Mission Statement:
To encourage young athletes to play badminton Recreationally, Competitively, Nationally and Internationally.
Recreationally - thousands of young people in all kinds of settings playing badminton and having fun.
Competitively - young athletes competing in local and national tournaments, having had the coaching and training necessary to play their best in formal competition.
Nationally - individuals and teams competing in elite regional tournaments and Junior Nationals to become the best in the U.S.
Internationally - individuals and teams representing the U.S. across the world.
*US Junior Badminton is not an official website of USA Badminton, the National Governing Body for Olympic Badminton in the U.S. USA Badminton is a membership organization and all badminton players- Juniors, Collegiate, and Adult are encouraged to join USABadminton. Our goal is to help the sport grow.
2010 Junior Nationals: Important Entry Information for Players
The 2010 Junior Nationals will take place at Bay Badminton Club in Burlingame, CA from June 30th - July 6th. Entry into the main draw is available to all players outside of the Bay Area and also to any player in the Bay Area who was either a member of USAB on January 10th, 2010 or was on the official roster of a Bay Area Juniors Training Program on January 10th, 2010. All other Northern California residents who enter may be asked to play in a qualifier for entry into the main draw in the event that total entries exceed the maximum of players that have been pre-determined for this tournament. If a qualifier is needed it will be played on June 29th - June 30th. Players falling into this category will be notified within a week of the closing date for entries whether a qualifier is or is not required by a web site posting or e-mail. Note that for all players, the entry deadline is May 22nd.
2010 U19 Junior International Trials Winners
Congratulations to the winners!
Below are the results for places 1-4 of the 2010 U19 Junior International Trials.
| GS | BS | GD | BD | XD | |
| 1st | Cee Ketpura | Charles Yang | Karine Hsu/ Sharon Ng | Zenas Lam/ Marvin Lin | Phillip Chew/ Cee Ketpura |
| 2nd | Sharon Ng | Zenas Lam | Emily Kan/ Samantha Li | Phillip Chew/ Brendan Lum | Zenals Lam/ Samantha Li |
| 3rd | Emily Kan | Yau Hwa Chan | Cee Ketpura/ Isabel Zhong | Daniel Berdichevsky/ Patrick Pelegri-O'Day | Marvin Lin/ Isabel Zhong |
| 4th | Karine Hsu | Jeffrey Kuo | -- | Yau Hwa Chan/ Nicholas Hardi | Brandon Chi/ Sharon Ng |
For complete results please see tournamentsoftware.com.
2010 Youth Olympic Games Trial Winners
Below are the winners of the YOG Trials.
Girls Singles:
1. Cee Ketpura
2. Isabel Zhong
Boys Singles:
1. Zenas Lam
2. Brendan Lum
3. Charles Yang
4. Yau Hwa Chan
5. Brandon Chi
6. Nicholas Hardi
7. Dominick Lim
8. Patrick Pelgri-O'Day
2010 U19 JIT Draws
The draws for the U19 Junior International Trials can be found on tournamentsoftware.com.
2009 USBDF Winter Junior International Results
Congratulations to all of the winners!
| GS | BS | GD | BD | XD | |
| U9 | Jennie Luo Gai (USA) | Gustavo Alfredo Salazar (PER) | Charisse Chow/ Kelly Jap (USA) | Eric Chang/ Zachary Chang | Zachary Chang/ Breanna Chi (USA) |
| U11 | Joanna Liu (USA) | Phillips Jap (INA) | Annie Xu/ Kerry Xu (USA) | Phillips Jap/ Jackie Tam (INA/USA) | Andre Wang/ Kerry Xu (USA) |
| U13 | Micaela Lum (USA) | Raymond Hsia (USA) | Priscilla Long/ Micaela Lum (USA) | Raymond Hsia/ Melvin Tok (USA) | Justin Ma/ Christine Yang (USA) |
| U15 | Anna Tang (USA) | Gonzalo Duany (PER) | Cherie Chow/ Christine Yang (USA) | William Cheung/ Kenneth Hui (USA) | Kenneth Hui/ Cherie Chow (USA) |
| U17 | Cherie Chow (USA) | Andres Quadri (MEX) | Phoebe Lin/ Danae Long (USA) | Phillip Chew/ Ryan Cher (USA) | Jeffrey Kuo/ Samantha Li (USA) |
| U19 | Cee Ketpura (USA) | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (INA) | Emily Kan/ Samantha Li (USA) | Michael Buasan/ Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (USA/INA) | Phillip Chew/ Cee Ketpura (USA) |
| U22 | Kuei Ya Chen (USA) | Sattawat Pongnairat (USA) | Kuei Ya Chen/ Jamie Subandhi (USA) | Joseph Donaldson/ Martin Gluffre (CAN) | Arnold Setiadi/ Kuei Ya Chen (USA) |
Complete results can be found on tournamentsoftware.com.
2009 USBDF Winter Junior International Draws
The draws for the 2009 USBDF Winter Junior International are now on tournamentsoftware.com.
2010 Israel Junior International
The following is a message regarding the 2010 Israel Junior International:
"Dear badminton friends,
We are happy to invite you to the Israel Junior International 2010. The tournament will be held on March 12-14, 2010. We will be very happy if your players will participate in the tournament.
-Moses Reuven"
For more information please visit http://www.badminton-israel.co.il/IJ2010/
2009 NEJO Results
Congratulations to all of the winners!
| GS | BS | GD | BD | XD | |
| U9 | -- | Clayton Cayen | -- | (combined with U11) | -- |
| U11 | Amelia Lee | Alvin Chung | (combined with U15) | Raymond Chen/ Manning Sears | Oliver Glass/ Amelia Lee |
| U13 | Alena Wang | Darren Yang | (combined with U15) | Clark Uhl/ Shurik Zavriyev | Darren Yang/ Alena Wang |
| U15 | Phyllis Lin | Alan Shekhtman | Nicole Frevold/ Elena Yang | Critter Rodts/ Darren Yang | (combined with U17) |
| U17 | Phyllis Lin | Lee Chern | Kenneth Bohr/ Austin Liou | Kenneth Bohr/ Margaret Alfredsson | |
| U19/ U22 | -- | Daniel Berdichevsky | -- | Daniel Berdichevsky/ Nicholas Jennings | -- |
Complete results can be found at tournamentsoftware.com
Amendment to Ranking Regulation
2009/2010 Junior Rankings and Rules
The 2009/2010 Junior Rankings have been determined. You can download them below in the excel document as well as the Junior Ranking Rules which are in a word document.
Upcoming events
- Dutch Junior International 2010(23 days)
- German Junior 2010(31 days)
- 2010 Israel Junior International(32 days)
- 2010 Italian Junior International(50 days)
- BWF World Junior Championships 2010(67 days)
