U15 TRNC BADMINTON NATIONAL TEAM TRIAL – COMPETITION REGULATIONS (UPDATED)
DATE/VENUE: 12 January 2025 / Nicosia / Atatürk Sports Hall
START TIME: Sunday 12 January, 09:00
OPENING CEREMONY: Before the matches.
AWARD AND MEDAL CEREMONY: After the matches.
APPLICATION: Applications are made through the link shared by the federation. Applicants must give their full name, date of birth, the category they will play in and their partner's name.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Athletes must complete the entry form and notify the federation by 19.00 on 8 January 2025. Those who do not will not be included in the tournament or the draw.
DRAW: The draw will be made on 12 January 2025 and published on our website www.kktcbadminton.com the same day.
ENTRY CONDITIONS AND GENERAL RULES:
- The tournament is open to TRNC citizens born in 2011, 2012, 2013 or 2014. Athletes must hold a club or individual licence for the 2024-2025 season.
- Each athlete may enter at most 2 categories.
- Matches will be played in five categories (men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles).
- If entries are high and the matches cannot be completed within the scheduled day, first-round matches will be played as a single game to 21 points.
- Nylon (plastic) shuttles will be used and provided by the federation.
- For matters not covered here, the TRNC Badminton Federation competition regulations apply.
- Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
- Athletes who withdraw without permission, and coaches, officials and athletes who behave unsportingly, will be disqualified by the tournament referee.
- Coaches working courtside must have paid their annual fee and renewed their licence. Coaches without a coaching certificate or renewal may not sit behind their athletes.
- Photography and filming are not permitted except by federation staff or people appointed by the federation.
- The number of athletes who will go on to the Turkish Championship in Ankara, and the conditions for doing so, will be decided by the Board according to the federation's budget.
- Under articles 31/5 and 34/4 of Physical Education and Sports Law No. 66/99 (as amended by Laws No. 40/2004 and 12/2011), athletes registered with our federation who take out a licence in another country without permission from the federation and the Sports Department, and athletes whose licences have been cancelled, will not be admitted to national team trials, league matches, TRNC championships, cup matches or individual TRNC championships (private or official). Playing in national or international tournaments abroad with a licence taken out without the federation's permission is not permitted under our Physical Education and Sports Law; such clubs and athletes will not play in any individual tournaments organised by the federation (U11-U13-U15-U17-U19, etc.), in the minis, juniors, youth, women's and men's leagues, TRNC championships, cup matches, or any private or official tournaments. (Sports Department General Penalty Regulations, Article 31: Unauthorised Duty Abroad.)
- The Board of the Turkish Cypriot Badminton Federation is authorised on matters not covered by these regulations and to change existing provisions.
- These regulations are administered by the Board of the Turkish Cypriot Badminton Federation.
AWARDS: Medals will be given to the athletes who place. Athletes who do not attend the award ceremony will not receive a medal.
ALLOWANCES: Daily allowances for referees and other officials will be paid by the federation.
Note: The federation may make any changes it considers necessary or cancel the competition entirely.
Registration for the tournament is made by completing the form on the federation's official Facebook page. As the age-group tournaments lead to the Turkish Championship, the tournament format follows the Turkish Badminton Championships regulations.