UC Open
Saturday, March 31st, 2001
Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, California
  
All Photos © 2001 Ting and Randy Vogel
 
 

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 Sam and Jerome are Ready. Brian Breaks his Board.
 Mike and Brian hold for Master Lim's Backflip Break

I have been in charge of the Announcer Committee for the last three years. We make all the announcements on the loudspeakers throughout the day. I am also the Master of Ceremony for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and responsible for all aspects to deliver them. We had never done a Closing Cermony for the UC Open, so most of my work centers around getting the Opening Ceremony off without a hitch. Since I have had practice for 2 years, this year's Opening Ceremony was the smoothest yet. I was worried at first that Jason would not clear the players off the floor fast enough for the demo as my intro for the demo team only lasts a minute and a half. Jason cleared the players within a minute! Wow!

I did not compete at the UC Open this year. Instead, I refereed. Being a referee is almost as exciting as competing and you still have to make sure the players don't kick you by mistake, so those blocks still come in handy.

 
 Demo Team Bows Out
Sparring
Ouch!
 Knockout!
 The Injured gets Hauled Off
 

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