Rules & Regulations

1. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

1.01.
All players submitting entries for this tournament will be deemed to have read, understood, and accepted the conditions under which the tournament events are to be conducted.

1.02.
Competitors play at their own risk.

1.03.
The tournament will be conducted in accordance with the WTBF Generic Polices, Sport Injury and Risk Management, Standards & WTBF Player Grading System as adopted by WTBF, followed by the Laws of Badminton, General Competition Regulations & Player Code of Conduct as adopted by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), except where modified by these conditions.

1.04.
The Chief Referee and WTBF Jury shall have the entire control and management of the tournament and will adjudicate on all matters relating to these conditions, adopted WTBF policy and adopted BWF Laws, Regulations & Codes of Conduct.

1.05. Applying correct age category
Applicants must provide correct information and is responsible for the arrangement of any problems that arise. Applicants need to submit an official ID to prove their age, if any complaints made by other players.

The WTBF Tournament Jury reserves the right to reject or re-grade any entry and may cancel an event if insufficient entries are received.

1.06.
Players who enter doubles as ‘partner required’ must update their online entry prior to the closing date of entries if they have arranged a partner for the event. When the tournament entries close, the WTBF tournament Jury will assign any available players to those who are without partners. The decision of the WTBF tournament Jury will be final.

1.07.
Entrants consent to the collection of their details and image by the WTBF tournament Jury and understand that such information may be passed onto and used by WTBF. Entrants acknowledge their right to access and correct such information.

1.08.
Men’s Singles Open Masters Category was introduced in 6th WTBT to encourage new participants/youngsters. It is a semi-advanced or intermediate level of competition. The Men’s Singles Open category was renamed as Men Singles Open Gold which is the advanced level of competition and will be awarded with Cash Prize. In the same manner, Men’s Double Open Masters was introduced in 7th WTBT. We are highly recommending the participants to register for an appropriate category based on your competency.

1.09. International Category
Men’s Singles Open International Category was introduced in 8th WTBT and now Men’s doubles Open International Category is introduced in 9th WTBT. It’s opened to anyone except Tamils and only upto 24 Participants. First come first served. All other categories are exclusive for Tamil players.

1.10. Merging Events

1.10.1 
Open Master and Open GOLD: If there are not enough entries, could be conducted as one event.

1.10. 2
The WTBF have the right to merge one or more categories into a single category when a smaller number of participants are registered for any of the planned categories.

1.12. Closing Date

1.12.1 Entries will be closed on 02nd of June 2024 23:59 hours (Sri Lankan Time). No late entries will be accepted.

1.12.2 Players who are not living in Sri Lanka may submit their entry only through http://www.tournamentsoftware.com.  Players who need help for online entry, may contact our support Hotline +41 77 972 87 71 (WhatsApp available)

1.12.3 Players who are living in Sri Lanka may submit their entry only through Google form. Sri Lankan players may have a qualifying tournament depend on the number of 

Entries will be published within 48hours on http://www.tournamentsoftware.com.  It is the responsibility of the entrant to check their entry and report any errors to the WTBF tournament Online-Entry Support Hotline +41 77 972 87 71 (WhatsApp available) before the closing date. 

1.14.
Draws will be published on http://www.tournamentsoftware.com on 29.07.2024

1.15. Entry Fee.
Entry fee for each single disciplines – except U-disciplines (U11-U17) – is 35.00 CHF. Entry fee for all other discipline is 30.00 CHF per participant and discipline.