U17 Six Nations Tournament 2024
Internationally the oldest tournament for Under 17.
The Six Nations are Denmark, England, Germany, France, Netherlands and Sweden.
Played in UPPSALA, SWEDEN
Tournament dates: 28 March – 1 April 2024
Organizer: Badminton Sweden
Email: event@fyrisfjadern.se
Closing date: March 13th, 2024
General information
PRESENTED BY: Badminton Sweden
ORGANIZED BY: Fyrisfjädern BMK Uppsala
Local Organizer: Fyrisfjädern Badminton Club Uppsala
Contact: Dmytro Karpenko
Email: event@fyrisfjadern.se
Eventlink: https://www.tournamentfyrisfjadern.se/international-tournaments/
Venue
Adress: Fyrisfjädern Badminton Arena Badmintonstigen 1, 753 33 Uppsala, Sweden.
Six Nations 2024 will be played on 6 courts.
Practice facilities will be available in the main hall before tournament start on Wednesday afternoon from 3 pm to 9 pm. There will also be practice availability in the arena throughout the tournament (3 courts), No booking in advance.
Photos
There will be a photographer at the tournament. All photos can be found HERE
But please tag the photographer
Food & drinks
The Arena will be serving food – pre ordered. You can order it HERE
The food schedule can be downloaded below.
We will have sandwiches, toasts, snacks for sale at the Arena. Fresh water from the tab – great water! Cold drinks, coffe and tea will be available for sale.
Payment at Arena: Swedish kronor (SEK) are accepted as cash. Most Credit Cards are accepted at arena for non-cash payments.
Official Dinner
Official dinner will be organsised on Friday eve 29th of March, location TBA.
Dates
26th February Accommodation request
28th February Entry fee deadline
13th March Closing Date, Entry and ranking deadline
13th March Transportation request
20th March Summary of entries
26th March Seeding proposal
27th March (during TMM) Draw
27th March: 18:00 Team managers meeting
28th March: 09:00 Main draw
29th March: 10:00 Semifinals and 16:00 Finals
30th March: Team Tournament
31st March: Team Tournament
1st April: Team Tournament
Team Manager Meeting
TMM will be held at Fyrisfjädern, Badmintonstigen 1, 27th of March at 18:00.
Categories
U17
Events
Individual tournament
Team Event
Number of players/pairs accepted for the main draw:
- Singles 32
- Doubles 18
- Mixed Doubles 32.
Closing date
Wednesday 13th of March at 23:59 local time.
Information Badminton Sweden
Box 11016, SE-100 61 Stockholm, Sweden
info@badmintonsweden.se
Entry fees
EUR 1500 per team including both Individual and Team Tournament.
Entry fees shall be paid by bank transfer no later than February 28th to:
Badminton Sweden
Bank: Swedbank, SE-105 34 Stockholm
IBAN SE 4880 0008 9011 9838 3432 43
SWIFT SWEDSESS
The member association is responsible for paying the entry fees.
Seeding and draw
Seeding and draw will be done by 27th of March.
Visa
Member associations must apply their VISA (if needed) in time. If you have problems with VISA, contact Swedish consulate in your country for more information.
Prizes
For winners and runners up and bronze medalists. The Prize ceremony time will be announced later.
Referee
Mia Thorsélius, mia.thorselius@badminton.nu, +46 739 841 588
Deputy Referee: TBA
Doping Control
Doping control may be carried out by the Swedish Sports Confederation.
Athletes are responsible for any substance found in their body. Before an athlete takes any medication, they should check with their doctor, and if necessary, get a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE).
For more information about anti-doping, please visit the BWF website.
Badminton Integrity
Section 2.4 of the BWF Statutes (Code of Conduct in Relation to Betting, Wagering and Irregular Match Results) relates to anti-corruption and anti-match manipulation, and this code applies to all participants at this tournament.
To protect the integrity of BWF sanctioned tournaments, participants are not allowed to bet in any way on badminton matches, respect the principle of fair play, and shall not attempt to influence the course or result of a game or match.
Every person has an obligation to report to the BWF any approaches by anyone to gather inside information or to change the outcome of a matches.
For more information, please refer to BWF’s website.
Compliance with General Competition Regulations (GCR) Clause 7.9: “In making or authorising entries, the Member concerned is reconfirming its acceptance, and acceptance by the Players being entered, of the BWF’s regulations and Disciplinary processes.”
Practice facilities
Practice facilities will be available in the main hall before tournament start on Wednesday afternoon from 3 pm to 9 pm. There will also be practice availability in the arena throughout the tournament (3 courts), No booking in advance.
Accommodation
Official tournament hotel
Scandic Uppsala Nord, Gamla Uppsalagatan 50, 754 25 Uppsala
Transport
Arlanda Airport Stockholm, located 30 min from Uppsala or Uppsala Central Station.
Insurance
To be arranged individually by participants. The organizer declines responsibility and covering of cost for possible injuries or other damages. It is up to each participant to arrange with insurance.