News published by the Manitoba Badminton Association during 2023, kept from the association’s earlier website. Back to Badminton Archives.
2024 Yonex ASDEL Open
December 21, 2023
Please click here for registration.
Location: Winnipeg Winter Club
Event Dates: January 18 – 21
Registration closes: January 11 (11:59pm)
2024 Yonex ASDEL Open
Presented by WWC Badminton Academy
TOURNAMENT CHAIR
Elliott Beals (coach.beals@gmail.com)
START TIMES:
Thursday January 18th at 6pm
Friday, January 19th at 5pm
Saturday January 20th at 9am
Sunday, January 21st at 9am
*TIMES ARE ESTIMATED AND WILL BE UPDATED ONCE REGISTRATION CLOSES*
ORDER OF PLAY (TENTATIVE)
Thursday: Singles events if required
Friday: Singles events
Saturday: Singles (if needed), followed by Doubles, followed by Mixed Doubles
Saturday evening: Semi finals (will be played 60 – 90 minutes after last match is called from main rounds)
Sunday: Finals
*Order of play and timing of finals subject to change. *
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday, January 11th at 11:59pm CST
Manual registrations subject to a $10 administrative fee.
Late registrations are not guaranteed to be accepted and if accepted, will be subject to a $10 late fee. Individuals registered past the deadline may not be included in seeding.
EVENTS
Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Ladies’ Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Format: Triple plate
PRIZES
Prizes awarded winners and runners-up in main draw.
Prizes awarded to winners of B, C, D
Prizes TBA later.
ELIGIBILITY
Participants must have an active current 2023-2024 season Base, Provincial, or National membership.
The competition will be conducted under the official rules of Badminton Canada.
FEES
1 event: $65.00
2 & 3 events: $75.00
Entry fees are payable on-line at the time of registration.
SHUTTLES
Yonex feather shuttles will be used. Match shuttles are included in the entry fee.
CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
Participants must have an indoor change of clothing and non-marking athletic shoes.
Participants must bring their own racquets.
OUT OF TOWN ENTRIES
Participants registering from out of town. Please make a note during your registration
AVAILABILITY
Players must make themselves available for the entirety of the event. Due to the unpredictability of speed of play, athletes are expected to be ready well ahead of their scheduled match time.
The tournament will enforce a 10-minute disqualification rule and a 2-minute warm-up rule.
Reasonable requests for late starts or timing accommodations are not guaranteed to be accepted and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
COACHING
For field-of-play access, coaches must hold a valid (confirmed or pending) 2023-2024 MBA Coaching License.
Only one coach will be allowed to be present behind the court during any match.
PANDEMIC PROTOCOLS
All athlete-participants, coaches, and officials may participate in or attend this event.
The tournament will be run according to the MBA’s most recent Return-to-Play Guidelines.
Any individuals displaying symptoms or having been exposed to COVID symptoms prior to or during the event will be expected to withdraw (please note the new MBA COVID-19 Program Refund Policy). The tournament referee or tournament host reserves the right to remove a participant from the draw and ask them to leave if they if they are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms. The tournament referee or host reserves the right to ask an individual to leave if they are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms.
MBA or the tournament host reserve the right to limit spectator capacity.
The tournament referee or tournament host reserves the right to remove athletes or individuals for non-compliance. Failure to comply with tournament protocols could affect a member’s standing.
REFUND POLICY
Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships.
Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of tournament registration fees unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis. This does not apply to partial fee refunds if an athlete paid for 2-3 categories and was unable to secure a partner (thus only competing in 1 event).
MBA COVID-19 Program Refund Policy : If a participant-athlete develops symptoms of COVID-19 or is exposed to COVID-19 before or during the event, a 100% or partial refund (if the exposure takes place between events) will be granted. No medical note will be required.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
In consideration of the acceptance of this entry in the name of the 2024 Yonex ASDEL Open, I, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, waive any claims to which I may become entitled for injury or damage, and release the MBA and all other organizers, sponsors, representatives, their agents and employees and any other person or organization assisting in this event from any claims for damages or injury suffered by me as a result of my participation in, or traveling to, or from, this event, notwithstanding that any such loss, injury or damage may have arisen by reason of the negligence of anyone or more of the aforesaid parties, their servants, agents or employees. I further state that I am in proper physical condition to participate in this program and am aware that participation could, in some circumstances, result in physical injury. I also give my permission for the free use of my name and picture in broadcast, telecast, or written account of this program.
