Introduce TWO badminton tournaments (one held locally and one overseas).
Physical Education (Badminton)
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Introduce TWO badminton tournaments (one held locally and one overseas) of your choice.
Local Badminton Tournaments
Hong Kong Annual Badminton Championships
The Hong Kong Annual Badminton Championships are being held annually since the 1950s by the Hong Kong Badminton Association Ltd. This game is currently the highest level and the largest local badminton individual championships. The number of applicants is over a thousand of people ever year. There are few divisions for the competition which will be discussed later. The tournaments use a single-elimination tournament system, in which the loser of each match is immediately eliminated from winning the champion in the event. The winner of the event will receive cash rewards and trophies as recognition. It is held, in general speaking, from May to August every year. The Bank of China Hong Kong is sponsoring the event.
Event Details - Open Section
For the open section, it is divided into three divisions and various tournaments. They are Senior Division, Intermediate Division and Junior Division. Participants are further divided into five sub-groups as stated below:-
1. Men’s Singles
2. Women’s Singles
3. Men’s Doubles
4. Women’s Doubles
5. Mixed Doubles
The application fee varied from the different divisions they joined. For the Senior Division, men’s singles and women’s singles are charged for HKD60 per person; and HKD120 for each team of men’s doubles and women’s doubles. For the Intermediate Division and Junior Division, single tournament is charged for HKD40 per person and HKD80 for each team of the doubles.
Event Details - Senior-aged Section
This section is for those senior-aged applicants. There are also three divdions, which are Aged 35 or above, Aged 45 or above and Aged 55 or above. Participants are again further divided into five groups as stated below:-
1. Men’s Singles
2. Women’s Singles
3. Men’s Doubles
Web Resource Report (10%)
Introduce TWO badminton tournaments (one held locally and one overseas) of your choice.
Local Badminton Tournaments
Hong Kong Annual Badminton Championships
The Hong Kong Annual Badminton Championships are being held annually since the 1950s by the Hong Kong Badminton Association Ltd. This game is currently the highest level and the largest local badminton individual championships. The number of applicants is over a thousand of people ever year. There are few divisions for the competition which will be discussed later. The tournaments use a single-elimination tournament system, in which the loser of each match is immediately eliminated from winning the champion in the event. The winner of the event will receive cash rewards and trophies as recognition. It is held, in general speaking, from May to August every year. The Bank of China Hong Kong is sponsoring the event.
Event Details - Open Section
For the open section, it is divided into three divisions and various tournaments. They are Senior Division, Intermediate Division and Junior Division. Participants are further divided into five sub-groups as stated below:-
1. Men’s Singles
2. Women’s Singles
3. Men’s Doubles
4. Women’s Doubles
5. Mixed Doubles
The application fee varied from the different divisions they joined. For the Senior Division, men’s singles and women’s singles are charged for HKD60 per person; and HKD120 for each team of men’s doubles and women’s doubles. For the Intermediate Division and Junior Division, single tournament is charged for HKD40 per person and HKD80 for each team of the doubles.
Event Details - Senior-aged Section
This section is for those senior-aged applicants. There are also three divdions, which are Aged 35 or above, Aged 45 or above and Aged 55 or above. Participants are again further divided into five groups as stated below:-
1. Men’s Singles
2. Women’s Singles
3. Men’s Doubles
References: English National Badminton Championships. (n.d.). Volunteers - English National Badminton Championships. Retrieved October 29, 2013, from English National Badminton Championships: http://www.squash999.com/badminton/?page_id=367 Hong Kong Badminton Association Ltd. (n.d.). Local Competition & Results - Hong Kong Badminton Association Ltd. Retrieved October 29, 2013, from Hong Kong Badminton Association Ltd: http://www.hkbadmintonassn.org.hk/zh/local-competition-and-results/local-competition Wikipedia. (n.d.). English National Badminton Championships. Retrieved October 29, 2013, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_National_Badminton_Championships Wikipedia. (n.d.). Hong Kong National Badminton Championships. Retrieved October 29, 2013, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_National_Badminton_Championships Wikipedia. (n.d.). Single-elimination Tournament. Retrieved October 29, 2013, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament