1. Senior Tournaments
  2. Junior Tournaments
  3. SDBA Knockout Tournaments
  4. Club Tournaments
  5. Team Tournament
Senior Tournaments
Date Team Location click for direction
2nd October 2022 Five Rivers

Wiltshire Restricted Championships

3rd/4th December 2022 Five Rivers Wiltshire Open Championships (Silver)
TBC Tidworth Fiddes Cup Final
TBC Tidworth Wilson Lee Final
2nd April 2023 Tidworth Tony Winslow
16th April 2022 Tidworth Gillian Scott
12th May 2023 TBC Knockout Finals
11th May 2023 TBC Bicknell
SDBA Tournaments – Junior
Date Team Location click for direction
TBC TBC

Swindon Junior Championships

Wiltshire Tournaments - Juniors
Date Team Location click for direction
25th September 2022 Tidworth

U14, U16 & U18 Restricted Championships

15th January 2023 Tidworth

U12 & U21 Restricted Championships

26th March 2023 (may be changed) Tidworth

Graham Belbin Yehlex Inter-District U18

SDBA Knockout Tournaments

Knock-out Doubles Handicap

Run through the season at Club venues. Open and Restricted sections for Men’s, Ladies’, Mixed & O45’s Mixed Doubles

Secretary:

Martin Limburn

Email: martinpfc58@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 01793 537537

Knock-Out Tournaments Overview

All the below events are handicapped by the Tournament Committee. Competitors must be bona fide members of clubs affiliated to the Swindon and District Badminton Association.

Open Doubles Events

Men’s, Ladies & Mixed Open

These events are open to players of any standard, including juniors.

Restricted Doubles Events

Men’s & Mixed Restricted

These events are open to players whose standard is below that of Division 1 & 2. You are not excluded from the ‘Restricted’ events merely because your club has a team in either Division 1 or 2, it is your individual standard which determines your eligibility.

Over 45 Mixed Doubles EVENT

This event is open ONLY to players who are over 45 years of age before 1st September of the current season.
Each competitor will receive a programme which will serve as acknowledgment of entry. The draw for each event will be printed in the programme and the closing date for each round shown. The competitors drawn at home in each round will be notified of their opponents and contact details.
Matches will be decided on the result of 3 games to 21, with NO setting or extended play. All finals will be played on the ‘Finals evening’ stated in the programme.
A complete set of detailed rules are available on the Entry Forms

Entry Forms

The Entry forms are given out to all club secretaries at the beginning of each season. If for any reason you are unable to get an entry form, please contact the Tournament Secretary.

SDBA Team Tournament

This occasional tournament is open to all the Swindon Districts Clubs, Who play for the Alistair Laing Cups.

The tournament is divided into two sections according to player’s league standard and played on an American Handicap Tournament basis with OPEN handicaps.

Entries are comprised of a team of 6 players: 4 men and 2 ladies. Teams can also use a third lady within their team if they have one available, as a reserve.

Players can play for any Team and is not restricted by their own club representation.

Event details are published during of the season

W.H. Bicknell Trophy

Inter-Club Team Knock-out Handiapped Handicapped Tournament – Swindon & District B.A.

Open to all Swindon clubs and their registered players. Entry forms are distributed at the beginning of each season to Club Secretaries. Please be aware of the closing date for entries of the form.
Clubs nominate up 6 men and 6 ladies who are then points handicapped as a team. Clubs can enter more than one team. Specific weeks are allocated in the Fixtures Calendar for the matches to be played. Only the winners of the matches will progress to the next round.

Secretary: Martin Limburn

Email: martinpfc58@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 01793 537537

M.G. Fiddes Cup

Wiltshire Club Championship

Open to all Swindon clubs and their registered players.

Secretary : John Earney
Email: johnearney@hotmail.co.uk

Wilson Lee Shield

Level Restricted – Wiltshire C.B.A.

Open to all Swindon clubs and their registered players.

Secretary : John Earney
Email: johnearney@hotmail.co.uk