{"id":764,"date":"2010-07-02T03:05:30","date_gmt":"2010-07-02T10:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cssgroupsite.com\/lighthouse\/?p=764"},"modified":"2010-07-02T03:05:30","modified_gmt":"2010-07-02T10:05:30","slug":"the-uae-open-badminton-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cssgroupsite.com\/lighthouse\/the-uae-open-badminton-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"The UAE Open Badminton Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

CSS is proud to be associated with \u2018The UAE Open Badminton Tournament\u2019 which was held at the India Club, Dubai from the 31st May until the 25th June, 2010. CSS has always been passionate when it comes to encouraging sports activities amongst its employees and sports enthusiasts. It has been actively involved in participating and sponsoring sporting events be it badminton, football, cricket or any other challenging game promoting social welfare. The UAE Open Badminton Tournament started in the early 1980\u2019s and thereafter was held without any gap to uphold social interest amongst badminton lo\"\"<\/a>vers. In order to encourage UAE talents, this year, for the first time in the event\u2019s 25 year history, the tournament was restricted to UAE resident players only. However, the event attracted top players of different nationalities within the emirates. A total of five hundred and one players were registered in the Men\u2019s, Ladies, Boys and Girls, Veterans and Senior Veterans category as compared to a record number of 360 entries registered last year. All players vied for the Top Honors and AED 50,000 prize money in 24 categories at this annual event. Students of Special Needs Family (SNF) & Dubai Autism Centre also participated in the tournament. As a part of India Club\u2019s and Consolidated Shipping Services drive towards Corporate Social Responsibility, separate matches were organized for children and adults with special needs.<\/p>\n

As many as 15 \u2013 20 matches were played on a daily basis from 10am to 9pm and each player was restricted to participate in three events. This gave an opportunity for more players to make it to the top rather than a select few taking the top positions. All matches were played in the 21 point format in line with rules and regulations of the World Badminton Confederation.<\/p>\n

Badminton 21 Points<\/span><\/p>\n

Before the 2006 Thomas \/ Uber Cup, the official scoring format was the 15 points format. The IBF (International Badminton Federation) then tested a new scoring format which is the 21 points rally format in the Thomas \/ Uber Cup. This 21 points rally format has since become the official one replacing the 15 points format.<\/p>\n


\nThe board rules for this format are as given below:<\/span><\/p>\n