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Eastbay Badminton Association Badminton Open 2012 October 6th, 7th

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$25.00
First Event:  Partner1 (If applicable): Second Event:  Partner2 (If applicable): Third Event:  Partner3 (If applicable): Late Entry Fee:  T-Shirt (Included in Entry Fee):  This item is currently out of stock!

What's included in your entry fee:

  • Free T-Shirt
  • Dinner Banquet Saturday Night *Eligible only if you play 2 events*(Restaurant TBD, will be nice though!)
  • Birdies (Depending on sponsorships)
  • Raffle Ticket to have a chance to win some of our awesome prizes!
    Last years prizes included:
    ** A Trip to Vegas for two
    ** 2 Sponsorships given out
    ** Over 15 rackets
    ** Tubes of Birds, Bags, and other misc gifts
    Come join us this year to see what you can win!

Important!!!

  • Please make sure that your partner(s) sign up as well. Teams will not be placed into the draws unless BOTH TEAM MEMBERS have signed up and paid already.
  • Be sure to pick the "in-store pick up" option when you check out so you do not end up paying additional fees. See picture below for details:
    • Choose In-Store Pickup to avoid overpaying!



EBA OPEN 2012 Tournament Information:


Where it will be hosted:
Eastbay Badminton Association    (510) 655-8989.
Any inquiries or questions as well as late entries should be emailed to: info@eastbaybadminton.com

When:
Saturday October 6th (Singles and Mixed)
Sunday October 7th(Men/Womens Doubles)

    Competition Schedule:
  • Events will be scheduled in the following order:
    • Saturday: Singles Open and Mix Open
    Sunday: Doubles Open.

  • Times:
    • Saturday: Matches begins at 8:00 a.m. & Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.
    Sunday: Matches begins at 9:00 a.m. & Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

  • Dates & Location:
    • The tournament will run from Saturday October 6th through Sunday October 7th, 2012.
    The gym is located at:
    Eastbay Badminton Association
    4230 Hubbard Street
    Emeryville, CA 94608
    (510) 655-8989
    info@eastbaybadminton.com




  • Eligibility Requirements: All athletes of any skill level are welcome. Although everyone will start off in the same flight, you will have more evenly matched games as you play along. You are guaranteed at least 3 matches per event that you join.



  • Entry Deadline: September 28th at Midnight. All late entries are subject to a $5 dollar late fee and are not guaranteed a spot in the tournament.



  • Entry Fee: $25.00 for the first event; $15.00 for the second event; $5 for the third event. Three events maximum.



  • Competition Format:
         o USA Badminton: 21 point rally scoring system will be used. Best of 3 games.
         o Drop flight system. All entrants start in the open category and will drop into "C" flight if defeated
          1st round. If they are defeated in the 2nd round, they will drop into B flight. If a player is
          defeated in C once again, they will drop into the D flight category. Each player is guaranteed at least three matches in every event they enter. All events will be held in drop flight unless entry numbers dictate otherwise



  • General Information:
  • Will be hosted at Eastbay Badminton Association
  • USA Badminton rules shall apply.

    •      o Depending upon number of entrants, events may be combined or canceled. Method of scoring may change.
         o All pre-registered participants will recieve a FREE t-shirt as included in their entry. There will be a limited amount
          of additional t-shirts available the day of the tournament for sale.
         o List partners name(s), spelled correctly, on entry form.
         o Awards: Prizes will be given to all flight winners, the prizes will depend on the number of participants.
         o The event will go to two days if number of entries dictates.
         o Events will be scheduled in the following order; Singles Open, MX Open, Doubles Open.


    Some additional information

         o All matches will have an approximate start time. If you are not there 5 minutes after your start time,
          you will be defaulted (NO EXCEPTIONS)
         o Warm-ups will be limited to max 3 minutes to keep tournament on time schedule
         o There will be a banquet dinner Saturday Night after the tournament. All participants are welcome to
          come to this at no extra cost. The banquet directions will be provided the day of the tournament. The
          time is TBD.