2024 Yonex Pal Chawla Junior Open
December 12, 2023
Registration is open here
February 8 – 11
Registration Deadline is February 1st.
More info here
NCCP Comp Dev Coaching Course
December 8, 2023
The Manitoba Badminton Association is hosting an NCCP Comp Dev Coaching Certification Course on January 25 & 26th. This will take place at Prairie Badminton (275 De Baets St, Unit 2). The course is 18 hours (including on court time) and the fee is $300+GST = $315.00.
Please eTransfer $315.00 to info@badminton.mb.ca
To register please fill out this online form – NCCP Comp Dev Registration
For registration questions please contact Corey (corey@badminton.mb.ca)
For questions about the course and certification process please contact Ryan (ryan@prairiebadminton.ca)
2023 Westman Open
November 22, 2023
Registration is open for the 2023 Westman Open click here.
Deadline to register is December 1st, 11:59pm.
Dates: December 9 & 10th
Location: Healthy Living Center
2010 Louise Ave, Brandon, MB R7B 0L4
Tournament Info
Events: MS, WS, MD, WD, XD (all open, juniors welcome)
Entry Fee
1 event: $50
2 events: $55
3 events: $60
Changes for this year:
- Saturday and Sunday court time
- Events will be played all the way through
Singles start Saturday morning and played through to the finals, then doubles play begins, and mixed beginning last
Times will be estimated when the draws come out but plan to be available 8am-11pm Saturday and 9am to 6pm Sunday
- Due to the time constraints, there will be no buffet this year BUT there will be a mid afternoon meal available to all athletes Saturday
Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available! (host hotel, registration, sponsors, etc)
For more information or questions, please contact Brittany Desautels at 204-761-9004 or brandonclub1@gmail.com
Staff Announcement
November 16, 2023
The MBA is pleased to announce the hiring of Elliott Beals as our new Provincial Coach
Elliott is already a big part of the local badminton community and was helping as a casual employee for the MBA over the spring and summer.
We are lucky to have him come on in more formal capacity to work with the office and Sport Manitoba to revamp our high performance (Team Manitoba) program.
In addition Elliott will be promoting coaching development throughout the province.
Board of Directors Update
November 16, 2023
Board of Directors Updates
At our AGM this fall elections were held for board of director positions.
Returning board members: Renee Kunka and Terry Porayko
Newly Elected/appointed board members: Ian Abbott, Jonathan Hsiung, Ruwinize Mercado & Veronica
The MBA is very fortunate to have retained Renee in the role of interim President, her dedication and efforts are to be commended.
Ian has stepped into the role of Secretary for the board.
The VP and Treauser roles will be filled in the coming weeks.
The MBA is working with Volunteer Manitoba to recruit skill specific volunteers to help in these areas.
The MBA would also like to thank all outgoing board members (at the AGM and earlier in the year).
The board as a whole was tasked with a workload well above any normal year and each person deserves gratitude for stepping up to the plate to help.
If you are interested in helping the MBA there will be some upcoming recuitment for various committees and working groups.
Reach out to Corey if you’d like more information or have an area of interest that you would like to help with.
2023 Yonex Herb Richard
November 1, 2023
2023 Yonex Herb Richard
Tournament Registration is open – REGISTER HERE
Open and Para events
Dates: Nov 30 – December 3rd
Location: Winnipeg Winter Club
Deadline to register is Thursday November 23rd at 11:59pm.
2023 Victor Prairie Bee Open
October 17, 2023
Registration is now open.
