Mission Statement:
To encourage young athletes to play badminton Recreationally, Competitively, Nationally and Internationally.
Recreationally - thousands of young people in all kinds of settings playing badminton and having fun.
Competitively - young athletes competing in local and national tournaments, having had the coaching and training necessary to play their best in formal competition.
Nationally - individuals and teams competing in elite regional tournaments and Junior Nationals to become the best in the U.S.
Internationally - individuals and teams representing the U.S. across the world.
*US Junior Badminton is not an official website of USA Badminton, the National Governing Body for Olympic Badminton in the U.S. USA Badminton is a membership organization and all badminton players- Juniors, Collegiate, and Adult are encouraged to join USABadminton. Our goal is to help the sport grow.
Congratulations to all of the winners,
and thanks to everyone who participated and helped organize
the 2008 New England Junior Open.
| GS | BS | GD | BD | XD | |
| U11 | combined with U13 | James Sullivan (MYB) | combined with U17 | Kyle Kliss/ James Sullivan (MYB) | Manning Sears/ Nicole Frevold (MYB) |
| U13 | Phyllis Lin (MAU) | Critter Rodts (MYB) | combined with U17 | Alex Cheng/ Jerry Yang (MAU) | Jerry Yang/ Zandra Ho (MAU) |
| U15 | combined with U22 | Lee Chern (MAU) | combined with U17 | Kyle Maulden/ Zach Miller (MYB/PA) | combined with U19 |
| U17 | combined with U22 | Daniel Berdichevsky (MAU) | Kaili Chen/ Phyllis Lin (MAU) | combined with U19 | combined with U19 |
| U19 | combined with U22 | Daniel Berdichevsky (MAU) | combined with U22 | Lee Chern/ Philip Donlon (MAU/MYB) | Jeechee Chen/ Rachel Liao (MD) |
| U22 | Rachel Liao (MD) | -- | Min Chern/ Rachel Liao (MAU/MD) | -- | -- |
For complete results please refer to tournamentsoftware.com
The Mid Atlantic Juniors and the Collegiate Championships are to be held in Bryn Mawr, PA this year. The deadline for entries is November 24. Categories include: U11, U13, U17, U25, and singles, doubles, and mixed doubles for Collegiate Nationals. For more information and entry information refer to usbadminton.net.
The 2008 NEJO has been scheduled for November 15-16. For event details or questions please contact Dee Colcord at DAColcord@aol.com. The entry form is available below.
The annual USBDF Winter Junior International Championships will be held at Orange County Badminton Club from Dec 19-21, 2008. International junior players interested in participating include: Wales, Peru, Canada, Guatemala, and Mexico.
Attached is the entry form which can be found at www.ocbadminton.net as well. This year, USBDF is waiving the entry fees for U9 players, International players, and non-California players.
For more information please contact Widya Susanto at widmeister@yahoo.com.