TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ASICS MASISWA Badminton Tournament 2024
1.0 ELIGIBILITY
1.1 The ASICS MASISWA Badminton Tournament is open to all students registered at private university/colleges (Institut Pengajian Tinggi Swasta, IPTS) that are recognised by the Majlis Sukan IPTS Malaysia (MASISWA).
1.2 The MASISWA individual categories are open to local and international students from IPTS, including national and state players.
1.3 Each player can only represent one institution where he/she is registered as a student for the entire tournament.
1.4 Each player is limited to participate in maximum two (2) individual categories.
(e.g. Men’s Singles & Men’s Doubles)
1.5 A maximum of three (3) entries per individual category can be submitted by each IPTS, subject to slot availability.
1.6 For Doubles categories, only pairs from the same IPTS can play. Doubles pairs. Entries consisting of two (2) different IPTS will not be accepted.
2.0 SCORING SYSTEM & TOURNAMENT FORMAT
2.1 This tournament will be contested according to the Rules and Laws of the International Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).
2.2 The scoring system that will be used for the tournament is twenty-one (21) points,
best of three (3) games.
2.3 The tournament is based on knock-out format. Players will only proceed to
the next round if they win.
2.4 This tournament is also subject to the Laws and Regulations set by the Management and Technical Committee of ASICS MASISWA Badminton Tournament 2024.
2.5 All decisions made by the Management and Technical Committee of ASICS MASISWA Badminton Tournament 2024 are final.
3.0 PROTEST
3.1 A protest period will be provided three (3) days in advance before the actual days.
3.2 Such protest must be accompanied by a deposit of RM300 which will be refundable only if the protests are upheld, otherwise, the deposit will be forfeited.
3.3 All of the protest evidence must be submitted to the organising team in PDF format during the protest period.
3.4 NO protest is allowed during the actual days of the tournament.
4.0 MATCH DAY
4.1 Participants are required to be at the hall thirty (30) minutes before the scheduled
match time as matches might be called 10-15 minutes before the scheduled time.
4.2 A five (5)-minute grace is given for participants to be on the court before a walkover
is declared.
5.0 GENERAL
5.1 The umpire's decision shall be final on all points of fact for which he/she is responsible. Players should not dispute the umpire's decision.
5.2 The organiser reserves the right to reduce the prize money/cancel any particular
category with insufficient entries.
5.3 The organiser reserves the right to amend the schedules, and rules and regulations if necessary.
5.4 Registration fees are not refundable after payment has been made.
ASICS Badminton University Cup 2024
1.0 ELIGIBILITY
1.1 All Institut Pengajian Tinggi (IPT) under the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) are eligible to participate in the ASICS Badminton University Cup 2024.
1.1.1 All students who are registered and attend full-time courses at Diploma and
Degree level offered at Institut Pengajian Tinggi Awam (IPTA), Institut Pengajian Tinggi Swasta (IPTS) and Polytechnics are eligible to participate in this tournament.
1.1.2 All students who are registered for courses of three (3) months and more, and attend a full-time certificate-level course at Community College are also eligible to play in the ASICS Badminton University Cup 2024.
1.1.3 All students who are registered and attending full-time courses at postgraduate level are eligible to participate provided they get confirmation from the Postgraduate Department of their respective institutions.
1.2 No players are allowed to represent more than one (1) team in the ASICS Badminton University Cup 2024.
1.3 For the IPT Mixed Team Open category, each team must consist of total minimum five (5) players, and maximum eight (8) players from the same IPT. At least one (1) female player must be registered for the team to be eligible for the category.
1.4 With reference to 1.2, teams consisting of players from different IPTs will not be accepted.
1.5 Each IPT can send a maximum of two (2) teams to take part in the IPT Mixed Team Open category.
1.6 Additionally, each player can only play in one (1) category each match.
(e.g. one player cannot play in both the Mixed Doubles and Men’s Singles categories in the same match).
2.0 SCORING SYSTEM & FORMAT
2.1 The scoring system that will be used for the tournament is twenty-one (21) points, best of three (3) games.
2.2 The tournament is based on knock-out format. Players will only proceed to the next round if they win.
2.3 The IPT Mixed Team Open category match format will be as follows:
Game 1: Mixed Doubles followed by
Game 2: Men’s Doubles followed by
Game 3: Men’s Singles
3.0 PROTEST
3.1 A protest period will be provided three (3) days in advance before the actual days.
3.2 Such protest must be accompanied by a deposit of RM300 which will be refundable only if the protests are upheld, otherwise, the deposit will be forfeited.
3.3 All of the protest evidence must be submitted to the organising team in PDF format during the protest period.
3.4 NO protest is allowed during the actual days of the tournament.
4.0 MATCH DAY
4.1 The players’ line up form must be submitted to the Table Officer/Umpire thirty (30) minutes before the match starts.
4.2 Participants are required to be at the hall thirty (30) minutes before the scheduled match time as matches might be called 10-15 minutes before the scheduled time.
4.3 A five (5)-minute grace is given for participants to be on the court before a walkover is declared.
5.0 GENERAL
5.1 The umpire's decision shall be final on all points of fact for which he/she is responsible. Players should not dispute the umpire's decision.
5.2 The organiser reserves the right to reduce the prize money/cancel any particular category with insufficient entries.
5.3 The organiser reserves the right to amend the schedules, and rules and regulations if necessary.
5.4 Registration fees are not refundable after payment has been made.
