Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

A badminton tournament is an event where players get the opportunity to play against teams from other clubs, regions or even countries. Organizing a tournament on your own will require a budget and good organizational skills.

Steps

1. 1 Talk to your teams - see if they are interested. You need to choose a period when people have free time, also try to find out if someone can help you with the organization. The more helpers you find, the better.
   • Do you want to organize doubles or singles competitions? It's easier to organize a pair competition for the first time. Once you start making mixed games, the preparation process becomes more difficult.
2. 2 Decide on the venue for the tournament. Do you have enough of the badminton hall you are playing in now, or would you need a larger or more conveniently located space? Take into account the cost of renting the premises and make sure that the rental premises are suitable for playing badminton, including the required ceiling heights.
3. 3 Prepare the materials needed to invite players to the tournament. You need to know the number of participants in advance, the sooner you receive confirmation from teams and players, the better you will be able to organize the solution of organizational issues. Create registration forms in such a way that you get all the necessary information from the participants of the tournament.Set the deadline for applications to be accepted a few weeks or months before the start of the competition so that you can make the necessary preparations on time.
   • You may want to print advertising posters to attract unknown players to the tournament. Let someone with experience in poster design help you bring together beautiful pictures and tournament details - dates, times, venue and event types. In case of any restrictions on the age of participants, indicate them. Do not forget about the data to contact you.
   • If you are charging participation fees, make sure that there are no hidden amounts. The participation chamber must cover the cost of renting premises, equipment and overheads. If you are a non-profit organization you should not collect participation fees for profit.
   • Create a Facebook page and Twitter account to promote the tournament. There must be someone who can regularly respond to requests coming to these pages and publish news.
4. 4 Find or buy the hardware you need. Check the condition of your nets, rackets and shuttlecocks before deciding if they are suitable for a tournament. At a minimum, you may need to purchase more good quality shuttlecocks to be sure there are enough for the competition. Make sure all nets are in good condition and remove new ones if necessary. Stock up on spare rackets in case players need to use replacement rackets to replace broken ones.
5. 5 Assemble the teams. Do your people want to play with the old lineups or will you create teams specifically for the tournament? Be sure to check the official rules of the next level tournament if the winners of your competition are required to participate in it.
   • Create a draw committee if you are going to form teams from the enrolled participants yourself. Distribute the players according to their lot, up to any number (just place them in random order).
   • Use a computer program (software for badminton tournaments) to help yourself with teams, games and other necessary questions.
   • If it becomes necessary to use a uniform, arrange everything related to it in advance.
6. 6 Be principled about your time on the court. Allocate in advance the amount of time you need for the game and no more. Someone will have to make sure every day that the teams follow the schedule they specify. Typically, you have to set aside 20 minutes for a game for 21 points and 15 minutes for a game for 15 points; therefore make sure teams are advised of these time limits prior to the start of the competition.
   • You should definitely have stewards from the first day of the tournament, taking care of routine matters, escorting teams to and from courts, monitoring the use of empty courts, etc. They should also be prepared to act as line judges on the rare occasion that teams cannot be called up.
7. 7 Consider providing meals and changing rooms. Will you provide food and beverage delivery or is this service already included in the rental of the premises? Make changing rooms accessible to all players.
8. 8 Prepare cups, medals and awards for the tournament in advance. If you can't afford something fancy, a simple, framed paper diploma is a great reward.
9. 9 The day before the start, check again that everything is ready and in place. Do you have a list of nets, shuttlecocks, rackets and teams? Is everything in working order? Where are the keys to the premises? If some of the players arrive too early, is there someone to meet them? Are the changing rooms ready? If food and drink is your responsibility is the buffet area ready?

Tips

• In the amateur championship, you can entrust the teams to go to court on their own. Unless you have a line judge who dreams of running between several courts at the same time.
• You can reduce your costs by only rewarding first and second place finishers.
• In the registration form, clearly indicate that all final decisions remain with the tournament organizer. This will help control swagger players who want events to follow their scenario. They can enforce their rules in their tournament, but not yours!

Warnings

• If you are a player, you shouldn't play in the tournament and be the main organizer of it. You will not be able to combine these two tasks on the same day.
• From the outset, declare to the players that spectators are not referees and their shouts will be ignored.

What do you need

• Premises
• Courts reserved only for your tournament
• Form (optional)
• Rackets (spare)
• Shuttlecocks (many)
• Mesh (in excellent condition)
• Water
• Food (optional)
• Registration forms and posters (layout and design software and printer)
• Tournament organization software