Registration is now open for the badminton tournament at Western Cup XL!

Apollo Badminton, with the support of Team Edmonton, is proud to announce and present the return of  badminton tournament at Western Cup in well over a decade!

Competitions will be held on Saturday, 30 March 2024 over the Easter long weekend at the 40th edition of Western Cup. We are proud to be part of the milestone celebration of the longest running LGBTQ+ multi-sport festival in North America.

For the experimental relaunch of the badminton tournament, we will be featuring doubles competition only.  We will be capping to 24 pair teams (48 participants), opened to any gender combination,  any adult, and any level. We invite badminton players from Calgary, Edmonton, and beyond our province.

• Each team member will register individually;
• If you name a partner during registration you’ll enter the tournament as a team, and keep your partner throughout the whole tournament;
• Individual player without a partner will be assigned different partners during preliminary placement round; and paired with a partner in the elimination round based on points accumulated;
• There will be opportunity to gain bonus points and/or prizes during the optional round of fun games;
• Single elimination round for medals in at most 3 pools based on accumulated points.

Beyond the badminton tournament, the Western Cup festival features a long weekend full of events from Thursday to Sunday. Head to the Western Cup website to learn more.

Hope to see you at Western Cup XL!

Apollo Badminton