After a competitive selection process which displayed the exceptional level of talent and commitment of many of our young BC badminton players, athletes nominated to compete at the 2015 Western Canada Team Championships are as follows:
COACHES
- Morgan Van Huekelom
- Lisa Davison
U15 TEAM
- Wenjun Ouyang
- Nik Cruz
- Victor Huang
- Nathaniel Franco
- Mandinu De Silva
- Nestor Lin
- Wendy Zhang
- Annie Chow
- Stephenie Ho
- Valeena Van Heukelom
- Stella Seo
- Jacqueline Fei
U17 TEAM
- Kevin Luo
- Konrad Van Heukelom
- Daryl Yang
- Maric Son
- Jonah Lee
- Adrian Fan
- Qingzi Ouyang
- Yoko Ujike
- Michelle Yeung
- Sarah Chan
- Jessica Yuen
- Ina Huang
Badminton BC nominated these athletes based on selection criteria and performance results at the following tournaments:
- VLTBC Junior Open (September 26-28 2014)
- HCC Junior Open (October 17-19 2014)
- VRC Remembrance Day Junior Open (November 7-9 2014)
- Yonex Alberta Junior Elite (November 7-9 2014)
- Black Knight Island Junior Open (December 5-7 2014)
The 2015 Western Canadian Championships will be held January 9 to 11 at Hollyburn Country Club in West Vancouver. Joining the competition will be teams from Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba. Badminton BC is confident that the level of talent among both athletes and coaches on Team BC will secure our performance outcome of gold at the Championships.
Athletes wishing to appeal this nomination list may do so by following the appeal process as outlined in the selection document. Deadline for receipt of written appeals will be December 15th by 4:30pm PST and should be sent via email to the Badminton BC office, attention Penny Gardner, Executive Director at executivedirector@badmintonbc.com.