Badminton at EuroGames 2020

Levels and disciplines

Badminton is played in levels C-, C+, B-, B+ and A.

For Singles we are offering the competitions Women & Men and for Doubles Women, Men & Mixed.”

You can participate for one single competition and / or one double competition.

Our plan is to give you at least 3 sets for Singles and 5 sets for Doubles.

If you like to participate Doubles please make sure to already have a double partner. For the registration it is necessary to know the first name, last name and the email address of your double partner (no “blind dates”).

In order to guarantee a fair tournament, please ensure your level classification fairly and correctly reflects your ability. The following criteria have been set for classification for the EuroGames 2020:

1. The team's level will be determined solely on the basis of the better player's level classification and results at LGBT tournaments (singles and doubles) over the last three years. Involvement in mixed and senator competitions will not be considered. It is the responsibility of each player/team to ensure that their classification is correct. Incorrect classification can jeopardize the participation.
2. Gold medal (first place) winners at tournaments with 200 participants or more like EuroGames, Gay Games etc. over the last three years are obliged to play in a classification level higher.
3. The award of five medals (first to third places) at any LGBT tournaments over the last three years shall likewise result in a higher level classification.

The organisation team, if appropriate, reserves the right to move a participant from one competition to another and to merge competitions in case of too low participants per competition. In that case you will be informed via email.

Locations 

Badminton will take place on

Thursday, 06.08.2020 / 8:30 - 21:00 – Singles Women & Men,

Friday, 07.08.2020 / 8:30 - 21:00 – Doubles Women, Men & Mixed,

Saturday, 08.08.2020 / 9:00 - 14:00 – selected finals in a big sports center together with finals of other kind of sports.

At the moment we are still considering where the tournament will take place. In addition to municipal sports halls, we are discussing the relocation to a professional badminton hall.

The final schedule for the badminton tournament will be announced to the participants by email.

Cooperation

SC AufRuhr e.V., Bochum, Germany 

Frankfurter Volleyball Verein e.V., Frankfurt a.M., Germany

Rules (Plan as of July 2019)

We are starting with the preliminary round as group system (everyone plays against everyone). During the preliminary round there is only one set per match. The main round is played as knock-out system. During the main round best of three (sets) will be applied.

The levels C- and C+ are played with nylon shuttlecocks, the levels B-, B+ and A are played with natural feather shuttlecocks.

The organisation team, if appropriate, reserves the right to change the flow of the tournament.