Badminton Doubles Rules

1. Organisation

The League is organised and delivered by Warwick Sport. The League will be managed the Warwick Sport Sports Engagement Officer. The Sport Engagement Officer and the League Activator will have the final say on all matters of the league.

All captains (or nominated team member) must attend a compulsory captain meeting ahead of the season starting. Details of when this will take place will be sent to all captains prior to the start of their league.

2. Squads

The squad may consist of between 4 and 10 players, with 4 players forming a team for each match.
Once the team captain has paid/registered the team, all other team members are required to sign up to Playwaze. The captain will be emailed by the League Activator about this process after registering their team.
All players must book on to each session as a participant to enable Warwick Sport facility access for matches.
Teams with unregistered players may potentially be removed from the league. Random spot checks will take place throughout the league to ensure all participants are registered.
Each team is restricted to one first team university team player or two second/ third team players.

3. General Rules

Unless stated, play will follow the BWF (Badminton World Federation) Rules.
A team will consist of 4 players, where each pair play both pairs of the opposing side, after which the two pairs split to form two new pairs which play only one rubber each, this giving a total of six rubbers. Each player must play three rubbers. The result of the match shall be a draw if each team wins three rubbers.
Each rubber will be best of 3 to 21.
3 points will be awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.
If a full team of 4 cannot be fielded, the opposition will get a walkover (21-0) for the matches that cannot be played. I.e., if only 3 players can be fielded the match can still be played, but the team of 3 would only be able to win a maximum of three rubbers, meaning they could draw. If only two players can be fielded, the maximum number of rubbers the team of two could win is two. This would be a loss but could still have an effect on the score.
All communication and updates will be made via the Active League Teams channelLink opens in a new window, which all captains must register on.

4. Fixtures

All fixtures for the term will be uploaded onto Playwaze by the League Activator.
If a team cannot make a fixture, they must inform the organisers as soon as possible and at least 72 hours before the match. Failure to do so will result in a walkover for that match and the match will not be rescheduled.
The date, time and location of the fixture can only be changed with the permission of the League organisers.
All matches will be self-officiated between teams with an organiser there to assist when possible.

5. Results

Results will be entered onto Playwaze by the league activator.
3 points will be awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.
League position shall be decided upon:
- Total league points obtained.
- Points difference
- Matches won.
- Head-to-head record between the two tied teams.

6. Disputes

In the case of a dispute teams should first contact the League Activator.
If there is disagreement with the decision of the League Activator or Sport Engagement Officer, the matter shall be referred to the Active Wellbeing Manager, who’s decision is final.

7. Conduct

Team captains are encouraged to report any misconduct to the relevant Sport Engagement Officer overseeing the league.

Should a team, or players from a team, indulge in any actions that are deemed by the organisers to be detrimental to the good spirit of the league, then the organisers are entitled to take appropriate action. This may include, but is not limited to, suspension of players, loss of points, exclusion from the competition with no refund given and referral to the University’s student conduct team. Please refer to our Active Leagues code of conduct.

8. League refunds

Refunds will not be issued for teams failing to attend fixtures at any point during the time allocated for the league.
Refunds will only be issued if Warwick Sport has to cancel a fixture resulting in a team not meeting the minimum of 6 games played. This refund will be issued at the price per fixture per minimum squad number.

9. Contact

Initial contact should be made to the relevant League Activator.

If you have any further questions on the league, contact warwickactive at warwick dot ac dot uk

I’ve signed up, what happens next?

Please email your team’s name to warwickactive@warwick.ac.uk

Your League Activator will be in contact via email once the sign-up deadline has passed to provide information around the captain’s meeting, first fixture dates, format etc.

The provisional league start date is included in the details of your booking.