<p> I N V I T A T I O N</p><p>Glasgow International Youth U13 – U15 Badminton Team & Individual Championships</p><p>Friday 22nd May - Sunday 24th May 2015</p><p>Dear Badminton Friends</p><p>Glasgow and North Strathclyde Group and Glasgow Sport would like to invite you to our International Youth Team and Individual Championships for players of U13 and U15 age groups. This will be the third edition of the competition. Last year we welcomed 157 players from Denmark, England, Finland, Ireland, India, Qatar, Sweden, USA, Wales and Scotland. Come and join us!</p><p>Referee: Mrs. Morag McCulloch</p><p>Venues : Scotstoun National Badminton Academy & Glasgow School of Sport</p><p>Dates: 22nd May – Team Competition 0900 – 1800 23rd May – Individual Competition 0900 – 2100 24th May – Individual Competition 0900 – 1700 (Semi finals and finals)</p><p>Semi finals and finals will be led by umpires and linesmaen.</p><p>Contacts: Event Director Jill O’Neil Tel: +44 141 287 5971 Email: Jill.O’[email protected] </p><p>Organiser Craig Robertson Tel: +44 141 582 0034 Mob: +44 7799 342 371 Glasgow School of Sport Email: [email protected]</p><p>Age groups: Under 13 (Born 2002 or later) and Under 15 (Born 2000 or later)</p><p>Shuttles: Yonex AS30 (included in the entry fee)</p><p>Teams: Minimum 4 and maximum 8 players (2 – 4 boys/2 – 4 girls). 1 coach/leader. </p><p>Individual: Boys and Girls Singles, Boys and Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles. </p><p>Players can participate in 3 categories. Singles events will be in pools and doubles and mixed events using the cup system.</p><p>Entrants: All players affiliated through their National Associations to the BWF.</p><p>Entry to: Craig Robertson - please email [email protected] to request entry details</p><p>Individual deadline Entries must be received no later than Thursday 30 th April 2015 Entry fee: Individual competition – Singles £12 per player, Doubles and Mixed Doubles £9 per player/per event.</p><p>Team competition - £150 (minimum 4 players) Fee includes entry to competition, packed lunch on Friday and Youth t-shirt</p><p>Accommodation packages available: </p><p>Team Package 1 - Hotel £140 Per player Team Package 2 – Hostel £90 per player 3 Nights accommodation at hotel (Bed and Breakfast) 3 Nights accommodation at hostel (Bed and Breakfast) Arrival on Thursday 21st May and departing Sunday 24th May 2015 Pick up/Drop off at Airport or Train Station Transport between official hotel/hostel and competition hall Team and Individual entry (Max 3 events in Individual) Packed Lunch during team event only Each team will receive a free package for their coach/leader.</p><p>Briefing: Managers/leaders meeting will take place prior to the team competition on Friday 22nd May.</p><p>Draws: Draws will be available to view on www.tournamentsoftware.com 7 days prior to the start of the competition.</p><p>Practice: Courts may be available for teams arriving Thursday. Where possible, practice courts will be made available at requested times, but this cannot be guaranteed.</p><p>Transport: Preferred Airport is Glasgow International Transport will be provided to teams and players using the Team Package.</p><p>Departures – Team departing from Glasgow are kindly requested to schedule flights after 5 pm on Sunday 22nd May.</p><p>Questions: Please email [email protected] if you require further information.</p><p>Glasgow International Youth Badminton Championships</p>