Robot Cup Action

#1 posting 4.21.2006

ROBOT CUP
VIET NAM
Nguyen Tien Minh is the only Vietnamese player to advance to the semis in the Robot Cup being held in Ho Chi Minh City. He is the Vietnamese national champion. Here are some of the details from the Thanh Nien News http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/?catid=5&newsid=14726

BAM 100 PLUS
MALAYSIA
The Badminton Association of Malaysia is being held this weekend. The north division is being held in Kedah and the south is in Pahang. Here is the story from the Malay Mail http://www.mmail.com.my/Current_News/MM/Friday/Sport/20060421121621/Article/index_html

MINNESOTA ACTION
Minneapolis Conference
Henry continued its march to the conference championship with another 7-0 sweep. This time the victim was Washburn. Henry is 8-0 in conference and has only lost one game in the city while winning 55.
Edison is in second place as they beat Roosevelt 5-2. Roosevelt falls to third.
Southwest has fourth place to itself with a 4-3 win over North. North has not won this year.

CANADIAN HONOR
Marty Deacon has won the Lund Award for her work to promote badminton in Canada. She is the president of Badminton Canada. Here is the write up in the Kitchener Record http://www.therecord.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=record/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1145569815961&call_pageid=1024322085460&col=1024322199505

Next up: tomorrow afternoon