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2011 Western Canada Summer Games

Report on the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games

September 22, 2011

The Games were held in Kamloops from August 9th to August 14th. Badminton was scheduled during the week of August 11th – 14th.  The Kamloops Host Society, the City of Kamloops, worked extremely hard for 4 years to ensure that we all had the best possible experience at the Games. And let us not forget to mention the volunteers who worked tirelessly to help achieve this goal.

A total of 8 teams participated from the Western Provinces and Territories, with 5 men and 5 women from each team.  The competition format was Round Robin – head to head results “tie format”, followed by finals.

We are very proud of our team for winning the gold medal.  This would not have been possible without the self-motivation, dedication, and team spirit of our players.  Clinton Wong and Christin Tsai, our Team Captains, were instrumental in leading our team to victory.  Clinton and Christin were selected to carry the BC flag at the Closing Ceremonies, and to receive the Western Canada Summer Games Cup which Team BC won for the 10th consecutive time.  A special mention here of you, Phil Weier, Julia Chen (VP High Performance), and Ken Thiesen, for the hours of preparatory work and support.  I would like to make mention here of the players and recognize the efforts of their personal high performance coaches who are continuing to work towards their long-term development:

Clinton Wong – Hollyburn – Coaches Julia Chen and Alex Wong
Sam Dunner – VLTBC – Coach Ram Nayyar and Thushan De Silva
Christin Tsai/Nathan Choi/Benny Lin/Eileen Wong/Vanora Lo – ClearOne – Coaches Darryl Yung, Sandiarto, and Ronne Runtulalo
Candice Ip – Victoria – Coach Keith Anton
Katrina Cheng – Ace – Coach Harry Pan
Duncan Yao – VRC – Coaches Calvin Holoboff and Ximing Yao

My participation as Coach at the Games, close on the heels of the Canada Winter Games, has been very challenging and gratifying.  I would like to thank the Province of BC through the Team BC Program, Board and Staff of Badminton BC, Team Manager Lisa Davison, Mission Staffer Cindy Simpson, Team BC Mental Performance Consultant Lauren Jones, Chef de Mission Irene Schell, Assistant Chef Bruce Wasylik, Performance Director Marc Bowles, and especially the athletes for the opportunity to help lead Team BC Badminton to victory at these Games.

Regards,

Abdul Shaikh
2011 Western Canada Summer Games Team Coach

Western Canada Summer Games Team Announcement & Manager Application

June 3, 2011

Badminton BC is currently accepting applications for the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games Team Manager.  Please click here to download the Team Manager application.

I am pleased to announce Badminton BC's 2011 Western Canada Summer Games Team:

Male:                                Female:                           Team Coach:
Sam Dunner                       Christin Tsai                      Abdul Shaikh
Clinton Wong                      Vanora Lo
Nathan Choi                        Candice Ip                       Team Manager:
Benny Lin                           Katrina Cheng                   TBD
Duncan Yao                        Eileen Wong

Sincerely, 

Julia Chen
Badminton BC - VP High Performance

Short List

Males                          Females
Clinton Wong               Christin Tsai
Sam Dunner                Emily Chung                              
Duncan Yao                 Helen Ip
Benny Lin                    Katrina Cheng
Matt Downton              Candice Ip
Nathan Choi                Vanora Lo
Jason Sun                   Eileen Wong
Michael Wu                  Melinda Ng 

With the 2010/11 Badminton season fully underway, we had to make minor modifications to the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games Criteria based on some hard-learned lessons and changes in Badminton BC High Performance.

If you are an eligible athlete or the coach of a potentially eligible athlete, please review this document carefully.  If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to directly contact Phil Weier, Technical Director – philw@badmintonbc.com

If you are interested in representing British Columbia in the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games as a Team BC representative, you must fulfill the following requirements:
 

1. Meet the eligibility criteria listed in section 2.0

2. Submit your letter of interest by January 5th, 2011 that acknowledges that you wish to participate in the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games selection process and will attend the Games  from August 5-14, 2011 in Kamloops, BC if selected.  Please confirm by email to Phil Weier at philw@badmintonbc.com

3. Attain performance results by competing in the events identified in section 3.2

Reminder #1 – ‘Short List’ placement will be evaluated by adding your top 3 results.  Therefore a poor performance in one event could be over-ridden by a stronger result at a previous or future event.

Reminder #2 – National-level events are worth more points than Provincial-level events.

Reminder #3 – Final Team placement will consider head-to-head results over the full selection process.  Participation in the May Training Camp is MANDATORY for all athletes that are named to the ‘Short List”.

2011 Western Canada Summer Games Criteria - Amended 

December 10, 2010

1.0 Team Composition:

• Five male athletes, born in 1992 or later;
• Five female athletes, born in 1992 or later; and
• One Manager and One Coach, of which one must be female and one must be male.