November 10 – 12th
*** Deadline extended to Friday, November 3rd, 11:59pm
2023 Victor Prairie Bee Open
CATEGORIES:
Open/U19/U17/U15/U13
EVENTS:
Open: MS/WS/MD/WD/XD
Junior: BS/GS/BD/GD/XD
U13: Singles and Doubles will be combined for boys and girls to increase the pool size
FORMAT:
3-5 entries = Round Robin
6-12 entries = Round Robin with Playoff
13+ entries = A/B/C/D Dropdown
2 or less entries will be combined with another age category or cancelled
SHUTTLES
Open/U19: Victor Master Ace feather shuttles
U17/U15: Victor Champ 1
U13: Nylon
COST:
1 event: $55
2-3 events: $75
entry fees payable on-line at registration
Manual-entry registrations are subject to a $10 administration fee.
Late registrations (if accepted) are subject to both a $10 late fee & $10 manual-entry fee, and individuals may not be included in seeding.
Prizes:
Open Winners: $100, Bee Stuffie, Honey Jar, & Name Engraved on Championship Belt
Open 2nd & 3rd
Junior Winners: Bee Stuffie, Honey Jar, & Individual Medal
Junior 2nd Place and Cons Winners: Honey Jars
Also Included:
Referees/Umpires, Souvenir Shirt, Toast Station with Local Unpasteurized Honey, & Shuttles.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Friday, Nov 3rd @ 11:59 pm
START TIMES & ORDER OF PLAY (TENTATIVE)
Friday @ 5:00pm – Singles Begins (U13/U15/U17), U19/Open to Follow
Saturday @ 8:30am – Singles to Continue
Saturday @ ~1:00pm – Doubles Begins
Sunday @ 8:30am – Mixed Doubles Begins
*TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE/ESTIMATED AND WILL BE UPDATED ONCE REGISTRATION CLOSES. PLEASE ALLOW FLEXIBILITY.*
Regional Umpire Training Course
September 29, 2023
Details Summarized
What – Regional Umpire Training Course
Where – Sport Manitoba Theatre, in the basement of 145 Pacific Avenue. Indoor parking available or street parking after 5 pm
When – October 17th, 6:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Who – As it is the introductory course for umpiring it is open to anyone interested in learning more about the laws of badminton and officiating.
Cost – $10
Registration link – CLICK HERE
** A meal is provided
2023 WWC Junior Open Registration Open
September 8, 2023
Please visit this link for more info on the new WWC Junior Open event.
Dates: October 21 & 22nd
2023 AGM Info
August 21, 2023
The 2023 MBA Annual General Meeting is coming up on Wednesday, September 27th at 6:30pm.
Please visit our AGM Page for more details including how to pre-register.
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vxt-jzcm-rdu Or dial: (CA) +1 226-315-5082 PIN: 390 251 450#
Board of Directors Update July 2023
July 12, 2023
The MBA would like to share that Ms. Renee Kunka has agreed to step in as the interim president until our upcoming AGM in the Fall, following the resignation of Yuns Oh in late June.
We are so grateful to Yuns for his years of dedicated service and respect his wishes to step down given other priorities. We are now seeking committed volunteers to join the Board of Directors.
If you are interested in making a positive difference in our sport, please click here to submit your nomination.
Job Posting – Provincial Coach
July 11, 2023
The Manitoba Badminton Association is hiring for the position of Provincial Coach.
See here for more info on how to apply.
2023/24 Memberships
June 20, 2023
For more info on memberships and how to purchase them please visit the Individual Membership page.
School of Badminton Summer Camp Options
June 19, 2023
Please check out the variety of options for summer camps this summer.
This registration link can be used to register for one or more of the available weeks.
UPCOMING EVENTS
School of Badminton Summer Camp Week 1
July 24th – 28th from 9:00am-3:30pm (be ready to go on court at 9am!)
Winnipeg Winter Club (200 River Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3L 0B2)
8 to 17, $210/athlete + GST/and fees
School of Badminton Summer Camp Week 2
July 31st – August 4th from 9:00am-3:30pm (be ready to go on court at 9am!)
