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WCSA 2009 Badminton Ground Rules

Posted: Tuesday February 2, 2010 01:33 PM

GENERAL RULES FOR BADMINTON
February 7, 2010

I.  Date and Venue

    The WCSA Badminton Tournament will be held at Assumption College Badminton Gym on
    February 7, 2010.

II.  Rules

    1.   The Badminton competition shall be held in accordance with the current rules and
          regulations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) However, in matters not provided for
          in the rules of the competition, decisions shall rest with the tournament director.

    2.   In any dispute, only the official coach or team captain is allowed to approach match
          control/tournament director with regards to questions and inquiries. 

III.  Tournament Format

      1.  Team tie competition
      2.  Single-round robin format
      3.  Best-of-three team ties
      4.  After the single-round robin, top two (2) teams will play in the FINALS, with the top team
          TWICE to beat.

IV.  Team Composition and Fielding of Players

     1.  Each varsity team must have a minimum of four (4) players while the employee’s team
           must have a minimum of six (6) players (3 men and 3 women).

     2.  Mandatory fielding of four (4) players per team tie are required for the varsity league while
           six (6) for the employees league. No one player repeats.

      3.  The varsity team tie shall consist of two (2) singles and one (1) doubles. The employees
           team tie shall consist of Ladies Doubles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles.

      4.  The order of play shall be as follows: Singles-Doubles-Singles (SDS). For employees,
           Ladies Doubles, Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles (Ld-Md-MxD).

      5.  Fifteen (15) minutes before the commencement of play of each tie, the coach shall submit
           the composition of his/her team to the match control. No substitution shall be allowed
          under any circumstances after the tie has commenced.

V.  Scoring

       The BWF standard scoring system of 1 – 21 points (rally point) best-of-three games shall
       apply in this tournament.

VI.  Interval

       A mandatory interval of 60 seconds (1 min) will be given to the players when the score
       reaches 11 points, and 120 seconds (2 minutes) after each game.

VII.  Eligibility

       The WCSA rules on players qualification and eligibility shall apply.

VIII.  Walk-Over-Default

         A ten (10) minute, grace period on the scheduled tie’s/matches shall be given. Otherwise
         the team/player shall be declared loser via walk-over.

IX.  Ranking Order/Breaking of Ties

     1.  Tie involving two (2) teams – the principle of win-over the other shall apply.
      2.  Multiple tie : - Level 1 - Match won vs Match Lost

     - Level 2 - Games won vs Games Lost

     - Level 3 - Points won vs Points Lost

X.  Competition Uniform

     All players are required to use their playing uniform (school colors) or must be on a prescribed
     badminton attire.

XI.  Unforeseen Event

     1.  The decision of the Tournament Director on any disputes during the competition shall be
          final.

     2.  The ongoing tie’s/matches shall be impossible to continue, such tie’s/matches shall be
          continued on a later from the point where it was disrupted.

JASON R. RAZAL

Tournament Director

 See WCSA 8th Season Badminton Schedule