IT IS WIDELY BELIEVED THAT BADMINTON IS AMONG THE MOST POPULAR SPORTS IN THE WORLD. THE MAJOR BADMINTON TOURNAMENTS THAT ARE HOSTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON FEDERATION INCLUDE THOMAS CUP, UBER CUP, WORLD BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS, SUDIRMAN CUP, WORLD CUP BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALL ENGLAND BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND INTERNATIONAL SERIES GRAND PRIX.
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS IN WORLD:-
THE THOMAS CUP
IT IS THE WORLD MEN’S TEAM BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE FIRST COMPETITION WAS HELD IN 1948. NOW IT TAKES PLACE EVERY TWO YEARS IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS. THREE SINGLES AND TWO DOUBLES ARE PLAYED IN THE GAME.
UBER CUP:-
WORLD WOMEN’S TEAM BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE HELD EVERY TWO YEARS IN ODD-NUMBERED YEARS SINCE 1956, CONSISTING OF THREE SINGLES GAMES AND TWO DOUBLES GAMES.
THE WORLD BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS:-
IT CONSISTS OF FIVE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SINGLES, DOUBLES, AND MIXED DOUBLES COMPETITIONS. IT HAS BEEN HELD EVERY THREE YEARS SINCE 1977 AND CHANGED TO A TWO-YEAR SESSION IN 1983.
THE SUDIRMAN CUP:-
IN 1989, THE WORLD MIXED TEAM COMPETITION WAS HELD AND IT TAKES PLACE EVERY TWO YEARS IN ODD-NUMBERED YEARS. IT CONSISTS OF SINGLES AND DOUBLES MATCHES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.
BADMINTON WORLD CUP:-
IT IS AN INVITATIONAL EVENT IN WHICH THE INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON FEDERATION INVITES PLAYERS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES THAT YEAR AND IS PREPARING TO HOST A BADMINTON GRAND SLAM EVENT IN WHICH HUGE BONUSES WILL BE AWARDED.
THE ALL ENGLAND BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP
THE TOURNAMENT WAS FOUNDED IN 1899 BY THE ENGLAND BADMINTON ASSOCIATION. IT IS THE OLDEST BADMINTON TOURNAMENT IN HISTORY. ORIGINALLY CONTESTED BY PLAYERS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS, IT HAS NOW BECOME A GLOBAL COMPETITION.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES GRAND PRIX
IT IS ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD OF THE WORLD TENNIS GRAND PRIX BY THE INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON FEDERATION. IT BEGAN IN 1983, DIVIDING THE RACES INTO ZONES, WHICH ARE ORGANIZED INTO A SERIES OF RACES. BASED ON SCORES IN EACH COMPETITION, THE TOP 16 ATHLETES WILL ADVANCE TO THE FINALS.
MAJOR DOMESTIC BADMINTON TOURNAMENTS IN INDIA:-
| SL NO | BADMINTON TOURNAMENTS IN INDIA |
| 1. | PREMIER BADMINTON LEAGUE |
| 2. | RANKING TOURNAMENTS |
| 3. | ALL INDIA INTER-INSTITUTIONAL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT |
| 4. | SUB JUNIOR INDIAN NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 5. | JUNIOR INDIAN NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 6. | INDIAN NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 7. | SYED MODI INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS |
PREMIER BADMINTON LEAGUE:-
THE PREMIER BADMINTON LEAGUE IS INDIA’S ONLY FRANCHISE OR COMMERCIAL BADMINTON LEAGUE. IT BEGAN IN 2013 AS THE INDIAN BADMINTON LEAGUE AND HAS SINCE GROWN TO BECOME A FAMOUS AND SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN INDIA.
A LEAGUE-CUM-KNOCKOUT FORMAT IS USED IN THE LEAGUE. EACH CLUB PLAYS FIVE TIES WITH THE OTHER FIVE TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE STAGE. EACH ENCOUNTER WILL CONSIST OF THREE GAMES, EACH OF WHICH WILL BE WORTH 15 POINTS. MEN’S SINGLES, MEN’S DOUBLES, WOMEN’S SINGLES, MIXED DOUBLES, AND MEN’S SINGLES ARE THE FIVE TIES. IT ALSO ADDS THE ‘TRUMP CARD RULE’ TO MAKE THE LEAGUE MORE INTERESTING. ACCORDING TO THE TRUMP CARD RULE, EACH SIDE DELIBERATELY CHOOSES ONE OF THEIR FIVE TIEBREAKER MATCHES AS THEIR TRUMP MATCH. IN A TRUMP MATCH, A WIN EARNS THE TEAM A BONUS POINT, WHILE A DEFEAT EARNS THE TEAM A PENALTY POINT. THE TOP FOUR CLUBS WITH THE MOST POINTS AT THE END OF THE LEAGUE WILL ADVANCE TO THE SEMI-FINALS.
RANKING TOURNAMENTS:-
THE BAI ORGANIZES A VARIETY OF ALL INDIA RANKING TOURNAMENTS AT VARIOUS LEVELS, INCLUDING SUB JUNIOR (U13 AND U15), JUNIOR (U17 AND U19), AND SENIOR (U17 AND U19). TOURNAMENTS ARE ORGANIZED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN A VARIETY OF MAJOR CITIES. THIS ENSURES THAT EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AND THAT NO TALENT GOES UNRECOGNIZED. THERE ARE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IN WHICH A PERSON CAN PARTICIPATE AT ALL THREE LEVELS: BOYS SINGLES, BOYS DOUBLES, GIRLS SINGLES, GIRLS DOUBLES, AND MIXED DOUBLES (U-19 AND SENIOR ONLY). THESE TOURNAMENTS LEAD UP TO THE SELECTION OF THE INDIAN BADMINTON SQUAD.
ALL INDIA INTER-INSTITUTIONAL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT:-
TEAMS FROM THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, LIC OF INDIA, BSNL SPORTS BOARD, AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA, ORDNANCE FACTORY SPORTS CONTROL BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY, AIR FORCE SPORTS CONTROL BOARD, AND EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION COMPETE IN BOTH TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AT THE ANNUAL ALL INDIA INTER-INSTITUTIONAL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT.
MEN SINGLES, MEN DOUBLES, WOMEN SINGLES, WOMEN DOUBLES, AND MIXED DOUBLES ARE THE DIVISIONS IN THE TEAM EVENT. THE TOP TEAM WILL GO TO THE SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND ALL FINALISTS IN ALL EVENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COMPETE AT SENIOR NATIONALS.
SUB JUNIOR INDIAN NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS:-
THE SUB JUNIOR NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE STAGED. IT IS USUALLY HELD AT THE END OF THE YEAR. IT IS GENERALLY DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES: U13 AND U15. BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION. ADDITIONALLY, UNDER EACH, THERE ARE COMMON DIVISIONS OF SINGLES AND DOUBLES. TWO SINGLES AND ONE DOUBLES ENTRY FROM EACH STATE, AS WELL AS THE TOP 16 SINGLES AND TOP 8 DOUBLES PLAYERS FROM THE BAI RANKINGS, ARE ALL ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN THIS EVENT.
JUNIOR INDIAN NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS:-
AN ANNUAL COMPETITION IS THE JUNIOR NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS. BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION. FURTHERMORE, UNDER BOTH, THERE ARE COMMON CATEGORIES OF SINGLES AND DOUBLES. MIXED DOUBLES, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS ONLY FOR U19S.
EACH STATE IS ALLOWED TO ENTER TWO SINGLES, ONE DOUBLE, AND ONE MIXED DOUBLES ENTRY IN THIS EVENT. IN U17, THE TOP 16 SINGLES PLAYERS AND TOP 8 DOUBLES PLAYERS FROM THE BAI RANKINGS ARE ELIGIBLE. THE U19 DIVISION INCLUDES THE TOP 12 SINGLES PLAYERS, AS WELL AS THE TOP 6 DOUBLES AND MIXED DOUBLES PLAYERS FROM THE BAI RANKINGS.
INDIAN NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS:-
IN 1936, INDIA’S LONGEST-RUNNING DOMESTIC BADMINTON EVENT WAS LAUNCHED. IT WAS AN OPEN COMPETITION UNTIL 1960. PRAKASH PADUKONE HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE MOST WINS IN THIS EVENT WITH NINE. BOTH MEN AND WOMEN ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMON CATEGORIES BENEATH THEM, SUCH AS SINGLES AND DOUBLES, AS WELL AS MIXED DOUBLES.
ELIGIBILITY:-
EACH STATE HAS TWO SINGLES, ONE DOUBLE, AND ONE MIXED DOUBLES ENTRY.
ACCORDING TO BWF RATING INSIDE 50 AND BAI RANKING, THE TOP 8 PLAYERS ARE PLACED DIRECTLY INTO THE PRE-QUARTERFINALS.
TOP FOUR RATED PLAYERS ACCORDING TO BWF RANKINGS, ALL OF WHOM ARE IN THE TOP 50, AS WELL AS THE TOP FOUR RANKED PLAYERS ACCORDING TO BAI RANKINGS.
THE TOP TEAM WILL GO TO THE SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND ALL FINALISTS IN ALL EVENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COMPETE AT SENIOR NATIONALS. THE MAJORITY (ALL INDIA INTER-INSTITUTIONAL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT)
SYED MODI INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS:-
THE SYED MODI INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS IS A YEARLY INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT THAT TAKES PLACE IN INDIA. THIS COMPETITION MADE ITS DEBUT ON THE BADMINTON CIRCUIT AS A BWF GRAND PRIX EVENT IN 2009. SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN HELD ANNUALLY AT THE BABU BANARASI DAS INDOOR STADIUM IN LUCKNOW, WITH A BRIEF RELOCATION TO HYDERABAD IN 2010. IT WAS UPGRADED TO THE STATUS OF A GRAND PRIX GOLD EVENT IN 2011. IN 2017, THE BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION INTRODUCED A NEW EVENT STRUCTURE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THIS TOURNAMENT WAS INCLUDED IN THE BWF WORLD TOUR SUPER 300 CATEGORY, MARKING ITS PARTICIPATION FROM 2018 ONWARD.
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