Winnipeg Winter Club (200 River Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3L 0B2)
8 to 17, $210/athlete + GST/and fees
School of Badminton Summer Camp Week 3
August 8th – 11th from 9:00am-3:30pm (be ready to go on court at 9am!)
Winnipeg Winter Club (200 River Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3L 0B2)
8 to 17, $175/athlete + GST/and fees
** No session on August 7th
School of Badminton All Girls Camp
August 14th – 18th from 9:00am-3:30pm (be ready to go on court at 9am!)
Sport for Life Centre (145 Pacific Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2Z6)
8 to 17, $175/athlete + GST/and fees
Nominating Committee Applicants Wanted
June 7, 2023
Please click here to view the form to apply to be a member of our Nominating Committee for the election at our next AGM.
A message from the board of directors
June 7, 2023
Please click here to view the update.
SGM Technical Issues
May 31, 2023
The meeting is up now.
Please re-click the original link to join.
Thanks
Yonex Provincial Masters
May 15, 2023
The Yonex Masters Provincials has been canceled due to low registration.
Special AGM – Year End Finances for 2022
May 3, 2023
There will be a Special AGM on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM. Attendants need to include their first and last name upon registration.
Meeting ID: 944 6649 2962
Passcode: 178878
2023 Yonex Senior Provincials Presented by WWC Badminton Academy
April 30, 2023
The Yonex Senior Provincials are coming up on May 11, 2023 to May 14, 2023. Registration is open and the link is: 2023 Yonex Senior Provincials
Special AGM – Year End Finances for 2022
April 16, 2023
The Special AGM will take place on Monday, April 17, 2023 at 7:00Pm.
The link for the meeting along with meeting ID and Passcode are below.
Meeting ID: 998 8819 1458
Passcode: 305197
Provincial Senior and Masters Tournament
March 14, 2023
The date and location for the Provincial Senior and Masters Tournament is TBD.
New Interim Executive Director
March 13, 2023
The Manitoba Badminton Association would like to take this opportunity to formally welcome Corey Draper as the New Interim Executive Director. He previously worked for MODS (Manitoba Organization of Disc Sports) in various roles including: Operations Director and Executive Director. We are excited about working with Corey and making him part of our community.
Special AGM – Year End Finances for 2022
March 11, 2023
There will be a Special Annual General Meeting held on Monday, April 17, 2023 at 7:00 PM. The link for the meeting will follow in the coming weeks.
Friday, March 3, 2023 – Canada Winter Games Team Tournament Begins
February 28, 2023
Day 5 – Team Tournament Day 1 – Preliminary Round
7:00 AM – Manitoba vs Alberta
4:00 PM – Manitoba vs British Columbia
Day 4 in PEI – Finals
Day 3 in PEI – Quarterfinals and Semi-finals
Day 2 in PEI – Let’s Getting Smashing As Competition Starts
7:30 AM – Doubles Mixed- Duyen Nguyen and Ethan Chan vs Raphael Motel/Johnna Rymes (AB) – Court 2 – Lost – 10-21, 7-21
7:30 AM – Doubles Mixed – Emalia Sinclair and Jeevan Khanuja vs Livia Amos/Dante Kay Grenier (NT) – Court 5 – Win – 21-5, 21-10
8:15 AM – Doubles Mixed- Serenity Poirier and Kyi Nichols vs Emily Chan/Jett Ko (AB) – Lost – 17-21, 17-21
10:00 AM – Singles Male – Ethan Chan vs Daniel Leung (ON) – Lost – 5-21, 12-21
10:45 AM – Singles Male – Chris Wiebe vs Henry Dong (PEI) – Win – 21-4, 21-4
11:00 AM – Doubles Mixed – Emalia Sinclair and Jeevan Khanuja vs Benot Bordeleau and Catherine Plante (QC) – Lost – 3-21, 7-21
12:30 PM – Singles Male – Victor Ho vs Alex Zheng (NS) – Lost – 17-21, 21-18, 21-23
12:45 PM – Singles Male – Chris Wiebe vs Paul Ouano (AB) – Win – 21-19, 21-16
2:00 PM – Singles Female – Emalia Sinclair vs Talia Xu (NB) – Win – 21-11, 21-12
2:30 PM – Singles Female – Ashley Woods vs Sophia Nong (ON) – Lost – 3-21, 3-21
3:15 PM – Singles Male – Chris Wiebe Vs Timothy Lock (ON) – Lost – 12-21, 13-21
3:30 PM – Singles Female – Ranyal Narwal vs Cinra Mei (NS) – Lost – 5-21, 19-21
4:00 PM – Singles Female – Emalia Sinclair vs Thalia Se (BC) – Lost – 12-21, 8-21
5:00 PM – Doubles Male – Chris Wiebe and Jeevan Khanuja vs Gurbaksh Singh Saini and Jadon Tsang (BC) – Lost – 18-21, 15-21
5:00 PM – Doubles Female – Ashley Woods and Duyen Nguyen vs Rachel Gillies and Renyin Xu (NB) – Lost – 21-13, 15-21, 12-21
5:45 PM – Doubles Female – Serenity Poirier and Ranya Narwal vs Cinra Mei and Zhiqing Wang (NS) – Lost – 13-21, 19-21
6:00 PM – Doubles Male – Kyi Nichols and Victor Ho vs Victor Huang and Wenjun Ouyang (BC) – Lost – 12-21 , 10-21
Day 1 in PEI – The team had their team photo taken in front of the Athlete’s Village Welcome sign. The athletes did some pin trading. They had a practice session at the venue at 4:00 PM. Coach Brad Stevenson won True Sport Trivia in the coaches lounge. The Competition starts tomorrow at 9:15 (7:15 AM Manitoba time) with the start of the Mixed Doubles individual event.
Week 1 of the Canada Winter Games has already begun. Team Manitoba’s Badminton team will be heading to PEI for Week 2 competition on Sunday, February 26. This past Saturday some of the athletes, coaches, family, and friends had a Send Off Dinner at the Clay Oven where Team Manitoba members and coaches received their games clothing. Competion for our Team Manitoba athletes begins on Tuesday, February 28 with the Individual Events.
You can keep up with Team Manitoba Badminton results using the following links during the Canada Winter Games:
You can also stream live games :
You can get more Team Manitoba coverage, via pictures and videos, on Instagram by following:
badminton_mb
teamtoba
Cheer on your Team Manitoba Badminton Players including:
Kyi Nichols – Games Profile
Victor Ho – Games Profile
Jeevan Khanuja – Game Profile
Chris Wiebe – Games Profile
Ethan Chan – Games Profile
Emalia Sinclair – Games Profile
Serenity Poirier – Games Profile
Ranya Narwal – Games Profile
Duyen Nguyen – Games Profile
Ashley Woods – Games Profile
Message From the Vice President
February 22, 2023
Good Day Manitoba Badminton Community,
My name is Paul Poirier and I am the Vice President of Badminton Manitoba. For those of you who don’t recognize my name, you might know my daughter’s Serenity, a current member of the Canada Winter Games Team, and Paisley, who has played badminton in our province for many years. My vision for badminton in our province involves an inclusive community where all corners of the province can enjoy the love of badminton equally.
Here are a few things going on within our community that I am sure many of you would like to know:
1. the current Executive Director, Melanie Cure, is on leave which is why we have a posting for an Interm Executive Director which closes today
2. two members of the Board of Directors, Marj Niemi and Mariette DeGagne, have resigned from the board, we will be appointing a new board member for the remainder of the term which is till the annual general meeting
3. a new accountant has been hired and has been working dilligently to get us caught up with our financial statements
In Memory of Stefan Carter
February 16, 2023
The Manitoba Badminton Association mourns the loss of Stefan Carter at the age of 95. Our condolences go out to his family, friends, and loved ones. Stefan was a dedicated badminton player over the last 42 years. He began playing the sport he loved in 1981. In 2018, Stefan was honoured with the Manitoba Badminton Association Sport for Life Award. There will not be a service for Stefan but an obituary will be placed in the Winnipeg Free Press.
