2012 Arizona Badminton Championships

April 21 & 28, 2012 - AZBC

On consecutive Saturdays, April 21 & 28, 2012, the Arizona Badminton Center hosted the first annual Arizona Badminton Championships to determine the top Arizona-based badminton players in open men's and women's singles, open men's and women's doubles, and open mixed doubles. It was also the first-ever tournament played at the AZBC, which officially opened its doors in February.

There were many close, hard-fought matches including 17 three-game matches during the tournament. Commanding the victory stand was triple-crown winner Bui Hoang of Phoenix, who captured the Open Men's Singles, the Open Men's Doubles with Say Diep of Chandler, and the Open Mixed with Vaishnavi Koka of Chandler. Darcy Frear of Tempe won the Open Women's Singles. The mother-daughter combination of Theo and Kiyoko Hashimoto of Maricopa won the Open Women's Doubles.

A perpetual plaque honoring the state champions hangs in the lobby of the AZBC.

Championship round results...

Open Men's Singles:

Bui Hoang def. Haiwei Lu -- 21-17, 14-21, 21-14

Open Women's Singles:

Darcy Frear def. Kiyoko Hashimoto -- 21-15, 17-21, 21-18

Open Men's Doubles:

Hoang/Diep def. Chadwick/Koka -- 17-21, 25-23, 21-14

Open Women's Doubles:

Hashimoto/Hashimoto def. Frear/Xiong -- 17-21, 21-12, 21-13

Open Mixed Doubles:

Hoang/Koka def. Chadwick/Aronsohn -- 21-17, 21-13