Tournament Registration
- Yonex Junior and Senior Elite Series
The registration deadline for all Yonex Junior and Senior Elite Series events is now three weeks prior to the start of the tournament. The change has been made to ensure adequate time to publish the seeding, draws and timing of the events and allow for an appeals on these aspects of the tournament to be heard without creating undue hardships for all the competitors at the event.
- Yonex Senior National Championship and Yonex U23/Junior National Championship
All player registration for the Yonex Senior National Championship and Yonex U23/Junior National Championship will register with the Provincial / Territorial Badminton Organization. Provincial / Territorial Badminton Organization will open the registration for these two championships a minimum of 6 weeks before the first day of the championship and close registration no later than 4 weeks before the start of the championship.
- U15 age group pilot - Yonex Junior Elite Series
Badminton Canada is continuing our pilot of the U15 age group at the Yonex Junior Elite Series events. U15 age disciplines will be included at all Yonex Junior Elite Series event with the exception of the Yonex BC Junior Elite Series. Results from the U15 events will NOT be used to seed Yonex Junior Elite Series events or the Yonex U23/Junior National Championship.
Age Group Changes
"A player must be 14 years of age and under throughout the entire calendar year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) of that year's Canadian Junior National Championships to be eligible to compete in the U15 age group.
However, for the purpose of the Junior Elite Series only, a player must be 14 years of age and under for the duration of all Junior Elite Series events for that tournament season (i.e. 2015/2016, 2016/2017, etc.) to be eligible to compete in the U15 age group of a Junior Elite Series event.
- Under 17 (generally for 15 and 16 year olds)
"A player must be 16 years of age and under throughout the entire calendar year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) of that year's Canadian Junior National Championships to be eligible to compete in the U17 age group.
However, for the purpose of the Junior Elite Series only, a player must be 16 years of age and under for the duration of all Junior Elite Series events for that tournament season (i.e. 2015/2016, 2016/2017, etc.) to be eligible to compete in the U17 age group of a Junior Elite Series event.
- Under 19 (generally for 17 and 18 year olds)
"A player must be 18 years of age and under throughout the entire calendar year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) of that year's Canadian Junior National Championships to be eligible to compete in the U19 age group.
However, for the purpose of the Junior Elite Series only, a player must be 18 years of age and under for the duration of all Junior Elite Series events for that tournament season (i.e. 2015/2016, 2016/2017, etc.) to be eligible to compete in the U19 age group of a Junior Elite Series event.
- Under 23 (generally for 19, 20, 21, 22 year olds)
Any player 22 years of age and under in the calendar year of the National Championships would be age eligible.
For events in 2015-16 season
Under 15 = born in 2002 or later
Under 17 = born in 2000 or later
Under 19 = born in 1998 or later
Under 23 = born in 1994 or later
Example
Joe is born in January 1 2001. Although he is only 14 years old during the period of September to December 2015, he is required to play the U17 age category events during this time period as he turns 15 years old January 1st, 2016 and no longer eligible to compete in U15 events for the entire competitive season.
Uniform Regulations for Yonex Senior National Championship and Yonex U23/Junior National Championship
Any athletes participating in the Canadian National Championships or Canadian Junior and Under 23 National Championships may only have their NAME and/or CLUB/PROVINCE written on their competitive playing clothes. This rule does not apply to the athlete’s warm-up clothing.
Any coaches on the field of play during the Canadian National Championships or Canadian Junior and Under 23 National Championships may only have their NAME and/or CLUB/PROVINCE written on their coaching apparel.
Only athletes and coaches who are currently or were previously part of a Badminton Canada sanction team shall be allowed to have CANADA written or represented by a Canadian flag on their competitive playing clothes or coaching apparel, respectively.
Citizenship requirements for Yonex Senior National Championship and Yonex U23/Junior National Championship
- Yonex Senior National Championship – Competitors must be a Canadian citizen validated by a Canadian passport. Passports must be presented at registration for the event.
- Yonex U23/Junior National Championship – Competitors must have a permanent residency card that was issued 365 days before the start of the championship and have played or be registered to play in a Provincial/Territorial Championship prior to the National Championship.
Junior Ranking and Seeding Policy Changes
The Junior Ranking and Seeding policy has been updated to include the addition of the 2015 International Junior Challenge being held October 2015 in Calgary.
The Junior Ranking and Seeding policy has been changed to include the top three results in the 2015/2016 season. In 2014/15 only the top two events where included in the calculations
Senior Ranking and Seeding Policy
The Senior Ranking and Seeding Policy will be updated to accommodate the new point totals awarded by the BWF for Grand Prix events.