International Student Badminton Tournament
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International Student Badminton Tournament (ISBT) is a badminton
tournament organised for students, by students. They take place all over Europe
, in countries including Austria
, England
, France
, Germany
, Ireland
, the Netherlands
, Norway
, Poland
, Russia
and Scotland
. ISBT's promote both the sport
of badminton and the social aspect of the game.
ISBT's are open to all standards of player. Many of the tournaments allow recent graduates to enter under their former clubs. The players are divided into 4 categories - A (national to top regional standard), B (regional to top club standard), C (club standard) and D (recreational standard). Each player competes in two out of the three disciplines: singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Each match consists of 2 games, so that the result is either a 2-0 win, 0-2 loss or 1-1 draw.
The tournaments are usually 3 to 4 days long and consist of playing badminton during the day and partying at night. Competitors often sleep in the same sports hall where the matches are played and are typically woken up in the morning to the sound of themed music and announcements of the first match of the day. A good example of such a wake up song is 'Guten Morgen Sonnenschein' by Nana Mouskouri
. In the event that a player does not turn up for a match, their opponent will receive a walk-over and full points. ISBTs are almost always themed, with a fancy dress party on the last night. Past themes include
The 'Swiss ladder' system is used to rank the players. This means that players compete against others who have had similar results in previous games. A player does not normally play the same opposition twice. After the last round has been played either the player at the top of the table is the named the winner, or there is a play-off between the top two pairs of the division. Players do not enter with a set partner. Each player will be allocated a partner at random from the same section they have entered. This is to even out each section and also highlight the social aspects of these tournaments.
ISBT's have grown rapidly in popularity over the last few years. One of the largest ISBTs on record was the 2008 Irish ISBT that took place in Limerick
, Republic of Ireland
, at which over 250 players from all over Europe participated.
2010
2009
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
tournament organised for students, by students. They take place all over Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, in countries including Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. ISBT's promote both the sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
of badminton and the social aspect of the game.
ISBT's are open to all standards of player. Many of the tournaments allow recent graduates to enter under their former clubs. The players are divided into 4 categories - A (national to top regional standard), B (regional to top club standard), C (club standard) and D (recreational standard). Each player competes in two out of the three disciplines: singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Each match consists of 2 games, so that the result is either a 2-0 win, 0-2 loss or 1-1 draw.
The tournaments are usually 3 to 4 days long and consist of playing badminton during the day and partying at night. Competitors often sleep in the same sports hall where the matches are played and are typically woken up in the morning to the sound of themed music and announcements of the first match of the day. A good example of such a wake up song is 'Guten Morgen Sonnenschein' by Nana Mouskouri
Nana Mouskouri
Nana Mouskouri , born Ioánna Moúschouri on October 13, 1934, in Chania, Crete, Greece, is a Greek singer who has sold about 300 million records worldwide in a career spanning over five decades, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She was known as Nána to her friends and...
. In the event that a player does not turn up for a match, their opponent will receive a walk-over and full points. ISBTs are almost always themed, with a fancy dress party on the last night. Past themes include
- Wild West
- 70's
- Seven Deadly Sins & Seven Heavenly Virtues
- 3
- Hollywood
The 'Swiss ladder' system is used to rank the players. This means that players compete against others who have had similar results in previous games. A player does not normally play the same opposition twice. After the last round has been played either the player at the top of the table is the named the winner, or there is a play-off between the top two pairs of the division. Players do not enter with a set partner. Each player will be allocated a partner at random from the same section they have entered. This is to even out each section and also highlight the social aspects of these tournaments.
ISBT's have grown rapidly in popularity over the last few years. One of the largest ISBTs on record was the 2008 Irish ISBT that took place in Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, at which over 250 players from all over Europe participated.
Upcoming ISBT's
- ISBT Enschede - Enschede, Netherlands - December 28 2011 to January 1 2012
- TTST Rotterdam - Rotterdam, Netherlands - 3-5 of February 2012
- The Granite City ISBT - Aberdeen, Scotland - 4th - 7th April 2012
Previous ISBT's
2011- ISBT Ireland - Limerick, Ireland - 29-31 of October 2011
- ISBT Tønsberg - Tønsberg, Norway - August 10 to 14 2011
- ISBT Maastricht - Maastricht, The Netherlands - June 24 to 26
- ISBT Amsterdam - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - May 7 to 8
- ISBT Paris - Paris, France - April 22 to 24
- ISBT Aberdeen - Aberdeen, Scotland - April 20 to 23
- ISBT Utrecht - Utrecht, The Netherlands - March 19 to 20
- TTST Rotterdam - Rotterdam, The Netherlands - February 5 to 6
- ISBT Galway (GSBT) - Galway, Ireland - January 21 to Jan 23
2010
- ISBT Enschede - Enschede, The Netherlands - December 28 to 31
- ISBT Pilsen - Plzeň, Czech Republic - November 5 to 7
- ISBT Ireland - Limerick, Ireland - October 22 to 25
- ISBT Tilburg - Tilburg, The Netherlands - October 16 to 17
- ISBT Norway - Tønsberg, Norway - August 11 to 15
- ISBT Maastricht - Maastricht, The Netherlands - June 26 to 27
- ISBT Amsterdam - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - May 8 to 9
- ISBT Poland - Warsaw, Poland - May 1 to 2
- ISBT Cologne - Köln, Germany - April 2 to 5
- ISBT Aberdeen - Aberdeen, Scotland - April 1 to 3
- ISBT Utrecht - Utrecht, The Netherlands - March 20 to 21
- TTST Rotterdam - Rotterdam, The Netherlands - February 6 to 7
2009
- ISBT Enschede - Enschede, The Netherlands - December 29 to 31
External links
- ISBT Amsterdam
- ISBT Berlin (last edition in 2008)
- ISBT Cologne (last edition in 2010)
- ISBT Enschede
- ISBT Ireland
- ISBT Maastricht
- ISBT Norway
- ISBT Paris
- ISBT Pilsen
- TTST Rotterdam
- ISBT Tilburg
- ISBT Utrecht