Mike Chen

Age: 48
Born: San Francisco, CA
Current home: Setauket, NY (Long Island)
Club: Miller Place Badminton Club & Garden City Badminton Club
Racquet: Prince Lightning, Strung with Natural Gut @ 25 #'s/Main Strings...Synthetic Gut @ 26 #'s/Cross Strings
Occupation: Program Manager for Lockheed Martin
Email: MHCHEN1@aol.com
Achievements: Mike has made his presence felt in the Northeast by coordinating coaching and players clinics, as well as providing stringing services at various tournaments.
Tourneys: Boston Open D Doubles Winner, Mid-Atlantic Open Sr. Doubles Consolation Winner, Eastern States Open Senior Doubles. Clinics/Exhibitions: 1994 - Brownsville & Crown Heights; 1995 - Independence Day Bash with Steve Butler, Kevin Han, Fred D'Amours (Canada), & Darren Hall (England) @ Miller Place; 1996 - 1st ever Coaches' Certification Clinic in US @ Miller Place, NY with David Shaw & Chibing Wu; 1997 - Coaches Certification/Player s clinic @ MIT (Cambridge, MA) and @ Portland Athletic Club (Falmouth, ME). Current Position: Chairperson - NE Region Coaching Certification
Favorite Quote: "There are 4 pillars to the Chinese style of Badminton...Speed, Accuracy, Aggressiveness, and Variety" ... (Liu Jian)