1. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The technical committee will be composed of the ICSD Technical Director for Badminton and members appointed by the Organising Committee:

BOGARD Martin Lawrence ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

- ICSD Technical Director - BWF Representative - BWF Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

2. PROTEST COMMITTEE

BOGARD Martin Lawrence ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

- ICSD Technical Director - BWF Representative - BWF Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

3. EVENTS
The badminton competitions will comprise the following events:

• Teams competition
• Men's and Women's singles
• Men's and Women's doubles
• Mixed doubles

4. PARTICIPANTS

4.1. Age Eligibility
There are no age restrictions.

4.2. Each National Federation may enter a maximum number of four (4) men and four (4) women for the Badminton competition.

4.3. No reserves or substitutes are allowed for the singles. The composition of a pair may be changed only if a federation has entered less than four (4) men and four (4) women for the doubles and one of the players originally entered in a pair forfeits by a doctor's declaration. However, no changes may be made after the draw has taken place.

4.4. A fine of USD $20 is levied on each non-starting athlete with the exception of those presenting a doctor's declaration that he/she should not be allowed to start.

5. REGISTRATION

5.1. The preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each event must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2008.

5.2. The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating event entered must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2009. Such submissions will be made via official online registration form or telefax followed by the official registration form.

5.3. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after 1 August 2009.

6. VENUES

6.1. Competition Venue
The Badminton competitions will take place at Taipei Gymnasium on 7th floor (7F).

6.1.1. Courts
There will be TBA number of courts.

6.1.2. Flooring
The competition surface will be 3.5mm Victor flooring over the hardwood.

6.2. Training Venue
The training venue is the same as the competition venue.

7. SCHEDULE

7.1. Competition Schedule
Refer to the competition schedule on the Games website.

7.2. Training Schedule
Refer to the training schedule on the Games website.

8. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

8.1. Technical Organisation
ICSD is responsible for the technical organisation of the Badminton competitions.

8.2. Competition Rules
The Badminton competitions will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the BWF (statutes 2007/2008). In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules and Regulations, the English text shall prevail. Unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules and Regulations shall be dealt with as follows:

8.2.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with Deaflympics Regulations, General Technical Rules – Summer Deaflympics, and this Badminton Technical Regulations.

8.2.2. Technical questions related to competition rules shall be resolved according to the BWF Rules and Regulations.

Only athletes who comply with the Deaflympics Regulations are entitled to take part in the Deaflympics Badminton competitions.

8.3. Competition Equipment
All equipment and implements used during competitions will comply with the BWF Rules and Regulations.

8.3.1. Shuttlecocks
The shuttlecocks will be middle fast by Victor Champion.

8.4. Competition Clothing
Clean and customarily acceptable Badminton attire shall be worn by all participants and officials in the Badminton tournament. Participants must observe the Deaflympics Regulations regarding advertising on clothing, etc., in the Stadium areas.

During the team events and the doubles, players must wear the same colour shirt and shorts.

8.5. Draw
The draw for all events will be conducted in accordance with BWF Rules and Regulations. An appropriate number of teams, players and pairs (two, four, eight) will be seeded in each event by the technical committee. In case of disagreement the ICSD Technical Director alone will decide the seeding. Entries from any one country shall be drawn as follows:

• The first and second ranked entries by lot in opposites halves of the draw.
• The third and fourth ranked entries by lot in the two remaining quarters.

8.6. Competition Plan

8.6.1. Teams Event
Teams shall be required to play ties comprising: One men's singles, One men's doubles, One women's singles, One women's doubles, & One mixed doubles.

8.6.1.1. Constitution of Matches and Teams

• Each tie shall be decided by the results of the two singles and three doubles matches and all five matches shall be played.
• No player shall play in more than two matches.
• If a team has only one male or one female player at the start of a tie, two matches must be conceded to their opponents and the player available can only play in one match.

8.6.1.2. Preliminary Round
The entered teams will be divided into groups (two or four groups) of 3 to 5 teams each. During the preliminary round, each team shall play all other teams in its group.

8.6.1.3. Finals
After the classification in the preliminary groups is established, the teams will play in the finals in the following manner:

a.    Two groups: A1 vs B1 for the first and second place. A2 vs B2 for the third and fourth place.
b.    Four groups: There will be semi-finals with A1 vs D1 and B1 vs C1. The winning teams of the semi-finals will play for the first and second place, while the defeated teams will play for the third and fourth place.
c.    Classifications: The teams placed third, fourth and fifth in each group will play for the fifth and following places using the same system as above.

