February 21, 2012 -The CCAA has confirmed athletes competing in the 2012 CCAA Badminton National Championship March 1-3 at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C.

The tournament includes championship teams from the four participating conferences, the host team and a wildcard team from the ACAC. The following athletes will compete:

Men’s Singles
Luke Couture, Langara Falcons (PACWEST champion)
Bob Sharma, Douglas Royals (PACWEST host team)
Dan Kai, NAIT Ooks (ACAC champion)
Josh Wong, Concordia Thunder (ACAC wildcard)
Simon Yip, Humber Hawks (OCAA champion)
Ryan LaBelle, Dragons de Sainte Anne (ACAA champion)

Women’s Singles
RuiLin Huang, Douglas Royals (PACWEST champion)
Alisa Young, Langara Falcons (PACWEST host team)
Grace Box, Concordia Thunder (ACAC champion)
Ellexis Lathan, NAIT Ooks (ACAC wildcard)
Tracy Wong, Humber Hawks(OCAA champion)
Heather Murray, Mount Allison Mounties (ACAA champion)

Men’s Doubles
Luo Wei / Simon Wu, Douglas College (PACWEST champion)
Willis Kwee / Andy Wong, Kwantlen Eagles (PACWEST host team)
Jonathan Chang / Jason Chou, NAIT Ooks (ACAC champion)
Coady Duncan / Jie Sim, Concordia Thunder (ACAC wildcard)
Dayvon Reid / Mark Wong, George Brown Huskies (OCAA champion)
Justin Barkhouse / Bryan Downey, Mount Allison Mounties (ACAA champion)

Women’s Doubles
Rosalynn Chong / Veronica Yeung, Capilano Blues (PACWEST champion)
Lisa Chen / Any Leung, Douglas College (PACWEST host team)
Mizuki Awai / Mary Smith, Red Deer Queens (ACAC champion)
Sinead Cheah / Jessica Yu, NAIT Ooks (ACAC wildcard)
Alyssa Woon / Renee Yip, Humber Hawks (OCAA champion)
Carrie Drake / Erin Stewart, Mount Allison Mounties (ACAA champion)

Mixed Doubles
Logan Campbell / Charmagne Yeung, Douglas Royals (PACWEST champion)
Bradley Low / Michelle Simard, Kwantlen Eagles (PACWEST host team)
Hailey Coakley / Colin Szpecht, Mount Royal Cougars (ACAC champion)
Weslee Cheah / Quinn Conway, NAIT Ooks (ACAC wildcard)
Sanjay Ashokkumar / Patricia Lau, Seneca Sting (OCAA champion)
Greg McGuire / Lori McKnight, Mount Allison Mounties (ACAA champion)

TRU is pleased to bring you the latest results, news and photos from the 2012 CCAA National Badminton Championship website. Updates also available on Facebook and Twitter.

The competition will begin on Thursday, March 1 with first, second and third round play. Rounds four and five and the semi-finals will take place on Friday, March 2, followed by the gold, bronze and fifth-place matches on Saturday, March 3.

The CCAA and TRU would like to thank our national sponsors for their support and efforts in making this Championship possible:

adidas Canada Official Apparel Brand of the CCAA
Black Knight Official Badminton Equipment
Black Knight 6800 ‘A’ Official Shuttlecock of the CCAA
Big Kahuna Official Retailer of the CCAA
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Official Travel Agency of the CCAA
Jostens Official Supplier of the CCAA Championship Awards Banquet
Sport Canada Major Funding Partner
WestJet Preferred Airline of the CCAA


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