Age Group and Membership Eligibility

Revised. 2025-07-27
The following Age and Membership Eligibility criteria for the season was created in consultation with the Badminton BC Competitions Committee and the Badminton BC High Performance Manager. The intent of the criteria is to:

• Align with a National interest to qualify entries into National Championships
• Encourage participation in Provincial Series events to strengthen the competitive development pathways for all athletes in British Columbia

Eligibility for a specific Series or Provincial Championships, refer to the respective series tournament page
BC Junior A (currently under review)
BC Junior B (currently under review)
BC U23/Open (currently under review)
BC Masters (currently under review)
 

Age Group Eligibility for 2025-2026 season: 

U19/U17/U15/U13/U11:

• U19 (born in 2008 or later)-Players are eligible to compete in this age category provided they remain under 19 years of age throughout the 2026 calendar year in which the National Championships are held.

• U17 (born in 2010 or later)-Players are eligible to compete in this age category provided they remain under 17 years of age throughout the 2026 calendar year in which the National Championships are held.

• U15 (born in 2012 or later)-Players are eligible to compete in this age category provided they remain under 15 years of age throughout the 2026 calendar year in which the National Championships are held.

• U13 (born in 2014 or later)-Players are eligible to compete in this age category provided they remain under 13 years of age throughout the 2026 calendar year in which the Provincial Championships are held.

• U11 (born in 2016 or later)- Players are eligible to compete in this age category provided they remain under 11 years of age throughout the 2026 calendar year in which the Provincial Championships are held.

U23:

• in the event a competition is offered in this age group players (born in 2002 or later) - Players are eligible to compete in this age category provided they remain under 23 years of age throughout the 2026 calendar year in which the National Championships are held.

OPEN (also knowns as SENIOR):

• Participant can be of any age to compete in the age group
 

MASTERS:

• Players are eligibile to compete in this age category if they are age of 30 and over as of the first day of the tournament

Membership Requirements for Competitions