ClearOne Badminton claimed 9 medals at the Canadian National Championships topping the provinces of Quebec, Ontario and Alberta in the process.

Anna Rice took gold in the Ladies singles over favourite Michelle Li, while Joycelyn Ko claimed Bronze  outfighting Quebec’s Valerie St. Jacques.

Rice then teamed up with Grace Gao of Alberta to win the Bronze Medal match shortly after Derrick Ng won a bronze of his own in the Mixed Doubles with partner Melody Liang.

Toby Ng and Adrian Liu played a valiant final and had two match points before narrowly losing the third set to Alvin Lau and Jon Vandervet 22-20.

ClearOne’s youth team also grabbed attention at the nationals with Christin Tsai, Vancouver’s 15 year old sensation, making the quarter finals of the ladies singles and nearly beating the first seeds in the mixed doubles with partner Nyl Yakura.

Tsai went on to partner Rossalyn Chong to win the consolation Doubles, while Kevin So and Rossalyn Chong took home the consolation mixed doubles.

Phyllis Chan maintained her status as one of the best all round players in Caada by making 2 quarter-finals, while Tim Ma and Ajit Sidhu showed signs of the future by stretching their respective opponents to the limit before exiting the event.

For more nationals results, click here

ClearOne is pleased to announce the opening of our Youth Academy at the Capilano University.

The Academy will run on Sundays between 12pm-3pm in the Capilano Sportplex and will be coached by members of ClearOne’s International Staff.

“After the success of our Capilano team and the interest in our recent exhibition on the North Shore, we believe that the sport is about to experience a revival,” said Darryl Yung, CEO and Founder of ClearOne Badminton.

The ClearOne Youth Academy will begin on January 10th, 2010 and is one of the many expansion projects within the ClearOne system.

“Our goal is to grown badminton in all areas of the city and the North Shore has been neglected for so many years,” quotes Bobby Milroy, ClearOne President. “We are counting on the community support and we will deliver a world-class program.”

The program will also be joined by recipients of the ClearOne Innercity Youth Scholarships, given to talented athletes who have been unable to afford the fees.

For more information on the ClearOne programs at Capilano click here