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Registration is now open for our ANU Closed Tournament, register here.

Details:

Events: MS, WS, MD, WD, XD

Note: for doubles events, it is recommended you enter with a partner, however we will try our best to allocate one if you do not have one – please include it in the notes of your entry.

Recommendations for divisions – please read below before you enter!

Competition Dates:

A and C grade: Saturday 22 July, 10-5pm

B and D grade: Sunday 23 July, 10-5pm

A more detailed schedule of exact event times will be released later!

Price:

Club members: $30 first

BACT is pleased to advise that the second Interclub of 2023 is to be held on Saturday 8 July at the CGS Gym! Entries close 29 June 2023.

• You must be a member of a BACT affiliated club to join. Contact your club manager to enter yourself or a team!
• BACT Interclub Challenges are round robin team challenges made up of double events. Teams of 4-6 will play against each other in Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, and 2 x Mixed Doubles.
• Minimum requirement is 2 x females and 2 x males.

BACT is currently trialling a players rating system and

ANU Closed 2023 entries are now open. All ACT players are welcome, click here to enter! Entries close 8 July.

Grades:
A, B, C & D.

When:
SATURDAY 22 July: 10am – 5pm
SUNDAY 23 July: 10am – 5pm

Schedule can be found on the Tournament Software link above or ANU Badminton Club Facebook page in coming weeks.

Where:
Australian National University – ANU Sport

For more details check out our Facebook page or email us at anubaddyclub@gmail.com.

After a long wait, we finally have our beautiful photos of the BACT April Interclub Challenge held at CGS. Thank you to all of our ACT players and clubs for attending and making this event happen. This event would not have been possible without our Match Secretary Brideen Allen. Thank you also to our BACT executive committee members.

Part 1: BACT April Interclub Winners! Stay tuned later this week for our action photos.

Huge thank you to our BACT photographer Quang Nguyen (@kwang.jpeg on Instagram)

2023 ACT Junior Badminton Open

Date: 30/4/2023

Time: 9 am to 5 pm

Location: Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill, Sports Hall

40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill

Age Group: U11, U13, U15, U17, U19

Event: Boy Singles, Girl Singles, Boy Doubles, Girl Doubles

Registration link

https://ba.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/E1EF8CAA-274D-49FE-933B-43E022D6139E

In an expansive news story on ABC TV on 2 March, Daniel Akkidasari (Manager of the Capital Juniors Club) and Badminton ACT President, Olaf Schuermann, noted the very substantial growth in demand to play badminton in the ACT, particularly in the fast-growing Gungahlin region. This demand particularly reflects the growth in the population with backgrounds from countries where badminton is a key sport, such as the Indian sub-continent. The report noted that according to the 2021 Census, 13 per cent of the Gungahlin district population was born in south Asia, nearly double the 2016 figure and when compared to under

The BACT 2022 AGM and our second Annual Dinner & Awards Night (following on from the successful inaugural event last year) was held on Saturday, 10 December 2022 at the Gungahlin Eastlake Club in Gungahlin.

The AGM addressed the usual formalities, along with discussion on: work by the Match Secretary in revamping the ever-popular InterClub Teams events, with clubs to lead in managing future competitions; commencement of a review on the organisational and operational structure of BACT; how to increase sponsorships for BACT and its activities; integrity matters; and potential new clubs joining the BACT ‘family’.

The 2022 Executive Committee

The Badminton ACT 2022 October Interclub was a massive success. Thank you to all those who participated. See the photos of the winners below.

12-15yrs Winners – Northside Juniors Dragon	Under 11 Winners – Northside Juniors Koala
Division 1 Winners – Lions Untamed	Division 2A Winners – Gungahlin Roaring Boars
Division 2B Winners – Gungahlin Wild Boars (2)	Division 3 Winners – ANU Red Panda

Good day,

This is Ko, from Badminton ACT.

The Shuttle Smash Program is a Badminton Program for preschool juniors, whose ages are between 5-8 years old. This program is developed by Badminton Australia in coorporation with local Badminton Club, Northside Junior Badminton Club.

This is a great opportunity to introduce badminton and develop the interest to your child in the early stage of their leaning pathway.

This is a 6-weeks program including fun games to introduce badminton and body coordination exercise for developing muscles and fitness to all the participates.

Date: 26th of July -30th of August (every Tuesday)

Time: