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DATES - From 23/10/2015 To 25/10/2015
LOCATION
Winnipeg Winter Club, 200 River Ave, Winnipeg MB R3L 0B2
PRIZES - $6000 for winner, finalists, third place finishers. Prizes for Consolation winners
ENTRY FEE - The entry fee of $115 per player must be made online. There will be an additional $15 fee for Non Canadian association participants.
OFFICIALS
Chair Archie Chawla Email achawla@winnipegwinterclub.com Phone 204-781-7588
Referee Gregory Chan Email gottabegreg@hotmail.com Phone 204-997-6319
Badminton Canada Jimena Gravelle Email jimena@badminton.ca Phone 613-569-2424 x.102
SCHEDULE /HORAIRE
Friday 23/10/2015 – Main Round – 10am – 9pm
Saturday 24/10/2015 – Quarter-Finals – 9am, Semi-Finals 2pm
Sunday 25/10/2015 – 10am Finals
ENTRY DEADLINE - 02/10/2015 At 11:59pm EST
Unpaid entries will not be included in the draws. LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Requests for extenuating circumstances will only be accepted via the Provincial Organization of the player and such requests are not guaranteed to proceed.
EVENTS - Open events will be held in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Badminton Canada will be utilizing the Tournament Software online registration system. Consolations will be held for all competitors defeated in their first round match of the main event. It will be the responsibility of each athlete to notify the draw desk, within 30-minutes of their opening round defeat. Consolation rounds offered time permitting.
TOURNAMENT RULES - The 21-Rally Point scoring format will be utilized. Three-minute warm-up and ten minute default will be strictly enforced. The use of protective eyewear is strongly recommended during play.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION - All participants in Elite Series tournaments must be registered members of 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 150. 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.
REFUNDS - Refunds are provided to participants, less a 25% administration fee, who withdraw prior to the entry deadline of the competition. After the entry deadline, but before the draws are made, refunds are provided les a 50% administration fee. Refunds will not be provided for withdrawals after the draws have been made.
CLOTHING - BWF rules (click to see Badminton Canada clothing regulations
SEEDING & DRAWS - Seeding done by Badminton Canada’s Seeding Committee and draws according to the Canadian regulations
HOTEL
Radisson Downtown (4 star hotel)
288 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0B8
1 (800) 333-3333 or (204) 956-0410 (local)
$129.00/night
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Humphry Inn & Suites
260 Main St Winnipeg, R3C 1A9
877.486.7479 or 204.942.4222
$115.00/night
Includes Breakfast & Parking
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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.