Queensland Badminton Association is excited to announce that nominations are now open for the Open State Team at the Ede Clendinnen Shield. This prestigious event will take place in Bendigo, VIC from 12th to 14th May 2024. Players who wish to represent Queensland in the Open teams must be graded as Open or A. The deadline for team nominations is 7th April 2024.

Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your badminton skills and compete at the highest level! Submit your nominations promptly and be part of the Queensland team.

Nominate here

Coach/Manager Nominations for 2024 Junior Teams

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking nominations for the position of team coach and manager for the following junior teams.

• U13 & U17 - Nominate at https://forms.gle/t44hUUo6bqRKqAjVA
• U15 & U19 - Nominate at https://forms.gle/3xWF85BWkyn9XMBq6

You must have a current and valid Blue Card.

You must be available to travel 1 or 2 days before the start of the event.

For coaches please be aware of the following bylaw:

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - BYLAWS
Section 6.5
It is a requirement from and including 2024 that all coaches attending the National Championships Individuals have at least a BA Foundation Coaching Course qualification, are registered with BA, have a current WWCC or equivalent and are confirmed to be in good standing with their State/Territory.

Managers will be responsible for organising squad training.

Note: all positions are on a volunteer basis.

Closing date is 23 March 2024

Queensland Badminton Association is seeking volunteers to help assist at the upcoming 2014 Qld Doubles event.Where: Brisbane State High School (F Block), Edmondstone Street, South Brisbane

When: 7 April 2024
Times: 9am - 5pm

We all know that it takes a lot of work to run a successful tournament, and this cannot be done without the tireless efforts of our volunteers. Our tournaments are extremely popular, and we need your help to ensure their continued success.

Jobs include:

• Helping organise scoreboards.
• Ushering players to court when called.
• Entering results into Tournament Software (no previous experience required).
• Shuttle control
• Setting up and packing up the venue.
• and more...

Please note that all volunteers must have a current and valid Blue Card.

Sign up online at https://forms.gle/bnRrcM86GmcRC1ub9

Exciting News for Future Stars!

Nominations for the Qld 2024 Junior Squads are officially OPEN!

Teams representing Qld at the National Championships will be chosen from these squads.

Nominate here

Yonex U17 National Team Championships

All the best to the Qld team at the Yonex U17 National Team Championships in Ballarat that commences today.

Girls

• Shanna Lee
• Lily Xu
• Xinwen (Coco) Xu
• Jennnifer Zhang

Boys

• Lucas Lan
• Justin Liang
• Aneesh Nirmal
• Emmanuel Sam
• Ahmad Aymaan Sayeed

A big thank you for the team officials and coach:

• Stephen Sam (Coach)
• Nissy Chacko (Manager)
• Nirmal Vvelusamy(Umpire)

You can follow the progress of the Qld Team in the via Tournament Software

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking players and officials nominations for the U13 state team at the Yonex U13 National Team Championships.

Bendigo, VIC - 25-27 September 2023

Nominations for teams must be received by the 20th August 2023.

All results from sanctioned QBA tournaments from the 6/11/2022 (ie. on the QBA Calendar) will be considered or official tournaments from other states that attract Australian ranking points). Players must have played in at least two competitions in Queensland during this period.

Players must be available to travel 1 or 2 days before the start of the event.

Best wishes to the Under 15 players representing Queensland at the Yonex U15 Val Nesbitt Trophy starting 10 July 2023:

--- Girls ---

• Xinwen (Coco) Xu
• Emily Tran
• Grace Tseng
• Xiantian (Tian) Xu

--- Boys ---

• Aneesh Nirmal
• Ruiqi Chen
• Grayson Zhao
• Louis Thong

You can follow the progress of the Qld Team via Tournament Software here.

A big thank you to the officials accompanying the team in Adelaide this week.

--- Officials ---

• Xue Tran
• Nirmal Velusamy
• Stephen Kosky Sam

Best wishes to the Under 19 players representing Queensland in Adelaide this week from the 3/07 to 8/07 :

--- Girls ---

• Miranda Chen
• Amy Guo
• Shanna Lee

--- Boys ---

• Dinod Binod
• Jay Ling
• Ephraim Stephen Sam
• Emmanuel Sam

You can follow the progress of the Qld Team in the Yonex Under 19 CP Maddern Trophy via Tournament Software here.

A big thank you to the officials accompanying the team in Adelaide this week.

