Tournaments

Battledore Cup 2023

Sunday 23rd July 2023
10am until 5pm (latest)
Langley School, Kineton Green Road, Olton, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 7ER

We are no longer accepting team entries - we had 8 teams sign up and decided to expand to 10 teams to accomodate due to demand but we are unable to add any more teams this year. Thank you for your interest!

History

The Battledore Cup is a long standing tradition of the SBL - this tournament has been running since the start of the league 1972.  Battledore comes from the original name for Badminton - Battledore and Shuttlecock. 

Format

The format of this tournament does change occasionally to encourage more players to participant.  

Group stage of 8 teams split into 2 groups with the top 2 finishers qualifying for the semi-final (playing teams in the other group) and then the winner will be decided with a final

This year mimics the league format for Combined division which consists of

  • 2 mixed rubbers (switching partners within your team)
  • 1 ladies doubles rubber
  • 1 mens doubles rubber

Semi finals and finals may be played as a best of 3 rubber in each discipline if time allows

Prizes/trophies

There will be some small prizes awarded to the winners and runners up, provided by our sponsor Solihull Racket Services

Entry

We are no longer accepting team entries - we had 8 teams sign up and decided to expand to 10 teams to accomodate due to demand but we are unable to add any more teams this year. Thank you for your interest!

To enter the tournament, please email tournament@solihullbadmintonleague.co.uk with your team name, player list - 2 men, 2 ladies (juniors are welcome) and some details about what division/leagues you play in

There will be an entry fee as detailed on the right payable in advance to secure your team's place, this will be as follows

£5 per player (£20 total per team)

You can make payment via bank transfer to:

Solihull District Badminton League
Sort code 16-31-26
Account No. 11639270
Please use your team name as your payment reference

Feather shuttles

Please bring along 1 or 2 tubes of feather shuttles per team, as each team will be expected to contribute shuttles in each match they play.   If you are unable to bring any feather shuttles, there will be tubes available to purchase on the day, but we have a limited capacity, so please let us know if possible.

Winners and runners up

The winners and runners up will be announced here, along with any photos of the day.   If anyone has any photos of the day, please email them to us and we will add them to the gallery.