WELCOME to the area of the BADMINTON England website dedicated to the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2010.
The Championships began in 1899 with Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles, with Men's & Women's Singles being introduced in 1900. Since then, the Championships have grown and become widely known as, "...the world's oldest and most prestigious tournament, and a world symbol for Open Championship badminton".
Ben Yoneyama
President, Yonex Company Limited
The 2010 Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships will be the 100th Championships, and will once again be sponsored by the world's No 1 badminton equipment manufacturer, Yonex. It will be the 27th consecutive year of Yonex sponsorship, making it one of the longest relationships in sports worldwide.
The 2010 Championships will be returning to the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham between the 9th and 14th March 2010, with tickets now also being available to the public for the Qualifying Rounds on the Tuesday.
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TIMETABLE OF EVENTS ( 09 - 14 MARCH 2010 )
Tuesday 9 March 12.00 noon – 8.00 p.m. approx. (5 courts)
Qualifying rounds
Wednesday 10 March 10.00 a.m. – 10.00 p.m. approx. (5 courts)
Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s
Doubles & Mixed Doubles 1st rounds
Thursday 11 March 10.00 a.m. – 10.00 p.m. approx. (3 courts)
(Interval 4.00 – 5.00 p.m. approx.)
Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s
Doubles & Mixed Doubles 2nd rounds
Friday 12 March 5.00 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. approx. (3 courts)
All quarter-finals
Saturday 13 March 12.30 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. approx. (2 courts)
All semi-finals
Sunday 14 March 12.00 noon – 6.00 p.m. approx. (1 court)
100th Championships Celebrations
All finals
GENERAL BOOKING INFORMATION
Rover tickets
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, seats will be unreserved except for season ticket holders. Ticket holders may sit anywhere except in seats reserved for season ticket holders, players and officials, and may move from seat to seat within that area to watch selected matches.
Booking fees
There is a booking fee payable on every ticket issued unless you call personally at the LG Arena Box Office to book your tickets or on the door at The NIA and pay by cash.
We regret we are unable to accept payment by cheque from banks outside Great Britain. Cheques are not accepted when buying tickets in person at the LG Arena or The NIA.
100th Championships
2010 is the 100th All England Open Championships. Come and join in the celebrations!
Hospitality Packages including VIP Boxes and Speaker Events are available. For further
information please email commercial@badmintonengland.co.uk or call 01908 268400.
BADMINTON England Members’ Lounge
All Members of BADMINTON England are welcome to access the Members’ Lounge where they can sit in comfort and purchase snacks and drinks. Please see programme for opening times.
Retail Village
Your entrance ticket to the Yonex All England Open Championships also gives you access to the renowned Yonex Retail Village where their latest products can be viewed and purchased.
HOW TO BOOK
By telephone
For credit card bookings call 0844 444 9994. Lines open 9.00 a.m. – 9.00 p.m. Monday to
Sunday.
By post
Complete the order form overleaf and send it with remittance to:
Badminton
National Indoor Arena
P O Box 3348
Birmingham B40 1NS
Cheques should be made payable to ‘The Ticket Factory’
Internet
Tickets can be bought via the internet by logging onto www.theticketfactory.com. This facility is only available for full price and children/senior citizen tickets. Discounted tickets for BADMINTON England members and ‘ONcourt’ and ‘courtSIDE’ members are not available using this service.
In person
You can purchase individual tickets as follows:
• At The NIA Box Office, during the event only.
• At the LG Arena Box Office, open 12.00 noon – 5.00 p.m., Friday and Saturday.
• At The Ticket Shop in Birmingham, open 9.30 a.m. – 5.30 p.m., Monday to Saturday, except Tuesday 10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m., and Sunday 10.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. (subject to booking fees).
• Members wishing to buy tickets at the discounted rate (Column B) MUST be able to produce their affiliated membership number.
Disabled access
People with disabilities and wheelchair spectators please telephone on 0844 581 0700. Disabled customers are advised to book early.
The promoters would like to point out that any persons featured in promotional materials for this event will not necessarily participate in it.
DISCOUNTS
Early Booking Bonus
All purchasers prior to and including 31 December 2009 willreceive a 10% discount on any ticket purchased.
Children and senior citizens
Children aged 16 years and under and senior citizens are entitled to discounts off the full price adult ticket as shown in Column E.
Students
Students are entitled to a 50% discount off the full price adult ticket ONLY on production of a valid Students Union ID card when booking at The NIA, the LG Arena Box Office or Birmingham Ticket Shop in person.
Members of badminton clubs affiliated to BADMINTON England (BE) and ‘ONcourt’ & ‘courtSIDE’ members
There is a discount for members of badminton clubs affiliated to BADMINTON England and to ‘ONcourt’ and ‘courtSIDE’ members. Members are entitled to only 2 tickets per person per day at the discounted rate. Discounts are only available on full price adult tickets. A further discount is available if you book as a group (see ‘Group bookings’ below).
Family ticket
We have a family ticket available consisting of 2 adults and 2 children (aged 16 and under) priced at an attractive rate (see back cover for prices).
Group bookings
Groups of 15 or more are entitled to a 10% discount. This will apply to tickets bought at the full price or Affiliated Club Price and a group may consist of a mixture of both together with child/senior citizen tickets. Please contact Group Bookings on FREEPHONE 0800 358 0058 for details or fax your reservation on 0121 767 3849.
School parties
For every ten children’s tickets purchased one free Adult ticket will be issued – this applies only to Official School Parties. Please contact Group Bookings on FREEPHONE 0800 358 0058 for details.
TICKET PRICES
The above details show ticket price followed by the booking fee which should be added to the ticket price. All bookings are subject to a £1.70 transaction charge.