Overview

The BWF World Senior Championships are held every two years. This is an individual championships with men’s and women’s singles and doubles, and mixed doubles events. The age categories are divided as follows: +35, +40, +45, +50, +55, +60 +65 and +70

The World Senior Championships is a prestigious  individual event for players . The winners of each category is awarded a gold medal and to become  crowned with the title of World Senior Champion in various age categories.  The runner-up gets a silver medal while the third place winner gets a bronze medal. Member Association is invited to enter up to four players/pairs in each of the five events in each age category.

The 2013 World Senior Championships edition will be at  Ankara , Turkey from  Monday 9 – Saturday 14 september  2013(Revised Dates)

VENUE:  Ankara Spor Salonu Stadium

:  Nearby Parks

WEBSITE: http://www.badminton.org.tr/viworld-senior-championships.html

Tournament information: All these information listed below  will be updated periodically

Team Managers Meeting

• To be held on 8 September 2013. Time and Venue to be confirmed.
• Team managers form. (please submit by Friday 30 Aug 2013 to. (v.mahalingam@bwfbadminton.org)
• DRAW – Updated Wednesday, 28th August 2013

• Results and Schedules:
• Practice Schedule

Practice Schedule forms

• Practice – Main Hall
• Practice Hall
• Practic court – Main and Practice court,

Draw : will be done on Wednesday 28 August 2013.

• Draw all categories

Seeding Report

• All categories updated 28 Aug 2013

Participating Age Group  category (Entries received in the online entry system) Players requesting for partners will be included later in the  respective  groups.

• +35 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD Updated 17 Aug- WD, 21 Aug MD
• +40 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD Updated 17 Aug- WD, 21 Aug MS
• +45 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD updated 17 Aug- MD and WD
• +50 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD updated 17 Aug- MD WD and XD 21 Aug MS, MD
• +55 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD updated 17 Aug- WD and XD
• +60 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD
• +65 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD Updated 17 Aug- MD
• +70 MS, WS, MD, WD, XD

Online Entry

Closing Date:Tuesday 6 August 2013 BWF headquaters time 23.59 hour  +GMT 08.00

• Member Associations are advise to log online entry system BWF World Senior Championships 2013:

http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=C1845815-BB08-4A32-B809-C6F86B9D06FC and submit the entries by  online

• You  require  a username and password to submit the entries and this can be obtain from BWF: Please contact M. Venugopal:  v.mahalingam@bwfbadminton.org
• Players requesting for new BWF ID numbers must submit the player profile forms before 31 July 2013. We will not  promise any late  request after this date

• All entries must be sent on the attached entry form to  Andy  a.hines-randle@bwfbadminton.org or Shan s.ramachandran@bwfbadminton.org and copy v.mahalingam@bwfbadminton.org

  Note: Entries will not be accepted without a player’s date of birth and copy of passports must be attached together with the entry forms   Passports will be checked against dates of birth in BWF headquarters and also by the referees in  Ankara, Turkey

Summary of entries by country and gender

BWF would like to invite Member Associations  to compete in the BWF 5th World Senior championships 2011. Please find attach the invitations and other tournament information.

• Invitation  Letter – updated 7 March (revised invitation letter)
• Entry forms – updated 7 March
• Visa form updated 9 July
• Hotel booking:updated  18 July
• Wire transfer instructions

Related links:

• Regulations
• 2011 Past results: Tournament Planner

Previous host cities of the BWF World Senior Championships have been:

• 2003 – Sofia Bulgaria
• 2004 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 2007 – Taipei, Chinese Taipei
• 2009 – Pabellon Muncipal de Deportes de Punta Unbria, Spain
• 2011 – Vancouver British Columbia, Canada
• 2013 – Ankara, Turkey