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VANCOUVER
BADMINTON
LEAGUE

September – December 2024

“45+” & “Recreational”

Fri & Sat : 8 PM – 10 PM

Wing’s Badminton Club

VANCOUVER
BADMINTON
LEAGUE

September – December 2024

“45+” & “Recreational”

Fri & Sat : 8 PM – 10 PM

Wing’s Badminton Club

2024 SEASON IS OVER, THANK YOU!

RESULTS

About the League

The Vancouver Badminton League (VBL) tournament is a new team-based tournament hosted by the Recreational Badminton Canada Association (RBCA).  The VBL differs from a one-off elimination tournament, it is seasonal with a round-robin or all-play-all format in which each team plays many opponents in turn

Our Goal

  • The league games aim to promote recreational and inter-club badminton in a fun and competitive format. These games are the best occasion to meet up with other badminton enthusiasts

Game Seasons

  • VBL operates in three seasons, the Opening Season starts in mid-September, followed by the New Year Season and Final Season.  Each season lasts about 3 months with different game categories. The top two or three ranked teams of each category will be invited to play for the Elite Games in the final season

Season Information

Game Seasons

  • Opening Season: September to December. The season caters to “45+” and “Recreational” players in two categories. “45+” players can also enroll in the “Recreational” category
  • New Year Season: January to March. This season has “U19” and “Open” categories, anyone can enroll in the “Open” category. U19 players can also enroll in the Open category
  • Final Season: April to June. The final Elite and ranking games wrap up the annual league with exciting matches.  The Elite category is by invitation only

Match Schedule

  • Game Time: League matches are held from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM every Friday and Saturday night. Teams normally play one to two tournaments per month based on the League Game Schedule
  • League Game Schedule: The full schedule, including specific match dates and times, will be published after registration closes

Game Venues

  • Main Venue: Wing’s Badminton Club at 11820 Horseshoe Way Unit 120, Richmond, BC V7A 5E7
  • Other venues: May be used to accommodate more teams and matches

Forming a Team

Team:

  • A team must have a team name and a captain
  • Minimum of 8 members (including the captain; 6 males and 2 females) and a maximum of 12 members (including 4 backup members)
  • A club or any individual can form a team
  • The team list must be submitted before the first match. League matches can only be played by registered team members

Player:

  • A player can only play for one team per category in a season
  • A player can be on the backup list for multiple teams but still can only play for one team per category
  • A player can serve as a temporary substitute for another team only once per season

Eligibility

“45+” Eligibility

  • You are eligible to register for a 45+ team in the 2024-2025 season, if you reach 45 by the end of 2025 (born on or before 1980)

“Recreational” Eligibility

  • Anyone can join, UNLESS you are under 45 years old AND meet any of the following criteria:
    • You are a coach
    • You are a professional player
    • You have finished in the top two in any format of a sanctioned tournament in Canada or internationally within the past two years
    • You have been ranked in the top 8 in any format of all Junior A categories in the past year

    If you fall within the specified age range and meet any of these criteria, you are not eligible for the “recreational” category

Registration

2024-2025 Opening Season

  • September 20th, 2024 to December 21st, 2024

Season Categories

  • “45+” (Max of 12 teams)
  • “Recreational” (Max of 12 teams)

See the “Eligibility” section for more details

Team Registration

  • How to register: Team registration by Team Captains on the BookBadminton app (iOS & Android)
  • When in app: Search for “team registration” then select “45+” or “Recreational” entry
  • Fees: $40 per team registration
  • Team player names are not needed at the time of registration

Player Registration

  • How to register: Players register on the BookBadminton app (iOS & Android)
  • When in app: Search for “player registration”, then select “45+” or “Recreational” entry
  • Fees: Team players register for free and pay $20 later per match night for court rentals and birds
  • Players over 45+ can enroll in both categories

Registration Deadline

  • Team Registration: September 16th, 2024
  • Player Registration: September 20th, 2024

RBCA Membership

  • Players must be members of RBCA to participate
  • Players registered for the 2024-2025 seasons are automatically enrolled for a 2-year free RBCA membership

Rules & Format

  • League matches are Doubles only.  Each team will form two pairs of Men Doubles (MD), two pairs of Mixed Doubles (XD), and one pair of Women Doubles (WD) pairs.  Men can only play for MD or XD on a League night, but not both on a match night, ladies can play for both XD and WD if a team has only two ladies.
  • A match consists of the best of 3 games of 21 points, except for WD best of 3 games of 15 points.  A total of 9 matches are played between two teams per League night; the best of 9 matches is the winner.
  1. Men Doubles 1 vs. Men Doubles 1
  2. Mixed Doubles 1 vs. Mixed Doubles 1
  3. Mixed Doubles 2 vs. Mixed Doubles 2
  4. Men Doubles 2 vs. Men Doubles 2
  5. Mixed Doubles 2 vs. Mixed Doubles 1
  6. Mixed Doubles 1 vs. Mixed Doubles 2
  7. Men Doubles 1 vs. Men Doubles 2
  8. Men Doubles 2 vs. Men Doubles 1
  9. Women Doubles 1 vs. Women Doubles 1
  • Teams compete in a round-robin or all-play-all format. The top two or three teams and individuals per category are rewarded with trophies and medals at the end of each VBL season.  The winners will be published and accredited on the official RBCA web and winning teams are invited to play for the final Elite games.  The top three winning teams in the Elite games receive cash rewards of $1600 for gold, $800 for silver, and $400 for bronze.
  • Except for players in the 45+ category, the top two ranked players or players with a winning percentage over 90% in all categories can only play in the Open A category.
  • These rules are subject to change at the discretion of the RBCA.

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