2012 Maryland Junior Open

May 5-6, 2012

NERRC, Parkville, MD

Preliminary results here, and some pictures
Registration: You can register electronically here . Registration deadline was April 21, 2012, but we have extended the deadline by a few more days to gather all the pairs.
First Time Matches: here is the list of all first match times
Sanction: The tournament is USAB sanctioned and will follow all its rules and regulations. All players need to be a USAB member, or purchase a new membership ($40/year invidual, or $50/year clubs)
NOTE: We highly recommend you register/update your membership using the USAB railstation website first, and then register for MDJO.
Venue: NERRC (our new location, but still in Baltimore!)
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Northeast Regional Recreation Center  (NERRC)
       7501 Oakleigh Road 
       Parkville, MD 21234
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I-695 (Baltmore Beltway) to Perring Parkway (South). Proceed to the third traffic light (Oakleigh Road). Left onto Oakleigh Road and then an immediate left into the parking lot of Recreation Center.

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Events: BS, GS, BD, GD, XD (played in U9, U11, U13, U15, U17, U19 and U25). A maximum of 3 events per player is allowed. Eligibilty determined by age as of 31-Dec-2012. Events may be combined if too few participants, at the discretion of the organizing committee. This year MDJO is not a ranking tournament, as we alternate with NEJO.
Registration & Fees: Entry fees will be $50 for first two events, and $20 for the third event. To enter, complete the electronic registration form and mail a check with all applicable (tournament and USAB) fees and the signed consent form to:
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    Peter Teuben, 
    11104 Glenn Brooke Ct.
    Glenn Dale, MD 20769

    Make checks payable to:    Diane S. Bohr -- Badminton Club 
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Entries must be received no later than midnight Friday April 21, 2012. There will be a late registration fee of $5, as well as changes to your entry after this date (if allowed by the tournament referee).

Schedule of Events: Our rough estimate of gym hours to cover:

Saturday May 5: 
   8.00am              Gym Opens/ Registration
   8.30am - 9.00pm     Gym times , there will be some breaks for lunch/dinner


Sunday   May 6 :
   8.30am              Gym Opens
   9.00am - 3.00pm     Gym time (most Semi-Finals and Finals games)
			(we're likely to finish around noon)

and here are the first match time for all players.

Hotel: We have no special arrangements with nearby hotels, but a list is here

Committee:

  Tournament Director: Gary Chao
  Registration: Peter Teuben (teuben@astro.umd.edu)
  Gym preparation: Richard Shingles
  Accounting: Diane Bohr
  Tournament desk: Eliot Bohr, Andrew So, Billy Huang
  Tournament referee:

Sponsors:
Montgomery County Badminton Families (MCBF)
Loch Raven Badminton Club
Supreme Sports Supply, Inc. (Ronney Choong) will be present at MDJO, offering many services and badminton stuff, including restringing. 301-924-4918. email: sssinc855@cs.com
Winex
2012: Results and some pictures
2011: Results and Peter's pictures
2010: Results and Peter's pictures
2009: Results Peter's pictures, and Anton's pictures
2009 and before: N/A.

If you cannot play in this tournament, have a look at other USAB Sanctioned Events or USAB Region-I events, or subscribe to the yahoo DC badminton mailing list.