8.6.1.4. Classifications of Teams
The classification of teams in each group shall be made on points, namely one (1) point for each game won and nil (0) points for each game lost.

If, at the end of a round, more teams have the same number of points, it shall proceed into the following manner, following the rules of the "Surdiman Cup" as published in the BWF website 2007-2008. The ranking will be decided in the following way:

a.    If two teams have won the same number of ties, the ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them.
b.    If three or more teams have won the same number of ties, the ranking shall be decided by the total number of matches won. If this leaves two teams equal, ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them.
c.    If three or more teams have won the same number of ties and the same number of matches, ranking will be decided by the difference between total games won and total games lost. If this leaves two teams equal, ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them.
d.    If three or more teams have won the same number of ties and the same number of matches and have the same difference between total games won and total games lost, ranking will be decided by the difference between total points won and total points lost. If this leaves two teams equal, ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them.
e.    If three or more teams have won the same number of ties and the same number of matches, have the same difference between total games won and total games lost and have the same difference between total points won and total points lost, ranking will be decided by drawing lots. A conceded match shall counts as if completed without the conceding side scoring another point. All results of any team that has been disqualified or withdraws shall be entirely deleted.

8.6.2. Singles
a.    The players entered will be divided in groups of 3 to 5 players, the numbers of groups to be multiple with 2: 2, 4, 8, 16 and so on. Each player will play all the other players in the group.
b.    The players classified 1 and 2 in each group will play a normal tournament competition where only the winners advance to the next round.

8.6.2.1. Classification of Players
The classification of players in each (preliminary) group shall be made on points, namely: One (1) point for each game won and no (0) points for each game lost. If, at the end of a round, some players have the same number of points, it shall proceed in the following manner:

a.     If two players have the same number of points, the result of the games between them shall have precedence.
b.     If more than two players have equal points, a second classification shall be established, taking into account only the games played between the players with equal points.
c.    Should there still be equality, the players shall be reclassified according to their number of sets won subtracted by the number of sets lost, taking into account only the games played among the players with equal points after the second classification.
d.    Should there still be equality of points and sets, the classification shall be made by "goal" (point) average, taking into account the games played among the players with the same number of points.

8.6.3. Doubles
All doubles are played according to the normal tournament system where only the winners of a match advance to the next round.

8.7. Officials

8.7.1. Referee
The referee shall be fully qualified and certified by the BWF. The referee shall act in concert with the ICSD Technical Director. However, in matters concerning the interpretation of the Rules of Badminton, the referee's decision shall be final.

In the preliminary rounds in the team tournament, the singles and the doubles, each tie will have one umpire (teller) and two line judges who will be supervised by the Referee. At semi-finals and finals there will be a fully licensed umpire and four line judges.

8.7.2. Appointment
The Organizing Committee shall appoint an appropriate number of referees and judges.

9. PROTESTS

9.1. Procedure for lodging a protest
All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the BWF Rules and Regulations and will be managed by the Badminton Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing in English on the Official Deaflympics Protest Form. The form must be given to the ICSD Technical Director with USD $50 within 60 minutes after official posted results.

The ICSD Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Badminton Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the ICSD Executive Committee will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of USD $50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.

9.2. Procedures for reviewing a protest
The Badminton Protest Committee will meet in the Technical Directors office in Taipei at a time decided upon by the chairperson of the committee.

• The ICSD Technical Director will be the chairperson of the committee.
• The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible to book the meeting room and interpreters.
• The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will contact all committee members to inform them of the meeting time and location.
• The ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for liaising with the State Sports Association's Competition Manager.

The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible for informing Games Headquarters GHQ and the ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for informing ICSD Executive Committee about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.

10. CONTROL AND SANCTIONS

10.1. Hearing Aids
The use of any hearing aid/amplification or external cochlear implant parts are not permitted within the restricted zone area.

10.1.1. Restricted Zone Area
The restricted zone area is in effect from the time athletes enter on the whole badminton courts hall area on seventh floor (7F) during the warm-up and competition period.

10.1.2. Violation and Penalty
When this rule is violated, refer to Audiogram Regulations, Article 6: VIOLATIONS and PENALTIES.

10.2. Medical Control
Refer to General Technical Rules - Summer Deaflympics, Article 4 - CONTROL AND SANCTIONS.

11. TECHNICAL MEETING

11.1. Date and Location
The Badminton technical meeting will be held on 4 September 2009 in Gong Cheng Complex in Taipei Municipal University of Education at 16:00.

11.2. Attendance
Each participating National Federation may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.