B.W.F. - Badminton World Federation (latest edition).

I. Ground Rules

A. The tournament will be governed by the ground rules, which are instituted by the host school.

B. Each school fields one boys’ team and one girls’ team. Players must be ranked according to ability for singles and doubles #1 and #2. Number #1 ranking being the top player / pair. Line-ups assigning players to events will be given to the Host School three weeks prior to the tournament. Positions will be finalized at the coaches meeting. After this time - no player can change position.

C. In divisional tournaments, the #1 ranked players from each school will play both the #1 and #2 from the opposing team in the round robin. In super tournaments the #1 ranked players from each school will only play the #1 from the opposing team and the #2 ranked players will only play the #2 from the opposing team in the round robin. Once a player or doubles team has been assigned a ranking, he/she cannot change ranking during the tournament.

D. No official umpires or scorers will be used. Players will be responsible for their own line calls and scoring. If a major dispute occurs during a match, which cannot be resolved by the players on-court, then the match can be halted and the players can bring the matter to the attention of their coaches, and then to the tournament official; in extreme conditions an official or impartial coach can be assigned to referee a match—at the discretion of the tournament official/referee.

E. Once a match has been called or has reached its scheduled start time, warm-up time will be restricted to 5 minutes. A 10-minute delay in starting a match once the match has been called will result in a forfeit.

F. As a result of injuries that require medical treatment, players will resume play within 15 minutes or forfeit the match. Each player is entitled to one medical intervention per match. The 15 minutes starts from the time they are assessed by the designated medical staff. Meaning not 15 minutes from the time the injury occurs. (October 2023)

G. If players are injured/ill, an injury replacement player can be taken from either Mixed Doubles 2 or Gender Doubles 2. Replacement players are to be rotated each round in the following order if possible: MD 2, Gender D 2(b), Gender D 2(a)

If the rotation is not followed then all remaining games are forfeited.

The match is recorded as a legitimate score and not a forfeit. The replaced player is out for the rest of the day. See the table below to show replacement players. (MAY 2024)

H. Coaches will be allowed to consult with their players between sets for up to one minute each time. Coaches will not be allowed on the courts for consultation.

I. Only official representatives as recognized on the official team roster can coach during this tournament.

(Note: In cases of multiple different venues being used, a player may act as a coach if coaches are occupied elsewhere and must follow the APAC coaching rules and expectations). (October 2023)

(Note: More spaces may be added on the roster for coaches if required.)

J. APAC will not allow video review, in any sport, for officiating purposes.

K. That scheduled games may be moved forward at the discretion of the host tournament director (shotgun format)—for the overall good of the tournament.

L. The host school will provide one trained official per gym to ensure fair play. (MAY 2023)

M. Players are required to record all set scores on a piece of paper at the court. The final scoresheet must be brought to the score-table by a player involved in the match from each team immediately following the match. (MAY 2023)

II. APAC Travelling Squad

Divisional and Super Tournament

Boys: 8 Players (Singles 1, Singles 2, Doubles 1, Doubles 2, Mixed Doubles 1, Mixed Doubles 2)

Girls: 8 Players (Singles 1, Singles 2, Doubles 1, Doubles 2, Mixed Doubles 1, Mixed Doubles 2)

III. Divisional Tournament Format

A. Six (6) Teams

Seedings will be determined based on the final results from the round robin of both #1 and #2 matches combined.

B. Round-robin format.

C. Each team in the round-robin phase on Days 1 and 2 will consist of 2 singles, 2 doubles and 2 mixed doubles, with the winning team decided by the best of 6 matches. All matches must be played.

For Singles and Doubles rankings the best players or teams must be ranked according to ability:

Players should be ability ranked according to the following scale: Singles: 1= 1st Seed, 2=2nd Seed

Doubles: 1-Boys/Girls Doubles, 2-Boys/Girls Doubles, 3 - Mixed Doubles, 4- Mixed Doubles

D. Upon completion of the team round-robin series, players will be seeded for the play- offs based on their performance record. Play-offs will bring both 1st and 2nd team ranked players (e.g., Boys Singles 1 and Boys Singles 2) together to contest the Finals Play-offs. The finals will be contested in 5 categories with each being played out to its full conclusion. Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles and Mixed Doubles are the five categories to be contested in the Final Play-off series.

Teams forced into a back-to-back game situation during the transition from the round robin to play-offs are given a 30-minute rest period before the 15-minute warm-up begins.

E. The APAC Team Championships will be decided by the combined score of both the teams round-robin and individual bracket events.

F. All matches will be the best out of 3 games to 21 points.

G. Interval and Change of Ends

A 1-minute interval between each game is allowed.

In the third game, players change ends when the leading score reaches 11 points.

H. At 20-20, win by 2; at 24-24, next point wins.

I. Round robin scoring rubric

1. For the singles and the doubles

• If the score is 2-0, winner gets 2 points, and zero points for the losing team

• If the score is 2-1, winner gets 2 points, and loser gets 1 point

2. For mixed doubles

• If the score is 2-0, boy gets 1 point and girl gets 1 point, and zero for losing team

• If the score is 2-1, winning boy gets 1-point, winning girl gets 1 point. Losing boy get 0.5 points, losing girl gets 0.5 points.

J. Points from the finals play-off for the singles and doubles

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K. Players who Forfeit through injury:

If a player forfeits during a match, the scores will be recorded at the point of that forfeit.

E.g., Injured Player “A" is winning 5-2 in the 1st set at the point of forfeit. Non-injured Player “B” wins the game 5-21, 0-21 and the match 0-2.

L. That the matrices for badminton be considered dual gender.

X. Tournament Equipment

APAC recommends a readily available top-quality nylon/plastic shuttle, of medium speed, for use in APAC tournaments—with the host school identifying the shuttle as far in advance as possible.

XI. APAC Tiebreakers (Team Event / Player Championship)

A. Win – Loss record (pool play)

B. Head-to-head result between tied teams / players (Pool play)

C. Match differential between tied teams / players (matches won, subtract matches lost for ranking score) (Pool Play)

D. Set differential between tied teams / players (sets won, subtract sets lost for ranking score) (Pool Play)

E. Point differential in games between tied teams / players (points won, subtract points lost for ranking score) (Pool Play)

F. Match differential in all games (Pool Play)

G. Set differential in all games (Pool Play)

H. Point differential in all games (Pool Play)

I. Coin Toss

Note:

APAC Tiebreaker Procedure

Head-to-head

Each sport will have a sport specific tiebreaker procedure. When head to head results in APAC team sport protocol does not settle a three or more team tie, then the tie-break differential list above will decide the outcome. If at one of the differential steps, the order of the three or more tied teams is established, the tie has been broken. However, if the differential list promotes or demotes one team and leaves two teams still tied (on whichever differential had been applied to promote/demote one team), then the head to head results amongst the remaining two teams will decide order of placement. (October 2023)