The Manitoba Badminton Association mourns the loss of Stefan Carter at the age of 95. Our condolences go out to his family, friends, and loved ones. Stefan was a dedicated badminton player over the last 42 years. He began playing the sport he loved in 1981. In 2018, Stefan was honoured with the Manitoba Badminton Association Sport for Life Award. There will not be a service for Stefan but an obituary will be placed in the Winnipeg Free Press.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-badminton-stefan-carter-1.4915847
Holocaust survivor a 90-year-old thriver
Carter keeps his eye on the birdie
“Until my last day, ideally’; 90-year-old retired doctor honoured for his devotion to badminton
Indefinite Term Executive Director Position Available
February 15, 2023
MBA is looking to hire a Term Executive Director
Please see the full posting here: Term Executive Director Posting
Louis Riel Day & Spring Break Camps!
February 15, 2023
2023 Yonex National Championships – Manitoba Athletes!
February 10, 2023
Manitoba athletes tested their stuff against some of the best atheltes in canada at the recent Yonex National Championships. below are the results of the Manitoba Athletes.
Next up our Team Manitoba will be headed to the Canada Winter Games!
Manitoba Players – Senior Nationals Results
Manitoba athletes tested their stuff against some of the best atheltes in canada at the recent Yonex National Championships. below are the results of the Manitoba Athletes.
Next up our Team Manitoba will be headed to the Canada Winter Games!
Men’s Singles – Kiren Deraj – won in the round of 32
Paul Brown – won consolation
David Harrison – runner-up in consolation
Women’s Singles –Ariel Ditchfield – runner-up in consolation
Men’s Doubles – Dale Kinley/Kyi Nichols – won in the round of 16
Women’s Doubles – Duyen Nguyen/Emalia Sinclair – won consolation
Mae Bartolome/Ariel Ditchfield – runner-up in consolation
Mixed Doubles – Victor Ho/Serenity Poirier – won consolation
Brad Stevenson/Mae Bartolome – runner-up in consoltation
MS SL3 – Yuns Oh – finished in third place (bronze medal)
WS SH6 – Samantha Rayburn-Trubyk – finished in second place (silver medal)
MD – SL3 – Yuns Oh – finished in first place (gold medal) with partner Duc Goi
Sarabjit Sandhu – finished in second place (silver medal) with partner Wiliam Roussy
Sportsmanship and Fair Play Awards : Dale Kinley, Serenity Poirier, and Yale Rayburn-Vander Hout
Norman Open and Junior Challenge – Bus going North!
February 10, 2023
Norman Open Tournament Bus – If you are interested MBA is looking into a bus for those players going to Thompson for the Norman Open. We will have to see about the numbers before confirming. Contact the bod@badminton.mb.ca if you would like to be put on a potential list.
Norman Open Tournament Bus – If you are interested MBA is looking into a bus for those players going to Thompson for the Norman Open. We will have to see about the numbers before confirming. Contact the bod@badminton.mb.ca if you would like to be put on a potential list.
If you want to register go HERE
2023 Norman Open Superseries Registration Open!
February 4, 2023
2023 Norman Open Superseries Registration Open!
2023 Yonex Norman Open
2023 Yonex Norman Open Rural Superseres
Supported (and shuttles provided) by Yonex Canada
START TIMES:
Saturday, February 25th at 9am
Sunday, February 26th at 9am
*TIMES ARE ESTIMATED AND WILL BE UPDATED ONCE REGISTRATION CLOSES*
ORDER OF PLAY (TENTATIVE)
*Order of play and timing of finals subject to change.*
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 15th at 11:59pm CST
Manual registrations subject to a $10 administrative fee.
Late registrations are not guaranteed to be accepted and if accepted, will be subject to a $10 late fee. Individuals registered past the deadline may not be included in seeding.
