Sonic Smash 2022 is now concluded
Record is once again made in the entire history of badminton in the United States with the highest number of participants (551 players) competed in a local tournament.
A huge thank you to all of the players, volunteers, sponsors, and as well as Synergy Badminton Academy. Without your support, this event would not be possible. Special thanks to those that travel far from other states and countries. Wishing you a safe trip home.
Our professional photographer, Jonathan Folk, a renowned photographer from Canada, is currently processing and touching up the photos. We’ll notify you once they are ready for preview and purchase.
Stay tuned and join us next time in Super Smash 2023 (Summer 2023).
A ‘Star of Hope’ charity badminton tournament co-presented by
Host Kiera
The one and only AI tournament bot
A big thanks to our sponsors for supporting Sonic Smash 2022
General Information
Event Date: 8/12/22 – 8/14/22
Early Bird Deadline: 6/19/22
Final Deadline: 8/7/22
Venue: Synergy Badminton Academy
Address: 44380 Old Warm Springs Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
General Schedule
Draw and schedule are available for all events
Please scroll down to the ‘Events’ section and click on each event to see the detail
| Day 1 Friday 8/12/2022 | Day 2 Saturday 8/13/2022 | Day 3 Sunday 8/14/2022 | |
| Morning | Warm Up Practice Check In starts 10am Matches start 12pm | Junior QF Senior | Junior SF Senior Open SF |
| Afternoon | Junior R32 Junior R16 Open R64 Open R32 | Open R16 | Junior F Open F Raffle Silent Auction |
| Evening | Open R64 Open R32 | Open QF | Open F |
Live Stream
Selective Finals on Day 3 may be live streamed on ALMS Facebook channel
Face Mask
Inside the facility while not playing, face covering is highly recommended. Please continue to practice social distancing.
Support the Children of Ukraine
Children are victim and suffer most from any political conflict. You can do your part to help. A Little More Support will be collecting donations to support the children of Ukraine. There is an option on the tournament registration form to include your donations. We will also be collecting donations on-site during the game days.
In addition, portion of the proceedings raised from the tournament will also be donated to support the children of Ukraine.
All donations will be submitted to UNICEF USA 
– Protect the Children of Ukraine program. Read More…
| Events | Early Bird Fee | Regular Fee | Winner | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| U11, U13, U15, U17, U19 | $33 1st event, $23 2nd event+ | $36 1st event, $26 2nd event+ | Crystal Medal | Crystal Medal | Crystal Medal |
| A | $43 1st event, $33 2nd event+ | $46 1st event, $36 2nd event+ | Combined Cash $3500 + Crystal Marble Trophy | Crystal Medal | Crystal Medal |
| B, C, D, E | $33 1st event, $23 2nd event+ | $36 1st event, $26 2nd event+ | Crystal Marble Trophy | Crystal Medal | Crystal Medal |
| S80, S90, S100 S110 | $33 1st event, $23 2nd event+ | $36 1st event, $26 2nd event+ | Crystal Medal | Crystal Medal | Crystal Medal |
Please note that entry fee must be PRE-PAID by Credit Card or PayPal through the registration
Free Raffle Ticket
Each registered player will receive free raffle tickets for chances to win prizes. Please refer to the Raffle section below for more detail
Already Registered
Enter your Confirmation Number below to check your registration
Silent Auction
An auction is actually going on while you are competing!
You can access the bidding interface from any of the Player Kiosks on site.
There are a variety of auction items that are being sold at fraction of the price!
Auction ends on 8/14/22 5:00pm. See all the auction items here:
Events
Majority of the events will be using the ‘Elimination with Consolation’ format, but the tournament director has the rights to change each event format to ‘Single Elimination’ or ‘Round-Robin’ depending on the number of entries and schedule
Click on the event to see the draw and schedule
| Events | Boys’/Men’s Singles | Girls’/Women’s Singles | Mixed Doubles | Boys’/Men’s Doubles | Girls’/Women’s Doubles |
| U11 | U11BS | U11GS | U11XD | U11BD | U11GD |
| U13 | U13BS | U13GS | U13XD | U13BD | U13GD |
| U15 | U15BS | U15GS | U15XD | U15GD | |
| U17 | U17BS | U17GS | U17BD | ||
| U19 | U19BS | U19GS | |||
| A | AMS | – | AXD | AMD | AWD |
| B | BMS | – | BXD | BMD | BWD |
| C | CMS (T) CMS (B) | – | CXD | CMD (T) CMD (B) | CWD |
| D | DMS (T) DMS (B) | – | DXD (T) DXD (B) | DMD (T) DMD (B) | DWD |
| E | EMS (T) EMS (B) | – | EXD | EMD (T) EMD (B) | EWD |
| S80 | – | – | S80XD | S80MD | |
| S90 | – | – | S90XD | S90MD | |
| S100 | – | – | S100MD | ||
| S110 | – | – |
Rules & Regulations
Junior
Open
Senior
Additional Rules & Regulations
International Players
Volunteer
We gladly accept volunteer for this event. If you wish to build up your volunteer hours, please sign up. It’ll be a fun experience.
Tasks include score keep/umpire, serve & line judge, photography, setup…etc. Read more and sign up.
Silent Auction
Ends 5pm on the last day of tournament
There are many goodies up for auction. Gift certificates, museum admission packages, rackets,…etc. Don’t miss out this bargain.
Nearby Hotel
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
42200 Albrae St
Fremont, CA 94538
+1 (510) 651-7373
Raffle
Prizes
Tournament Deal
Victor Master No. 3 Shuttlecock
Speed 77
Tournament Grade
Special Tournament Price: $26
Limited quantity
Tax included
Available on-site or pre-order
Tournament Deal
Victor Malaysian National Team
Dri Fit T-Shirt
AT-7001A
100% Polyester
Neon Green/Navy
Special Tournament Price: $25
Limited quantity
Tax included
Available on-site
Tournament Deal
Victor Malaysian National Team
Dri Fit T-Shirt
AT-7001B
100% Polyester
Orange/Navy
Special Tournament Price: $25
Limited quantity
Tax included
Available on-site
Food
Mama Liu food truck brings you authentic Taiwanese food!
They will be on-site
Fri 5:30p – 8:00p
Sat 11:00a – 2:00p
Sun TBA
Drink
Selected varieties of boba drinks will be sold on-site by Lilikoi Boba.
Per 16oz cup
Regular $7
Player Special $5
Please purchase drink ticket at Check-In desk.
Snack
Mochi donuts are available in limited quantities. Sold by Gonutz.
Withdrawal
Please note that ALMS is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Per IRS policy, your registration fee for this fundraising event is classified as donation, as such, the receipt contains ALMS Federal tax ID for your tax purpose.
We are grateful for your donation and support of this event. Per IRS guideline, donation is normally nonrefundable. However, if you withdraw completely from the tournament, there is a $25 withdrawal fee. Refund is issued using the original method of payment. Please note that a change of event does not constitute as withdrawal.
Tournament Director
Monica Ku
sonicsmash@alittlemoresupport.org
Proceeds raised in this tournament will be used to help fund various ALMS programs such as the Community Outreach program, the Lunch Money program, the Scholarship program, and the Champion of Tomorrow program.
