Badminton Wellington U17 Open

28 & 29 March

​​​

Live Tournament information:

​

UPDATE: Please be aware there may be traffic disruptions as you enter Wellington via the Terrace Tunnel (Cuba Street closed due to an event both Saturday and Sunday), as well as some road works currently underway near the facility. We strongly encourage all players, parents, and coaches to allow ample travel time to ensure arrival before their scheduled match time.

​

Saturday – Singles

Schedule

• Warm-up courts available from 10:30am

• Play commences at 11:00am

• All Singles draws (Boys’ Singles and Girls’ Singles) will be played to conclusion on Saturday

• Singles medal presentation will take place at approximately 10:00am on Sunday morning

 

Format

• Championship matches: Best of 3 games to 21 points with extension

• Plate matches: 1 game to 31 points — no extension at 30-all

• There are 3 Plate draws in the Singles: Plate, Classic Plate, and Consolation Plate

• All players are guaranteed a minimum of 3 Singles matches

 

Approximate Plate Draw Start Times – Saturday
 

Please note these times are approximate. Plate draws cannot be scheduled until players become eligible. The schedule will be updated as Plate draws are confirmed.

​

EventPlateClassic PlateConsolation Plate

Boys’ Singles1:00pm3:30pm1:00pm

Girls’ Singles1:00pm3:30pm1:30pm

​

Sunday – Doubles

Schedule

• Play commences promptly at 8:30am

• Doubles events: Boys’ Doubles (BD), Girls’ Doubles (GD), and Mixed Doubles (XD)

 

Format

• Championship matches: Best of 3 games to 21 points with extension

• Plate matches: 1 game to 31 points — no extension at 30-all

• There are 3 Plate draws in each Doubles event

 

Approximate Plate Draw Start Times – Sunday
As with Saturday, these times are approximate and the schedule will be updated as Plate draws are confirmed.

​

EventPlateClassic PlateConsolation Plate

Mixed Doubles10:00am11:00am11:30am

Girls’ Doubles12:30pm2:00pm2:00pm

Boys’ Doubles1:15pm2:00pm2:00pm

​

Court Usage & Warm-Up

The majority of matches will be played on Courts 1 to 6. Courts 7 and 8 will be designated as warm-up courts in most instances.

​

Matches are scheduled to time and may be called up to 20 minutes early. With warm-up courts available, there should be no reason for a player not to be ready. Once a match is called, play must commence promptly.

​

Warm-up courts are for players entered in the event only — not for friends, family, parents, or coaches.

​

Coaching Accreditation

This is a Coach Accredited event and is run in accordance with Badminton New Zealand protocols.

The following rules apply to all coaches:

• All coaches must hold a current BNZ Coach Accreditation

• Accreditation must be visibly displayed at all times when coaching courtside

• Coaches without a visible pass will not be permitted to coach — a verbal claim of accreditation is not sufficient

• If you have forgotten your accreditation pass, Badminton Wellington will endeavour to print a replacement pass at a charge of $10.00 to the coach

​

Kitchen & Refreshments

Please support our kitchen during the tournament. We will be serving a selection of food and beverages to help keep players’ energy levels up throughout the weekend, including:

• Dumplings

• Toasted sandwiches

• Pork buns

• Espresso coffee

• Bubble tea

• A selection of other items

 

Your support of the kitchen is greatly appreciated and helps Badminton Wellington continue to run events like this one, as well as supporting our Junior Rep programme.

​

We wish all players the very best of luck — enjoy the tournament!