Jedburgh Badminton Club, best for Badminton in the Scottish Borders

JEDBURGH BADMINTON CLUB - ESTABLISHED 12TH DECEMBER 1974

TOURNAMENTS

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To view this years results click here

To view 2007-08 results click here

To view 2006-07 results click here

Jedburgh Badminton Club caters for social and competitive players and since the early eighties, the number of tournaments run every year has grown steadily. Some of the tournaments involve other clubs and are regarded as 'friendlies' with a pie and pint to follow.

Tournaments are entirely optional and the club operates a handicap and seeding system to try and even up any imbalance of abilities. Individually seeded players are not permitted to play as a pair, level or mixed. Seeded pairs, normally four per tournament, are positioned in the draws as per standard rules.

A handicap committee maintain handicaps throughout the year for ladies and gents. These handicaps are used in all but one of the main tournaments.

Members Please note!

If you enter a tournament, you must be in the games hall by 7.15pm at the latest or notify the committee if you are to be late (otherwise you may be excluded from the draw). If you have entered and are unable to play on the night, please inform the committee as soon as possible, thank you.

Sports Hall Telephone number: 01835 862566

Secretary: 07989573627

J.B.C. TOURNAMENT DATES 2008-2009

• Wednesday 24th September- Handicap Tournament Entry Closing date
• Wednesday 1st October- Handicap Tournament

• Wednesday 22nd October- Catherine Finkle Memorial Entry Closing date
• Wednesday 29th October- Catherine Finkle Memorial


• Wednesday 19th November- Level Doubles Entry Closing date
• Wednesday 26th November- Level Doubles


• Wednesday 14th Jan- Seedless Cup Entry Closing Date
• Wednesday 21st Jan- Seedless Cup


• Wednesday 4th Feb- Veterans Tournament Entry Closing Date
• Wednesday 11th Feb- Veterans Tournament
• Wednesday 25th Feb- 'Open' Tournament Entry Closing date


• Wednesday 4th March- 'Open' Tournament
• Wednesday 11th March- Singles Finals Night

• Wednesday 25th March- Intersport Team Challenge Tournament

To view this years results click here

To view 2007-08 results click here

To view 2006-07 results click here

SENIOR CLUB ANNUAL TOURNAMENTS

September Handicap Tournament

The Handicap tournament is a knockout, mixed doubles event using individual player handicaps combined to form team handicaps.

October Memorial (Catherine Finkle)

The Memorial tournament is a mixed doubles round robin handicap event using individual player handicaps combined to form team handicaps

November Level Doubles

The Level Doubles Tournament is a round robin handicapped event using individual player handicaps combined to form team handicaps.

December Intersport Team Challenge

The Intersport Tournament is played between two evenly matched teams of players, one team headed up by the Club Captain and the other headed up by the President. The tournament consists of 3 disciplines; 10 games of mixed doubles, 2 gents singles & 2 ladies singles and a minimum of 5 games of gents levels and ladies level doubles. If time is available, up to 10 games of level doubles for gents & 10 level doubles for ladies can be played.

January Seedless Cup

The Seedless Cup was presented to Jedburgh Badminton Club by Vaughan Hammond, a member of J.B.C. in the 1990’s. The idea behind this tournament was to give non seeded players a better opportunity to win therefore the top players (seeded players) are not entitled to compete in this tournament. The Seedless Cup is a mixed doubles knockout event and handicaps apply. The cup was first played for in the 1995 – 96 season.

February Veterans

Trophy donated by Andrew Haddon for the over 40’s only. First held in 2002. The Veterans tournament is a mixed doubles round robin handicap event using individual player handicaps combined to form team handicaps.

March OPEN

A new format for JBC, seeds can be drawn together, no handicapping. Play your best to win.

JBC operates the new Rally Point scoring System adopted by the club in 2007. Members adapted well to this with the juniors taking to it very quickly.

It will be interesting to see if further changes are made in the next few years.

March Singles (Ladies & Gents)

Separate tournaments, Ladies and gents, no handicapping, knockout style and if sufficient numbers, a plate tournament may follow. Normally run throughout the season but the finals are usually scheduled for the end of March.

The following tournaments are 'friendlies' and run when time permits and teams are available to compete against!

TBA Cannon Cup

A club team tournament between Jedburgh, Wilton (Hawick) and Edenside (Kelso). Games are played home and away. Vince and Shirley Mortimer, Cannon Bar, Jedburgh presented the cup. Games are level doubles and mixed doubles. Sometimes played just Jed V Wilton

TBA Pheasant Cup

Involves three disciplines, level doubles, mixed doubles and singles. Originally played between Jedburgh, Wilton & Edenside.

JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS

Tournaments are run towards the end of the season for junior members. There are currently three age groups beginning at age six and there is the opportunity for all groups to play competitively.