How to enter a badminton tournament

Before you start

What you need

A phone or computer. Everything works in the browser at athlevents.com; there is nothing to install.
Your email address or a Google account to sign up.
For verification, needed once: your Aadhaar-linked mobile number (for DigiLocker), or a clear photo of your Aadhaar card.
Your mobile number, an emergency contact number, and your address with PIN code. Asked once and saved.
For Doubles or Mixed Doubles: a partner who also has a verified ATHLEVENTS account.
UPI, a debit or credit card, or net banking for the entry fee.

Singles

Men's Singles, Women's Singles and age groups such as U-13, U-17, Open and 35+. You enter alone and pay for yourself.

Doubles

Men's or Women's Doubles. One player is the captain: they invite the partner and pay one entry for the pair.

Mixed Doubles

One man and one woman. Same steps as Doubles. The app checks that the pair is mixed.

Browse first, verify later. You can look at every tournament without verifying. You are asked to verify only when you press Register for the first time, and you are brought straight back to that tournament afterwards.

Step 1

Create your account and log in

Free, and takes under a minute.

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Create your account

Join tournaments across India

Full name

Riya Sharma

Email

riya@example.com

Password

••••••••

Create account

or

Continue with Google

Already have an account? Log in

Sign up with email or Google

Open athlevents.com and tap Sign up, or Log in if you already have an account.
Sign up as an athlete with your name, email and a password, or tap Continue with Google.
If asked, confirm your email with the code we send.
You land on the Tournaments page. Browse freely; nothing else is needed yet.

Use an email you check often. Your entry confirmation and invoice are sent there.

Step 2

Find a badminton tournament and pick a category

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City Open Badminton 2026

12–14 Dec · Indoor Stadium, Pune

Choose a category

Men's Singles · OpenIndividual · ₹600

Women's Singles · U-17Individual · ₹500

Men's Doubles · OpenPair · ₹1,000 per pair

Mixed Doubles · OpenPair · ₹1,000 per pair

Register

Categories on the tournament page

Open Tournaments and filter by Badminton. Narrow it down by city or date.
Tap a tournament to see its dates, venue, rules, prizes, entry fees and the organizer's contact.
Select your category. Each one says whether it is Individual or a Pair, the fee, and whether it is full or closed.
Press Register. If you have not verified yet, Step 3 starts. Otherwise go to Step 5 (Singles) or Step 6 (Doubles).

Once you are verified, the page shows only the categories that match your age and gender. Tap Show all to see the rest.

Step 3

Verify your identity, once

Asked the first time you press Register. Every later tournament uses the same verification.

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City Open Badminton 2026

Men's Singles · OpenIndividual · ₹600

Complete KYC

Complete KYC to Register

On the tournament page before verifying

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Let's confirm who you are

Tournaments need a verified identity so age and gender categories are fair.

Verify with DigiLockerInstant. Details come from the government record.

Upload your AadhaarOur team reviews it, usually within a day.

Finish later

Choose how to verify

Instant

Option A: DigiLocker

Approve sharing your Aadhaar details from DigiLocker. You are verified straight away.

Within a day

Option B: Upload your Aadhaar

Fill in your details and upload a photo of your card. Our team checks it.

Why verify? Categories are split by age and gender. Your age is worked out from your date of birth on the tournament's start date, so every draw is fair and your age stays correct every year.

Step 3 · Option A

Verify with DigiLocker

Instant, and you come back to ATHLEVENTS on your own.

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Let's confirm who you are

Verify with DigiLockerInstant

Upload your AadhaarReviewed within a day

1. Tap Verify with DigiLocker

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Government of India

Aadhaar-linked mobile

98xxxxxx21

OTP

••••••

Sign in

Then tap Allow to share your Aadhaar details with ATHLEVENTS.

Allow

2. Sign in on DigiLocker and allow

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Your mobile number

So organizers can reach you about an event you have entered.

Mobile

98765 43210

Continue

3. Back on ATHLEVENTS, verified

Tap Verify with DigiLocker. The official DigiLocker site opens.
Sign in with your Aadhaar-linked mobile number and the OTP sent to it, or your DigiLocker PIN.
Tap Allow to share your name, date of birth and gender with ATHLEVENTS.
You return to ATHLEVENTS automatically, marked Verified. A few quick questions follow (Step 4), then you are back on the tournament.

If DigiLocker shows an error or you close it, you return to the same screen. Try again, or choose Upload your Aadhaar instead.

Step 3 · Option B

Upload your Aadhaar

Checked by our team, usually within a day.

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Upload your Aadhaar

Full name (as on Aadhaar)

Riya Sharma

Date of birth

14 / 03 / 2009

Gender

Female

Aadhaar number

XXXX XXXX 1234

Aadhaar (front) *Photo uploadedAdded

Aadhaar (back)Optional

Your photoOptional

Submit for review

The Aadhaar upload form

Tap Upload your Aadhaar.
Enter your full name exactly as printed on the card, your date of birth, gender and 12-digit Aadhaar number.
Upload a clear photo of the front of the card. The back and a photo of yourself are optional but help the review.
Tap Submit for review. Your status becomes Under review, and setup continues with Step 4.
When it is approved you get a notification. Open the tournament again and press Register.

While it is under review, the Register button reads Verification Under Review. There is nothing more to do but wait.

Your privacy: the Aadhaar photos are deleted as soon as the review is done. Only the details an entry needs (name, date of birth, gender) are kept.

