The City of Memphis, TN, Division of Park Services, will hold its annual Senior Games Badminton Tournament on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at the Davis Community Center at 3371 Spottswood Ave. The various events start at the following times: Mixed doubles are at 9:00 am. Standard Doubles are at 10:00 am. Singles are at 11:30 am. Participants must be fifty years of age or older. The deadline for signing up is April 15, 2003. For further information, please call (901)761-2462 or visit any Memphis Center for Senior Citizens.
St. Louis Delegation Dominates Tournament
Iwabuchi from UT Martin takes Men's open title
After a lack-luster performance last spring, the St. Louis contingent returns to Memphis to take four out of five open titles in the Memphis Open Badminton Tournament.
The tournament, which took place on November 17, 2001, attracted badminton aficionadoes from Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. A total of 55 players participated in the one-day event.
In the pool of 30 men in the open singles bracket, it was Kazuhisa Iwabuchi from UT Martin who defeated Yaowu Zhao from Nashville to capture the crown. Zhao was the champion from last spring's W.T. McDaniel Oepn. His finesse game is well-known to the participants in the region. However, Iwabuchi wowed the crowd with his quickness, precision, and power to dominate the event.
Headed by Mary Ann Bowles, the team from St. Louis combined experience of the older players with the energy and power of the younger players to take the remaining titles. Kristin Artman won the women's singles gold; James Seal and Jeetendra Dayaldasani took men's doubles; and Kristin and Mary Ann won women's doubles title. In the mixed doubles category it was Kristin and Jeetendra who defeated teammates Mary Ann and James to win the event.,
In the masters division, Jim Hicks of Memphis won men's singles and Russ Bolwes from St. Louis and Len Williams from Omaha, NE won gold in men's doubles.
Please go HERE for complete tournament results and photo gallery.
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