ADULT “A” PRIZES:
Prize Money Total: CDN $3,000
Adult A MS WS MD WD XD
Winner $400 $400 $400/pair $400/pair $400/pair
Runner-up $200 $200 $200/pair $200/pair $200/pair
Semi-finalists Medals Medals Medals Medals Medals
TOURNAMENT HOST: PHONE: 506-533-6855
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: badminton.ca
ENTRY DEADLINE: October 19th 2018
Unpaid entries will not be included in the draws.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
OFFICIALS:
Tournament Chair: Kyle Hunter [[email protected]]
Tournament Organizer: Daryl Beers [email protected]
Referee: Mark Briscombe
Deputy Referee: TBD
Badminton Canada: Mike [email protected]
EVENTS: Each event (MS, WS, MD, WD, XD) will be conducted in a waterfall type format (ABCD). All athletes will begin the event in the A draw and after a first round loss will fall into a C draw which will consist of a single elimination with Consolation D round. Athletes in the A draw who win their first match but lose their second will fall into a B draw which will consist of single elimination with no consolation round. It will be the responsibility of each athlete to notify the draw desk, within 30-minutes of their first or second round defeat to be placed in the waterfall B, C or D draw.
All players will receive National Ranking points related to their placing in the A,B C & D draws
Badminton Canada will be utilizing the Tournament Software online registration system.
ENTRY FEE: The entry fee for 1 event is $60
The entry fee for 2-3 events is a $80 entry fee
REFUNDS/WITHDRAW PENALTY: Refunds are provided to participants who withdraw prior to the entry deadline of the competition. After the entry deadline, but before the draws are made, refunds are provided less a 50% administration fee.
Refunds will not be provided for withdrawals after the draws have been made.
For athletes who chose to withdraw from any event after the late registration deadline (October 19 2018) will be withdrawn from all events the athlete has registered to participate in.
SEEDING & DRAWS: Seeds will be posted 2 weeks out of competition.
Draws will be posted (10-7 days out).
Timeline to be posted 5 days prior to competition.
All seeding and draws will abide by the BCAN Senior Ranking & Seeding Policy
PRIZES: $3,000 for winner & finalists of the A draw
Prizes for B, C, and D winners
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: All participants in Elite Series tournaments must be:
• Registered members of their respective provincial/territorial badminton associations
• Hold a national level licence or international licence issued by BCan,
• or a Member Association of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and provide their member ID upon online registration.
The registration fee to become a member of Badminton Canada will be an annual fee (Sept 1st-August 31st) and you must be a registered member in good standing with a BCan provincial membership organization in order to be a registered member of BCan.
*Non-Canadian association participants will be charged an extra $15 fee for entering a tournament.
The maximum number of entrants is 220. Should the maximum entry be exceeded, priority will be given to players/teams ranked in the top 10 in each event on the Canadian National ranking list. After the top 10 ranked players/teams in each event, priority will be given to players based on their date of entry onto the tournament. Doubles and Mixed teams will be considered based on the latest entry date of the two partners.
CLOTHING
REGULATIONS: BWF Regulations and the Badminton Canada Competition Uniform Regulations shall be followed http://www.badminton.ca/file/708545/?dl=1.
COACH CERTIFICATION:
Deadline for registration as a coach is THE SAME AS THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR ATHLETES. All coaches must comply with the Badminton Canada Coaching Certification Policy
Once a coach has registered for the 2018-19 season, they will not need to re-register for the remainder of the season. To register, please contact [email protected] for more details
HOTEL: Four Points Sheraton-direct line is 506-852-9600
Four Points Hotel Direct Booking Link: link is not ready yet but they can call direct and use the “East Coast Open” as the booking code word.
Hampton Inn & Suites-direct Line is 506-855-4819
Hampton Direct Booking Link: https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/hp/reservation/book.htm?inputModule=HOTEL&ctyhocn=YQMNBHX&spec_plan=CHHECO&arrival=20181122&departure=20181125&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
Holiday Inn Express: direct line 506-8542929-Booking Code: MB2
Holiday Inn Direct Booking Link-https://www.hiexpress.com/redirect?path=hd&brandCode=EX&localeCode=en®ionCode=1&hotelCode=YQMNB&_PMID=99801505&GPC=MB2&viewfullsite=true
WAIVER OF RIGHTS: I hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, waive and release any and all claims for damages I may have against Badminton Canada, any of it’s member organizations, the host venue, and their respective agents, members of staff, for any and all injuries which may be suffered by me, through accident or negligence, in conjunction with my competition and attendance at all related activities of this event.
I accept the above terms from the time of online entry until the completion of the tournament.
Please be aware that Badminton NB, its representative and successors reserve all rights to reproduce, for the purpose of illustration, fund raising, advertising or publication in any manner, any photographs taken by Badminton NB or affiliated members, clubs, contractors or staff during this event.
CANTEEN: Yes canteen services will be available.