International Tournaments and National Carnivals
Badminton Australia is responsible for the planning and successful delivery of seven national and international events every year. These consist of three IBF sanctioned international tournaments and four national carnivals. These tournaments are organised in partnership with host associations who are awarded the events through a bidding process.
International Tournaments
There are three IBF sanctioned tournaments hosted in Australia annually. These are part of the Oceania Badminton Confederation tournament circuit which includes three international tournaments in New Zealand, one in Fiji and one in Samoa annually.
The premier international tournament in Australia each year is the Australian International.
National Carnivals
There are four National Carnivals hosted annually in Australia. These are:
Clendinnen Shield & Australian Closed Championships
CP Maddern Trophy & Australian Under 19 Individual Championships
Each National Carnival has a similar format - the first part of the Carnival is a teams competition and this is followed by an individual championship.
Player rankings for each of the desciplines are determined at each Carnival. The selectors use the Carnival Ranking Guidleines when determining the rankings.
To bid to host a National Junior Carnival download the BID FORM here.
Clendinnen Shield & Australian Closed Championships
This is Australia's premier national carnival. Like most national carnivals it consists of a teams event with each State/Territory entering their strongest team. This is followed by an individual event – the Australian Closed Championships. This carnival is hosted in late August/early September each year, with a maximum of eight State/Territory teams.
CP Maddern Trophy & Under 19 Individual Championships
The CP Maddern Carnival is Australia’s Under 19 national carnival. It was developed to provide younger players with the opportunity to compete at a national level. This carnival consists of a teams and individual competitions usually conducted over seven days of competition. Under 19 Teams from Oceania and IBF Member countries are able to be invited to this National Carnival. Regional teams from New Zealand competed in 2004 and 2005.
June Bevan Trophy & Australasian Under 17 Championships
The June Bevan Carnival is the largest national carnival hosted annually. In 2005, 17 State/Territory and regional teams competed for the coveted June Bevan trophy. The format is the same as other national carnivals with a teams event followed by an individual championships. Under 17 teams from Oceania and IBF Member countries are invited to this national carnival and in 2005, three regional teams came from New Zealand and a combined Oceania team entered for the first time with players from Samoa and Fiji.
Val Nesbitt Trophy & Australian Under 15 Championships
This is Australia's newest national carnival with the first tournament being hosted in 2005. The format is similar to the other national carnivals with a teams competition followed by an individual Under 15 championships. Under 15 teams from Oceania and IBF Member countries are able to be invited to this national carnival and in 2005 a team from Singapore entered the competition.
