Badminton
Penn State York Campus 1031 Edgecomb Ave, York, PA 17403
August 2-4, 2013
Events:
Men's Singles (MS), Women's Singles (WS), Men's Doubles (MD), Women's Doubles (WD), and Mixed Doubles (MX)
Divisions:
Open Division - open to all ages
Senior 1 Division - open to athletes 40 years or older as of 8/3/2013
Senior 2 Division - open to athletes 55 years or older as of 8/3/2013
Senior 3 Division - open to athletes 70 years or older as of 8/3/2013
Fee
$25 per person, per event
Online Registration: Please click here to register online
Deadline: July 19, 2013
Entry Regulations
· A player may not enter the same event in two different age divisions. There is a 3 event limit per player.
Format
· The competition will include a consolation division in each event for first-round losers.
Sport Rules
· Courts will be defined and rules will follow those as prescribed by the International Badminton Federation.
· Tournament-grade, feather shuttlecocks will be used in all matches.
· All matches will be the best of three 21-point games. Round-robin events will be played when few players are entered, where each match will be 2 games to 21 points with no setting. Rally scoring will be used throughout the tournament.
There will be no ceiling faults. Three minutes of warm-up are allowed prior to the start of the match. Two minutes are allowed between games for coaching. One minute of coaching is allowed at the 11 point break during each game. No coaching is allowed during play.
· A half hour has been estimated for each game. Because the time is an estimate, please be ready to play 30 minutes ahead of time. If time is limited, due to the large number of entries, the tournament director reserves the right to modify the length of matches.
Sport Coordinator - Daryl Jones, 717-580-0421, djonestamu@aol.com
Sport Consultant - Thomas C. (Tim) Noll - (717) 939-0581 timnoll@comcast.net
Schedule of Events:
Friday: 5 to 9 pm Practice hours
Saturday: 9 am Senior singles
noon Open singles
3 pm Senior doubles
6 pm Open doubles
Sunday: 9 am Play continues
10 am Senior mixed doubles
1 pm Open mixed doubles
Venue: Joe & Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center. Park in the student lot off of Irving Road. Players late to the tournament should contact the tournament desk at 717-580-0421.
Directions: Penn State York is located at 1031 Edgecomb Ave., York, PA 17403.
From the PA Turnpike:Exit the Harrisburg/York interchange (Exit 18/242) and follow I-83 south. Exit I-83 at Exit 18 and follow the directions below.
From the east or west via Route 30: Take Route 30 to I-83 south to Exit 18 and follow the directions below.
From Exit 18 of I-83: Proceed west on Route 124 for approximately 1 mile. Turn left on Albemarle Street. Follow Albemarle Street for five blocks to campus entrances on the right. Joe & Rosie Ruhl Community Center will be on the right.