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Thank you to everyone who participated in this years Baltimore Badminton Charity Open!
We had over 140 participants and raised $2,286 for the American Red Cross bringing the total amount raised since the events inception to $80,930!
We hope you enjoyed good competition, good friends, and had a fun weekend in Baltimore!
I would like to start off by Congratulating our 2023 Winners & Finalists (actual brackets shown below)!
Open Mens Singles won by Hashem Choudhry over AJ Wilfong
Open Womens Singles won by Arushi Raghavendra over Ying Meng
Open Mens Doubles won by Karthick Gunasekaran & Eric Truong over Steven Page & Roman Gneidov
Open Womens Doubles won by Taylor Chao & Lydia Chao over Hannah Nguyen & Nitcha Thanasit
Open Mixed Doubles won by Taylor Chao & Alan Premkumar over Nitcha Thanasit & Yanan Liu
Senior Mens Singles won by Victor Provencal over Anoopdas Madambumana
Senior Mens Doubles won by Anoopdas Madambumana & Sandeep Kasat over Senthil Ramachandran & Tim Zhao
Senior Womens Doubles won by Manori Nadesalingam & Gina Nguyen over Sandy Chan & Lisa Liem
Senior Mixed Doubles won by Sandeep Kasat & Gina Nguyen over Manori Nadesalingam & Victor Provencal
In my second year as the event organizer, I continue to learn what it takes to run a successful event. This yea’s Charity Open would not have been possible without the mentorship and support of Rick Wiker. Rick continues to guide me with the planning of the event and ensures that everything runs smoothly at the desk on tournament day!
Also, principally to thank is Thomas Plakkal, Thomas lent his years of experience running the tournament desk and in addition provided help setting up and preparing for the event. Thank you to Kevin Liu for stringing at the tournament and for donating a significant portion of the proceeds to the American Red Cross. Thank you to Kristina Page for your help at the T-shirt desk. Lastly, special thank you’s to Liyan Song, Ming-Yu, Long Meng, and all the members of the Loch Raven Badminton Club who donated their time to help set-up and clean up the tournament.
We are very grateful to our amazing sponsors: Din Khaled REALTOR®, Roman Gniedov (Cinnabon Sponsor), Towson Hot Bagels and The Towson Perfumery. A special shoutout to Din Khaled REALTOR® who has been a generous supporter of this tournament for many years, Din also helped in the preparation of the event. Please consider patronizing all our sponsors as a thank you!
We offer enormous thanks and appreciation to both the Loch Raven Badminton Club and the Catonsville Badminton Club. The Loch Raven Badminton Club for allowing the use of their facilities, equipment, and for the support and participation of their members. The Catonsville Badminton Club for their generous financial contribution to the American Red Cross and for the support and participation of their members.
Our tournament backdrop was designed by Ying Meng and this year’s logo was designed by Stephen Hessenauer, thank you both!
Finally, please send any photos you would like to be shared and be featured in our 2023 photo album! You can send them in a reply to this email, or to me directly.
I can’t wait to see everyone next year!
Sincerely,
Steven Page
Here are the Brackets for 2023
Note: After you open the spreadsheet, click on DISABLE MACROS to get quicker response
Open Mens Doubles won by Karthick Gunasekaran & Eric Truong over Steven Page & Roman Gneidov
Open Mens Singles won by Hashem Choudhry over AJ Wilfong
Open Women's Doubles won by Taylor & Lydia Chao over Hannah Nguyen & Nitcha Thanasit
Open Womens Singles won by Arushi Raghavendra in a round-robin
Open Mixed Doubles won by Taylor Chao & Alan Premkumar over Nitcha Thanasit & Yanan Liu
Senior Mens Singles won by Victor Provençal over Anoopdas Madambumana
Senior Mens Doubles won by Anoopdas Madambumana & Sandeep Kasat over Senthil Ramachandran & Tim Zhao
Senior Womens Doubles won by Manori Nadesalingam & Gina Nguyen in a round-robin
Senior Mixed Doubles won by Sandeep Kasat & Gina Nguyen over Manori Nadesalingam & Victor Provençal
Senior Women's Singles not played this year
2023 Photos (none yet)
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