--- Officials ---

• Stephen Sam (Coach)
• Nissy Chacko (Manager)
• Craig Boustead (Umpire

Nominations are open for the following Qld Junior Teams:

Under 19 Team CP Maddern and National Individual Championships

Under 15 Team Val Nesbitt Trophy and National Individual Championships

Under 17 June Bevan Trophy and National Individual Championships

Please see the requirements for players, coaches, managers and umpires on the links on the form.
In addition all players in accordance with the Australian National Championships Bylaw.
2.1.1 be a citizen, permanent resident, or resident in Australia for a minimum of six (6) months prior to the start of the Championships.

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking nominations for the Open state team at the Ede Clendinnen Shield.

Bendigo, VIC - 24-27 April 2023

Players nominating for QLD Open teams must be graded Open or A.

Nominations for teams must be received by the 11th March 2023.

Nominees for the 2023 Qld team must have participated in one State Championships (2022 Qld Open or Qld Juniors) and one other Open tournament in Australia since 1st July 2022 (ie. an event that has Australian ranking points).

Players must be available to travel 1 or 2 days before the start of the event.

Players MUST be a QLD resident for a minimum of 6 months.

We are sadden to learn of the recent passing of Fay Gibson.

A figurehead for badminton on the Sunshine Coast, Fay had been involved in sport for decades as a player, coach and Committee member; most recently as Vice President of SCBA. Fay was also heavily involved in the obtaining and building of the SCBA venue at the Nambour Showgrounds.

A life member of Nambour Badminton Club, Sunshine Coast Badminton Association and Queensland Badminton Association, Fay will be sorely missed.

We send our sincere condolences to the Gibson Family.

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking nominations for an umpire and coach to accompany the U17 team.

Event: Australian Under 17 Championships
When: 24th - 29th September 2022
Where: Ballarat, Victoria

You must have a valid Blue Card.
You must be available to travel 1 or 2 days before the start of the event.

Please note that these are volunteering roles.

If you are not currently a qualified umpire there is an opportunity to attend a course prior to the event.

All nominations must be received by the 21st August 2022.

Nomination here at https://forms.gle/qrv4ZcE1gJcGxN3S6

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking nominations for the Open state team at the Ede Clendinnen Shield.

Bendigo, VIC - 10-15 April 2022

Players nominating for QLD Open teams must be graded Open or A.

Nominations for teams must be received by the 18th March 2022.

Nominees for the team must have participated in 1 State Championships and 1 other Open QLD tournament in the preceding six months.

Players must be available to travel 1 or 2 days before the start of the event.

Players MUST be a QLD resident for a minimum of 6 months.

Congratulations to the following players that have been regraded following excellent performances at QBA sanctioned tournaments in 2021.

These gradings apply to all QBA sanctioned tournaments (see calendar) and take effect from 24 November 2021

From D to C Grade

• Jagannathan Alagarsamy
• Eduardo Chin
• Kai Chiu
• Kinnel Chong
• Mark Ferreras
• Terry Law
• Andy Moc (confirmed)
• Justin Liang
• Gwonhyeok Lee
• Daniel Luo
• Nicolet Delo Reyes
• Yan xe Tan (confirmed)
• Kachun (Dan) Tse
• Yin (Kris) Wang
• Jun Liang (Ace) Wong
• Leon Yen
• Bright Xue
• Grayson Zhao
• Yuxing (Aster) Zhao
• Kin Foon Leung
• Linda Meng
• Mai Nguyen
• Ashlyn Rejeesh
• Selina Wang
• Jennifer Zhang
• Di (Daisy) Zhang
• Eshwar Srinivasan

From C to B Grade

• Barry Dege
• Timon Cai
• Marcus Lau
• Cornel Mirciov
• Aneesh Nirmal
• Luong Bach Nguyen
• Ahmad Aymaan Sayeed
• Rebecca Lan
• Vy Bui

QBA is hosting its annual 2021 Queensland Badminton Championships

Congratulations to the following people with their regrades:

From D to C Grade

• Dianne Linato
• Olivia Ou
• Maneerat Tianchai
• Ardra Anil
• Aneesh Nirmal

From C to B Grade

• Ekai Du
• Dave Jaug
• Emmanuel Stephen Sam
• Yue Hin Tham
• Yuxing Huang
• Bobby Tran

Come and try Air Badminton for all abilities.

When: 22/04 4.30pm-7.00pm
Age: Adults and 12 years and over
Location: 82 Lear Jet Dr, Caboolture QLD 4510

We will provide loan racquets and shuttles to use for the session.Just wear appropriate sport wear and bring water bottle. And have Fun!

