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Dates of Event
Monday, 2 August - Saturday, 7 August 2010
Venues
Transportation
All venues are located close to the city center and are easily accessed by public transportation.
for more detailed directions click here [1].
Categories and Divisions of Participation
Discipline
Categories - American notation
Categories - European notation
Women's Singles
T, A, B, C
A, B+, B-, C
Men's Singles
T, A, B, C
A, B+, B-, C
Women's Double
T, A, B, C
A, B+, B-, C
Men's Doubles
T, A, B, C
A, B+, B-, C
Mixed Doubles
T, A, B, C
A, B+, B-, C
Please use American notation for the categories for the regidtration!
Definition of Categories
Amerc. not.. Europ. not.
T A (experienced tournament players)
A B+ (advanced players with several years of practice)
B B- (experienced players with some practice)
C C (less experienced, recreational players )
The badminton tournament will consist of two session, Preliminary Rounds and Final Rounds, in each category. The Preliminary Rounds will be in round robin format. The Final Rounds will be a knock-out format.
Timetable
Day Division categories
Monday, 02. August 2010 Singles - Preliminary Round, All Categories
Tuesday, 03. August 2010 Singles - KO-Round, All Categories
Wednesday, 04. August 2010 Double - Preliminary Round, All Categories
Thursday, 05. August 2010 Double - KO-Round, All Categories
Friday, 06. August 2010 Mixed - Prel. and KO-Round, All Categories
Saturday, 07. August 2010 - Big Final All Divisions and All Categories
Participation
Registration for Doubles/Mixed Doubles matches must be completed by both players. Each player may register in up to two divisions.
Rules of Play
The badminton tournament must follow the rules of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Rules are viewable www.internationalbadminton.org [2]
Play Mode
In all categories there are two winning sets for each game. In each group there
will be likely four participants or double partner teams. This means that in each
division there will be at least three games (six up to nine sets). These mode will be
played in all categories and can not be changed.
Equipment
Players must bring their own rackets. Shuttlecocks will be provided for all categories. In the categories T and A the player have to play their matches with feather shuttlecocks. In the categories B and C the players may play their matches with feather or nylon shuttlecocks. If one participant in the categories B and C does not feel comfortable to play with feather shuttlecocks then the matches have to be play with nylon shuttlecocks. Proper footwear with light soles is compulsory.
Services
Food service is available at all venues. A variety of restaurants can be also be found in close proximity to all venues.
First-Aid
First-aid stations and paramedics will be available at all venues.
Tickets
Entrance is free for all spectators, subject to space available and security regulations.
All information subject to change. All rights reserved. Currently valid stipulations and conditions for sports events and tournaments can be found on our website. If you have any questions, please consult our FAQs [3]. If you don't find the answer there, you may contact us using the e-mail function on our website [4]. If you would like to get the newsletters on a regular base, please feel free to sign in for this service here [5].
Links:
[1] http://www.games-cologne.de/en/sport/sports/badminton/venue
[2] http://www.internationalbadminton.org
[3] http://www.games-cologne.de/en/faq
[4] http://www.games-cologne.de/en/contact
[5] http://www.games-cologne.de/en/newsletter