Overview
The BWF World Senior Championships are held every two years. This is an individual championships with men’s and women’s singles and doubles, and mixed doubles events. The age categories are divided as follows: +35, +40, +45, +50, +55, +60 +65 and +70
The World Senior Championships is a prestigious individual event for players . The winners of each category is awarded a gold medal and to become crowned with the title of World Senior Champion in various age categories. The runner-up gets a silver medal while the third place winner gets a bronze medal. Member Association is invited to enter up to four players/pairs in each of the five events in each age category.
The 2013 World Senior Championships edition will be at Ankara , Turkey from Monday 9 – Saturday 14 september 2013(Revised Dates)
VENUE: Ankara Spor Salonu Stadium
WEBSITE: https://www.badminton.org.tr/viworld-senior-championships.html
Tournament information: All these information listed below will be updated periodically
Team Managers Meeting
- To be held on 8 September 2013. Time and Venue to be confirmed.
- Team managers form. (please submit by Friday 30 Aug 2013 to. (v.mahalingam@bwfbadminton.org)
- DRAW – Updated Wednesday, 28th August 2013
- Results and Schedules:
- Practice Schedule
Practice Schedule forms
- Practice – Main Hall
- Practice Hall
- Practic court – Main and Practice court,
Draw : will be done on Wednesday 28 August 2013.
- Draw all categories
Seeding Report
- All categories updated 28 Aug 2013
Participating Age Group category (Entries received in the online entry system) Players requesting for partners will be included later in the respective groups.
- +35 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD Updated 17 Aug- WD, 21 Aug MD
- +40 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD Updated 17 Aug- WD, 21 Aug MS
- +45 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD updated 17 Aug- MD and WD
- +50 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD updated 17 Aug- MD WD and XD 21 Aug MS, MD
- +55 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD updated 17 Aug- WD and XD
- +60 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD
- +65 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD Updated 17 Aug- MD
- +70 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD
Online Entry
Closing Date:Tuesday 6 August 2013 BWF headquaters time 23.59 hour +GMT 08.00
- Member Associations are advise to log online entry system BWF World Senior Championships 2013:
http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=C1845815-BB08-4A32-B809-C6F86B9D06FC and submit the entries by online
- You require a username and password to submit the entries and this can be obtain from BWF: Please contact M. Venugopal: v.mahalingam@bwfbadminton.org
- Players requesting for new BWF ID numbers must submit the player profile forms before 31 July 2013. We will not promise any late request after this date
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All entries must be sent on the attached entry form to Andy a.hines-randle@bwfbadminton.org or Shan s.ramachandran@bwfbadminton.org and copy v.mahalingam@bwfbadminton.org
Note: Entries will not be accepted without a player’s date of birth and copy of passports must be attached together with the entry forms Passports will be checked against dates of birth in BWF headquarters and also by the referees in Ankara, Turkey
Summary of entries by country and gender
BWF would like to invite Member Associations to compete in the BWF 5th World Senior championships 2011. Please find attach the invitations and other tournament information.
- Invitation Letter – updated 7 March (revised invitation letter)
- Entry forms – updated 7 March
- Visa form updated 9 July
- Hotel booking:updated 18 July
- Wire transfer instructions
Related links:
- Regulations
- 2011 Past results: Tournament Planner
Previous host cities of the BWF World Senior Championships have been:
- 2003 – Sofia Bulgaria
- 2004 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2007 – Taipei, Chinese Taipei
- 2009 – Pabellon Muncipal de Deportes de Punta Unbria, Spain
- 2011 – Vancouver British Columbia, Canada
- 2013 – Ankara, Turkey