Limited to Adults and children age12 &over.

Limited spots attendees must book and have a ticket to attend.

BOOK HERE

We are pleased to announce the following regrades:

C Grade

• Benjamin Yaw
• Victor Mo
• Xinyue (Lily) Xu

B Grade

• Jordan Cai
• Kenny Deng
• Xue (Sue) Tran

All new grades are from 10 April 2021 for all Badminton Australia and QBA sanctioned tournaments (see QBA Events Calendar ).

We are pleased to announce the following regrades:

From D to C Grade

• Ahmad Aymaan Sayeed
• Eric Liau
• Timon Cai
• Andy Moc
• Jack Yang
• Yitan Zhao
• Zhen Qian
• Dhannya Philip

From C to B Grade

• Pablo Piccardi

From A to Open Grade

• Ken Richardson
• Ephraim Sam

All new grades are from 21 Feb 2021 for all Badminton Australia and QBA sanctioned tournaments (see QBA Events Calendar).

2021 U15 & U17 Singles Challenge 7 Mar

Brisbane Badminton Association

To participate in this event you must be a current competition member of a Queensland Badminton Association via an affiliated club.

Entry Form

Brisbane Badminton Association
GOSEN TEAM EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 6 Mar and 13-14 Mar

To participate in this event you must be a current competition member of a Queensland Badminton Association via an affiliated club.

Entry Form

Brisbane Badminton Association
GOSEN TEAM EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 12/09 and 13/09 (Events Stage 1)

To participate in this event you must be a current competition member of a Queensland Badminton Association via an affiliated club.
Cost to play is $60 per team.

Each tie will of 3 matches (meaning each player will get 2 matches per tie). We expect players will get at least 8 matches for the day.

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Brisbane Doubles Championships

Brisbane State High School
Sunday 15 March
Sunday 22 March

Adults: $16 per event
School aged Students: $14 per event

Spots are expected to fill fast so get your entry in now at a< href="https://forms.gle/ov9ubJBWePbaeAGz">https://forms.gle/ov9ubJBWePbaeAGz9

Nominations for Qld 2020Under 17 Team

The Team will compete in the 2020 National Australian Under 17 Championships:
When: 11 - 18 April 2020
Where: Kingsway Indoor Stadium, 130 Kingsway, Madeley, WA

Nominations for the U17 Team must be received by the 9th Feb 2020.

Nominees should have participated in QLD Badminton sanctioned tournaments and activities since 1/07/2019. Players must also be current members of the Queensland Badminton Association and maintain membership throughout 2020.

Players must be available to travel 1 or 2 days before the start of the event.

Please note that in order to play in the individual events at the Championships players must have made themselves available for the state team.

You must also be Under 17 as at 31/12/2020 (ie. you must be 16 years or younger)

Players will be responsible for costs (ie. accommodation, transport, food etc).

Players MUST be a QLD resident for a minimum of 6 months.

Nomination form can be found here

Queensland Badminton Association is looking for nominations for a 2019 Queensland Open Team.

The Team will compete in the Ede Clendinnen Shield:
When: 23 to 29 Feb 2020
Where: Launceston, Tasmania

Australian National Championships will be held following the Ede Clendinnen Shield.

Players nominating for QLD Open teams must be graded Open or A.

Nominations for the Open Team must be received by the 21st December 2019.

Nominees for the team must have participated in 2 x Open Tournaments (Open Grade events) in Australia in the preceding six months. One of these two tournaments must be the 2019 Qld Open Badminton Championships or 2019 Gosen Brisbane Open.

Players must be available to travel 1 or 2 days before the start of the event.

To nominate, players must be current members of the QBA (and renew membership to cover the period of the carnival if required).

Players MUST be an QLD resident for a minimum of 6 months.

Nomination form can be found here

Play is about to get underway at the YONEX Qld Open Championships.

Follow the matches on Tournament Software at https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=A64F4E9D-B244-4832-9040-463658B334AF

Spectators are welcomed to come and view all the action at Wavell High School, Parking on Childers Street.