Step 4

A few details, then back to the tournament

Asked once, one question at a time, and saved to your profile.

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Emergency contact

Someone we can call if needed on the day.

Emergency phone

98200 11223

Continue

Emergency contact

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Where are you based?

State

Maharashtra

City

Pune

PIN code

411001

Continue

Address

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✓

You're all set

Everything you entered is saved to your profile. Taking you back to the tournament…

Back to the tournament

Done: back to the tournament automatically

Only what is missing is asked: mobile number, emergency contact, address and your favourite sport.
After the last answer you see You're all set, and a moment later you are back on the same tournament with your category still selected.
Tapping Finish later also takes you back to the tournament. Press Register again whenever you are ready.

Step 5

Enter Singles

Men's Singles, Women's Singles and age-group singles.

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Men's Singles · Open

T-shirt size

M

Coupon code (optional)

Enter code

Entry fee₹600

Platform fee + GST₹21

Wallet used₹0

To pay₹621

Pay ₹621 & Register

Paying for a singles entry (example amounts)

Back on the tournament page, your category is still selected and shows You are eligible for this category.
Choose your T-shirt size if the organizer asks, and add a coupon code if you have one.
Check the breakdown. Money in your ATHLEVENTS wallet is used first.
Tap Pay & Register. A secure Razorpay window opens: pay by UPI, card or net banking.
Done. You see Registration confirmed, the entry appears in My Tournaments, and your invoice is emailed to you.

Free category? The button reads Register Now and you are entered straight away.

Step 6

Enter Doubles or Mixed Doubles (captain)

The captain invites the partner and pays one entry for the pair.

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Mixed Doubles · Open

Pair entry · ₹1,000 per pair

Find your partner

Aarav

Aarav Mehta@aarav_m · ATH1029384Invite

Aarav Kulkarni@aaravk · ATH5544332

Invitations sent

Aarav MehtaWaiting for replyPending

Waiting for teammates (0/1)

Inviting your partner

Select the Doubles or Mixed Doubles category, and verify first if asked (Step 3).
Under Find your partner, type their name, @username or ATH ID, then tap Invite.
Your partner is notified. The invitation shows Pending until they accept.
When they accept, it shows Accepted and the button changes to Pay & Register.
Pay once for the pair. Both of you are entered, both see it in My Tournaments, and the invoice lists both players. Your partner gets a copy.

Mixed Doubles must be one man and one woman. A same-gender pair is refused when inviting, accepting and paying.

Step 6 · Partner

Accepting an invitation

What the partner does. They do not pay.

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City Open Badminton 2026Mixed Doubles · Open · from Riya Sharma

Accept

Decline

All invitations are in My Sports › Team Invitations, and in the bell.

The partner's view

The invitation appears in the notification bell, as a banner at the top of the site, and under My Sports › Team Invitations.
The partner must be verified too. If they are not, they are asked to Complete KYC first, exactly as in Step 3.
They tap Accept. The captain pays for the pair.
Once the captain pays, the partner sees the entry in My Tournaments with both names and gets a copy of the invoice.

Once the pair is entered, neither player can remove or swap the partner. Contact the organizer if something is wrong.

Need a different partner before paying? The captain can cancel a pending invitation and invite someone else.

After you enter

Your entry, draws and help

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My Tournaments

City Open Badminton 2026Men's Singles · Open · 12 DecConfirmed

City Open Badminton 2026Mixed Doubles · with Aarav MehtaConfirmed

Download invoice

View draw

My Tournaments

My Tournaments lists every entry with its category, partner and status. Download your invoice there.
When the organizer publishes the draw, your matches appear on the tournament page.
Organizer updates arrive by email and in the notification bell.
Refunds: full refund if you withdraw within 12 hours of entering, a small fee after that up to 10 days after paying, and 100% back if a Refundable tournament is cancelled. Not turning up is not refunded. Refund Policy

Messages you might see

Complete KYC to Register: You have not verified yet. Tap it and follow Step 3; you come back to this tournament afterwards.
Verification Under Review: Your Aadhaar upload is being checked, usually within a day. Register once the approval notification arrives.
Not Eligible for This Category: Your age on the tournament's start date, or your gender, does not match this category. Pick another one.
Date Conflict: You are already entered in another tournament on the same dates.
Waiting for teammates: Your partner has not accepted the invitation yet.
Category full or Registration Closed: The category reached its limit, or entries have closed.

Good to know

Tournaments marked "No sign-up"

Some events take entries through a short form instead.

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Entry form

No sign-up or verification needed

Men's Singles · OpenIndividual · Free

Full name

Kunal Rao

Age

24

Gender

Male

Mobile number

98111 22334

Club (optional)

Smash Academy

Submit entry

The entry form

Tournaments with the No sign-up badge are posted by ATHLEVENTS for events that do not need verification.
On the tournament page, choose your category; the entry details appear right below it. Fill in your name, gender, age and mobile number (club is optional). No account and no KYC.
Already verified on ATHLEVENTS? Your verified details are used, so you just tap Enter now.
For Doubles, add your partner's name, age and gender in the same form.
For a paid category, tap Pay & Enter and pay online (UPI, card or net banking). You are entered as soon as the payment goes through.
At the end you get an entry number. Keep it: the organizer uses it to find you.
These details count for that tournament only. Every other tournament needs the normal sign-up and verification.