Classification

 

Official Para-Badminton Classifications (Impairment groupings).

Para Badminton, like other para-sports, uses a classification system to ensure that players with a similar level of impairment compete against each other. 

The Badminton World Federation recognises six classification groups, as listed below:

Physical Disability Classifications

Group

Classification Name

Typical Examples of Impairment Types

Wheelchair

WH1

Spinal injury causing impairment to upper limbs/trunk

Scoliosis

Multiple Sclerosis

WH2

Spinal Injury causing lower impairment to upper limbs/trunk

Spina Bifida

Above knee amputation necessitating use of a wheelchair

Standing

SL3

Single Above Knee amputation

Double Below Knee amputation

Cerebral Palsy

SL4

Single Below Knee amputation

Cerebral Palsy

Hip dysplasia

Leg length difference (of minimum 7cm)

SU5

Upper limb amputation

Upper limb impairment – e.g brachial plexus injury

Short Stature

SS6

Short Stature/dwarf condition – e.g. achondraplasia

 

Classification Medical Forms 

 

Form 1- Para badminton Medical Information Form 

Form 2- Para badminton Player Evaluation Consent Form & Privacy Notice 

Form 3- Para badminton Classification Protest Form 

Form 4- Para badminton Appeal Form