Yushen Lai's Invitational Taekwondo Championship

16th Annual
Yushen Lai's Invitational Taekwondo Championship™
February 9, 2013

Message from the Tournament Director

Dear Fellow Grandmasters, Masters, Instructors, and Practitioners of Taekwondo;

It is with honor and great pleasure that I extend to you my personal invitation to participate in the 16th Annual Yushen Lai's Invitational TKD Championship.

This year the Yushen Lai's Invitational TKD Championship will celebrate its 16th anniversary. This tournament has always been known as one of the most well organized championships and what really makes us stand above the rest is our unique Automated Match Scheduling (AMS) system coupled with electronic scoring and padded rings.

As you all may know, events produced by my team are well known for their use of the Automated Match Scheduling (AMS) System. The system eliminates the staging area process and makes it unnecessary to leave children waiting there for hours. To make the tournament even better, more efficient and fair, all rings will be equipped with electronic scoring system.

The following outlines the AMS System:

Most non-computerized tournaments use a manual method of matching individuals, which is often slow, confusing, and frustrating for competitors, spectators and staff.
Computerized matching reduces the confusion and delays by informing competitors & spectators of ring assignments, chest guard color, and approximate time of competition.
Competitors are checked-in and assigned matches for the tournament prior to arriving at the venue.
Greatly reduces the number of man-hours needed at the time of the event by volunteers/staff.
Makes sure athletes are assigned to their correct division.
All competitors are given "Competitor cards" prior to entering the competition floor with all personal information on each card.

Information includes, but is not limited to:
- Name
- Date of Birth / Age
- Weight
- Belt
- School Name & number
- Poomsae group number & competition ring number
- Kyoroogi bout numbers, competition ring number and color of chest guard.

We will make every attempt to make this event as fair and enjoyable for all participants as possible and it is my sincere hope that we will exceed your expectations.

On behalf of my tournament staff I would like to thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you again on February 9, 2013. We wish the best of luck to those with the courage to compete and the desire to excel.

Master Yushen Lai
Tournament Director