WELCOME OUR MANY FOLLOWERS, PLAYERS AND MEMBERS

Welcome to the Badminton Masters Association of Queensland (BMAQ)

The Masters organise competitive (but very social) TEAM tournaments throughout the year and we are always encouraging new people to come and play.

Tournaments are open to anyone who is over the age of 35 (or turning 35 this year!)

Don’t worry, any playing standard can be accommodated. Our ‘top players’ will be QBA B-grade – then down to D-grade (E-grade?) and players who are not graded!?!

You enter as an individual, but play in a team.We try to ensure that everyone has a good time during the tournaments, as we match players’ abilities so that games are competitive, but as even and close fought as possible?
Once we have received the entries (by the weekend before the tournament), the Committee meets to make up teams of “equal standards”.

For example:- Players are ranked into Lines of similar playing standards, so that, a Line 1 + Line 4 pairing will play a Line 1 + Line 4 pairing from another team.

The games are a varied combination of doubles and mixed doubles with each team playing every other team over the course of the tournament – teams play each other in a round-robin format.

• Typically, FOUR teams with three(3) playing sessions with NO BYES.
• Or, occasionally, FIVE teams with four (4) playing sessions, but with a BYE.

We normally play five or six team tournaments during the year in and around Brisbane – Gold Coast and Nambour in the Sunshine Coast. The Nambour Badminton Courts remain our favourite location – a purpose built hall for the sport of badminton!

On the Saturday nights we emphasise the social aspects of BMAQ over dinner and a few drinks.

We look forward to seeing you at the next tournament!