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Bay Badminton Center presents:10th Annual Bay Badminton Championships
A 5* USA Badminton Sanctioned Tournament
$25,000 Total Prize Purse!
Tentative Schedule of Play:
Friday, November 29th: All Open matches up to QFs. 9AM-9PM BCDE Mixed Doubles & Senior Mixed
Saturday, November 30th: Open QFs and SF. 9AM-11PM BCDE Doubles & Senior Doubles
Sunday, December 1st: Open Finals. 8AM-11PM BCDE Singles
Flight Levels -
Open - Elite & (Inter)National Level Players/Highest level at the tournament
B - High Elite level Players with many years of training/playing
C - Younger Elite Players/Players who have solid tournament experience/Highly competitive players
D - Players with some tournament experience/Players who have been playing for quite some time possibly with some formal training
E - Players with little to no tournament experience/Younger players possibly with a bit of formal training
Entry Fees:
Open Events: $75 for 1st event and $50 for each additional event.
BCDE/Senior: $35 for 1st event and $30 for each additional event.
Participation in the 2024 Bay Badminton Championships is open to any player. Players participating in the Open events must be members of U.S.A. Badminton or of their national badminton association and in good standing, and may be required to show proof of their current membership. Non-members will be required to join U.S.A. Badminton at the Registration desk ($40).
Entries will be capped in BCDE & Senior Events based on time of entry of a complete partnership. (Both partners must sign up separately. The partnership will be considered registered and timestamped off of the 2nd entry in the partnership.)
Event cap numbers are as follow below:
BMD 24
BWD 8
CMD 32
CWD 16
DMD 48
DWD 16
EMD 48
EWD 16
BMS 32
BWS 12
CMS 48
CWS 16
DMS 64
DWS 16
EMS 54
EWS 24
REGULATIONS:
1. The tournament will be conducted according to USAB and BWF regulations. All main round matches are best of 3 to 21 points. All consolation matches are 1 game to 21. There will be NO CONSOLATION for Open events.
2. A player not ready to play 10 minutes after their match is called may be defaulted.
3. Max number of events is 6 per player. A player may not jump flight. (i.e. you can play B/C or C/D but not B/D or C/E).
4. You MUST play with the same partner if you sign up for multiple flights within an event in Open BCDE flights. Players making semis of the higher flight will automatically be kicked from the lower flight. No exceptions.
5. On court warm ups are restricted to 2 minutes.
6. We have the right to alter your events if we feel like you do not fit in the appropriate flights. Seeding and draws for BCDE and senior events are done by the tournament director. Seeding and Draws for Open events will be handled by USAB and/or its delegates. Seeding will be done per BWF rankings and, as needed, the USAB Adult Rankings.
7. Rest time for B/C/D/E & senior events is limited to 15 minutes. There are no planned lunch breaks. Please plan your food runs accordingly with your match times.
8. BCDE & Senior Events may be capped at the discretion of the tournament director. Entries would be accepted by timestamp. Doubles entries are considered complete when both players sign up.
8. The Tournament Committee and Referee reserves the right to change and/or add to the above regulations.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bay Badminton Center, Milpitas, United States
