Ranking & Seeding Explanation
Current Badminton BC Rankings and Seeding Explanation
Member ID – This number is a player’s identity and must be used consistently when entering events to ensure the proper points are applied. The Badminton BC membership number will be two letters [BC] followed by a sequence of numbers. Players will receive a member ID upon becoming a member of Badminton BC and will maintain the same number from year to year.
Definition
The BC Junior A and Senior Provincial Ranking is a list of players/pairs in the order of total points received from an athlete’s three best results. Key facts about the Provincial Ranking System are below:
Events included in the Provincial Rankings
The Rankings are compiled from the results of Badminton BC Series tournaments including the Provincial Championships. There are series tournaments for the Junior A, Seniors (Open) and Masters and a Provincial championship in each category. The number of tournaments may change from year to year.
Points System for Junior and Senior (Open) Categories
Players/pairs gain points according to how far they progress in the draw of a particular event. If a player/pair:
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Has a bye in the first round and loses in the second round – they will receive the first round loser’s points.
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Has a bye in the first round, wins the second round and loses in the third round – they will receive the third round loser’s points.
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Has a walkover in the first round and loses in the second round – they will receive the second round loser’s points.
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Has a bye in the first round, has a walkover in the second round and loses in the third round – they will receive the third round loser’s points.
Junior Ranking and Seeding
The following table outlines the points for each Junior Tournament Category:
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Provincials
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Jr A
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B Provincials
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Jr B
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STARS
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4*
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3*
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2*
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1*
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Winner
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850
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638
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283
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212
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Finalist
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710
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533
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236
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177
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Semi-finalist
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585
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439
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195
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146
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Quarter-finalist
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460
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345
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153
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115
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9/16
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300
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225
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100
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75
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17/32
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175
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132
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58
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43
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33/64
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65
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49
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21
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16
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Number of Seeds:
The number of seeded entries will depend on the overall number of entries in the specific event. The number of seeds will be:
1-16 entries: 2 seeds
16-31 entries: 4 seeds
32-63 entries: 8 seeds
64 or more entries: 16 seeds
Senior (Open) Ranking and Seeding
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A player's BC Ranking will be based on points accumulated from the player's three best results in a specific event at any of the BC Senior (Open) Series tournaments or the BC Provincial Championships held .
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The Badminton BC ranking list will be used to determine
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For Doubles and Mixed Doubles the best three results of both players will be added together.
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If players/pairs are within 300 points of each other, the seeding may be altered if the player/pair with fewer points has beaten or progressed further in a draw than the higher ranked player/pair in recent events.
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In the event a very strong player from out of country/province plays in the BC Series tournaments, the seeding will be determined based on the best available results data.
The following table outlines the points for each Senior (Open) Tournament Category:
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Provincials
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Open Series
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STARS
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4*
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3*
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Winner
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850
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638
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Finalist
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710
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533
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Semi-finalist
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585
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439
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Quarter-finalist
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460
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345
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9/16
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300
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225
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17/32
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175
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132
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33/64
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65
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49
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Number of Seeds
The number of seeded entries will depend on the overall number of entries in the specific event. The number of seeds will be:
1-16 entries: 2 seeds
16-31 entries: 4 seeds
32-63 entries: 8 seeds
64 or more entries: 16 seeds
Masters Ranking and Seeding