TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Age Group Category
1.0 ELIGIBILITY
1.1 Age Group Category
1.1.1 Current and former national badminton players are NOT allowed to participate in the IOI Badminton Championship 2025. State players & players with BAM IDs are allowed to participate.
"1.1.2 All age calculations are based on the player's birth year regardless of birth month. (E.g. 2025-2010 = 15 years old)"
1.1.3 All minors participating in the event are understood to have parents' consent beforehand.
"1.1.4 Each player is limited to participate in maximum two (2) individual categories. (e.g. U-12 Boy's Singles & U-12 Boy's Doubles)"
1.1.5 The tournament is open to local Malaysian players and non-Malaysian players.
1.2 Bakat Baru Category
1.2.1 Current and former national/state/badminton players with BWF/BAM IDs are NOT allowed to participate in the IOI Badminton Championship 2025. "1.2.2 Each player is limited to participate in maximum two (2) individual categories. (e.g. Bakat Baru Men's Singles and Bakat Baru Mixed Doubles)"
1.2.3 The tournament is open to local Malaysian players and non-Malaysian players.
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 thirty (30) points, with no deuce (best of one (1) game).
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 IOI Badminton Championship 2025.
2.5 All decisions made by the Management and Technical Committee of IOI Badminton Championship 2025 are final.
3.0 PROTEST
"3.1 Any protest must be submitted to the Technical Coordinator of the game to be forwarded to the Secretary of the Technical and Competition Committee within no more than one (1) hour after the match ends, or within the time specified by the game, accompanied by a cash deposit of RM 500.00 (Five Hundred Ringgit Malaysia) as a guarantee and processing fee."
"3.2 Any protest must be submitted together with evidence of the matter being protested. If no evidence is provided within sixty (60) minutes after the protest is received, the protest will be automatically dismissed."
"3.3 If the protest is accepted by the Protest Committee, a deposit of RM 300.00 (Three Hundred Ringgit Malaysia) will be refunded RM 200.00 (Two Hundred Ringgit Malaysia) will be retained as a processing fee."
3.4 The decision of the Protest and Appeals Committee is final.
4.0 MATCH DAY
"4.1 All players must report to the registration desk on the day of the tournament at least thirty (30) minutes before the players’ scheduled first game. Original IC/passport is compulsory for verification purpose, failing to do so will automatically disqualified without any fees refund."
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. No substitution will be entertained once the draw is ready.
TOURNAMENT CANCELLATION
"While every precaution will be taken to ensure the success of the Tournament, the Organiser reserves the right to cancel the Tournament in part or in full for reasons beyond reasonable control of the Organiser, its Event Partners, and/or its Agents, including a force majeure circumstance including but not limited to:"
a) Acts of God, flood, drought, air pollution (haze), earthquake or other natural disaster;
b) Epidemic or pandemic;
c) Terrorist attack, civil war, civil commotion or riots, war, threat of or preparation for war, armed conflict, imposition of sanctions, embargo, or breaking off of diplomatic relations;
d) Nuclear, chemical or biological contamination;
e) Any law or any action taken by a government or public authority, including without limitation imposing an export or import restriction, quota or prohibition;
f) Collapse of buildings, fire, explosion or accident;
g) Any labour or trade dispute, strikes, industrial action or lockouts; and
h) Interruption or failure of utility service.
If the Tournament has been cancelled for the reasons abovementioned, the Organiser reserves the right to cancel the event in part or in full for any other reason not stated above.
APPEARANCE RELEASE
By participating in this event, the Participant authorises the Organiser, its subsidiaries and related corporations to make use of the Participant’s likeness and appearance in its marketing materials.
"The Participant agrees that the Organiser may film and/or photograph his/her likeness, and record his/her voice, conversation and sounds, including any performance, in connection with his/her appearance. The Participant understands that the Organiser will be the sole owner of the results and proceeds of such filming, photographing, and recording (“Materials”) with the exclusive right, throughout the world, including copyright, to use and to license others to use all or any portion of the Materials, whether in connection with the Event or otherwise."
"The Participant acknowledges that the Organiser will rely on this permission, potentially at substantial cost to the Organiser, and the Participant agrees not to assert any claim of any nature whatsoever (including any claims for injunctive relief or money damages, all of which the Participant hereby knowingly waives) against anyone relating to the exercise of this permission or to the use of the Materials by the Organiser, or with the consent of the Organiser."
"The Participant agree to release, defend, indemnify and hold the Organiser harmless from any and all claims, demands, costs (including legal fees) and causes of action of any kind or nature whatsoever now and in the future, including without limitation defamation, bodily harm, infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy, arising out of or in connection with my appearance, statements or actions in or in connection with the Event."
The Participant consents to the processing of his/her personal data by the Organiser in accordance with, the Organiser’s Personal Data Protection Act Notice and Consent that can be accessed here.
This Terms and Conditions, and all issues arising out of it shall be governed by the laws of Malaysia and all disputes shall be referred exclusively to the courts of Malaysia.
WAIVER CLAUSE
"In consideration of the acceptance of your participation, you, your heirs, successors and assignees, do hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waive and release the Organiser, the Event Partners, the Agents, as well as all persons, contractors, agents, service providers, volunteers and agencies connected from all complaints, demands, claims, liabilities, proceedings, suits, losses and/or damages of any kind whatsoever due to or relating to or arising directly or indirectly out of your participation in the Tournament, including without limitation, personal injury and/or death."
