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Newly formed Great Southern Badminton Association takes charge of Albany Badminton Tournament

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The newly formed Great Southern Badminton Association will host its first major contest when players from around WA take part in the annual Albany Badminton Tournament this weekend.

A capacity field of 48 players will take to the courts at the Albany PCYC for the 2022 event.

Competitors from Perth, Bunbury and Kalgoorlie will tackle local Albany players in the same format as previous years.

Eight teams of six players, three male and three female, will take part in timed games of seven minutes to earn points that go towards a team total.

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This will be the first tournament run by the Great Southern Badminton Association, who already have plans to expand the event next year.

The association was unable to use the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre but have made plans to hold the competition there next year when they can double the capacity of the field and attract more players.

Sam Graham is the tournament director this year and players will gather for a dinner while competing in Albany.

The GSBA was formed with the aim to expand badminton in the region and create a junior program in conjunction with schools.

They also hope to increase membership and offer a fun, affordable sport that can be enjoyed by most people.

Badminton is played four days a week in various venues in Albany with feathers and plastics available at most of them year-round.

The GSBA is working alongside Badminton WA in a bid to increase the City’s number of shuttle time coaches and volunteer base to bring more badminton opportunities to the area and increase awareness of the sport.

For more information visit the GSBA Facebook page.

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