Badminton Bonanaza
Badminton Bonanza
For the second year in a row, Wellesley Rec is holding Badminton Bonaza: a campus-wide single-elimination badminton tournament to determine who will be the most bodacious badminton buckaroo at Wellesley College!
THE BASICS
- Registration is open October 17th - 26th
- Registration is open to all students
- Regular tournament play will take place Sunday, October 29th - Friday, November 17th
- The matches will be played as singles!
- SIGN UP HERE
PLEASE REFER TO THE DROP-DOWN MENU FOR DETAILS
What are the rules?
You can find the rules of badminton here. Some key points about the rules of badminton are:
- Serves must be hit underhand
- Serve from the right after scoring a point that brings your score to an even number
- Serve from the left after scoring a point that brings your score to an odd number
- Players may hit the birdie from out of bounds
- If a player touches the net with any part of their body or racquet then their opponent earns a point
- Sets are played to 21
- If the score is tied at 20 - 20, a player must score two points consecutively to win
- If the score is still tied at 29 - 29, the next point determines the winner
- The winner of 2/3 sets wins the game
How should we organize our matches?
This year all matches will be organized by the Recreation Coordinator. If a team cannot make thier match or need to reschedule it is up to that team to find a time when both teams are available and email mt117@wellesley.edu to notify of any changes.
How do the brackets work?
- Bracket size will depend on the number of registrants
- Participants will be randomly seeded into the bracket
- Each tier of the bracket will have a “complete by” date attached
- You must play your match and report results to mt117@wellesley.edu by midnight on that date
- If you have not completed your match by midnight on that day and have not scheduled a makeup match, we will flip a coin to determine the winner
- The Bracket will be posted HERE.
Where & When can I play badminton on campus?
- There are badminton nets, racquets, and birdies available at Open Recreation on the following dates and times in the Multipurpose Gym:
-Sunday Oct 29th 1:00pm-3:00pm
-Tuesday Oct 31st 6:30pm-8:30pm
-Sunday Nov 5th 1:00pm-3:00pm
-Tuesday Nov 7th 6:30pm-8:30pm
-Friday Nov 10th 4:00pm-6:00pm
-Sunday Nov 12th 1:00pm-3:00pm
-Tuesday Nov 14th 6:30pm-8:30pm
-Friday Nov 17th 4:00pm-6:00pm
How will the semifinal and final matches work?
The semifinal and final matches will be held from 4:00-6:00 PM on Friday, November 17th!
Spectators will be welcome, so come cheer on the competitors and watchwinning team earn their prize!