Today I received a mail from Active8Sheffield with details of a tournament to be held in February. I’ve copied the contents of the mail below

To whom this may concern,

Active8 Sheffield will be hosting our first ever Badminton Doubles Tournament for clubs in the local area.

The full day event will take place at Tapton Community Sports Centre on Sunday 19th February 2012.  The hours of play will be 10:30am – 4:30pm.  Registration for the event will be between 10:00am – 10:15am.

The format of the tournament will be round-robin based with teams being split into groups and the top 2 from each group proceeding into further rounds.  Registration forms will be provided for teams who express their interest by 1st February 2012.  The tournament will be played using yellow plastic ‘Yonex 300’ shuttlecocks.

As mentioned the event will be for adults only (16+) and for doubles teams (two males, two females or two mixed in any proportion).  Badminton Association of England rules shall apply in all games.

The entry fee will be £10 per player (£20 per doubles team).

Light refreshments are provided on the day, with tea and coffee available at a small cost.

Trophies and prizes to be won for winners and runners-up including a club boxercise session (up to 30 people), a free meal for the winning doubles pair at Bishops Coffee House and Bistro plus a bottle of wine and a 7-day pass for the winning doubles pair at the Livingwell Gym at the Hilton Hotel.

Contact Lee or Steve on 0114 240 2308 or e-mail info.active8sheffield@interserve.com for more information.