Also known as US Senior Open
In 1980 Carlene Starkey organized the first Senior International Badminton Tournament (SIBT for short) in San Diego. In 1985 Tom Carmichael convinced Bill Graham to sponsor the tournament in Miami Lakes and call it the U.S. Senior Open. Paisan Rangsikitpho in 1989 repackaged it as the U.S. Senior International Badminton Championships and made it a prestigious international event adding a formal banquet, entertainment, dance, and golf. In 2005 Graham sponsored the tournament on a permanent basis until his death. After which, the beautiful tournament came undone and sought refuge in California.
A Sportsman: a person who exhibits qualities of fairness, courtesy, and grace in winning and in defeat. In every sport there comes someone whose skill and dedication to that sport makes them a dominant figure and entitles them to be called "great" in their sport. The US Senior International Tournament committee feels that both Kelly Tibbetts and Bill Graham have played a major role through their involvement both within the sport and within this tournament.
In honor of both Kelly Tibbetts and Bill Graham an annual Sportsmanship Award was initiated in 1999. It is awarded to the female and male players at this tournament who are adjudged to have contributed the most to badminton, and whose sportsmanship, attitude, and achievement best exemplify the spirit of badminton held in such high esteem by both Kelly and Bill themselves.
| Year | Site | Kelly Tibbetts Award | Bill Graham Award |
Age Class Winners As with most Senior tournaments, Videos Pictures Miscellany |
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| 1 | 1980 | SanDiego, California | ||||
| 2 | 1981 | SanDiego, California | ||||
| 3 | 1982 | SanDiego, California | ||||
| 4 | 1983 | no competition | ||||
| 5 | 1984 | SanDiego, California | ||||
| 6 | 1985 | Miami Lakes, Florida | ||||
| 7 | 1986 | SanDiego, California | ||||
| 8 | 1987 | Miami Lakes, Florida | ||||
| 9 | 1988 | Manhattan Beach, California | ||||
| 10 | 1989 | Miami Lakes, Florida | ||||
| 11 | 1990 | Manhattan Beach, California | ||||
| 12 | 1991 | Miami Lakes, Florida | ||||
| 13 | 1992 | Manhattan Beach, California | ||||
| 14 | 1993 | Miami Lakes, Florida | ||||
| 15 | 1994 | Manhattan Beach, California | ||||
| 16 | 1995 | Miami Lakes, Florida | ||||
| 17 | 1996 | Manhattan Beach, California | ||||
| 18 | 1997 | Miami Lakes, Florida | ||||
| 19 | 1998 | Orange, California | ||||
| 20 | 1999 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Marty Vidrine (USA) | Ray Cornish (CAN) | ||
| 21 | 2000 | Orange, California | Helen Nethercott (CAN) | Kok Min Tang (USA) | ||
| 22 | 2001 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Ann Bullis (USA) | Joel Barnett (UK) | ||
| 23 | 2002 | Orange, California | Dorothy Tinline (CAN) | Jack Harvey (USA) | ||
| 24 | 2003 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Julie East (UK) | Paul Alexander (CAN) | ||
| 25 | 2004 | Orange, California | Irene Leissing (SWI) | Dick Witte (USA) | ||
| 26 | 2005 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Glafyra Ennis (USA) | Patrick Alder (UK) | ||
| 27 | 2006 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Shirley Graham (CAN) | Duane Enoch (USA) | ||
| 28 | 2007 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Barbara Morin (CAN) | Tosh Uyeda (CAN) | ||
| 29 | 2008 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Jeannine Bohn (USA) | Jim Duberry (CAN) | ||
| 30 | 2009 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Lillian Cree (CAN) | James Bosco (USA) | ||
| 31 | 2010 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Carole Charnutzky (CAN) | Harry Orr (USA) | ||
| 32 | 2011 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Margie Uyeda (CAN) | Guy Tetreault (CAN) | ||
| 33 | 2012 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Andrea Weiss (USA) | Ken Money (CAN) | ||
| 34 | 2013 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Connie Lee (USA) | Ernest Nketiah (CAN) | ||
| 35 | 2014 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Hélène Dubé (CAN) | Murray Foubister (CAN) | ||
| 36 | 2015 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Eliana Schroder (PER) | Wilfrid Pineault (CAN) | ||
| 37 | 2016 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Margot Hurst (USA) | John Cree (CAN) | ||
| 38 | 2017 | Miami Lakes, Florida | Liz Parker (USA) | Trevor Brennan (GBR) | ||
| 39 | 2018 | El Monte, California | Angela Bukowski (CAN) | David Shaw (USA) | ||
| 40 | 2019 | San Diego, California | Lorna Hunter (USA) | Heini Johannesen (DEN) | ||
| 41 | 2020 | San Diego, California | ||||
| 2021 | no competition | |||||
| 42 | 2022 | San Diego, California | ||||
| 43 | 2023 | El Monte, California | ||||
| 44 | 2024 | Manhattan Beach, California |
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