US OPEN BADMINTON 3rd annual tournament 2024 - RULES

  1. Reporting time:
    U 25 – 7:30 am
    B division 10 AM
    A DIVISION 1:30 PM
    PREMIER 4:00 PM
  2. BWF BASIC RULES WILL BE FOLLOWED THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT.
  3. BWF APPROVED YONEX AS50 SHUTTEL WILL BE USED.
  4. PARTICIPANT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE PARTICIPATE IN MULTIPLE DIVISIONS.
  5. PREMIERE DIVISION OPEN FOR USA / CANADA (PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS FROM ANY COUMMUNITY AND ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE)
  6. DIVISION – A USA / CANADA ADVANCE LEVEL BADMINTON PLAYERS (FROM BANGLADESHI COMMUNITY ONLY) – EXCEPT NATIONAL LEVEL PLAYERS.
  7. DIVISION – B ONLY FOR MICHIGAN BANGLADESHI BADMINTON PLAYERS.
  8. UNDER – 25 OPEN FOR USA / CANADA (PARTICIPANT MUST BORN IN 1999 OR LATER, MUST BRING “ID” TO SHOW PROOF OF AGE IF REQUIRED, FAILER WOULD BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE TOURNAMENT)
  9. THE U-25 AND B DIVISION FINAL MATCH WILL BE HELD JUST BEFORE THE START OF THE PREMIER DIVISION GAME.
  10. 1ST ROUND: A / PREMIERE DIVISION: GROUP STAGE ROUND ROBIN FORMAT GAMES WILL BE PLAYED, EVERYONE PLAYS EVERYONE.
    1 GAME 21 POINTS, DEUCE till 23. SIDE CHANGES ON 11 POINTS WHOEVER TAKES FIRST. NO BREAK. GROUP CHAMPIONS AND RUNNER UP TEAMS WILL BE QUALIFED FOR THE NEXT ROUND.
  11. 1st Round: DIVISION B and U25 DIVISION GROUP STAGE ROUND ROBIN FORMAT GAMES WILL BE PLAYED, EVERYONE PLAYS EVERYONE. 1 GAME 21 POINTS, NO DEUCE, SIDE CHANGES ON 11 POINTS WHOEVER TAKES FIRST. NO BREAK. GROUP CHAMPIONS AND RUNNER UP TEAMS WILL BE QUALIFED FOR THE NEXT ROUND.
  12. IF MULTIPLE TEAMS WON THE SAME NUMBERS OF MATCH, BOTH TEAMS TOTAL POINS WIL BE CALCULATED AND WHOEVER GET THE HIGHER TOTAL POINTS THIS TEAM WILL BE QUALIFIED FOR NEXT ROUND. IF BOTH TEAMS HAVE EQUAL NUMBERS OF POINTS, THEN HEAD-TO-HEAD WINNER WILL BE QUALIFYIED FOR 2ND ROUND.
  13. QUARTER FINAL: PREMIUM and A DIVISION BEST OUT OF 3 GAME, 21 POINTS, NO DEUCE. SIDE CHANGES ON 3RD GAME at 11 POINTS WHOEVER TAKES FIRST.
  14. QUARTER FINAL: DIVISION B and U25 DIVISION 1 GAME, 25 POINTS, DEUCE TILL 27. SIDE CHANGES ON 13 POINTS WHOEVER TAKES FIRST.
  15. SEMI FINAL / FINAL: ALL DIVISIONS GAME WILL BE HELD BESTY OUT OF 3, 21 POINTS, DEUCE TILL 25. SIDE CHANGES ON 3RD GAME 11 POINTS WHOEVER TAKES FIRST.
  16. TEAM MUST BE PRESENTED BY THEIR ASSIGNED COURT BEFORE 15 MINS OF STARTING EACH TEAMS GAME. IF NO SHOW WILL ALLOW 2 MINS ONLY AFTER ANNOUNCING THE NAME, THEN WILL BE GIVEN A WALK OVER.
  17. ANY INJURIES OCCURRED DUIRING GAME WILL BE GIVEN 2 MINUTES TO GET RECOVERD. AFTER 2 MINUTES THE OPPONENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS A WINNER OF THAT MATCH if Referee/ Tournament organizers decide.
  18. DURING RUNNING GAMES REFEREES CALL WILL BE THE FINAL CALL, MUST RESPECT REFEREES DECISIONS.
  19. DURING TOURNAMENT IN ANY CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES THE TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER WILL TAKE THE FULL LEAD AND CONTROL OVERALL OF MAKING ANY FINAL DECISIONS IF NEEDED.