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Tournament Date:       Friday 2nd May, 2008 - Sunday 4th May, 2008
Entry Deadline:       Friday 18th April, 2008
Venue:       Rockwell Gymnasium, MIT - Vassar St, Cambridge, MA
Sanctioned by:       U.S.A. Badminton (USAB Ranking Tournament)
Tournament Co-Directors:       Christopher Lawrence and Arthur Schwartz
Tournament Referee:       Charlotte Ackerman

Conditions:

  1. Wilson shuttles will be provided free of charge and used throughout.
  2. Consolation draws will be held for each event.
  3. All matches will be the best of three games to 21 points with rally-point scoring.
  4. Prize money totaling at least $14,250 of which at least $12,000 will be awarded to finalists and semi-finalists of the Open events.
  5. A player not ready to play ten minutes after his/her match is called may be defaulted.
  6. Acceptable badminton clothing must be worn during play. Doubles partners are encouraged to wear matching colors.
  7. Each player in a doubles partnership must submit separate entry forms.
  8. Senior events are open to players who are 35 years of age or older on January 1st, 2008.
  9. Checks must be enclosed with entries and received by Friday 18th April. No telephone, fax or email entries will be accepted. No entry and check by Friday 18th April = no play.
  10. Entries will not be refunded if cancelled less than 48 hours before play commences.
  11. The tournament committee reserves the right to change any of the above conditions.

Prize Money Distribution

Winner
Runner Up
Semi-Finalists
Cons. Winner
Mens Singles
$1,000
$500
$250 / player
$100 / player
Womens Singles
$1,000
$500
$250 / player
$100 / player
Mens Doubles
$700 / player
$350 / player
$150 / player
$100 / player
Womens Doubles
$700 / player
$350 / player
$150 / player
$100 / player
Mixed Doubles
$700 / player
$350 / player
$150 / player
$100 / player
Senior Mens Doubles
$150 / player
$75 / player
-
-
Senior Womens Doubles
$150 / player
$75 / player
-
-
Senior Mixed Doubles
$150 / player
$75 / player
-
-

Total Prize Money = $14,250.00

Medals will be awarded to all semi-finalists and finalists of the open events and to all finalists of the senior events.