12/5 SATURDAY SCHEDULE IS PUBLISHED. Gym open at 8:00 AM for warm-up. Courts #1-8, 10 & 11 used for the tournament. Do not play on other courts. 

VENUE

San Gabriel Valley Badminton Club (SGVBC), 9255 Telstar Avenue, El Monte, CA 91731

Gym open at 8:00 AM for warm-up until 8:45 AM. There are no other available warm-up courts during the day.

Tournament is only using court #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Players are not allowed to use non-tournament courts. *Refer to the SGVBC venue and court access on the right.

PARKING

You can either park at the SGVBC parking lot or use the parking lot at the El Monte Buddhist Center (3401 Rio Honda Ave, 1 block east of SG1) … Note: adjoining gate at southwest corner of the Center parking lot.

PLAYER CHECK-IN

The tournament will provide an accessory gift for each player to pick up at the tournament desk (gift in lieu of a tournament shirt which was not promised for this tournament, refer to the prospectus).

SEEDING, DRAW & MATCH SCHEDULE

You are responsible for checking your own match schedule on tournament software for main draw and consolation matches. Do not be late!

If there is no time next to a match, it means the match will be played on Sunday.

Sunday match schedule will be published on Saturday evening.

CONSOLATION MATCHES

Consolation matches will be played 1 game 21 points.

PLAYER STAGING AREA

Players will go to the player staging area for check-in ~15 minutes prior to scheduled match time.

Reminder: the player staging area is for players only. The area is not meant for parents/guardians/coaches.

Once court is available, a designated umpire will meet the players at the player staging area to bring them to the assigned court.

LINE JUDGE DUTY

Line Judge responsibility is mandatory after match concludes:

For Saturday matches, both singles players and winning doubles pair must line judge.

For Sunday matches, both singles players and losing doubles pair must line judge.

COACHES

Please check in at tournament desk to validate credential.

GENERAL

Be courteous - do not leave trash laying around and do not ransack any area within the gym.

Please appreciate and respect the host SGVBC, technical officials and volunteers who have dedicated this weekend to help me ensure a smooth tournament experience.

Six Socal junior players (Audrey Chang, Garret Tan, Jaden Chen, Rylan Tan, Tian Qi Alan Zhang, Youshi Chen) representing Team USA at the Yonex Sunrise World Junior Championships 2025 in Guwahati, India

Two Socal seniors Tony Gunawan and Bin Lin earn medals in their respective events at the Amazing Thailand-Pattaya BWF World Senior Championships

 

DEC 6

 

4:55 AM

 

Subscribe to the SCBA newsletter (November 2025 edition) to get the latest updates on what's happening in the Southern California badminton community, and learn more about LA28 Olympics & Paralympics.

• How to Start a Badminton Club
• Line Judge Application
• Umpire Application
• SCBA Member Application (Club)

Learn more about the USA Badminton Museum

 
The SCBA (Southern California Badminton Association) is a non-profit organization founded in 1939, with the objective of promoting badminton and connecting badminton players in the Southern California area:

1.  Promote badminton in Southern California.
2.  Organize, develop and support badminton clubs.
3.  Publish badminton news and “Places to Play Badminton”.
4.  Promote and support badminton tournaments.
5.  Support programs for Junior Development.
6.  Develop quality Line Judges and Umpires.

The SCBA also lends assistance to special projects and establish and administer merit awards, but working as a line of communication between players, clubs and schools is its most important function.