When: 16th & 17th November 2019
Where: Wavell High School

Saturday 16/11
Wavell High School, Parking on Childers Street
Open Mens Singles
Open Women Singles
Open/A Mixed Doubles
B/C Mens Singles
B/C Womens Singles
A/B Mixed Doubles

Sunday 17/11
Wavell High School, Parking on Childers Street
Open Mens Doubles
Open Womens Doubles
Open Mixed Doubles
B/C Womens Doubles
B/C Mens Doubles
B/C Mixed Doubles

Prize Money:
Open Mens and Womens Singles
- Winner $450 each
- Runner Ups $225 each
- Losing Semi Finalists $55 each

Open Mens Doubles
- Winners $270 each
- Runner Ups $135 each

Open Womens Doubles
- Winners $270 each
- Runner Ups $135 each

Open Mixed Doubles
- Winners $270 each
- Runner Ups $135 each

Entry Fees:
$16 singles
$15 doubles
$14 school aged children

Players can play their own grade, or one grade higher.

Players can play 3 events on the Saturday and 2 on the Sunday.

ENTRIES CLOSE: Sunday 10th November 2019 (unless places are filled earlier).

Entry Fees can be paid on the day.

Only clothing suitable for badminton, tennis or squash may be worn. If wearing a club shirt, only those from Affiliated Associations or Clubs may be worn.

If you reside in Queensland you you must be a current competition member of the Queensland Badminton Association via a Regional Association or an Affiliated Club as at your date of entry. Membership will be confirmed with the Affiliated Regional Association or Club. If from interstate you must be a current Badminton Australia member via that state. Membership will be confirmed with the respective state. Entry is not open to players visiting from overseas.

Time restrictions cannot be accommodated.

All enquiries please message the QBA facebook as QBA are the organiser or email events@qba.net.au

Click here for the Entry Form

Click here to view the Program

Follow the tournament at Tournament Software

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking volunteers for a coach and manager for the Qld Under U15 state team.

Calamvale, Queensland - 29 Sept to 5 Oct 2019

To nominate to be the coach you must be a current Qld Badminton Association member and be an Nationally Accredited Coach in Australia.

To nominate for coach or manager please email secretary@qba.net.au by the 7th September. You must be available for the entire duration of the carnival.

2019 U15 Team Nominations

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking nominations for the U15 state team.

Calamvale, Queensland - 29 Sept to 5 Oct 2019

To nominate for this team you must have participated in a QBA sanctioned tournament/s during the last 12 months and be a current member of the Queensland Badminton Association (You must have a current membership for the period of the carnival)..

The National bylaw for this Carnival also states that you must have made yourself available for your state team to play in the individuals.

You must also be Under 15 as at 31/12/2019 (ie you must be 14 years or younger)

Nominations close 25th August 2019

Cost is $30 per player ie $120 for a team

Division 1 - Sunday 21/07/19
3 Players ie 2 Men and 1 Woman
Where: Brisbane State High School
Maximum Teams 10

There are three different format options:
1) Open Woman, A Man and B Man
2) Open Man, B Man and B Woman
3) Three x A Graders (one must be a woman)

In Division 1 all players must be the grade as per above ie players are not permitted to play up a grade.

Cost is $30 per player ie $90 for a team

Division 2 Sunday 21/07/19 (B/C)

4 Players ie 2 Men and 2 Woman
ie 2 x B Graders and 2 x C Grader
Where: Brisbane State High School
Only one player in the team can play one grade higher.
Maximum Teams 10

Cost is $30 per player ie $120 for a team

ALL PLAYERS MUST BE CURRENT QBA COMPETITION MEMBERS THROUGH AN AFFILIATED CLUB AT TIME OF LODGING ENTRIES

Where maximum teams are received in a division the link in the jot form will be deactivated.

Team captains will be responsible for collection.

All enquiries please message the QBA facebook as QBA are the organiser or email events@qba.net.au

Click here for the Entry Form

Saturday 29 June
Wavell State High School, Brisbane

Prices: $16 per player

Open/A Grade Womens Singles
Open/A Grade Mens Singles

ENTRIES CLOSE: Wednesday 26 June 2019, unless places filled earlier.

Depending on the number of entries the event may be split into Open Singles and A Grade Singles.

Saturday 22 June and Sunday 23 June 2019
Brisbane State High School
Edmondstone St, South Brisbane

2019 Nominations for Qld Under 19 Team

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking nominations for the U19 state team.

Mandurah, Western Australia - 6 to 13 July 2019

To nominate, players must be a current member of the QBA (and renew membership to cover the period of the carnival if required).

Nominations close 23rd April 2019

2019 Nominations for Open Team and Qld Under 17 Team

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking nominations for the following state teams:

Open Team - Hobart - 28 Feb to 2 Mar 2019
U17 Team - Adelaide - 12 April to 20 Apr 2019

To nominate, players must be current members of the QBA (and renew membership to cover the period of the carnival if required).

