Player Seeding & Challenge Rules
Realtime Updated Seedings
Challenge Rules:
New Players Joining the club will automatically be assigned “C” rating. Existing players in C and B will be moved up a group respectively so that each group has an even number of players.
1. Every Month – The first week of the month will be a challenge week or any first week of practice during that month.
2. No show within the week counts as walkover, defender moves down, challenger moves up.
3. The challenger-defender teams must finish the challenge within the first week at any of the club play locations.
Format:
One 31 point game, or win by 2 points if deuce at 30-30. Change court sides at 15 points.
Players:
1. Challenges can be any of: C to B, C to A, or B to A. If the challenge is successful, challenger and defender swap positions.
2. Challenger (or defender) teams should be any two players within the same group.
Challenge Request:
1. Single challenge format: player can only request and accept one challenge. Upper level must accept the challenge from the lower group. Declining a challenge is automatically considered a loss.
2. Challenge requests are on a first-come first-served basis: the request should be posted in “WhatsApp” Knox Badminton group in advance.
3. On-court challenge: if two players have not been reserved online, they should accept an on-court challenge.
4. Players are not allowed to play multiple challenges on the same day
The board of Knox badminton club reserves the right of final interpretation if any dispute arises.