Our winter tournament is our traditional tournament combined with our end of year awards and Christmas party! 

Each member will be handicapped before the day, ranging from -8 to +8. These handicaps are a combined reflection of the committee’s opinion of your current skill level, along with each member’s self grading on Monday night badminton sessions. 

As a reminder, those in the –

– A/B+ grade will be ranked -8, -6, or -4. 

– B-/C+ grade will be ranked -2, 0, or +2. 

– C-/D grade will be ranked +4, +6, or +8. 

Following the handicap allocation, all players will be split into grades A, B+, B-, C+, C-/D. 

On the day, for each grading the tournament will be split into a round robin stage, group stage, semi finals, and finals. 

The round robin will consist of 8 games each, mixed with random pairings from across the grades. The results will dictate your pairing for the remainder of the tournament.

The group stage will group pairings within their grading. With handicaps still in place, the group stage should all be very close, competitive matches! Each group will have 4 pairs. 

The top two pairs from each group will go forward into the semi-finals. The winners of each semi-final will move forward into the final! 

The handicaps will remain throughout, and EVERY POINT COUNTS! A win is great, but the total combined points from your games will be key throughout. 

It wouldn’t be queer badminton without some extra fun… there will be a raffle throughout the day with some great prizes! There will also be a break for lunch, which will be provided by the club… let a committee member know if you have dietary requirements!