The UA Badminton Committee is excited to announce UABC’s annual Bear Down Cup!! This tournament will be sharing the same format as our 2025 WildCat Cup; see explanation below. Dates: Friday, April 10th (6pm-10pm) Where: South Rec (1400 E 6th St, Tucson, AZ 85719), South Gym Format: Doubles rotations round-robin – UABC and community members welcome! – SIGN UP HERE: BearContinue reading “Bear Down Cup Team Tournament 2026”
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Upcoming Events Hosted by Us
Event Date Location Open To Director Ladder League During Normal Practice HoursJan 29th – Feb 10th South Rec, South Gym – 6 Badminton Courts UofA Badminton Club Members Only Jasmine Meredith Mini Beginners SmashCats Tournament(“SmashKittens”) During Normal Practice Hours on March 17th (6PM-10PM) South Rec, South Gym –3 Badminton Courts Students and the Public –Continue reading “Upcoming Events Hosted by Us”
‘ABCD-Drop-Flight’ Tournament Format
ABCD-Flight-Drop: Everyone starts in bracket A and the pre-selection of the starting bracket by the player(s) is not allowed. Loss of your match in round 1 and/or 2 results in the player(s) dropping in bracket level (A > B > C > D). The 2nd round determines your bracket placement for the rest of theContinue reading “‘ABCD-Drop-Flight’ Tournament Format”
Position Open for Coaches
Hello everyone The club is looking for coaches for the next academic year. If you are interested in being a coach please fill out the this following form. Click here We have some general expectations listed here, but there would be multiple coaches, so this list is somewhat flexible as coaches can fill in for eachContinue reading “Position Open for Coaches”
Club T-shirts
We got some very exciting news for everyone, we bring to you… These shirts are on sale for $22 each and will continue to be sold until supplies last. Don’t miss your chance to represent the club, go Smashcats! The price did change from last time due to the print being bigger on the back & theContinue reading “Club T-shirts”
List-Serve
Hi Everyone, There have been some requests to be taken off the list-serve and some requests to be added for our updates. For those who want to be taken off: 1. Go to https://list.arizona.edu/sympa/ 2. Log in on the upper right corner of the page 3. Click “badminton club” on the left panel under “manage yourContinue reading “List-Serve”
Challenge Court
GOOOOD ATERNOOON SMASHCATS Exciting announcement, the challenge court will be making its great return to the club! However, the challenge court will only be on Friday practices due to the lessons going on in the three far courts. Therefore, on Sunday practices, there will be no challenge court. Here are the fantastic rules: 1. If you wouldContinue reading “Challenge Court”
Courts/Reminders/Badminton Etiquette
General Etiquette Only warm up for a couple minutes when many players are waiting. If you would like to warm up for a longer time, we recommend arriving to practice early. After playing a set, step off and if no one takes the court, then feel free to play another. **MOST IMPORTANT: do NOT step on a courtContinue reading “Courts/Reminders/Badminton Etiquette”
