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    Club Competition 2024

    Starting Mon 23 Sep

    Men's Singles and Doubles Competition

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    Play badminton Club is pleased to announce details about our annual badminton competition.

    The competition categories include: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles competition.

    Registration for competition participants is NOW CLOSED to all club members. Entry deadline was Saturday 31st August 2024.

    We did not get enough participants to hold viable Women's and Mixed Competition so this year we will only be holding Men's Singles and Doubles Competition.

    2023 Men's Singles winner - Anish H

    2023 Men's Doubles winners - Phillip C & Vibin A

    2023 Women's Doubles winners - Renna B & Vibhuti G

    General competition information

    Entry to the club competition is limited to current club members only. For the purposes of this competition, eligible club members are those who pay the regular player rate and have played at least 10 sessions at our club on or before 31st August 2024.

    Please note, all entries MUST be in by the deadline of Saturday 31st August 2024.

    This club competition is only open to those aged 18 years and above.

    Competition dates are subject to change and all participants are expected to observe COVID health & safety rules and guidelines in place at the time. Competition organisers reserve the right to cancel/reschedule the competition at any time due to unforeseen/mitigating circumstances and without any prior notice. However, where possible to do so, competition organisers will make every reasonable effort to inform participants in good time.

    Competition fees

    The non-refundable competition admin fee is £20 per person per category entered into.

    The competition admin fee is to cover additional venue costs, prizes, equipment (like new shuttles) etc. Normal session fees will apply per day in the competition you play.

    Fees are payable by bank transfer as soon as possible upon request by competition organisers.

    All fees are non-refundable and we will only issue a refund of the fee where the decision to cancel the competition has been taken by the organisers.

    Where the competition has been rescheduled, you will have the opportunity to carry forward your fee or request a refund. Where you had initially confirmed your entry for the rescheduled dates and are subsequently looking to withdraw your participation, NO refund will be issued.

    Other information

    The venues for the competition will include Bentley Wood High School, Harefield Academy, Haydon School and St. Helen’s. We will advise all participants of any changes to the venue(s) and/or alternative venue(s) not listed above being used.

    The exact format of the competition will be determined depending on the number of entries received by the entry deadline.

    The club organisers, at their sole discretion, reserve the right to restrict entry into competition and/or make changes to the competition format and rules.

    Competition timetable

    Men’s & Women’s Singles competition

    Singles competition rules

    • Normal badminton singles game rule will apply to all games
    • Round 1 will be best of 1 game against other players in the same pool. Places within the pool will be based on number of wins, head-to-head results and/or points differences, to determine who will progress to knock-out stage.
    • Quarters, Semis, Third place playoff and Singles Grand Final will be best of 3 games per match (Knock-out stage)
    • Please ONLY enter singles competition if you can play on the dates above. If you are not able to play on the dates required, you will forfeit your match and not progress any further in the competition.
    • There are up to 24 places in the singles competition available. Therefore, we recommend early registration.
    • If there is more interest than places, we may hold a preliminary qualification round to determine places in the competition.

    Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles competition

    Doubles competition rules

    • Normal badminton doubles game rule will apply to all games
    • You will be assigned a playing partner through a random draw which will take place during our club session on or after Monday 2nd September (or as advised by the club organisers)
    • Round 1 will comprise of teams playing one match best of 1 game against other teams in the same group. The team with the highest wins (or in event of a tie, the head-to-head results and/or points differences will be considered to determine places) will be the group winners, and progress to the Quarter finals.
    • Quarters, Semis, Third place playoff and Doubles Grand Final will be best of 3 games (knock-out stage)
    • Please ONLY enter doubles competition if you can play on the dates above. If you or your partner (once assigned) are not able to play on the dates required, please inform us ASAP so that we can re-assign playing partners (if possible). If not possible, you will forfeit your match and not progress any further in the competition.
    • There are up to 48 places in the doubles competition available. Therefore, we recommend early registration. Subject to numbers entering, for Men's Doubles there may be two divisions.
    • If there is more interest than places, we may hold a preliminary qualification round to determine places in the competition.

    Volunteer at the competition

    By default, all competition participants will be expected to volunteer at the competition to help out as required.

    We are also looking for additional persons (i.e. those who are not playing in the competition) to volunteer throughout the tournament. There are several roles which we need help with, including (but not limited to): Line judges, Match referee, Admin team, Media team, First aiders and medical response team.

    Volunteer roles will be allocated on a needs basis and so we cannot guarantee that you will get the role you had opted for. However, we appreciate any help you can give to help host a great club competition.

    Use the form below to register as a volunteer, even if you don't want to take part in the competition itself.

    Audience at the competition grand final

    We have an opportunity this year to have an audience for the grand final on Monday 7th October 2024 at Haydon School from 8pm to 10pm.

    This would be a great opportunity to come and support our club members in the finals for all four categories of the competition. There is no fee for being part of audience for the grand final. If you would like to be part of the audience, please register by selecting the relevant option. Please note, spaces are limited so we cannot guarantee audience spaces to everyone.