Badminton Newfoundland and Labrador is pleased to hold the 2015-16 CBS Open Badminton Tournament February 27, 2016 at Queen Elizabeth High, Foxtrap, NL.

ELIGIBILITY

Adults and juniors age 16 and over. Juniors under 16 may be accepted with the recommendation of a coach and approval by the Badminton NL Board.

FORMAT

• There will be two divisions: Advanced (competitive) and Intermediate.

• Events will include: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles.

• Events may be cancelled or combined at the Tournament Director’s discretion in the case of insufficient entries.

• All events will use a round robin of 3-5 people unless numbers of entries make this impractical. At the Tournament Director’s discretion, a different format may be used.

ENTRY SUBMISSION

Entry for each athlete/doubles team must include:

• Division: Advanced or Intermediate

• Events (male or female singles, male or female doubles, mixed)

• Email address (to send competition and schedule updates)

• Late entries will only be accommodated if the draw/schedule has not been completed. No entries will be accepted on the day of the tournament.
  
  Note: You cannot enter the same event in two divisions, e.g. you can’t play Men’s Singles in Advanced as well as Men’s Singles in Intermediate. You can however, play different events in different divisions, for example: Advanced Singles but Intermediate Doubles.

All entries must be submitted via the Online Tournament Registration System and participants are responsible for their own registration.   The registration deadline is Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 10:00 PM

All persons interested in playing are reminded of the Tournament Guidelines

SHUTTLE POLICY: Players are to provide their own feather shuttles or purchase them on site for $2.50 each.  If both teams or opponents agree, Yonex nylon shuttles may be used.

FEES
Cash or Cheque to be collected by Badminton NL at the event.

• Individual Affiliation: $10 (Not required if member of an affiliated club)

• Club Affiliation: $40

• Competition Fee: $12/year or $6/tournament

• Individual Annual Insurance: $12/year or $6/tournament

• Entry fees:ENTRY FEES; 1 event-$15.00, 2 events-$20.00, 3 events-$25.00

START
Registration and warm-up begins at 8:30 am with Singles play starting at 9:00am