For more information:midatlantic2012@gmail.com

Tournament Venue:Parsippany PAL (Police Athletic League)

Fri, March 23 – Sun, March 25, 2012USAB NAtioNAl RANkiNg toURNAmeNt

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2012 PNC BANK Mid-Atlantic Badminton Classic Powered by YONEX

National Ranking Tournament $4,000.00+ Total Prize Purse Tournament Date: Friday, March 23 – Sunday, March 25, 2012 Tournament Venue: Parsippany PAL (Police Athletic League)

33 Baldwin Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054 Referees: Referee: Liz Wilson (CT), Deputy Referees: Beth Sopka (MA)

Eligibility: Participants must be active USAB members. Annual membership can be obtained at www.usabadminton.org.

Entry Fee: The entry fee is $35.00 per participant per event. Players are allowed to participate in maximum of 3 events. Entry fees should be paid by online www.tournamentsoftware.com.

Registration Deadline: Saturday, March 10, 2012 – NO LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED

Seeding/Draws: The Seedings and Draws of A-events of the tournament will be made according to USAB Tournament Regulations by a designee of the USAB Court Officials Advisory Group. Seeding will be determined based on current USAB rankings. Tournament Committee reserves the right to make any necessary final adjustments to the draw in consultation with tournament referee.

Schedule of Events: Fri, March 23, 2012 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm MS, WS (A&B, Consolation)

Sat, March 24, 2012 9:00 am – 11:00 pm MD, WD, XD (A&B, Consolation) 5:00 pm (Semi Finals)

All Senior event (MS, WS, MD, WD, XD, Consolation) Sun, March 25, 2012 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Finals (include consolation finals)

Conditions: 1. Tournament grade shuttles (YONEX AS-50) will be used throughout the tournament. 2. Consolation draws will be held for each event except those played as round robins or pools because of entry size. 3. All matches will be the best of three games to Badminton World Federation (BWF) 21 points with rally-point scoring system (both

main and consolation draws). 4. A player not ready to play 10 (ten) minutes after his/her match is called may be defaulted. 5. Each Player in a doubles partnership must submit separate entry forms. 6. Players participating in any A-event cannot play in any B-event, or vice versa. 7. To ensure competitiveness the tournament committee will ensure that participants of B-Events are of the appropriate skill level. 8. Senior events are open to players who are over the age of 40 as of 3/23/2012. 9. Acceptable badminton clothing must be worn during play. Doubles partners are encouraged to wear matching colors. 10. Entry fees will not be eligible for refund unless the tournament committee is notified at least 48 hours prior to the start of play and

only in case of illness, injury or other significant circumstance as approved by the committee. 11. The tournament committee reserves the right to change any of the above conditions. Tournament Contacts:

Wallace Lee, Tournament Committee Chair Phone: 201-572-4993

Junichi Kasuga, Tournament Director Phone: 917-882-1210

Sammy Miyakawa, Deputy Tournament Director Phone: 201-919-3867

Ketan Patel, Deputy Tournament Director Phone: 973-897-2232

e-mail: midatlantic2012@gmail.com

Official Hotel: Parsippany Holiday Inn & Suites 707 US Highway 46 East, Parsippany, NJ 07054 Phone: 973-263-2000 A 3 star hotel approximately 1.6 miles from the venue, special rates of $74.00/night plus 15% tax, Room Block cutoff date : T.B.A, 2012. In order to receive the discounted rate, you must mention you are with the “Mid-Atlantic Classic” when you call to make reservation.

2012 Mid-Atlantic Badminton ClassicPrize Money Distribution Table (Open Events)

Winner Runner-Up Semi-finalist Total %

MS 420.00 205.00 80.00Number 1 1 2

420.00 205.00 160.00 785.00 19.63%Total 10.50% 5.13% 4.00%WS 420.00 205.00 80.00Number 1 1 2

420.00 205.00 160.00 785.00 19.63%Total 10.50% 5.13% 4.00%MD* 450.00 210.00 75.00Number 1 1 2

450.00 210.00 150.00 810.00 20.25%Total 11.25% 5.25% 3.75%WD* 450.00 210.00 75.00Number 1 1 2

450.00 210.00 150.00 810.00 20.25%Total 11.25% 5.25% 3.75%XD* 450.00 210.00 75.00Number 1 1 2

450.00 210.00 150.00 810.00 20.25%Total 11.25% 5.25% 3.75%*per pair 2,190.00 1,040.00 770.00 4,000.00 100.00%