Tournaments

There are generally two types of tournaments:

• Official tournaments for league /team players, usually for all classifications from D to B1 or A (see list below)
• Veterans' tournaments and recreational tournaments, for the "elderly", non-league players and registered D players.

Selective lists of official and recreational tournaments are shown below.

Our players have a good track record in all types of tournaments, ranging from veterans' tournaments to the provincial championships. For a list of recent (and less recent) results and successes, please check our

• Tournaments Hall of Fame

If you would like to participate in any tournament (whether on this list or not) please contact the match secretary, who will make a central registration for all BIBC participants. Please note that you must register before the indicated deadline.

Obviously, it is always nicer not to go to a tournament alone, so it is a good idea to convince other members that playing in tournaments is fun! However, if you really can't find a partner for a doubles, many tournaments also allow 'blank' doubles entries: you will be allocated a partner from another club upon arrival at the tournament...

Forthcoming official tournaments:

Date	Tournament / Organising club	Place	Link	Deadline	Comments
20 - 21 February 2010	Halle Tournament	Halle	Badmintonteam Halle	Closed	Clashes with matches of the 2nd men's team on both days.
6 - 7 March 2010	Tienen tournamennt	Tienen	BC Tienen	20 February	Clashes with 1st men's team matches on Sunday. All singles in poules.
6 March - 7 March 2010	Buggenhout tournament	Buggenhout		11 February	Clashes with 1st men's team matches on Sunday.
20-21 March 2009	Merchtem tournament	Merchtem	Drop Merchtem	20 February	Doubles on Saturday, singles on Sunday. Clashes with 1st men's team match on Saturday
3 - 4 April 2010	Ros Beiaard Badminton Cup	Dendermonde	BC Oudegem	1 March	No clashes
17 - 18 April 2010	Cardinal Mercier	Braine l' Alleud	BC Cardinal Mercier	Mid-March	Clashes with matches of 1st and 2nd ladies' teans and of 2nd and 3rd men's teams.
24 - 25 April 2010	Bad79	Anderlecht		26 March	Clashes with matches of 2nd and 3rd men's teams.
8-9 May 2010	Daring tournament	Wezembeek		Early April	Played in our hall
15 - 16 May 2010	Dilbeek tournament	Dilbeek	BC Dilbeek	Mid-April
June (?) 2010	Malmedy Tournament	Malmedy	BC Malmedy	Very early, probably April	Fills up extremely quickly - within less than one day.

This list is by no means exhaustive and only shows some of the tournaments that might be most interesting for BIBC members - for geographical or other reasons. Tournaments clashing with more than one league match are not included. For a full list of all official tournaments, please consult the VBL website.

If you know of another tournament not listed here, please do not hesitate to contact the match secretary. Most tournaments across Belgium are open to players from all over the country, so there is no need to shy away from tournaments held outside Flemish Brabant. Especially tournaments in the province of Antwerp may actually be closer to us than some places in Brabant...

Some rules for the tournaments...:

• Always bring your own shuttles (check the list of approved shuttles - the one we use at club nights are generally fine)
• Always be there well in time - at least 30 minutes before your match is scheduled to start.
• Always inform the head referee before leaving the venue of the tournament. Otherwise you risk disqualification.