2.0 Athlete Eligibility:

• Athletes must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
• Athletes must be members in good standing with Badminton BC.
• Athletes must submit a letter of request to be added to the 2011 WCSG Long-List by January 5th, 2011.
• Athletes must not be current national senior team members and/or holding a current senior card (as defined by Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program), nor represented Canada in the Pan American Games, Commonweath Games, Olympic Games, Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, or World Championships.
• Athletes must be available for any pre and post-selection training opportunities planned by the HPC and/or Team Coach.
The only exception is for injury, illness or other tournament commitments.  This exception request must be submitted by written letter along with a letter from, in the case of injury or illness, a doctor who treated the athlete and in the case of another tournament, the athletes Coach of Record.
• Athletes must have participated in a minimum 3 Junior Ranking Events by March 7th, 2011.

Eligible events are listed here: http://badmintonbc.com/page.aspx?id=3022

3.0 Team Selection Criteria:

Athletes will be chosen based on the following:

3.1 Long-List

All age eligible athletes who have confirmed their commitment to be able to attend the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games as a Team BC representative by January 5th, 2011.

3.2 Short-List

The Selection Committee will select the top eight male athletes and top eight female athletes to form the “2011 Western Canada Summer Games Short-List,” as follows:
• top four men’s singles athletes;
• top four women’s singles athletes;
• top men’s doubles team (must have played a minimum of 3 tournaments together);
• top women’s doubles team (must have played a minimum of 3 tournaments together); and
• top mixed doubles team (must have played a minimum of 3 tournaments together).

Players will be evaluated by the cumulative total of their top 3 results:

National and Provincial Circuit events are identified here: http://badmintonbc.com/page.aspx?id=3022

Should all eight male and/or eight female athletes not be chosen as per above, the Selection Committee will choose the remaining male and female athletes, based on overall results from ranking tournaments between September 2010 and March 7th, 2011. Athletes with results in all three events will be given greater consideration over athletes with results in only two or one event.

3.3 Final List

The Selection Committee will select up to top four males and top four females  (including one male alternate and one female alternate) from the “2011 Western Canada Summer Games Short-List” as follows:

• top men’s singles athlete;
• top women’s singles athlete;
• top men’s doubles team;
• top women’s doubles team; and
• top mixed doubles team.

Final placing will be determined based on head to head results from events in the following order of priority:

1. Training Camp May 20-22, 2011
2. 2011 National U-19 Championships;
3. Badminton Canada U-19 National Junior Elite Circuit Events held between September 2010 and April 2011;
4. 2011 U-19 Provincial Championships;
5. Badminton BC U-19 Provincial Ranking Events held between September 2010 and April 2011;
6. 2011 National U-16 Championships;
7. Badminton Canada U-16 National Junior Elite Circuit Events held between September 2010 and April 2011;
8. Badminton BC U-16 Provincial Ranking Events held between September 2010 and April 2011;

The Committee will select all remaining spots based on each individual athlete’s ability to assist the team, “To win a gold in the team event”  as displayed in their results in BC Junior Ranking events in the 2010/11 season and taking into consideration the previously selected team representatives.

4.0 Selection Timeline:
 
• January 2010 – HPC published the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” selection criteria.
• June 2010 – HPC invites all athletes who meet the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” selection criteria to join the program.
• July 2010 – All athletes to confirm participation in the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program.
• Up through November 2010 – HPC adds further athletes into the 2010/2011 “Team BC – Training to Win” program (if applicable).
• December 2010 – HPC reviews and modifies the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games Criteria
• January 5th, 2011 – All eligible athletes must submit written confirmation to HPC that they will commit to attending the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games if selected and be available for any pre and post-selection training opportunities planned by the HPC and/or Team Coach.
• January 10th, 2011 – HPC to publish “2011 Western Canada Summer Games Long-List” and send each athlete their current Ranking Points
• February, 2011 – HPC to announce Team Coach and Team Manager
• March 14th, 2011 – HPC to publish “2011 Western Canada Summer Games Short-List”
• March 21st, 2011 – Deadline for submission of appeals or letters for additional athlete consideration
• May 20-22, 2011 – Team Training Camp (venue to be determined). Mandatory attendance for all Short-Listed athletes
• June/July – Team Training opportunities to be determined by HPC, Team Coach and Team Manager
• August 5-14 2011 – Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops, BC.
 

5.0 Appeal Process:

Athletes and Coaches may submit an appeal to the Appeals Committee for non-selection based on the following grounds:
• Selection was not made according to the rules; or
• There was reasonable apprehension of bias or conflict of interest by selector(s).
A deposit of $50 is required for an appeal; it is refunded if the appeal is successful. Appeal must be in writing to Badminton BC and post-marked within two weeks of the selection date.

6.0 Other:

For information on the Kamloops 2011 Western Canada Summer Games - http://2011wcsg.ca/