General Regulations

  1. This tournament will be played in full accordance with the Laws of Badminton, the Tournament Regulations and the General Terms and Conditions as defined by Badminton Nederland. In addition, the regulations for the Dutch Junior Master Circuit 2011-2012 are applicable to the tournament (see www.badminton.nl).

Specific Regulations individual tournament

  1. Participants
    a. Entitled to take part are players who are members of a Badminton Federation associated with the BWF.
    b. The tournament will be played in the age categories U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19. Participants must not exceed thefollowing age limits:
    U19 born in 1993 or later
    U17 born in 1995 or later
    U15 born in 1997 or later
    U13 born in 1999 or later
    U11 born in 2001 or later
  2. Disciplines and system of play
    a. In each age category, the following events will be played: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
    b. It is only allowed to participate in 1 age category and in a maximum of 3 different events.
    c. In singles, the first round will be played in groups and the following rounds are played according to the knock-out system. Doubles are played according to the knock-out system.
    d. In all age categories the minimum number of entries required is set to 12 boys and 12 girls. The tournament management reserves the right to cancel the tournament or change the system in of play in an age category or discipline if the minimum number of entries has not been received.
    e. The loosing player of a match will automatically score the following match on that court or she/he will arrange an adequate replacement.
  3. Shuttles
    a. The CARLTON GT2 is the official tournament shuttle cock in the age categories U11 and U13.
    b. The CARLTON GT1 is the official tournament shuttlecock in the age categories U15, U17 and U19.
    c. Shuttlecocks from other brands or other specifications are not allowed.
    d. In the age categories U11 and U13, 2 shuttlecocks will be provided by the tournament organisation for each match. In the age categories U15, U17 and U19 3 shuttecocks will be provided for each match.
    e. The CARLTON GT2 is offered for € 15,00 per tube or € 1,25 per shuttle. The CARLTON GT1 is offered for € 16,50 per tube or € 1,40 per shuttle. Tournament shuttles can be purchased at match control and can be booked in advance by using the entry form or by sending an email to the tournament organisation.
  4. Venues and time schedule
    a. The individual tournament will be played on Wednesday, December 28 and Thursday, December 29.
    b. On December 28, the tournament will be played in 5 different venues. Every age category will play in one single venue: U11 in Varenbeuk, U13 in Palemig, U15 in In de Biessen, U17 in Rumpen and U19 in Polfermolen. The venue schedule is under reserve and can be changed depending on the numbers of entries for each age category. The final venue schedule will be published on Thursday, December 1.
    c. The semi finals and finals will be played on Thursday, December 29 in venue In de Biessen.
    d. On December 28 and 29, the tournament starts at 09:00h. On December 28, matches can be played till 19:30h in the age category U11, till 21:30h in the age category U13 and till 22:00h in the age categories U15, U17 and U19.
    e. On both days there will be a referee and a qualified sports masseur available in each venue.
  5. Registration
    a. The number of entries for the different age groups will be limited in accordance with the maximum number of matches that can be played in the assigned venue. A maximum of 1300 matches will be accepted for the first day of the tournament: Following limits are defined for the different venues:
    1. In de Biessen: 300
    2. Rumpen: 300
    3. Palemig: 300
    4. Varenbeuk: 225
    5. Polfermolen: 175
    b. Entries will be accepted according to the following order of precedence: members of national teams > members of district teams > members of regional teams > individual entries.
    c. The registration procedure is as follows:
    1. Individual registration is only possible online on www.toernooi.nl.
    2. Individual registration closes on November 7. Groups need to report their number of entries per age category till this date by using the pre-registration form available on this website.
    3. Group entries will be confirmed by the tournament organisation till November 14.
    4. If a group entry is accepted, the first 4 boys and 4 girls of the group are assured of competing in the tournament. Additional players will be accepted according to the mentioned acceptance priority and only until the maximum number of entries is reached.
    5. Final player registration for groups must be performed till November 21 by using the group registration form available on this website.
    6. Accepted entries will be confirmed till November 28 via publication on www.toernooi.nl.
    d. In the age categories U11 and U13 the entry fee is € 13,00 per person for singles and € 9,00 per person for each event in doubles. In the age groups U15, U17 and U19 this is € 15,00 and € 11,00 respectively. The entry fee must be paid in the sports centre before the start of the first match.
    e. An entry in doubles will only be accepted if both partners register in time.
  6. Seeding and draw
    a. Seeding is done by or under the responsibility of Badminton Nederland. The seeding does not necessarily correspond with the rankings of the Dutch Junior Master Circuit. In the U11 age category no seeding will be done.
    b. The draw will be made on December 15.
    c. The draw in singles will be made according to the order of strength as defined in article VI.5 lid 8 sub b of the tournament regulations of Badminton Nederland.
    d. The BWF General Competition Regulations, article 15.7, concerning the exchange of players in singles, is applicable to this tournament.
  7. Dress regulations
    a. Playing is only allowed in clothing listed below:
    1. polo shirt or T-shirt;
    2. shorts (also athletics shorts) or skirt;
    3. cyclists shorts, if worn under short or skirt;
    4. sports footwear and sports socks;
    5. hair ribbon and/or wristband.
    b. The advertising regulations of Badminton Nederland are applicable to this tournament.
  8. Prizes and ceremony
    a. In every event there will be prizes for the winner and the runner-up. In the categories U11 and U13 there will be trophies. In the categories U15, U17 and U19 there will be prize money:
      MS WS MD WD MXD
    1e place € 50,00 € 50,00 € 50,00 per couple € 50,00 per couple € 50,00 per couple
    2e place € 40,00 € 40,00 € 40,00 per couple € 40,00 per couple € 40,00 per couple
    b. Finalists are bound to attend the prize ceremony for the respective event.