Updates on A events
Due to small size of A Singles and Doubles draw, the schedule has been changed.
A Singles - All matches played and completed on Saturday
A Doubles - All matches played and completed on Sunday

Starting Time of All matches will be posted on Thursday evening.
Saturday - All Singles and Mixed Doubles
Check In Time - 8:00am (We have large draw. Please arrive on time!)
D MS (Men Singles) - 8:30am
Djr U16 (Girl Singles) - 10:00am
B MS (Men Singles) - 11:00am
D WS (Women Singles) - 11:30am
Djr U16 (Boys Singles) - 1:00pm
C MS (Men Singles) - 1:30pm
A MS (Men Singles) - 2:00pm (Final at around Saturday 6:30pm)
C WS (Women Singles) - 2:30pm
D MX (Mixed Doubles) - 4:30pm
B MX (Mixed Doubles) - 5:00pm

Sunday - All Doubles
D MD - 8:30am
D WD - 9:30am
B MD - 11:00am
B WD - 11:30am
U16 MD/BD - 1:00pm
C MD - 1:30pm
C WD - 1:30pm
A MD - 2:00pm (Final at around Sunday 5:30pm)

Canceled Events
B WS event has been canceled

List of Players ( View List 02/20/09)
Please check your events to ensure that you are registered correctly.
Any questions or problems, please create a Support Ticket at http://support.baopen.org.
We cannot add events or players at this time because the tournament is full.
 
2. Directions and Parking ( Map of SPX-44A Gym )
Note: Downtown San Jose can be confusing. Come early to find parking space and the gym so that you do not get defaulted from your match.

The SPX-44A Gym is in the central section of Spartan Complex Building beside Yoshihiro Uchida Hall, and located near the crossing of 4th Street and E. San Carlos Street.

- The nearest parking facility is SJSU 7th Street - South Garage (You need to buy Day Permit, about $8/day, to avoid getting a parking violation/ticket )
- Discounted and Free parking is available through San Jose Downtown Parking

• Direction to San Jose State University
  
• San Jose Downtown Parking 
• Google Map of 7th Street - South Garage
• Image of Gym location (Large Image - 452K)
  

NOTE: Please be on time for your match. We have a very large number of players and draws. We will enforce the 5 MINUTE DEFAULT in order to run the tournament smoothly.

For 2009, the BASS badminton training has been restructured in order for the Coach to be able to create a more solid program to create results in training our students. Please review the training schedule and pricing for 2009 for more details.

Furthermore, online registration is now available for students/parents to register online. Credit card payment is accepted through PayPal during the registration process. [ Online Registration ]

It has been an intense 2 day battle for the Yonex Bay Area Open Fall 2008 champion titles. Many previous national, junior national, and club players from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and India attended the tournament. Audience were awed and pleased with the superb badminton play, and the champions were relieved to finally hold the Bay Area Open championship trophies.

Here is a partial list of the A/Open winners:

Men Singles:
1st Place - Fan Zhang (China)
2nd Place - Hock Lai Lee (Malaysia)

Men Doubles:
1st Place - Halim Haryanto (Indonesia) / Ben Lee (USA)
2nd Place - Candra Kowi (Indonesia) / Nick Jinadasa (USA)

Mixed Doubles:
1st Place - Hock Lai Lee (Malaysia) - Prisicilla Lun (USA)
2nd Place - Candra Kowi (Indonesia) - Sarah Chan (USA)

The list of players of Yonex Bay Area Open Fall 2008 has been published. Please check your name and event. This is a draft and not the final list. The list is tentative with some players may be removed if requirement is not met. Doubles partner that has not registered and paid yet may be dropped. We DO NOT accept anymore add in the tournament. The tournament is very large with 300+ players. Questions can be directed to http://support.baopen.org.

List of Players (HTML) as of 11/07/08 @ 6:15pm (Last update)

Participants should arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the participated event(s). You don't have to check-in in the morning if you do not play in the morning.

1. Schedule of Play for each events.
    FINAL SCHEDULE.

• SATURDAY
  
• 07:30am - Check - In
  
• 08:00am - D Men Singles
• 08:30am - B Men Singles
• 10:30am - C Women Singles
• 12:00pm - D Women Singles
• 12:30pm - A Men Singles (Final at approximately 5:00pm)
• 02:00pm - C Men Singles
• 04:30pm - D Mixed Doubles
• 05:30pm - C Mixed Doubles
• 05:30pm - A Mixed Doubles (Final at approximately 8:00pm)
  
• 06:00pm - B Mixed Doubles
  

• SUNDAY
• 07:30am - Check - In
  
• 08:00am - D Men Doubles
• 08:30am - B Men Doubles
• 10:30am - C Women Doubles
  
• 01:00pm - A Men Doubles (Final at approximately 5:00pm)
  
• 01:00pm - C Men Doubles
  
• 02:00pm - B Women Doubles
• 03:00pm - D Women Doubles
  

2. Directions and Parking ( Map of SPX-44A Gym )
Note: Downtown San Jose can be confusing. Come early to find parking space and the gym so that you do not get defaulted from your match.

The SPX-44A Gym is in the central section of Spartan Complex Building beside Yoshihiro Uchida Hall, and located near the crossing of 4th Street and E. San Carlos Street.

- The nearest parking facility is SJSU 7th Street - South Garage (You need to buy Day Permit, about $8/day, to avoid getting a parking violation/ticket )
- Discounted and Free parking is available through San Jose Downtown Parking

• Direction to San Jose State University
  
• San Jose Downtown Parking 
• Google Map of 7th Street - South Garage
• Image of Gym location (Large Image - 452K)
  

NOTE: Please be on time for your match. We have a very large number of players and draws. We will enforce the 5 MINUTE DEFAULT in order to run the tournament smoothly.

Yonex Bay Area Open Fall 2008
$1,500 Total Prize Money
Date: November 8 - 9, 2008
Venue: San Jose State University
Registration: Online Registration ( CLOSED )
(Number are limited to each event flight to ensure tournament runs on time)

Join in one of the most anticipated badminton tournament in the Bay Area. This year Bay Area Open is hosted at San Jose State University gymnasium. We will also limit the number of players that participate in each event flight to help increase the quality of the match and improve the flow of the tournament.

UPDATE 11/2/2008:
Registration has been closed. Due to a large number of participants, we will not be adding more players to the tournament to ensure that we have enough time to finish it. We apologize for the inconveniences.

BASS Badminton training for the Fall 2008 will start on August 23rd. We have changed our hours for the training to help students to learn better. The Intermediate/Advance class has been adjusted from 2 hours to 3 hours to include 1 hour of physical training and cool-down. The Beginner class has been changed to have a lower teacher to student ratio of 1:4 and shorter class time from 2 hours to 1 hour and 15 minutes. If you have any questions, please contact your coach or registration.

NOTE: Previous Online Registration problem has been corrected (09/03/08 - 11:00pm)

Registration is now open - Click here to register using Secure Online Registration

Interested in playing badminton tournament for a good cause? Join Smashtopia - a fundraiser for the Sichuan earthquake victims. ( PDF Registration Form )

What: Smashtopia - Singles and Doubles Badminton Tournament
When: Sunday - August 10, 2008
Where: Smash City Badminton Club
Who: Terrence Pang - Tournament Director (Run by Homestead HS Badminton Club)
Why: Helping the Sichuan Earthquake Victims
Sponsored by :
- Badminton Alley - The Badminton Specialist
- Smash City Badminton Club
- Yonex USA

Yes... Summer is the BEST season to learn badminton in the Bay Area because students can attend it daily and continuously under the guidance of  qualified badminton coaches and without thinking other subjects such as math, science, history, etc. This repetition of daily trainings and tutelage of a good coach will help students to improve their skill at a much faster rate.

Bay Area Open  organization has weekly Summer Camps that are taught by qualified coaches who has experiences in coaching and competing in the sport of badminton. One of our assistant coaches is a Junior National and CCS boys singles champion Terrence Pang who has taught in the organization for the past year.

Don't miss the chance to learn badminton this Summer. Enroll now! ( Online Registration )

Looking to learn or improve your badminton skill during the Summer? Check out our Summer badminton training camp that will start on June 16. The camp composed of 4 days badminton training per week for $90 per week per participant. For more information, please check out our Badminton Summer Camp 2008 page for more info.

We have posted the BAJO list of players on the web. Please check it out to ensure that all events are listed correctly. If there is any mistakes, please let us know by contacting us using our Support Ticket at http://support.baopen.org. Final schedule of play will be posted on Friday morning. Please check back in the morning.

     [ List of BAJO Participants (Updated 05/23 - 4:00PM) ]
     [ Map to San Jose State University - SJSU Gymansium Map ]
     [ Link to FREE Parking in SJ Downtown ]
     Recommended 4th St across SJSU Martin Luther Library
     Another Recommendation - Behind Kinko's between 2nd St and 3rd St (Not sure if it's free)

Schedule of Bay Area Junior Open (BAJO) matches:
SINGLES (SATURDAY)
09:00 AM - U11 Boys Singles
09:00 AM - U11 Girls Singles
09:00 AM - U15 Boys Singles
09:00 AM - U15 Girls Singles
09:30 AM - U19 Boys Singles
11:00 AM - U19 Girls Singles
11:30 AM - U13 Boys Singles
12:30 PM - U13 Girls Singles
01:30 PM - U17 Boys Singles
02:30 PM - U17 Girls Singles

MIXED DOUBLES (SATURDAY)
01:00 PM - U11 Mixed Doubles
03:00 PM - U13 Mixed Doubles
05:00 PM - U19 Mixed Doubles
05:30 PM - U17 Mixed Doubles

DOUBLES (SUNDAY)
09:00 AM - U11 Boys Doubles
09:00 AM - U15 Boys Doubles
09:00 AM - U19 Boys Doubles
09:30 AM - U11 Girls Doubles
09:30 AM - U19 Girls Doubles
01:00 PM - U17 Girls Doubles
01:30 PM - U17 Boys Doubles
02:00 PM - U13 Boys Doubles

Schedule of Bay Area Senior Open (BASO) matches:
Senior 70+ : 11:00am (Sunday)
Senior 90+ : 11:30am (Sunday)