Our Championship Event!

Highly contested amoungst Canterbury players and often attracting players from elsewhere in New Zealand.  These are the games to crown our top players in Canterbury.  This is a sanctioned Badminton NZ event, and has either plate games or round robins so all players will get a minimum of 2 games in each code they enter.

Who can/should enter?

• Anyone wanting to be considered in a senior Canterbury Rep team
• Anyone playing at a Doubles 1 standard or above

Note there is a B Grade champs held later in the year for those players who are not at this level.

Players can enter one, two or all three events (singles / doubles / mixed) and while it is encouraged to have your own partner, we can accept “partner required” entries where we will do our best to place you with someone.

How does the event run?

Play starts at 9am on Saturday morning, finishing by 7pm that night, and resumes again Sunday morning and will be finished by 2pm.  Singles, doubles and mixed through to finals stage will be played throughout the time, with the finals happening after 12pm on Sunday.  An exact schedule of events will be published after entries have closed.  Players should ensure they have completed an off-court warm up and ready to go by their start time.

It is expected that all players are available to umpire when called upon to do so.

Boxed Singles Competition

Dates: Sunday 13th June – Sunday 27th June – Sunday 4th July

Entries close Sunday 6 June.

Time: 2.30-5pm

Gender Neutral Competition

Matches played as the best of 3 to 15

$36 for all 3 days of play

How it works:

• Boxes consist of 4 players. (this will depend on entry numbers)
• Week 1 seedings will be completed by this years senior selectors.
• First in box moves up a box the following fortnights games. Last in the box goes down a box.
• Each player can expect to have 3-4 Singles matches per day.
• Allocated 9 shuttles per box – recommended that you have a supply of your own shuttles as well.
• By entering you are committing to the 3 days of play.  If you are unable to play – you need to find a fill in of a similar standard.  If you don’t show you will be unable to compete the other days (it’s not fair on the other players, it effects how many games they get).
• There will be some spot prizes and refreshments at the end of play on the 4th July.
• Players will be expected to umpire within their own box
• Withdrawals prior to 6 June = 100% refund.  Withdrawals 7 June to 10 June will be refunded $26.  11 June or after no refunds will be given.
• Minimum age for entrants is 13 years old (i.e. this competition is not designed for those eligible to play under 13’s)

Enter online: 

An opportunity for players who are wanting some singles competition, and a great build up to the Neil Cup tie for our Division 1 players and our Division 3 players who are competing in the friendly match that same weekend. (16 – 17 July)

Link for Entry: https://bnz.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/F88FF290-43B5-446C-B625-E2ADD7787369

Badminton New Zealand run this exciting event that sees the top juniors throughout the country compete in their own age group for their province/region.  2021 sees the introduction of 2 divisions.  Canterbury players will have representatives in the Mainland Teams in division one, and may have other teams competing for Canterbury in division 2.

Players wishing to enter this will need to qualify and be selected to represent Canterbury.

B Grade champs are great for our Doubles 1 and 2 level players – up and coming Juniors, Masters, and everyone playing below Division 3 Canterbury teams.  There will be either plate games or round robins so all players will get a minimum of 2 games in each code they enter.

Players can enter one, two or all three events (singles / doubles / mixed) and while it is encouraged to have your own partner, we can accept “partner required” entries where we will do our best to place you with someone.

How does the event run?

Play starts at 7pm on Friday evening, finishing by 11pm that night, and resumes again Saturday morning at 9am, finishing by 6pm.  Singles, doubles and mixed through to finals stage will be played throughout the time, with the finals happening after 3pm on Saturday.  An exact schedule of events will be published after entries have closed.  Players should ensure they have completed an off-court warm up and ready to go by their start time.

It is expected that all players are available to umpire when called upon to do so.

Highly contested amoungst our junior Canterbury players and often attracting players from elsewhere in New Zealand.  These are the games to crown our top players for the Under 13 and Under 17 age groups in Canterbury.  This is a sanctioned Badminton NZ event, and has either plate games or round robins so all players will get a minimum of 2 games in each code they enter.

Who can/should enter?

• Anyone wanting to be considered in a junior Canterbury Rep team

Players can enter one, two or all three events (singles / doubles / mixed) and while it is encouraged to have your own partner, we can accept “partner required” entries where we will do our best to place you with someone.

How does the event run?

• Play starts at 9am on Saturday morning, finishing by 7pm that night, and resumes again Sunday morning and will be finished by 2pm.  Singles, doubles and mixed through to finals stage will be played throughout the time, with the finals happening after 12pm on Sunday.  An exact schedule of events will be published after entries have closed.  Players should ensure they have completed an off-court warm up and ready to go by their start time.
• It is expected that all players are available to umpire when called upon to do so.

Full terms of entry will be available closer to the time via Tournament Planner.