Congratulations to COBA team member Kyle Thompson for being awarded The Male Athlete of the OWG badminton games for his sportsmanship. It was noted that Kyle was very respectful towards his opponents especially by acknowledging their good shots. Kyle was also noted for his unbiased line calls regardless of how they would impact the match. 

The COBA executive would also like to personally congratulate Kyle (and all those who have coached him) for displaying such sportsmanship no matter how competitive the environment. 

As a matter of fact, the entire team represented our district responsibly and competitively. Well done! (Check out The Back Court and The Photo Page for more on the OWG.)

CANADIAN COLLEGES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BADMINTON NATIONAL CHAMPIONS CROWNED!

 ETOBICOKE, ON (Mar. 7, 09) – Championship Saturday is now complete and the gold medals proudly hang from the necks of the victors at the 2009 Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Badminton National Championships, which were held at Humber College in Toronto. A large crowd of over four hundred badminton enthusiasts were treated to some of the best badminton action in Canada.  

The Humber Athletic Centre in Toronto was host to a full slate of games on Saturday, as along with the gold medal games the bronze medals were also competed for. When the dust settled on the day thirty players were able to call themselves national medalists.

 The host, Humber  College, had players on the podium for the first time in history as the Men’s Doubles team of Alang Luangrath and Charlie Lay won the bronze medal. In Men’s Singles competition Raymond Wong matched that feat with a three set win over his brother Mark, also of Humber.

 “Badminton continues to raise its level of play, as the athletes always compete at their maximum level” says CCAA National Badminton Convenor Alf McGuire, “Some of the best players in Canada ply their trade on the college stage”.

 Complete Medal Listing:

Men’s Singles:                   

GOLD:                    Dan Kai/ACAC

SILVER:                   Shawn Zhang/BCCAA

BRONZE:                Raymond Wong/OCAA

Women’s Singles:

GOLD:                                Lynn Huang/BCCAA

SILVER:                   Ogul Kaltakci/ACAC Wildcard

BRONZE:                Yang Sun/ACAC

Men’s Doubles:

GOLD:                    Alvin Lau & Chin Lin Li (BCAAA)

SILVER:                   John Vandervet & Alan Chow (ACAC)

BRONZE:                 Alang Luangrath & Charlie Lay (OCAA) 

Women’s Doubles:

GOLD:                    Stephanie Ko & Melody Liang (BCCAA) 

SILVER:                   Reshma Bhambhani & Grace Box (ACAC)

BRONZE:                 Samantha Sheppard & Heather Schultz (OCAA)

Mixed Doubles:

GOLD:                    Joey Vandervet & Sinead Cheah (ACAC)

SILVER:                   Andy Cheung & Amy Leung (BCCAA)

BRONZE:                  Mike Del Fante & Kayla Odorizzi (OCAA)

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2009, National Championship Results
February 2, 2009 - Ontario Badminton Association 

Congratulations to all the Ontario players.

MS won by Andrew Dabeka, with Joseph Rogers and Stephan Wojcikiewicz in 3/4, and Andy Lam defeated in the final of the consolation event.

MD Kyle Hunter (with Timothy Ma) in second and Mike Beres (with Alvin Lau) in 3/4, and Sam Mahmoodzadeh (with Phillippe Charron) won the consolation event with Andy Lam and Nathan in 3/4.

WS Michelle Li took second place, losing to Anna Rice in the final.

WD Alex Bruce and Michelle Li took second place, with Stephanie Ko (with Melody Liang) and Fiona McKee (with Denyse Julien) in the 3/4 places, and Caroline Cheung and Katie Dejak were in second place in the consolation event.

MX Fiona McKee (with Will Milroy) won the mixed with Mike Beres (with Doris Piche) in 3/4, and Sam Mahmoodzadeh and Katie Dejak won the consolation event.

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COBA District Championship Results 2007/2008 Season held at the Ridges Badminton Club