Dear Members and Badminton Friends!

It is my honor and pleasure to finally open the doors of GGBC 2 Oakland Emeryville to all of you! I do so appreciate the patience and understanding you have all shown us in our slightly delayed opening, but please know for a fact that my wonderful Team at GGBC, (whom I would never have been able to succeed this conclusion if not for their loyalty and devotion to GGBC and seeing this through together, hand in hand), never wavered in our determination to see this project through to the very very BEGINNING of it's new life! It has been a long road but a worthy one if all of you can have complete satisfaction on our GG Courts! My goal is to give you "The Ultimate Badminton Experience" and I hope we have achieved that promise!

I want to take the opportunity here to sincerely Thank all of those whom have contributed to the success of UCB / GG Open 2007 tournament and opening of GGBC 2. Our sponsors, United Commercial Bank, and Yonex, and how could I possibly leave out my dear friend, Chris Lawrence and his wonderfully professional referee team. My Thanks to Kwun and Weng for spending big money on new lens and setting up a very entertaining TV to show his great photos snaps of the action! Finally, my fantastic GG Staff was my true savior. Rebecca, Norman, Phoebe, Vickey, Bonnie, Derek, and our new addition, Paul. My dear counterpart Sally who is always panicking, who keeps me well on edge, and awake, when I want to pass out from her constant shrieking in my ears! BUT. at the end of day I deeply appreciate her determination and ability to complete all the difficult tasks and challenges that I handed her way. She is really a dedicated trooper! I want to Thank our great Coaches, Jinsong, Chandra, Tang Jie Yun, and Lili, who kept up their coaching in the club while we were away from the G2 office so much, my dear friends Mr.Tung as well as his wife and daughter who also helped so much, and finally my good friends, Connie and Alan Chan who have always supported us, spent so much time working with us in the final two weeks they never found time to sleep because they were helping till dawn before making it to their important day jobs in the City. Together, and only together, were we able to fulfill the requirements for the opening and there was not a single second to waste. The challenges we have faced in opening G1 and G2 have been the greatest experiences in my lifetime and I am truly grateful for what I have learned in these 3 years. What hasn't killed me has only made me stronger!

Opening and running a club is surely not easy. But the rewards of being able to see the happy members and patrons that walk thru our doors and play on our courts far outweigh the hardship. We genuinely strive to make Badminton a mainstream sports in the US. Let's all work congruently together to bring Badminton into everyone's life and give them a life changing experience! I believe Bay Area is already doing it's share with all the great clubs popping up like toast, and in LA, with OCBC, Manhatten, SGVBC, and the new Arcadia club with 17 courts, as well as all the clubs around the Country, I believe our dream will come true sooner than later! What a truly harmonious conclusion!

We at GGBC 1 and 2 wish ALL OF YOU a SMASHING, DRIVING, DROPPING TIME!

Yours very Truly,
Mike Yang, and GGBC Group 1 + 2