Badminton Club At New York University

Kun-ta joined the NYU Badminton Club in Fall 2007 and was immediately a team favorite. On his second day of practice he was already helping the women's team work on basic footwork. Throughout the semester one could find Kun-ta teaching others on the court and giving coaching advice to general club members when he wasn't training himself. It was clear that Kun-ta is not only an athlete but also a true team player. Throughout the season Kun-ta has approached badminton with enthusiasm and dedication. He holds one of the best attendance records to both games and practice and is always ready and eager to play even after a tough game, when most would need a breather or two. A versatile player, Kun-ta joined the team starting out as a singles and mixed player but soon added doubles to his repertoire when needed, marking many crucial wins that led to the success of this year's nascent team. Kun-ta is a first year graduate student studying Physics.

Nguyen Tran joined the NYU Badminton team in Fall 2006. He has been ranked first in Men's Single since then. He has also teamed with Sy Nitti and was instrumental in helping NYU Badminton to win against one of the most competitive Men's Doubles in the NYU-MIT tournament in December 2006 in Boston. In February 2007, in the NYU-Columbia Tournament, he again helped the team to secure the Men's Single and Men's Double titles. In the most recent NYU-Princeton Intercollegiate, Nguyen once again proved himself as the winner of Men's Single and Men's Double. Nguyen moved to NYC after receiving his computer science degree in Singapore. He is now a Ph.D student in computer science here at NYU. Nguyen said he started playing and practicing badminton because he is attracted by the speed of the sport and amazed by how players can make such smooth movements on the badminton court.

MVP is selected based on the following factors:

Club & Team Contributions

Practice Attendance

Practice Quality

Tournament Ranking

Peer Evaluation

Coach Recommendation

2006 MVP: Each year, a MVP award will be honored to a distinguished player for his or her contributions to NYU Badminton Club.

2005 - 2006 MVP: KaKi Law

2004 - 2005 MVP: Kaki Law

2003 - 2004 MVP: Tracy Louie