Friends Team Cup 2025 - ISO

Information

(The events to gather badminton friends together for some good games and fun!)

We are recruiting players to club team sessions practicing for Middlesex & Hammersmith league matches (guests welcome). Please email isobaddies@gmail.com if interested.

Please can you also forward the link to your friends, club members or anyone might be interested. Thanks for your help in advance.

Categories & Dates

Saturday 12 July: (10am to 9pm, player order tbc)
C2 level – Intermediate Players – Mens & Hybrid Mixed Doubles separate
D Level – Social & lower Intermediate players – Mens & Hybrid Mixed Doubles separate
E level – Improvers & Lower Level Players – Open Doubles Only

Sunday 20 July: (11am to 9pm, player order tbc)
A level – Combine Mens Doubles & Mixed Doubles (handicap point TBC)
B level – Combine Mens Doubles & Mixed Doubles (handicap point TBC)
C1 level – Intermediate Players – Mens & Hybrid Mixed Doubles separate

Level explanation:
A: MD is equivalent to Middlesex div 1-3, WD to div 1 & higher end div 2 standard
B: MD is equivalent to Middlesex div 4-5, WD to div 2 & higher end div 3 standard

C1 & C2 are same level, we hold twice given large entry for C in past tournaments. For those with less entries, we may combine if needed but will inform teams in advance.

Please enter and pay ASAP to keep your space to avoid disappointment, as entries will be limited, though you can enter as many categories as your body can take this time!

We reserve rights to move your entries to more suitable levels with advance notice given.

Cash Bonus and Prize

Cash Bonus set for Team Cup A level:
Gold winners: £200 per team
Silver winners: £100 per team

Medals and small prize for all Gold, Silver winners. No Bronze for Team Cup.

Games Format

Team Cup:
- 4 players form a Team (3 or 5 players allowed with special rules below)
- Mens Doubles require 4 Men; Hybrid or Mixed Doubles require 2 Men & 2 Women
- No gender requirement for Open Doubles
- For Mens Doubles: Each team plays 4 MD games vs one team
- For Hybrid Mixed: Each team plays 1 MD, 1 WD & 2 XD games vs one team
- Group Stage: round robin 3-4 teams each group (4-6 games per player), Finals TBC
- If only 3 players in a team, forfeit one game out of four or play as friendly; If 5 players in a team, each player need at least three games in Group
- This form only allowed one partner, so please enter remaining team players at comment with their Full Name & Email, or enter ‘Find me a partner’ if don’t have a team.

Entry Fees & Payment – Non-refundable but can be transferred to other player

£80 per team (£20 per person if come with 4 players), captain to collect fees first then pay £80 to ISO bank account below.

Shuttles will be provided: use good quality iBadds/Chaopai feather shuttles – http://ebadders.com/shop/

Payment by Bank Transfer:

• Account Name: ISO Badminton Club (tick as Business Account)
• Bank: HSBC
• Sort Code 40-01-06
• Account number: 02714124
• Reference: full name for you or who you are paying for

Registration & How it works on eBadders

ENTRY CLOSING DATE: 7 days before each tournament day. (Will close early if full!)

- Entries are only reserved when payments received. First come, first serve.
- Rules and groupings will be announced 1-2 days before the event.

- If you are looking for a Team, please make the payment only if the team found (by yourself or us);
- If you are applying for a CLOSED category, the system will put you on waitlist. Please make the payment only if we can find you a place.

- First system generated email will be sent once you registered, but your spot is not reserved until we received payments from both you and partner.
- Second system generated email will be sent once both you and partner paid confirming your spot.

Contact Details & Location

Please WhatsApp Sophy on 0791 260 2688 or email to
isobaddies@gmail.com

For more details, please visit our meetup or eBadders sites:
http://www.meetup.com/isobaddies/
ebadders.com/iso/

Location: St Charles College, near Ladbroke Grove, entrance opposite no.45 St Charles Square, W10 6EY (free parking inside & outside school)