SABERS INVITATIONAL "BADMINTON BASH"


​The Sabers are happy to host high school badminton teams from Nagoya International School
and Canadian Academy for friendly badminton matches.
  • Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, March 6-7, 2020
FORMAT
  • Teams: 8 boys and 8 girls.
  • Singles 1, singles 2, doubles 1, doubles 2, mixed doubles 1, mixed doubles 2.
  • 3 courts.
  • Matches: best of 3 sets; sets to 21 points (win by 2).
  • Shotgun format: next match goes to first court available. Be ready.
  • Warmup: 3 minutes. Hurry.
  • Players judge themselves. Sabers players keep score. Sportsmanship.
  • Non-tournament play: no final places or trophies. ​Playing for the love of the game.
  • Shuttlecocks: plastic Yonex Mavis 2000. SOIS will provide.
ITINERARY
Friday
  • 15:15 - Dolphins arrive at SOIS.
  • 15:30 - enter gym; warm up.
  • 16:00 - start.
  • 18:30 - finish.
  • Overnight - rented futons at SOIS.
Saturday
  • 09:00 - Dolphins vs Falcons.
  • 11:30 - Dolphins finish.
  • 12:00 - Falcons vs Sabers.
  • 14:30 - finish.
2020
  • MATCH SCHEDULE 2020
  • ​RESULTS
  • Summary:
  • Thank you, everyone, for your participation and cooperation. Special thanks to Sabers coaches Mr. Avery and Ms. Ishiuchi-Ray for their organization and help with running the event, and to the Sabers players for scoring. 
2019 RESULTS
  • ​RESULTS
  • MATCH SCHEDULE 2019
  • FALCON DOMINATION (sound familiar?): For at least the 3rd year running, the CA Falcons showed their clear badminton superiority in winning 18 of 20 matches vs the NIS Dolphins and then another 18 of 20 matches vs the host SOIS Sabers. That's a 90% victory rate - not bad. The Sabers took 16 of 20 matches from the Dolphins, reversing the past 2 years' results between SOIS and NIS.
  • Thank you, everyone, for your participation and cooperation. Special thanks to Sabers coaches Mr. Avery and Ms. Ishiuchi-Ray for their organization and help with running the event, and to the Sabers players for scoring. The visiting coaches, as always, were flexible and helpful, and all players were friendly with each other.
2018 RESULTS
  • ​RESULTS  (click to open pdf)
  • FALCON DOMINATION (again): The CA Falcons showed their obvious badminton superiority in winning 16 of 20 matches vs the NIS Dolphins and then 17 of 20 matches vs the host SOIS Sabers. The Dolphins took 14 of 20 matches vs the Sabers. 
  • Thank you, all teams and coaches, for your great leadership and cooperation.
2017 RESULTS
​RESULTS SUMMARY - FALCON DOMINATION: The CA Falcons showed their obvious badminton superiority in winning 17 of 20 matches vs the NIS Dolphins and then 18 of 20 matches vs the host SOIS Sabers. The Dolphins took 13 of 20 matches vs the Sabers. One bright spot for the Sabers was the play of girls singles players Shiori Nakajima and Nanako Ogura who were victorious in their matches.
2017 APAC team, playing at Canadian Academy, Kobe
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