United States Badminton Development Foundation

December 20, 2006 - Letter from Widya Susanto:

On behalf of the USBDF management, I would like to thank the following contributors for the success of 2006 Winter Junior International Championships. This was a very overwhelming task for a first time Tournament Director, such as I. Without the contributions and sacrifice of these individuals we couldn’t have achieved such great results. It was a real pleasure for me to work with each and every one of you.

Assistant Director:
Tiffany Prajudha

Match Controllers:
Christina Orita, Frances Fujinami, Catharine Lee, Jessica, Eva Lee, May Magkalakiri

Announcers:
Alexandra, Nancy, Rulein Yeh, Rulan Yeh, Miriam Prell, Christina Orita, Frances Fujinami, May Magkalakiri

Computer Program Entry & Reporting:
K. Hardi, Carol Bryan, Catharine Lee, Panita, Anoma, Vimla, Christina Orita

Match Result Wall Posting:
Patrick Jen, Marvin Lin, Joanne Chen, Vimla

Shuttle Distribution:
Linda Shen

Umpire Coordinator:
Jay Lin, Raju Rai

Awards Coordination:
Eti Gunawan, Linda Shen

T-Shirts:
Steven Wong, Calvin Lin

Luncheons:
Tim Mangkalakiri, Pamela Tan, Helen Lin, Chin Yi Shieh

Medical Officer:
Linda Shen


Clean Up coordinators:
Calvin Lin, Shun Fujinami

Facility Setup:
Coach Cai Zi Min

Tournament Sanctioning & Entry Form:
Montri Chew

Tournament Program & Internet Updates:
Montri Chew

Photographers:
Nick Mangkalakiri, Mellissa

Registration Desk:
Helen Lin, Tim Mangkalakiri,  Kevin Orita, Vimla, Penny Subhandi, Dora Chu, Chin Yi Shieh

Data Entry and Verification:
Panita Phongasavithas

Umpires:
Ed Matanga, Tom, Jay Lin, Catherine Lee, David Lee, Aris Shu, Yungche Kuo, Megan Chiu, Monica Lee, Taylor Prell, Sandy Wu, Francis Fujinami, Christina Orita, the players and parents.

Additionally, I especially would like to thank my mentor, K. Hardi, for his advice and guidance throughout the tournament process, to Eti Gunawan for her advice and tournament expertise, to Carol Bryan for being patience, her guidance, and constructive critics, to Fred Coleman for providing the necessary seeding, and to Tim Mangkalakiri for coordinating and multi-tasking countless tasks.

And, last but not least, thanks to our sponsors Yonex, OCBC, K&D Graphics, and Linda & Perry Shen.

On a personal level, I would like to thank the USBDF management to give me the opportunity to run this tournament.

Regards,
Widya Susanto
Tournament Director