Sarah, and hopefully will give her the experience needed for events later in the year such as the European Junior Championships where she will hopefully be competing for a medal. I am sure India will do a great job with the Games, and as Badminton is a popular sport there it will be a terrific experience for all the team."

With just over 3 months until the start of the 19th Commonwealth Games, all eyes will be fixed on Delhi, who will play host to the Games between 3rd October – 14th October 2010. The 19th Games will be the largest multisport event held in India's capital city. This year’s Games will be the 2nd time the event has been played in Asia, the last being Kuala Lumpa 1998. Welsh Badminton has had success in past games including Gold at the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpa (Kelly Morgan) and Bonze in Manchester 2002 (Richard Vaughan).

Badminton will run throughout the games from 4th-14th October at Delhi’s Siri Fort Sports Complex alongside the Commonwealth Squash event.

US Badminton Open

no@spam.com (Richard Vaughan) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:30:00 BST

Yonex US Badminton Open Grand Prix Gold 2010 - Update - The RVBA's Alistair Casey has arrived in Los Angeles from Melbourne for the $120,000 event taking place in Orange County, California this week.

A strong Asian and European contingent makes up the draw, in the Men’s Singles 64 main draw seedings are headed by Olympic and World Champion Taufik Hidayat, Indonesia and Dicky Palyama, Netherlands.

Alistair unseeded this week is first up on court against Denmark’s no.16 Seed, Rune Ulsing, Tuesday morning 9am, Los Angeles (GMT -7), please follow the link for live updates …

Direct Sports Badminton Specialists

no@spam.com (Richard Vaughan) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:30:00 BST

The RVBA have linked up with a new partner in Direct Sports, a online Badminton Specialist who stock the latest Head Badminton equipment.

Direct Sports supply a wide range of quality goods for a variety of sports to a variety of customers including retail, clubs, schools, associations and more. Through investment in professional infrastructure, people, facilities and a strong focus on customer service, we've become a major UK sports supplier over the last 7 years of trading.

As sports specialists we help you make an informed choice by supplying accurate product information, detailed images and strong customer support for any queries you may have about Direct Sports or our products.

Badminton Coaching Basics

no@spam.com (Richard Vaughan) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:00:00 BST

With glittering sports tournaments raging across the globe, sports in general have gained a lot of mileage in the global media. Out of all these sports, Badminton is gaining popularity.

For those who want to excel in badminton, it’s very necessary for them to make a mark by excelling through their performance. Initially, the game of badminton seems to be an easy one, but on the contrary, professional players will argue that it requires a player to be vigilant enough to cope with the tough requirements of the game. Badminton trainers are special people who are experienced and have full command over the techniques used for training. People who have a strong will power and determination can excel in sports. Some people are unable to participate in sports because of their weak economic conditions. Availability of resources plays another significant role in determining the caliber of a person who is trying to make it big in sports.

Tips and advice given to the players make them better day by day. Within no time, the same players have a upper hand in the game. The players can make a mark by dominating the match with their extra skills. These skills allow these players to perform at the international level. Some of the badminton tips are as follows:

BADMINTON PRACTICE

It is rightly said that “Practice makes a man perfect”. It is very important for a badminton player to practice a lot so that his focus and observation improves which in turn will help in reducing the chance of missing a hit to a shuttlecock. By practicing hard, a badminton player can get to know the tricks to dodge his opponent which can help him score better points.

Australian Badminton Open Draws

no@spam.com (Richard Vaughan) — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:30:00 BST

The draws have been released for the 2010 Yonex Australia Badminton Open Grand Prix.

The men’s singles field looks to be the strongest, with Vietnam’s Nguyen Tien Minh lining up as top seed, but with stern competition from last year’s runner-up and India Open champion Alamsyah Yunus of Indonesia and 2008 New Zealand Open winner Lee Tsuen Seng of Malaysia. Seeded 4 in the Men’s Singles Alistair (RVBA) has a bye in the first round.

The top seed in women’s singles will be Japan’s Megumi Taruno, who is in search of her first Grand Prix title but her teammate, World Junior Championship runner-up Misaki Matsutomo, will be anxious to put her recent disappointment in the Super Series behind her.

Badminton Coaching - Badminton Footwork

no@spam.com (Richard Vaughan) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:00:00 BST

What happend to Badminton footwork?

Delhi Target for Badminton Ace Thomas

no@spam.com (Richard Vaughan) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:00:00 BST

World ranked badminton player Sarah Thomas, a teenager from Whitchurch in Cardiff, is still dreaming of Commonwealth Games’ selection.

Welsh badmitnon selectors will make their decisions for the Games, being held in Delhi during October, soon.

Sarah, aged 17 and an A level student at Whitchurch High School, is rated among the leading badminton juniors in Europe.

South Korea Badminton Win Ladies World Team Badminton Championships

no@spam.com (Richard Vaughan) — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:00:00 BST

South Korean Badminton women shuttlers clinched their first ever Uber Cup team title here Saturday by dethroning reigning champion China 3-1 in a supreme final.

It was the first time that South Korea badminton had won in their six clashes with China in the finals of the women's badminton team championships.

"This is a historic day for Korean badminton. We reached the finals five times before and we were beaten in all five by China. But today it was a different story, we were not the second fiddle.

"We've had enough of losing to the Chinese. The players were determined to break the jinx and we did it in Kuala Lumpur," said South Korea's head coach Kim Jong Soo.

Bae Seung Hee gained a morale-boosting opening point for the South Koreans by beating China's world No. 1 Wang Yihan in straight sets 23-21, 21-11 in the first singles match before Lee Hyo Jung/Kim Min Jung lifted the team to a 2-0 lead with a tough win against Ma Jin/Wang Xiaoli, the leading doubles in the world, in more than one hour, 18-21, 21-12, 21-15.

Thomas goes out to Malaysian at Sussex Elite

no@spam.com (Richard Vaughan) — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:00:00 BST

Welsh Badminton star Sarah Thomas almost pipped the Sussex Badminton Elite Open champion Anita Kaur from Malaysia in the Last 16 of this years event.

In the first round match Thomas defeated English No8 Jo Dix 18-21, 21-6, 21-13. That lined up a last 16 match versus Malaysian Kaur.

In the first set Thomas although on top for most of the game lost 15-21. In the second set Thomas was able to take her advantage winning the set 21-15. In the final set the Malaysians experience won the day and the match 15-21.

A great performance against the Malaysian badminton ace who went on to win the tournament comfortatbly.

RVBA badminton Coach Richard Vaughan commented "It was a great performance by Sarah, it was just a pity she could not have been else where in the draw as that should have been the final. Still it shows Sarah what she is capable of and gives her some goals for the summers training."