01. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The Technical Committee will be composed of the Technical Director of DEAFLYMPICS and four members appointed by the Organising Committee:
Martin Bogard - DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director
George McDonald - Badminton Victoria
Jeannie Roberts - Badminton Victoria
Don Beech - Deaf Representative
Belinda Ralph - Sports Liaison Officer, M2005 Deaflympic Games
02. PROTEST COMMITTEE
George McDonald
Jeannie Roberts
Don Beech
Martin Bogard
03. COMPETITION VENUE
The Badminton competitions will take place at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, which is situated 10 minutes from Melbourne CBD.
04. TRAINING VENUE
The training site is the same as the competition site.
05. EQUIPMENT
All equipment and implements will comply with the International Badminton Federation (IBF) Rules. The shuttlecocks will be Yonex.
06. EVENTS
The 20th Deaflympic Games Badminton competition will comprise the following events:
Teams competition
Men's and Women's singles
Men's and Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
07. SCHEDULE
Refer to competition schedule on the Games website.
www.2005deaflympics.com.
08. REGULATIONS
8.1. The Badminton competition of the 20th Deaflympic Games will be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the IBF. In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules, the English text shall prevail. Any unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules will be dealt with as follows:
8.1.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with DEAFLYMPICS Statutes.
8.1.2. Technical questions shall be resolved in accordance with the Rules of the IBF.
8.1.3. Only athletes who comply with the DEAFLYMPICS Statutes and Regulations are entitled to take part in the Deaflympic Games Badminton competition.
8.2. Participation:
Each National Association may enter a maximum number of four (4) men and four (4) women for the Badminton competition.
8.2.1. No reserves or substitutes are allowed for the singles. The composition of a pair may be changed only if an association has entered less than four men and four women for the doubles and one of the players originally entered in a pair forfeits by a doctor's declaration. However, no changes may be made after the draw has taken place.
8.3. Entries:
8.3.1. Preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each sport and event must have been submitted to the DEAFLYMPICS Secretariat no later than 15 December 2003.
8.3.2. The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating sport and event entered must be submitted to M2005 no later than 1 December 2004. Such submissions may be made by telefax if followed by the official registration form.
8.3.3. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after this time.
8.3.4. A fine of USD $20 is levied on each non-starting athlete with the exception of those presenting a doctor's declaration that he/she should not be allowed to start.
8.4. Medical Control: Refer to DEAFLYMPICS General Rules for All Sports, Article 1.4 Controls and Sanctions.
09. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS
9.1. Technical Organisation: DEAFLYMPICS is responsible for the technical organisation of the Badminton competition.
9.2. Draw: The draw for all events will be conducted in accordance with IBF Rules and Regulations. An appropriate number of teams, players and pairs (two, four, eight) will be seeded in each event by the technical committee. In case of disagreement the DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director alone will decide the seeding. Entries from any one country shall be drawn as follows:
The first and second ranked entries by lot in opposites halves of the draw. The third and fourth ranked entries by lot in the two remaining quarters.
9.3. Competition:
9.3.1. Teams event
Teams shall be required to play ties comprising: One men's singles, One men's doubles, One women's singles, One women's doubles, & One mixed doubles.
9.3.1.1.Constitution of matches and teams
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f,Ã,· Each tie shall be decided by the results of the two singles and three doubles matches and all five matches shall be played.
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f,Ã,· No player shall play in more than two matches.
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f,Ã,· If a team has only one male or one female player at the start of a tie, two matches must be conceded to their opponents and the player available can only play in one match.
9.3.1.2. Preliminary round: The entered teams will be divided into groups (two or four groups) of 3 to 5 teams each. During the preliminary round, each team shall play all other teams in its group.
9.3.1.3. Finals: After the classification in the preliminary groups is established, the teams will play in the finals in the following manner:
a. Two groups: A1 vs B1 for the first and second place. A2 vs B2 for the third and fourth place.
b. Four groups: There will be semi-finals with A1 vs D1 and B1 vs C1. The winning teams of the semi-finals will play for the first and second place, while the defeated teams will play for the third and fourth place.
c. Classifications: The teams placed third, fourth and fifth in each group will play for the fifth and following places using the same system as above.
