Dates for the 2012 DC Open were the January 13-15 weekend, see: results and pictures.
For good or bad, we're also an event on facebook.

One of Aamir's amazing pictures from the 2006 DC Open.

the 2012 National Capital ("DC") Open

at the University of Maryland

The DC Open is an annual USAB sanctioned badminton tournament in the D.C. area. You will need USAB membership to play in this tournament.
Is hosted by the University of Maryland Badminton Club , and the Badminton Club of D.C.

Will be played January 13-15, 2012 in the North Gym (HHP, building #225, now renamed the SPH building) at the University of Maryland campus in College Park, MD.
Schedule: (see also: facebook page)

The following schedule is subject to change, as conditions require.
Friday, January 13, 2012
16:00	MS C
16:30	MS A
17:00	WS A, WS C
18:30	MS D
19:00	MS B
19:30	WS B
Approximate finishing time is 22:00 on Friday. Matches are scheduled through semi-finals.

Saturday, January 14, 2012
9:00	 XD S, XD A, MS B/C/D and WS B/C/D finals
9:35	 XD C
11:20	XD B, XD D
11:55	MS S (two preliminary matches only)
13:05	MD A
14:15	WD A, MD C
14:50	MD S
16:00	MD B
17:10	WD C
18:20	WD B
18:55	MD D, WD D
Approximate finishing time is 23:00 on Saturday. All the matches in MD S and XD S are schedule on Saturday. Matches in WD A/B/C/D and MD B are scheduled through semi-finals. Matches in XD A/B/C/D and MD A/C/D are schedule through quarterfinals.

Sunday, January 15, 2012
9:00	 XD A/B/C/D semifinals, WS S
9:40	 MS S
10:20	MD A/C/D semifinals
11:00	MS S-con
11:40	XD A/B/C/D finals
13:00	WS A final
13:40	MS A final
14:20	WD A/B/C/D finals
15:00	MD A/B/C/D finals
Approximate finishing time is 16:00 on Sunday.

Maps and directions:
- An annotated Google Map, and some written directions
- A campus maps. The gym is in west top part of the Health and Human Performances (HHP #255,now caled SPH) building, the Arena Parking Garage (TTG #403) is where you want to park, and is accross a small bridge and path to the north (sort of to the right on this bizarre map) of the gym. Best is to enter the garage going east on University Blvd (MD-193).
- Color coded campus parking map. Careful with your GPS, you don't want be on campus if you've never been here. Use the TTG garage.
- Here's the older direct google maps link to the gym. It also has coordinates for GPS. If you zoom out one step, you will clearly see the path between the gym and the parking garage.
Registration:
1. We now use the online service at tournamentsoftware.com: here
2. Any paperwork (consent forms, checks etc.) should go to:
```
Andrew So
13 Emerald Ridge Ct
Baltimore, MD 21209
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  make checks out to University of Maryland Badminton Club.
Note the deadline has a very strict Friday, January 6, 2012. If by that date your check has not arrived, a $5 penalty automatically applies unless you have made prior arrangements. Also note that entries may be limited if they fill up before that date (typically 32 or 16 per event, depending on the event)
Campus activities, in case you get bored in the gym.
As usual, expect Ronney's services along the sidelines.
Our tournament hotel is the Clarion Inn, with a special discount rate, $70/night with group number 74011 (mention group name UMD-Astronomy Dept/Badminton). Call 1-800-442-1644 or 301-474-2800. Hotel has complimentary breakfast and internet, and also provides shuttle service to the gym on campus, although there is actually a walking path accross the little stream towards campus. See our annotated map.
If you cannot play at our tournament, check out USAB Sanctioned Events, the USAB Region-I events, or US upcoming events
other tournament pages
If you are looking for other clubs to play in the DC/Balto Area (the UM club is restricted to UM people) see our Badminton in the DC and Baltimore area list.
Or if you also want to do sightseeing in our Nation's Capital .
January is known to have an occasional snow shower... we should know well in advance if there is a chance for cancellation.
We have a list of winners from the past years, and of course full results from the past few years:
- 2012 RESULTS and some pictures: peter, .... (more to come)
- 2011 RESULTS and already a starting album from Peter Neil, Larisa, Svetlana, and Ann. There was also a VOA newscast.
- 2010 RESULTS with some pictures from: Peter (or here), Po, and Anne. Again this year CTV76 came by and reported it on the local news, here is the video
- 2009 RESULTS with some pictures,
- 2008 RESULTS with some pictures, and even a CTV newscast.
- 2007 RESULTS. Pictures from Peter, John E De Freitas, Aamir Khwaja, and Anne Weathersby.
- 2006 RESULTS. With a new U-levels and a bit of snow on Sunday. Pictures from Peter, Aamir, Shashi and Anne)
- 2005 RESULTS (the first real Winter with snow). Pictures from Peter, and Aamir Khwaja). There is also a story in the Gazette! And we now also have the DCjr results. Due to the accidental use of masking tape in the gym, our club had to clean Cole Field House a few months later, which was such fun.
- 2004 RESULTS (the first in the Winter, and some pictures)
- 2003 - no event,since the planned october 2003 became the new january 2004 slot for DCOPEN.
- 2002 - no event due to Miami Classic overlap! (but we did organize an impromptu mini-DCOPEN to fill the courts)
- 2001 RESULTS (turned out to be the last one held in the Fall)
- 2000 RESULTS (some pictures)
- 1999 RESULTS
- 1998 RESULTS
- 1997 RESULTS
- 1996 RESULTS
- 1995 RESULTS
- results before 1995 are available on paper
A retrospective view: a small selection of pictures through the years...

teuben@astro.umd.edu

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