RECOMMENDED TOURNAMENTS:

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There are a number of tournament run both locally and nationally during the 2022/23 badminton season. Below is a list of tournaments our coaching team recommends for our junior pathway members. If any parents does have any questions or queries regarding the below tournaments please do not hesitate to get in touch with our team. ​

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BIG HITTERS:

• YONEX NE Singles Championships - Saturday 24th July   ENTRY FORM

• North East Junior Restricted - Saturday 11th September 2021

• North East Quaich Primary Championship - Sunday 12th December 2021

• NE Primary Schools Singles & Doubles Championships - Sunday 27th February 2022

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SMASHERS:

• YONEX NE Singles Championships - Saturday 24th July 2021

• North East Junior Restricted - Saturday 11th September 2021

• SSBU North East Quaich Secondary Championships - Sunday 12th December 2021

• Midland Junior Championships U13/U17 - 22nd January 2022

• SSBU North East Secondary Singles Championships - Sunday 30th January 2022

• Midland Junior Championships U15 / U19 - 26th March 2022

• North of Scotland U13 / U17 Open - April 2022

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FUTURES:

• YONEX NE Singles Championships - Saturday 24th July

• North East Junior Restricted - Saturday 11th September 2021

• North East Senior Restricted - 13th & 14th November 2021

• SSBU North East Quaich Secondary Championships - Sunday 12th December 2021

• Midland Junior Championships U13/U17 - 22nd January 2022

• SSBU North East Secondary Singles Championships - Sunday 30 January 2022

• Midland Junior Championships U15 / U19 - 26th March 2022

• North East of Scotland Open - May 2022

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2022/23 Junior Age Groups

                               1 Jan - 31st Dec 2022                      1st Jan  - 31st Dec 2023

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U10                        Born 2013 or later                             Born 2014 or later

U11                        Born 2012 or later                             Born 2013 or later

U12                        Born 2011 or later                             Born 2012 or later

U13                        Born 2010 or later                             Born 2011 or later

U14                        Born 2009 or later                             Born 2010 or later

U15                        Born 2008 or later                             Born 2009 or later

U16                        Born 2007 or later                             Born 2008 or later

U17                        Born 2006 or later                             Born 2007 or later

U18                        Born 2005 or later                             Born 2006 or later

U19                        Born 2004 or later                             Born 2005 or later

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Badminton Scotland have changed the rules regarding membership needs prior to being allowed to enter any ranking event or play in a local league.

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Also, most of the larger ranking tournaments now have moved to online entry and payment, paper entries are becoming less popular, this method will not function unless the player has a valid Badminton Scotland membership and an SC number. You also need an SC number on a paper entry.

It is therefore essential that all players considering playing ranking tournaments have a valid SC number prior to entering any events. Below is a really short explanation of what is required and what the codes mean:

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1. Club managed or individual membership of Badminton Scotland:

   1. As part of your membership fee paid to ABA is your Badminton Scotland membership (£10/junior, £15/adult). The club passes this money to Badminton Scotland which registers you on their database, JUSTGO (JG).

   2. You can also take out an individual membership directly with Badminton Scotland if you are not a paid up member of the club or pay as you go.

   3. Members of the Regional Performance Squad have individual membership paid as part of the fees for the RPS

2. JUSTGO: Once step 1 is completed everyone needs to create a personal JUSTGO account, this is done via the Badminton Scotland homepage using the link on the left. This step creates the first code associated with each player, the ME number, which shows you are a member of Badminton Scotland. If you have no intention of playing competitive badminton you can stop here.

3. Tournament software (TS): Once you have completed step 2 and have an ME number future competitive players must create a TS account, again, this is done via the Badminton Scotland homepage using the link on the right. You use the ME code to prove your membership and once complete you have an SC number and an account which lets you see rankings and also complete online entries to tournaments.

Here are a couple of key links to help and provide more background information if needed:

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1. Link to Badminton Scotland home page showing access to JUSTGO and Tournament software:

   1. https://badmintonscotland.org.uk/

2. Link to an explanation about Tournament software and how it all works for you:

   1. https://badmintonscotland.org.uk/compete/tournament-software/

 

Any other questions or help please contact Steven Chappell or Martin Fragell

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