Another Drexel/UPenn showdown

Drexel Badminton found themselves on Penn grounds again February 21st, 2009.
The reason? Dinner and shenanigans.

DOF was a bit too shallow but you get the idea.

Some of us like spicy food. Some of us like to add hot sauce to our spicy food. And some of us are Devi.

After devastating Koreana and terrifying the hosts/hostesses at Chili's, we raided 7-11 and headed to the Rodin housing building to enter... THE UNDERGROUND. It's not exactly what you think it is.

Abandon hope all ye who enter here.

We spent the evening pitting our best against each other in ping pong, foosball, and pool. Thank you to An and Devi for planning the whole thing. Penn, we went easy on you this time.

The evidence is here.

Edit: Penn also wrote about the evening. I will do the socially acceptable blaggy thing and cross-post. Cheers.

-VK

Mid-Atlantic Classic 2009 Results

I LIKE SUSHI.

What? Another one-post week? You ought to cut this guy's salary. That is, if he got paid for doing this. But no, he doesn't.

We were at Bryn Mawr College for Mid-Atlantic Classic 2009 from February 13th-15th, 2009. Somehow, we always seem to find our way back to the Main Line time and time again. Tournament results are here.

Drexel Badminton highlights:

• Zdravko Tyankov - Men's Singles - B Level Quarterfinalist
• Peter Thai - Men's Singles - B Level Quarterfinalist
  
  
• Chern-Hooi Lim and Yehan Ranasinghe - Men's Doubles - A Level Quarterfinalists
• Chunyin Li and Henrik Lam - Men's Doubles - B Level Quarterfinalists
• Zdravko Tyankov and Peter Thai - Men's Doubles - B Level Consolation Quarterfinalists
• Anna Luong and An Nguyen - Women's Doubles - A Level Consolation Quarterfinalists
  
  
• Ta Lin - Mixed Doubles - B Level Consolation Quarterfinalist
• Peter Thai and Xiang Mao - Mixed Doubles - B Level Consolation Semifinalists

Photos from me are scarce. Peter Teuben's gallery is much meatier.

This tournament was a bit of a wake-up call for Drexel Badminton. We could've done better. Much better.

Change is a-brewin'. I can feel it. In fact, if I may borrow from Phil Collins, I can feel it coming in the air tonight.

You just wait and see.

-VK

Practices Cancelled for week of 02/16/09

Good day everybody,

Many events are occurring at the gym this week. Two of them will affect you, badminton club members.

• Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 (6:00 - 9:00 PM): Drexel Badminton (Women's) vs. Bryn Mawr
• Friday, February 20th, 2009 (5:00 - 9:00 PM): Drexel Wrestling vs. George Mason

The badminton courts will be CLOSED during these times. Therefore, practices will be cancelled on Tuesday and Friday. We apologize for the inconvenience.


-VK

Results of IBA Matches against UPenn

One post a week is pretty good, innit? No? Well, I'm trying.

The Drexel Badminton team squared off against UPenn for friendly IBA matches last week. We hosted UPenn's women's team on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at the DAC. Thursday, February 5th, 2009 saw the men's team at Hutchinson Gym on UPenn's campus.

Anna convincingly faked a career-ending leg injury while Yehan, a newly-joined team member fresh from Sri Lanka, dominated his matches with aplomb.

The results:
Drexel vs. UPenn [Women's]: 4-5
Drexel vs. UPenn [Men's]: 5-4
Drexel vs. UPenn [Mixed]: 3-2

Too close for comfort, but Drexel edged out to become the winner of this exciting bout. Well played, all.

Edit: Here's a straight copy/paste job from Mindy Lee of UPenn with the results of each match. If you have any problems with it, I don't wanna hear it. Thanks.

Mixed Team results: Drexel def. Penn 3-2
Men's doubles: Chad/Jason lost to Chern/Yehan 16-21, 16-21
W Doubles: Devi/Mindy def. An/Anna 19-21, 21-19, 21-14
M Singles: Sanket lost to Yehan 13-21, 14-21
W Singles: Devi def. An 21-12, 19-21, 21-12
Jimmy Lin/Devi lost to Chern/An 15-21, 16-21

Men's team results: Drexel def Penn 5-4
Doubles
1 Chad/Jason lost to Chern/Yehan 16-21, 16-21
2 Jimmy Lin/Sanket def. Zdravko/Peter 21-17, 20-22, 21-14
3 Jimmy Ma/Swee def. Vincent/Arthur 18-21, 24-22, 21-15

Singles
1 Sanket lost to Yehan 13-21, 14-21
2 Jimmy Lin lost to Cher 16-21, 9-21
3 Jason T def Zdravko 21-15, 21-13
4 Chad def Peter 21-19, 21-19
5 Swee lost to Vincent 21-11, 17-21, 19-21
6 Jimmy Ma lost to Linh 21-15, 18-21, 16-21

UPenn Women def. Drexel Women 5-4
Doubles
1 Devi/Mindy def. An/Anna 19-21, 21-19, 21-14
2 Yue/Jennifer lost to Xiang/Jackie 5-21, 21-23
3 Angela/Michelle lost to Sara/Yung 21-14, 22-24, 14-21

Singles
1 Devi def An 21-12, 19-21, 21-12
2 Yue lost to Xiang 11-21, 11-21
3 Mindy def Anna 21-9, 21-12
4 Jennifer def Jackie 21-15, 21-14
5 Angela lost to Sara 17-21, 17-21
6 Michelle def Yung 21-11, 21-11

-VK

So you. So Yang. So wow!

-VK

Mainline Doubles 2009 Results

Here's the deal. I don't actually know the results.

But I have photos up and that's as good of an excuse as ever to make a post about them.

I am rather fond of the 35mm f/2 now, of which this set was predominantly shot with. Let me know your favorites.

-VK

How well does your shuttlecock perform?

Unsure of your next shuttlecock purchase and worried about getting the best bang for your buck?

Fear not, for Linh has tipped us off to another great resource. Originally posted at the Badminton Central forums, a user by the name of "DinkALot" has reviewed nearly 100 different shuttlecocks based on qualities such as flight accuracy, shuttle durability, and impact feel. Be sure to note the shuttles in bold; they are the top rated shuttles.

Direct link to the shuttle review.
Please note that at the time of this post, the review was last updated 03/23/08, and shuttle quality can vary with every batch.

-VK