Provincial Championships

Provincial Championships Eligibility

3.0 Participation & Citizenship Requirements

Eligibility into BC Provincial Championships includes fullfilling both Participation and Canadian Citizenship requirements. Please read both very carefully. Athlete eligibility is reviewed annually.

4.0 Exemption Policy

The following exemption policies were created in consultation with Badminton BC’s current Competitions and High Performance Committees, and apply to all ages/categories of competition where Badminton BC maintains a participation based eligibility criteria. Only those outlined below will be accepted.

Application Process
Badminton BC will consider all exemption requests on a case-by-case basis. Requests must be submitted by email to info@badmintonbc.com from the athlete’s coach of record at least 15 days prior to an event entry deadline. The request must provide the reason that an exemption is requested as well as any documentation to support the request. Both the coach and athlete must be current members in good standing with Badminton BC.

Types of Exemption

Scheduling
In the event of a direct conflict in scheduling between a Provincial ranking event and a National or International ranking event of the same age/category relevance, the athlete’s participation in either event can be considered towards their participation based eligibility criteria.

Athlete Out of Province
In the event that an athlete is temporarily studying, training, or living out of Province, participation in an equal number of age relevant National Series events can be considered towards their participation based eligibility criteria. Only under special circumstances will this exemption be provided for a Provincial Championship.

Athlete Out of Country
In the event that an athlete is temporarily studying, training, or living out of country, participation in an equal number of age relevant local events can be considered towards their participation based eligibility criteria. Only under special circumstances will this exemption be provided for a Provincial Championship.

Injury
In the event that an injury prevents an athlete from participating in a competition, provision of a doctor’s, physiotherapist’s, or chiropractor’s note clearly identifying the injury, the recommendation to avoid competition, and the suggested length of treatment/recovery can be considered towards their participation based eligibility criteria.

5.0 Schedule

BC Provincial Championships Calendar

6.0 Uniforms or Clothing Requirements

All athletes and coaches participating in any sanctioned Badminton BC Provincial Championship will be restricted to having uniforms only personalized with their NAME and/or CLUB/PROVINCE on their competitive clothing. The athlete clothing is not required to have any indicators on their competitive uniforms.

Updated 2025-09-05