9.3.1.4. Classifications of teams: The classification of teams in each group shall be made on points, namely one (1) point for each game won and nil (0) points for each game lost.
If, at the end of a round, more teams have the same number of points, it shall proceed into the following manner, following the rules of the "Surdiman Cup" as published in the IBF handbook 2004. The ranking will be decided in the following way:
a. If two teams have won the same number of ties, the ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them.
b. If three or more teams have won the same number of ties, the ranking shall be decided by the total number of matches won. If this leaves two teams equal, ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them.
c. If three or more teams have won the same number of ties and the same number of matches, ranking will be decided by the difference between total games won and total games lost. If this leaves two teams equal, ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them.
d. If three or more teams have won the same number of ties and the same number of matches and have the same difference between total games won and total games lost, ranking will be decided by the difference between total points won and total points lost. If this leaves two teams equal, ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them.
e. If three or more teams have won the same number of ties and the same number of matches, have the same difference between total games won and total games lost and have the same difference between total points won and total points lost, ranking will be decided by drawing lots. A conceded match shall counts as if completed without the conceding side scoring another point. All results of any team that has been disqualified or withdraws shall be entirely deleted.
9.3.2. Singles:
a. The players entered will be divided in groups of 3 to 5 players, the numbers of groups to be multiple with 2: 2, 4, 8, 16 and so on. Each player will play all the other players in the group.
b. The players classified 1 and 2 in each group will play a normal tournament competition where only the winners advance to the next round.
9.3.2.1. Classification of Players: The classification of players in each (preliminary) group shall be made on points, namely: One (1) point for each game won and no (0) points for each game lost. If, at the end of a round, some players have the same number of points, it shall proceed in the following manner:
a. If two players have the same number of points, the result of the games between them shall have precedence.
b. If more than two players have equal points, a second classification shall be established, taking into account only the games played between the players with equal points.
c. Should there still be equality, the players shall be reclassified according to their number of sets won subtracted by the number of sets lost, taking into account only the games played among the players with equal points after the second classification.
d. Should there still be equality of points and sets, the classification shall be made by "goal" (point) average, taking into account the games played among the players with the same number of points.
9.3.3. Doubles: All doubles are played according to the normal tournament system where only the winners of a game advance to the next round.
9.4. Referee: The referee shall be selected by the Organising Committee. The referee shall be fully qualified and certified by the IBF. The referee shall act in concert with the DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director. However, in matters concerning the interpretation of the Rules of Badminton, the referee's decision shall be final.
9.5. Umpires, judges: The Organising Committee shall appoint an appropriate number of umpires and judges. In the preliminary rounds in the team tournament, the singles and the doubles, each tie will have one umpire (teller) and two line judges who will be supervised by the Referee. At semi-finals and finals there will be a fully licensed umpire and four line judges.
9.6. Protests:
9.6.1. Procedure for lodging a protest: All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the International Badminton Federation (IBF) Regulations and will be managed by the Sporting Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing on the Official DEAFLYMPICS Protest Form, and given to the DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director accompanied by US$50.
The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Sporting Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the Deaflympics Executive Committee will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of US$50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.
9.6.2 Procedures for reviewing a protest: The sporting protest committee will meet in the Badminton Victoria Boardroom at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centres (MSAC) at a time decided upon by the chairperson of the committee.
· The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be the chairperson of the committee.
· The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible to book the meeting room and interpreters.
· The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will contact all committee members to inform them of the meeting time and location.
· The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be responsible for liaising with the State Sports Association's Competition Manager.
The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible for informing Games Headquarters GHQ and the DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be responsible for informing Deaflympics Executive about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.
9.7. Clothing: Clean and customarily acceptable Badminton attire shall be worn by all participants and officials in the Badminton tournament. Participants must observe the regulations contained in the DEAFLYMPICS rules regarding advertising on clothing, etc., in the Stadium areas.
During the team events and the doubles, players must wear the same colour shirt and shorts.
9.8. Hearing aids: The use of hearing aids is strictly forbidden during competition.
10. TECHNICAL MEETING
The Badminton technical meeting will be held at 2.00pm to 4.00pm on Monday 3rd January 2005. Each participating national association may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.