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**Senior Tournaments**
Date	Team	Location click for direction

2^nd October 2022	Five Rivers	Wiltshire Restricted Championships
3^rd/4^th December 2022	Five Rivers	Wiltshire Open Championships (Silver)
TBC	Tidworth	Fiddes Cup Final
TBC	Tidworth	Wilson Lee Final
2^nd April 2023	Tidworth	Tony Winslow
16^th April 2022	Tidworth	Gillian Scott
12^th May 2023	TBC	Knockout Finals
11^th May 2023	TBC	Bicknell

**SDBA Tournaments – Junior**
Date	Team	Location click for direction

TBC	TBC	Swindon Junior Championships

**Wiltshire Tournaments - Juniors**
Date	Team	Location click for direction

25^th September 2022	Tidworth	U14, U16 & U18 Restricted Championships
15^th January 2023	Tidworth	U12 & U21 Restricted Championships
26^th March 2023 (may be changed)	Tidworth	Graham Belbin Yehlex Inter-District U18

SDBA Knockout Tournaments

Knock-out Doubles Handicap

Run through the season at Club venues. Open and Restricted sections for Men’s, Ladies’, Mixed & O45’s Mixed Doubles

Secretary:

Martin Limburn

Email: martinpfc58@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 01793 537537

Knock-Out Tournaments Overview

All the below events are handicapped by the Tournament Committee. Competitors must be bona fide members of clubs affiliated to the Swindon and District Badminton Association.

Open Doubles Events

Men’s, Ladies & Mixed Open

These events are open to players of any standard, including juniors.

Restricted Doubles Events

Men’s & Mixed Restricted

These events are open to players whose standard is below that of Division 1 & 2. You are not excluded from the ‘Restricted’ events merely because your club has a team in either Division 1 or 2, it is your individual standard which determines your eligibility.

Over 45 Mixed Doubles EVENT

This event is open ONLY to players who are over 45 years of age before 1st September of the current season.
Each competitor will receive a programme which will serve as acknowledgment of entry. The draw for each event will be printed in the programme and the closing date for each round shown. The competitors drawn at home in each round will be notified of their opponents and contact details.
Matches will be decided on the result of 3 games to 21, with NO setting or extended play. All finals will be played on the ‘Finals evening’ stated in the programme.
A complete set of detailed rules are available on the Entry Forms

Entry Forms

The Entry forms are given out to all club secretaries at the beginning of each season. If for any reason you are unable to get an entry form, please contact the Tournament Secretary.

SDBA Team Tournament

This occasional tournament is open to all the Swindon Districts Clubs, Who play for the Alistair Laing Cups.

The tournament is divided into two sections according to player’s league standard and played on an American Handicap Tournament basis with OPEN handicaps.

Entries are comprised of a team of 6 players: 4 men and 2 ladies. Teams can also use a third lady within their team if they have one available, as a reserve.

Players can play for any Team and is not restricted by their own club representation.

Event details are published during of the season

W.H. Bicknell Trophy

Inter-Club Team Knock-out Handiapped Handicapped Tournament – Swindon & District B.A.

Open to all Swindon clubs and their registered players. Entry forms are distributed at the beginning of each season to Club Secretaries. Please be aware of the closing date for entries of the form.
Clubs nominate up 6 men and 6 ladies who are then points handicapped as a team. Clubs can enter more than one team. Specific weeks are allocated in the Fixtures Calendar for the matches to be played. Only the winners of the matches will progress to the next round.

Secretary: Martin Limburn