Rules & Regulations
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EPL Badminton · Season 2 · #BattleofBaddies
Badminton
Dates20 Jun 2026 – 20 Jun 2026
VenueSmashify Academy, E-City Phase 1
Format5 doubles per team (4 Men's + 1 Women's)
Entry₹6,000 / team
Squad10 – 13 players incl. 3 backups
Reporting6:00 am
Reg. closes13 Jun 2026
RegisterClosed
Eligibility, conduct, inter-apartment, awards and match-day protocol rules apply to every sport — see the Common Rules tab.
Registration
- Entry fee — ₹6,000 per team.
- Registration deadline — 7 Jun 2026.
- Minimum 6 teams, maximum 12 teams.
- Selection — First-Come-First-Served; only paid registrations are confirmed.
- No refunds once registration is confirmed.
Payment contacts: Deepak J · 96868 00057 · Nagaraj · 81978 01827 · Sathish · 72594 12307.
Team format
- Each team plays 5 doubles encounters: 4 Men's Doubles + 1 Women's Doubles.
- Squad — minimum 10 players, maximum 13 (including 3 backups).
Tournament format
- Teams divided into Pool A and Pool B by random lot draw, conducted in the presence of all team captains.
- Top 2 from each pool qualify for the semi-finals.
- Semi-finals — Pool A #1 vs Pool B #2 and Pool B #1 vs Pool A #2.
- Winners advance to the Final.
Match rules
- Match format — 21 points (deuce till 30).
- Regular doubles win — 10 points.
- Trump match win — 20 points; loss — −10 points.
- League encounter — 4 regular doubles + 1 trump match.
- Trump restriction — a player cannot feature in more than one Trump match across the league stage.
- No trump matches in semi-finals or finals.
- Shuttlecock — Yonex Mavis 350.
Tie-breaker
- First — head-to-head result.
- If still tied — Supreme Doubles: best pair from each team plays a 30 Golden Points shootout.
Player eligibility & substitutions
- Coaches and medalists are not eligible to participate.
- If a player is injured mid-match, a backup may not enter to continue that match.
- If both the primary player and their backup are unavailable, the match is a walkover.
- Backup rotation between encounters is allowed, but must be finalised before lineups are exchanged with the opposing captain.
Example: against Team 1 you may field Player X. For the next encounter against Team 2, swap in backup Player Y. Against Team 3, Player X may return.
Other important rules
- Non-marking badminton shoes are mandatory.
- Matches start strictly on time.
- Umpire decisions are final — no arguments or misconduct.
- Lunch & snacks provided for all participants.