36

02-07 Sep
YONEx-SUNRISE Vietnam Open 2014 Grand Prix
h
VIE
5/13/2013
36
03-07 Sep
HUAWEI Guatemala International Challenge
ional Challenge Ciudad GUA
10/22/2013
40
19-29 Sep
2/27/2014

ASIAN Games 2014

Multisports

Hochimin
Internat

Incheon KOR

42
13-19 Oct
XIX BPAC Pan Am Championships 2014
pionship
Ontario CAN
10/24/2013

Continental Cham

43
Paris

Superseries

21-26 Oct
Yonex French Badminton Open 2014
FRA
4/2/2014

43
22-26 Oct
YONEX Cup International Friendship Ladies Badminton Tour
nament 2014
Non-Ranking Team Event Osaka Japan 4/16/2014
44
Irbil

29 Oct-01 Nov Iraqi International Series 2014 International Series

IRQ
3/13/2014

44
30 Oct-02 Nov
International Series

39th Yonex Hungarian International Championships 2014

Budapest
HUN
6/25/2013

45
04-08 Nov
allenge TBC
BRN

Bahrain International Challenge 2014

12/17/2013

45
06-09 Nov
Baja California MEX
45
07-09 Nov
CC Team Championships

V Internacional Mexicano 2014 International Series

2/10/2014
2015 European Mixed Team Championships (Qualification)
Leuven BEL
4/2/2014

46
ries

13-16 Nov
Sandefjord

Norwegian International Championships

NOR
6/25/2013

47
3

19-23 Nov

Scottish Open

Grand Prix

International Ch

International Se

Glasgow SCO

4/25/201

48
26-29 Nov
Yonex Welsh International Badminton Championships
International Challenge Cardiff WAL
1/21/2014
49
ge

02-06 Dec
Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh International Badminton Challen
International Challenge Dhaka BAN
11/26/2013

50
09-14 Dec
TATA Open India International Challenge 2014
Internat
ional Challenge Mumbai IND
1/9/2014
51
17-21 Dec
BWF Destination Dubai World Superseries Finals Superser
ies finals
Dubai UAE
4/14/2014
51
18-21 Dec
Turkey International 2014
International Series
Ankara TUR
4/2/2014
Top Badminton Player = (Physical Competence) + (Technical Competence) + (Mental
Competence) + (Strategic Competence)
Top Badminton Player = [Physical Competence + Technical Competence + Mental
Competence +Strategic Competence]2

Top Badminton Player = [(strength, power, agility, flexibility, muscular end

urance, cardiovascular endurance, co-ordination) + (strokes, structure, style,
precision) + (relaxation, focus, toughness) + (gameplan, game knowledge, tactica
l awareness, adaptability)]2
Then we have to add in one more element. This is the element of 10 000 hours.
Top Badminton Player = [(strength, power, agility, flexibility, muscular end
urance, cardiovascular endurance, co-ordination) + (strokes, structure, style,
precision) + (relaxation, focus, toughness) + (gameplan, game knowledge, tactica
l awareness, adaptability)]2
+ 10 000 hours
Outliers (a must read for success seekers) Malcolm Gladwell repeatedly brings up t
he 10 000 hour rule.
Top Badminton Player = HARD WORK + TIME
are ranked if they have played in two or more graded tournaments in the last 12
months
win ranking points by playing in and winning matches in tournaments
the higher the level of tournament, the more points are won
the further reached in a competition, the more points are won
can be seeded based on their World Ranking
can qualify for the Olympic Games and the World Championships based on their
World Ranking
Wo
rld Ranking
10 or fewer
World Ranking
tournaments in the last 52 weeks
If a player or pair has competed in the same event at 10 or fewer
World Ranking
tournaments then the
ranking is worked out by adding the points won at the tournaments