Renna Unt adds that it has been important to include the Member Associations in the process.
A combined final with the best men’s and women’s teams will enable us to showcase badminton in the best way with high-level competitive matches and the participation of the best European players, Unt said. - The current format also makes it difficult for many of our Member Associations to organise an event like this, but with the new format it will be easier, she added. Open entry in 2022 The 2022 European Men’s & Women’s Team Championships will have an open entry for all Member Associations. It was too early to make the implementation for the upcoming championships. - We are already in 2021 and having a new format in 2022 would mean hosting qualifications already this year. As our members have already done their budgets for 2021 competing and hosting qualifications have not been included into these. All members who are affected by the change can prepare in time, Unt stated
- The new format is based on the consultation process with Members. We asked for their feedback to potential format changes, and we were also encouraged by how well the EMTC format change was done some years ago New spot for U15 The European U15 Championships normally takes place during the EMWTC, but with the implementation of the new format, the U15 Championships will find a new spot in the tournament calendar. - The U15 Championships will remain, and the youngest players will still have the chance to compete for the European champion titles. The U15 European Championships will continue to take place on even years, and it will be either a separate individual event or it can be combined with the European Junior Championships that is held on the same years. - This will be the choice of our members who are interested in organising this event, whether they want to host U15 European Championships as a standalone event or the European Junior Championships organiser would like to add U15 EC to their tournament. Both options will be possible in the future.