Badminton State Tournament Game Flow

This is state tournament week. Monday (tomorrow) six contests will be played to advance to one of four sites on Tuesday. The Tuesday action hosts include Edina, Como Park, Washington, and Johnson. The field of 16 will dwindle to four after that and the final four will head to Edina for the semis and championship (and third place) games.

Action on the individual side is a one day only affair and the anticipated start time will between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m at Edina. There will be 96 contests that day with singles and doubles crowned. The finals could begin as early as 8:45 but could start any time after 9 pm. The winners of these tournaments will have to endure five matches to wear the crown. Many of these matches will go three sets and the points will be fought after ferociously. I recommend that all players should prepare for that grueling challenge with proper diet, sleep, hydration days (if not weeks) prior to Thursday, May 16. Fatigue will be a factor. Those in shape will endure.

There is no cost to attend the events. The fans and teammates will be asked to stay on the upper deck in the early rounds to avoid walking on courts that are live. That was an issue last year and we want no inadvertent interference in the action. New this year will be the scoreboard with the number on the board indicating which match will be up next. Edina has 13 courts, so the first number on the board will be 14. Think of you deli, or bakery as next up.

Below is the game order with school name and the player type 1 for first singles/ doubles; 2 for second singles / doubles.

GAME FLOW THURSDAY, MAY 16

SINGLES FIRST ROUND TOP HALF

1 Roosevelt 2 v North St. Paul 2 winner to 33

2 Central 2 v Twin City Academy 2 winner to 34

3 Henry 1 v Edison 2 winner to 35

4 Eden Prairie 2 v Washburn 2 winner to 36

5 Hmong Academy 1 v Math & Science 2 winner to 37

6 Tartan 1 v North 2 winner to 38

7 Burnsville 1 v Hiawatha 2 winner to 39

8 South 1 v Eagle Ridge 1 winner to 40

DOUBLES FIRST ROUND TOP HALF

9 Henry 2 v Washburn 1 winner to 41

10 Tartan 1 v Twin City Academy 1 winner to 42

11 Kennedy 2 v Eagle Ridge 2 winner to 43

12 Burnsville 2 v South 2 winner to 44

13 Humboldt 2 v North 1 winner to 45

14 Roosevelt 2 v Hiawatha 1 winner to 46

15 Eden Prairie 1 v Hmong Academy 2 winner to 47

16 Central 2 v Edison 1 winner to 48

SINGLES FIRST ROUND BOTTOM HALF

17 Henry 2 v South 2 winner to 49

18 Como Park 2 v Hiawatha 1 winner to 50

19 North St. Paul 1 v Eagle Ridge 2 winner to 51

20 Tartan 2 v Burnsville 2 winner to 52

21 Kennedy 2 v Hmong Academy 2 winner to 53

22 Math & Science 1 v North 1 winner to 54

23 Eden Prairie 1 v Twin City Academy 1 winner to 55

24 Washburn 1 v Humboldt 2 winner to 56

DOUBLES FIRST ROUND BOTTOM HALF

25 Math & Science 2 v Washburn 2 winner to 57

26 Como Park 2 v Hiawatha 2 winner to 58

27 Eden Prairie 2 v Hmong Academy 1 winner to 59

28 Kennedy 1 v North 2 winner to 60

29 Tartan 2 v Edison 2 winner to 61

30 Humboldt 1 v Eagle Ridge 1 winner to 62

31 North St. Paul 2 v Twin City Academy 2 winner to 63

32 Henry 1 v South 1 winner to 64

SINGLES SECOND ROUND TOP HALF

33 Highland Park 1 v winner 1 / winner to 65

34 Humboldt 1 v winner 2 / winner to 65

35 Johnson 1 v winner 3 / winner to 66

36 Washington 1 v winner 4 / winner to 66

37 Edina 2 v winner 5 / winner to 67

38 Kennedy 1 v winner 6 / winner to 67

39 Harding 2 v winner 7 / winner to 68

40 Como Park 1 v winner 8 / winner to 68

DOUBLES SECOND ROUND TOP HALF

41 Edina 1 v winner 9 / winner to 69

42 Harding 2 v winner 10 / winner to 69

43 Como Park 1 v winner 11 / winner to 70

44 Highland Park 1 v winner 12 / winner to 70

45 North St. Paul 1 v winner 13 / winner to 71

46 Johnson 2 v winner 14 / winner to 71

47 Math & Science 1 v winner 15 / winner to 72

48 Washington 1 v winner 16 / winner to 72

SINGLES SECOND ROUND BOTTOM HALF

49 Edina 1 v winner 17 / winner to 73

50 Edison 1 v winner 18 / winner to 73

51 Johnson 2 v winner 19 / winner to 74

52 Roosevelt 1 v winner 20 / winner to 74

53 Central 1 v winner 21 / winner to 75

54 Highland Park 2 v winner 22 / winner to 75

55 Washington 2 v winner 23 / winner to 76

56 Harding 1 v winner 24  / winner to 76

DOUBLES SECOND ROUND BOTTOM HALF

57 Burnsville 1 v winner 25 / winner to 77

58 Washington 2 v winner 26 / winner to 77

59 Highland Park 2 v winner 27 winner to 78

60 Edina 2 v winner 28 winner to 78

61 Harding 1 v winner 29 winner to 79

62 Central 1 v winner 30 winner to 79

63 Roosevelt 1 v winner 31 winner to 80

64 Johnson 1 v winner 32 winner to 80

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