54rd World Morning Cup Badminton Championships & Wu Wen Ta Memorial Badminton Championships 2026
TOURNAMENT PROSPECTUS
Host Organizer
Taiwan Senior Badminton Association
Co-Organizer
Department of sports, Taipei City Government
Sponsor
YONEX Co. Ltd.
Date
8th (Wed) to 12th (Sun) Apr 2026
Time
From 08:00 hrs onwards (See 6.2)
Venue
Taipei Gymnasium(4F.7F)
Address
No.10, Sec.4, Nanking East Road, Taipei, Taiwan
Closing Date
30th (Fri) Jan 2026 @17:00 hrs (See 3.1)
1 EVENT CATEGORIES
The tournament shall comprise 3 main categories of events by Age Group, namely, the OPEN event Category and the AMATEUR Event Category and the INVITATION Event category.
1.1 OPEN EVENTS CATEGORY
The type of events in the Age groupings for the OPEN event Category is as follows:
prize money will be giving only when 8 or more entries, but still arrange the draw for 3 or more entries(see 5.3)
3 players age combined 200 or above (Female player’s age 60 or above、Male player’s age 65 or above)
1.2.22 3P–220 Event:
3 players age combined 220 or above (Female player’s age 65 or above、Male player’s age 70 or above)
1.3 Invitation Category (Invited by the tournament organizer)
(See 2.9 for further information)
(Played on Sunday 12th Sun April 2026)
1.3.1 VIP Individual Event (Doubles)
1.3.2 Principal Team Event
★ All Name and Age calculation are based on the passport or ID.
(E.g. 2026-2001=25 years old, no entry for born after 2001, except for family event).
2 Qualification
2.1 Each player is restricted to participate maximum 2 events only.
2.2 Only one event allowed for each player to participate for the combined age event category (3P Included). Player can only participate one event in each category (Such as, a player cannot participate in Age 50 MS if he has been registered in the Age 45 MS, same as WS、MD、WD and XD).
2.3 All professional players from any countries or regions or national team or level A players from CTBA must participate in the OPEN event category. They are not eligible for the AMATEUR event category. (Exclude family event).
2.4 All retired national players who is aged above 45 are not restricted to participate in the Amateur Level A event category, but only one retired national player is allowed to participate in each Pair (exclude family event)
2.5 Players who won 1st place or 2nd place at each Level A age event in the 2024、2025 Morning cup are eligible to participate in the OPEN category.
2.6 First 3 place of 2024 & 2025 Morning Cup Amateur Level A player and 1st & 2nd place of Amateur Level B of singles/doubles/mixed doubles 2024 & 2025(any one player), limited to Amateur Level A entry(same apply to family event).
2.7 Higher age participant can join lower age category, not otherwise (Same player 2 entry must be in same age group, except family event).
2.8 Family pair (Husband & Wife、Father & Son/Daughter、Mother & Son/Daughter、Grand Parent & Grand Son/Daughter) cannot participate lower age category。Father & Son/Daughter、Mother & Son/Daughter doubles will base on parents’ age only (Daughter in law & Son in law are deemed as Son/Daughter), Husband & Wife doubles will based on husband’s age only.
2.9 Invitation Category
2.9.1 VIP event: For those invited badminton enthusiasts。
2.9.2 Principal Team Event: For those Principals whom dedicated to promote badminton sports.
★ Rules and regulations for the invited team events: Each team is comprised of 3 doubles pair, and any team wins 2 in 3 matches is the winner (Only one level A player from CTBA is allowed to participate in each team and shall be assigned in the first match)
2.10 Any event category with less than 3 entries shall merge with other age event or cancelled (Exclude the age 80 event and above).
★All players must bring their photo ID with them at all time, otherwise will be disqualified.
3 Registration
3.1 Closing Date: Friday 30th January 2026@ 1700 hrs(GMT+8)
Foreign players: one event NTD500, two event NTD1000, farewell party fee NTD1000.
Airport pickup limited to three Official Hotels, each person NTD500, arrival from 7th(Tue) Apr, departure until 13th(Mon)Apr, time 06:00~22:00 only.
3.5 Payment:
Taiwan Cooperative Bank, Chang Chun Branch, Taipei Taiwan.
No. 201 Chang Chun Road, Taipei Taiwan
Swift Code: TACBTWTP
Telex: 17176 TACBID
Account 0844 – 871 - 000313
Contact : Linda You
Email : tsba98@gmail.com
Payment must be done before 12th(Thu)February otherwise will not accept as entry.
3.6 Any registration without full payment will be deemed as incomplete registration, no draw will be arranged and no refund for any withdrawal.
4. Regulations and Rules
4.1 The Championship will comply with the latest rules of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) EXCEPT the Scoring System will be based on one game of 31 rally points system, change ends when a side reach 16 points, whoever gets the 31st point wins, no additional point(s) at 30-all.
