BC Junior A Series

*January 2025 Updates

Goal

Support excellence in BC junior badminton athletes and coaches by:
- focussing on “Training to Compete”
- developing a winning mindset for National and International competitions

The changes will apply to

U13, U15, U17 and U19 events
Since U11 players are not earning national ranking points, they will not be part of BC Junior A series. Rather there will be a separate development program. More information to be provided later.

What is changing

Cap number of entries to ensure reasonable and consistent timelines at tournaments
Improve scheduling so that time commitment at venues can be shorter for athletes and parents (scheduling time blocks of events)
Use Merit Based registration process which ensures the top ranked athletes have priority into the Junior A events
Align and integrate the BC provincial ranking point system with the *NEW* National ranking point system

Cap for U13, U15, U17 & U19

Based on 5 courts and 24 hours of court time available:
- BS 16 players
- GS 16 players
- BD 8 teams
- GD 8 teams
- XD 8 teams per age group
If an event does not reach its cap, spaces may be reallocated to other events with preference given to those with the most registrants.
We are exploring venues with greater capacity for the BC Junior A Provincials to potentially increase draw sizes. Efforts will also be made to continue offering full-match consolations, though this remains dependent on court availability.

Merit Based Registration Process

a Merit Based registration process will be used for all BC Junior A series tournaments
entry into each event will be determined according to the most current Badminton Canada Junior Rankings on the week following the close of registration; see caps above
The top ranked athletes registered for each event will be accepted into the draw
- ex. In a draw of 16, the 16 top ranked athletes who have registered will be accepted into the draw
- If the #4, 7, and 15 ranked athletes do not apply for the tournament, then the next 3 athletes who did apply will be selected in order of ranking.
- Winner of a BC Junior B Series event will be guaranteed entry to the next Junior A tournament for the same event (ex. winner of the BS U17 in a Jr B tournament would qualify for the next Jr A tournament for BS U17).

Scheduling by Time blocks:

Every effort will be made to schedule match times back to back with a one game break between rounds – from first round to (and including) semi-finals
Main Draw finals will be Sunday afternoon (exact timing to be determined)

Consolations:

Ongoing efforts have been made to continue offering consolations, though this remains dependent on court availability. For the remainder of the 2024-2025 season, all Junior A events will have full match consolations

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