As most of you have likely already noticed, the website is constantly being tweaked as we try to improve upon the look of the site, and to provide all of you with a better website. We want to know what you think about the site, and what you suggest we should do to make it better. Also, if you have any suggestions for upcoming issues of the BVM, we would love to hear those as well.

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With the new scoring system seemingly decided upon, we want to know what your thoughts on the issue are. Visit our forum to express your thoughts.

The IBF has moved it’s head office from Cheltenham, United Kingdom to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is one of many upcoming major changes planned for the sport (recently the scoring system was changed as well). These changes come as IBF struggles to find ways to improve upon the sport, hoping to find a broader audience. Full Story.

Scottish High Performance Coach Dan Travers blasted his country’s top men’s players, saying they aren’t working hard enough. “I don’t really feel sorry for the boys,” said the former Commonwealth Games gold medallist. “They think they work hard, but they don’t. Nowadays, unless you give up everything for badminton then you are not going to succeed. There has to be no socialising - badminton has to be your whole life.” Travers was also quoted as saying that although the men’s team needs to work harder, the women’s team is much weaker. Full Story

For full results from the Bank of Scotland Scottish International Championships Click Here.

L.A. Sports is having a poll for what the greatest moment in sports in the L.A./Orange County are for 2005. To vote visit www.lasports.org or CLICK HERE to go to the voting section. You DO NOT need to live in the USA to vote either.

To give everyone a better idea of what the first issue of the Badminton Video Magazine will include, we have now posted the cover of the first issue. VIEW HERE.

A 17 year old girl has died in Toronto while at badminton practice in her school gym. Jennifer Lou was a Taiwanese boarding student at Bishop Strachan School, her parents are both in Taiwan and have recently been notified by the schoool of her passing. FULL STORY.

A 15 year old boy is charged with the murder of another 15 year old boy outside of a badminton hall in Hamilton East, New Zealand. Few details have been released due to the young age of both the victim and the accused. Read the FULL STORY.

The Jamaican Badminton Association received a $2.5million sponsorship from Cable & Wireless Jamaica. Cable & Wireless Jamaica’s CEO presented the cheque to the Association at a special luncheon where the Jamaican Netball Association was also awarded a sponsorship for $1.5million. The following is an excerpt from the story posted on the Jamaica Observer (Internet Edition):

“In relation to badminton, Davis said that the company took pride in the way the sport had developed over the years and was particularly pleased that all of the top national players have all come through the junior programme sponsored by CWJ for the past 12 years. He made special mention of Nigella Saunders the current national champion, who is top rated Caribbean female player and the first Caribbean badminton player to qualify for the Olympics.”

Of course this sponsorship is in Jamaican dollars, which leaves the sponsorship at approximately $40,000 US.

The full story is listed here.

Bobby Milroy has been defeated by Hong Kong’s Yan Kit Chan for the second tournament in a row. Milroy lost 15-9, 15-9 to Chan at this week’s 2005 Wilson Taipei Badminton Open. Last week Milroy lost to Chan at the China Open as well. Anna Rice, also from Canada, lost to home town girl Chang Kuei-Ching in three close games, 13-11, 3-11, 11-8. Milroy was the tournaments third seed (the 2004 Athens Olympic Silver Medallist was 4th).