4.2 The entry list will be published on 6th February 2026. Please contact the Event Organizer before 13th February if there is any objection or if there is any Entry not found. No changes is allowed after the 3 days have lapsed. The final Fixture draw will publish the first version on 27th February 2026 any question should appeal before 3nd March and final version will be published on 6th March, no changes will be allowed at the Team managers meeting or opening day of the competition.
4.3 Players must report to the court within 5 minutes after announcement (in accordance to the stadium clock), otherwise will be disqualified. If the player’s match clashes(notify match control), a 5 minutes resting time will be applied. The event organizer has the right to readjust the time and order of all events and all players must follow without any objections.
4.4 All Combined Age Group Categories will commenced on 8th Apr -9th Apr 2026. All other Age Group Categories will commence from 9th to 12th Apr 2026.
4.5 The Referee has the final decision of explain of this prospectus, any jurisdiction on protest will based on fact and fair.
5 Prizes/Awards
5.1 The event organizer will provide medals and prizes exclusively for the OPEN event category; the withholding tax (according to the tax law of the R.O.C) will be deducted from the prize in advance.(See remark 6.1)
5.2 Medals will be awarded for all respective Events as follows:
5.2.1 Top 4 places out of 8 entries over
5.2.2 Top 2 places out of 4 ~ 7 entries
5.2.3 Top 1 places out of 3 entries
Prize money will be cancelled if less than 8 entries:
3 entries, 1st place get medal.
4-7 entries, 1st place get prize money, 1st & 2nd place get medal .
8 or more entries, 1st & 2nd place get prize money and medal, 3rd & 4th place get medal)
(10% tax for local players, 20% tax for foreign players)
MS
MD
WS
WD
XD
1st place
NTD12,000
NTD16,000
NTD10,000
NTD12,000
NTD12,000
2nd place
NTD6,000
NTD8,000
NTD5,000
NTD6,000
NTD6,000
5.4 Prizes for 3P event category
3 entries, 1st place get Prize money and medal.
4-7 entries, 1st & 2nd place get prize money and medal, 3rd place get medal.
8 or more entries, 1st & 2nd& 3rd place get prize money and medal, 4th get the medal.
1st place NTD9,000 2nd place NTD6,000 3rd place NTD3,000
5.5 All players are entitled to one lucky draw and one T-shirt on registration.
5.6 Rules for PROTEST / DISQUALIFICATION
5.6.1 Age issue:
Player must protest to the umpire immediately before the game starts. If his/her protest is correct, affected player will be disqualified.
5.6.2 Forgery / Impersonation:
Any Player found to have commit any forgery or impersonating another player identity will have all their rewards and prizes withdrawn and the affected player will have their draws cancelled without any refund.
5.6.3 Over Registration:
Any player found to have entered for more than 2 Events according to Rule 2.1 will have all their rewards and prizes withdrawn and the affected player will have their draws cancelled without any refund.
5.6.4 Affected player may be banned for 1 year from the championships.
6 Remarks
6.1 A 10% (For Taiwanese player/pair) or 20%(For foreign player/pair) withholding tax will be deducted from the prize in advance according to the local tax law.
6.2 Time table of the tournament:
DATE
TIME
VENUE
8/4/2026
08:00 ~ 22:00
Taipei Gymnasium
9/4/2026
08:00 ~ 22:00
Taipei Gymnasium
10/4/2026
08:00 ~ 22:00
Taipei Gymnasium
11/4/2026
08:00 ~ 22:00
Taipei Gymnasium
12/4/2026
08:00 ~ 18:00
Taipei Gymnasium
6.3 Taiwan Senior Badminton Association
contact information
Official website: https://www.tsbadminton.url.tw/
Email Address: wantech@seed.net.tw
6.4. Rules of 3P Events
6.4.1 Players: Each team for the 3P Event must consists of three players –either 1 Woman plus 2 Men or 2 Women plus 1 Man.
6.4.2 Position: Place two players in front court will be designated as player “A” and “B”(at least one woman) and one player in the rear court will be designated as “C”, during the match three players must stay in court except returning the shuttle.
6.4.3 Scoring System: The rally point system should apply to server “A” or “B”.
6.4.4 Receiving of Serve: Besides Player A or Player B(at least one woman) to Serve and receive the service, Player C could help to receive the long serve for Player A or Player B in turns. The front serve can only be received by Player A and Player B.
6.4.5 Age requirements:
6.4.5.1 3P-200 event: Female player age 60 or above、Male player age 65 or above
6.4.5.2 3P-220 event: Female player age 65 or above、Male player age 70 or above
DISCLAIMER
The Taiwan Senior Badminton Association and the Badminton World Federation reserves the right to cancel, postpone or change the venue, date and/or time of the
competition at its discretion due to inclement weather, facility problem or any other situation deemed as appropriate.
The Organizers will not be held responsible for any claims arising out of any death or injury, damage or loss, suffered or caused while attending this competition, and this includes all costs and expenses incurred as a result of such claims.
All other unlisted items please refer to the Chinese version as final.