2025-2026 Tournament Calendar

2025 Yonex Herb Richard Open

Register HERE

Nov 28 – 30th
Events: MS/WS/MD/WD/XD

Format: Guaranteed 3 Matches (ABCD OR Round Robin).
Finals Played on Sunday.

1 Event: $63 + GST = $66.15
2+ Events: $85 + GST = $92.40

ELIGIBILITY
Participants must have an active current 2025-2026 season Provincial, or National membership.
The competition will be conducted under the official rules of Badminton Canada.

Includes Shuttles (Feather AS40), Souvenir, Referees & Umpires, & Prizes

Registration Deadline: Thursday Nov 20th @ 11:59pm
Manual Entry Fee = $10 + GST = $10.50
Late Entry Fee = $10 + GST = $10.50
** Late entries not guaranteed to be seeded or accepted

Times:
Friday: 5pm Start Singles
Doubles follows singles, Mixed Doubles follows Doubles
Sunday 9am Start

CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
Participants must have an indoor change of clothing and non-marking athletic shoes.
Participants must bring their own racquets.
Stringing service will be available.

AVAILABILITY
Players must make themselves available for the entirety of the event. Due to the unpredictability of speed of play, athletes are expected to be ready well ahead of their scheduled match time.
The tournament will enforce a 10-minute disqualification rule and a 2-minute warm-up rule.
Reasonable requests for late starts or timing accommodations are not guaranteed to be accepted and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

COACHING
For field-of-play access, coaches must hold a valid (confirmed or pending) 2025-2026 MBA Coaching License. They also must have an active Respect In Sport certification.
Only one coach will be allowed to be present behind the court during any match.

REFUND POLICY
Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of MBA Memberships.
Badminton Manitoba does not permit refunds of tournament registration fees unless requests are accompanied by a medical note or immediate family crisis. This does not apply to partial fee refunds if an athlete paid for 2-3 categories and was unable to secure a partner (thus only competing in 1 event).

For help with registration/payment please contact Corey - [email protected]
For info on tournament format please contact Ryan - [email protected]