EIGHT HAWKS IN SEARCH OF OCAA BADMINTON GOLD
ETOBICOKE, ON: The Humber Hawks badminton team, currently the number ranked team in the country, will look to build on their West Regional success at the upcoming OCAA Championships. This coming weekend, February 16 & 17/18, Mohawk College will host to the top three finishers in each discipline from the East and West Divisions.
The top two players/teams from each discipline will also punch their tickets to the upcoming CCAA Championships, which are being held on March 1-3/18 at Concordia University in Edmonton.
The Humber Hawks will place participants in all five events, including three doubles teams that took gold at the West Regionals two weeks ago at the University of Toronto – Mississauga.
HUMBER PARTICIPANTS
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Maria Nguyen – 3rd in West Regional
Defeat Centennial 21-15, 21-16 (1-0)
MEN'S SINGLES
Jonathan Young – 3rd in West Regional
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Chloe Rowe & Elizabeth Duong – 1st in West Regional
Defeat St. Clair 21-14, 21-11 (1-0)
MEN'S DOUBLES
Darcy Schmidt & Cameron Lai - 1st in West Regional
MIXED DOUBLES
Crystal Qu (Yuying) & Arpit Teneja - 1st in West Regional
SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 15, 2018
6:00 pm @ DBARC Practice Time
7:00 pm @ DBARC Practice Time
8:00 pm @ DBARC Practice Time
9:00 pm @ DBARC Practice Time
Friday, February 16, 2018
8:30 am OCAA Championship Awards Banquet @ Courtyard Marriott Hotel (Lancaster Room A&B)
11:00 am Coaches Meeting @ Mohawk College DBARC Room R016
11:00 am Open Practice
12:00 noon National Anthem, Opening Ceremonies & Championship group photo
12:15 pm Round 1 & Round 2
3:15 pm Round 3 & Round 4
Saturday, February 17, 2018
8:00 am Open Practice
9:00 am Round 5
1:30 pm Playoff and Medal Rounds and Medal Presentation
TBA CAA Team Meeting (R106) following medal presentations
VENUE
Mohawk College – Fennell Campus
DBARC – David Braley Athletic & Recreation Centre
135 Fennell Ave West, Hamilton, ON L9C 0E5
4 courts in 3rd gymnasium will act as official playing surface
Gymnasium 2 will have bleachers & chairs available for viewing purposes and round tables and chairs for sitting
