CIRCULAR
6th
June, 2025
To:
Hony. Secretary
All
Affiliated Units of WBBA
Sub: Few important decisions taken in the BAI Executive Committee
Meeting and Annual General Meeting held at New Delhi on 31st May,
2025
Dear All,
Please note
that in the EC Meeting and Annual General Meeting held at New Delhi on 31st
May, 2025. You may please go through the
following points which are of utmost importance:
1) All Affiliated Units will be responsible for
collection of entry fees of their players for all National Ranking Badminton
Tournaments and forward the entry fees through DD / online to the Organisers
for all the entries sent before start of the Tournament. If there is a withdrawal of Players within
withdrawal date, entry fees will not be required. This
will be effective from 1st July, 2025 onwards.
2) National
Ranking draws will henceforth be made in BAI Office within 72 hours from the
date of publishing the M&Q list.
Draws will be shown LIVE through YouTube and Video recording will be
made to have full transparency.
Draws
for National Championships and Zonal Championships will be made in the Venue as
per present norms.
3) For
participation in National Championships and Zonal Championships, Organisers to
pay Lump Sum amount of Rs. 500/- per member of the teams towards expenses for
arrival and departure in the States concerned (for transportation from Airport
/ Railway Station). However, if any
Organiser want to arrange transport for the Teams for arrival & departure,
that has to be notified in advance.
However, in any case as per present norms transportation To & Fro
from Hotel to Venue and back will have to be provided by the Organisers.
4) Entries
for participation in International events will be forwarded by BAI for players
who are within the BWF Rank of 150 and BAI Rank 100. Entries to be forwarded through Affiliated
Units within due time already notified. This will commence with immediate effect.
5) On
the basis of various requests received, it has been decided to allow Voluntary
Age Rectification Scheme (VARS) who have an existing BAI ID but have an
incorrect Date of Birth and/or discrepancy in their Date of Birth / Age. This scheme will be open for a period of Two
(2) months with immediate effect. The
applications to be submitted with a fees of Rs. 5000/- (Rupees Five thousand
only) to be paid to BAI. Detailed
Circular will follow.
In view of the decision mentioned in Sl.
No.1, all the Affiliated Units are requested to send the total entry fees of
their players for National Ranking Badminton Tournaments to be sent within 24
hours from the date of withdrawal. The
amount may please be sent either through DD or through online to WBBA
Account. WBBA, thereafter, will forward the entry fees to the concerned
Organisers before start of the Tournament.
We would
again like to reiterate that as per decision of the WBBA Council, all entries
for National Ranking Badminton Tournaments are to be sent to WBBA Office before
48 hours of the last date of entry of BAI.
WBBA will not be responsible if the entry do not reach at the scheduled
time.
Thanking you,
Sekhar C. Biswas
Hony. General Secretary
West Bengal Badminton Association
Copy to: 1) Sri U. N. Banerjee
President, WBBA
2) All concerned