Nominations close:
Open Team close: 23rd January 2019
Qld Under 17 Team: 31st January 2019

We are pleased to share the Event Program for the U15 Nationals and Val Nesbitt Trophy.

Follow the tournament on Tournament Software

2018 Nominations for Qld Under 15

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking nominations for a U15 Val Nesbitt Australian Championships state team.

Badminton NSW
Venue: Abbotsleigh Girls Sports Stadium, Wahroonga NSW
Dates: 28th Sep - 4th October 2018
Team Competition: 29th September – 1st October 2018
Individual Competition: 2nd - 4th October 2017

Team nominees should have participated in 2 x Queensland based tournaments in 2017/18 to be considered for selection.

To be eligible players must be current members of the Queensland Badminton Association and maintain membership throughout 2018.

Athletes must make themselves available for inclusion in the team of their current age group before being considered to play in a higher age group.

Players will be responsible for the coast of the trip (ie. flight, accommodation, transport, food etc).

To nominate, players must be current members of the QBA (and renew membership to cover the period of the carnival if required).

Nominations close on 25th August 2018

There's no better way to see all the action of the Crown Australia Australian Badminton Open 2018 up close than with corporate tickets.

For information regarding corporate ticketing then click the file below.

Queensland Badminton events for 2018 have now been released. Events listed between June to December are subject to date changes.

Click here to see the 2018 list of events

2018 Nominations for Open Team, Qld Under 17 and Qld Under 19

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking nominations for the following state teams:

Open Team - Melbourne - 24 Feb to 3 March 2018
U17 Team - Invercargill NZ- 13 to 22 April 2018
U19 Team - Tasmania - 7 to 14 July 2018

To nominate, players must be current members of the QBA (and renew membership to cover the period of the carnival if required).

Nominations close on the following dates:
Open Team: 17th January 2018
Under 17 Team: 20th February 2018
Under 19 Team: 20th March 2018

Thanks all for your support of the 2017 YONEX Qld Open – Open and Juniors

A big thank you to YONEX Australia/New Zealand for their support of this event.

The venue will open at 8.45am on Saturday for warm up and 8.00am on Sunday.

A YONEX proshop will be available in the hall operated by the Qld Badminton Association. If you are after something specific please email events@qba.net.au to enquire.

YONEX stringing facilities will be in the venue available on a FEE FOR Service basis. Prices will be advised by YONEX Australia

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Please note:  There can be no camp chairs in this venue as it is not laid out in the same manner as some other halls.  There is a big stand available for your viewing.  

Spectators are welcome.

Congratulations to the following players on their regrades following the 2017 GOSEN City of Brisbane Graded Badminton Championships.

Tournament Season is now well and truly upon us with plenty of Badminton events left on the QBA Calendar. Go to the Events Calendar to find more details

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking nominations for the 2017 Queensland Under 17 Squad (nominations close on 12 December 2016). As highlighted on the nomination form players for this squad will be selected based on Open tournaments.

The QLD Under 17 Team will compete in Launceston, Tasmania from 14th April – 22nd April 2017 in the 2017 Australasian Individual Under 17 Championships and June Bevan Trophy.

The Squad will be selected from Open tournaments in 2016. To nominate for this squad you should be turning 15 or 16 in 2017.The Qld Association will separately circulate for nominations for the Under 15 and Under 19 squads when details of these carnivals are received.

Queensland Badminton Association is now seeking nominations for the 2017 Queensland Open Team.

The QLD Open Team will compete in Melbourne, Victoria from 1st March- 4 March 2017 in the 2017 Lin-Ning EDE CLENDINNEN SHIELD. Please note: Australian National Championships will be held from February 26th – 28th February 2017.

It is expected that players would travel on the 25th February 2017 for those wishing to compete in the National Championships.

To nominate, players must be current members of the Badminton Australia(and renew membership to cover the period of the carnival if required, be in good standing (eg. no outstanding fees), and meet requirements to represent Queensland.

Please return your nomination to secretary@qba.net.au. Nominations will then be forwarded to your Regional Association/Affiliated Club for endorsement. This is to confirm that you are in good standing with the affiliated Regional Association/Affiliated Club.

Badminton Australia has bylaws covering EDE CLENDINNEN SHIELD (NATIONAL TEAM EVENT). This spells out eligibility requirements.

Nominations must be received by the QBA by Thursday 1st December 2016.

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