2023 Yonex Norman Rural Superseries
CLASSIFICATIONS: Open, U19, U17, U15, U13
EVENTS: Men’s⧸Boys’ Singles, Women’s⧸Girls’ Singles, Men’s⧸Boys’ Doubles, Women’s⧸Girls’ Doubles, Mixed Doubles
*Numbers permitting, entries will be sorted into two divisions as per the 2022-2023 Competitive Circuit guidelines. Details can be found here: https://badminton.mb.ca/file/915136/?dl=1
DIVISION 1 – Round Robin + Playoff (guaranteed 3 matches)
DIVISION 2 – Round Robin + Playoff (guaranteed 3 matches)
ELIGIBILITY
Participants must have an active current 2022-2023 season Base, Provincial, or National membership.
The competition will be conducted under the official rules of Badminton Canada.
FEES
1 event: $50.00
2 events: $55.00
3 events: $60.00
Entry fees are payable on-line at the time of registration.
SHUTTLES
Yonex Mavis 350 nylon shuttles will be used. Match shuttles are included in the entry fee.
CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
Participants must have an indoor change of clothing and non-marking athletic shoes.
Participants must bring their own racquets.
AVAILABILITY
Players must make themselves available for the entirety of the event. Due to the unpredictability of speed of play, athletes are expected to be ready well ahead of their scheduled match time.
The tournament will enforce a 10-minute disqualification rule and a 2-minute warm-up rule.
Reasonable requests for late starts or timing accommodations are not guaranteed to be accepted and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
COACHING
For field-of-play access when junior athletes are playing, coaches must hold a valid (confirmed or pending) 2022-2023 MBA Coaching License.
Only one coach will be allowed to be present behind the court during any match.
PANDEMIC PROTOCOLS
All athlete-participants, coaches, and officials may participate in or attend this event.
Any individuals displaying symptoms or having been exposed to COVID symptoms prior to or during the event will be expected to withdraw (please note the new MBA COVID-19 Program Refund Policy). The tournament referee or tournament host reserves the right to remove a participant from the draw and ask them to leave if they are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms. The tournament referee or host reserves the right to ask an individual to leave if they are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms.
MBA or the tournament host reserves the right to limit spectator capacity.
The tournament referee or tournament host reserves the right to remove athletes or individuals for non-compliance. Failure to comply with tournament protocols could affect a member’s standing.
REFUND POLICY
Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships.
Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of tournament registration fees unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis. This does not apply to partial fee refunds if an athlete paid for 2-3 categories and was unable to secure a partner (thus only competing in 1 event).
MBA COVID-19 Program Refund Policy : If a participant-athlete develops symptoms of COVID-19 or is exposed to COVID-19 before or during the event, a 100% or partial refund (if the exposure takes place between events) will be granted. No medical note will be required.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
In consideration of the acceptance of this entry in the name of the 2023 Southman Open and 2023 South Junior Challenge and 2023 South Para-Badminton Challenge, I, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, waive any claims to which I may become entitled for injury or damage, and release the MBA, the Brandon Badminton Club, and all other organizers, sponsors, representatives, their agents and employees and any other person or organization assisting in this event from any claims for damages or injury suffered by me as a result of my participation in, or traveling to, or from, this event, notwithstanding that any such loss, injury or damage may have arisen by reason of the negligence of anyone or more of the aforesaid parties, their servants, agents or employees. I further state that I am in proper physical condition to participate in this program and am aware that participation could, in some circumstances, result in physical injury. I also give my permission for the free use of my name and picture in broadcast, telecast, or written account of this program.
2023 Senior & Para National Badminton Championships
January 13, 2023
In just a few weeks, the 2023 Senior & Para National Badminton Championships will be hosted right here in Manitoba! This event showcases some of the best badminton talent Canada has to offer, including several Canadian Olympians and Manitoba’s Olivia Meier, the first shuttler on the Canadian Paralympic Team.
Whether you’re playing, volunteering, or wanting to take in some of the action, head to https://2023nationals.ca/ for more information!
Those interested in volunteering can sign up here.
registration open for the Development Winter Program
January 4, 2023
We’re thrilled to announce that our Development Winter Program is restarting in the next few weeks.
We hope to add more sites in the next few days, but up-to-date information can be found on our DWP page here, and all interested athletes are invited to register here.
Don’t wait! We’ll be on court soon!