{"id":11603,"date":"2016-04-13T13:28:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T03:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/?page_id=11603"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:04:56","slug":"sydney-badge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/players\/competitive-play\/leagues\/sydney-badge","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Badge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Entries for the 2026 Sydney Badge season are now open!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchcentre.tennis.com.au\/organisations\/972\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/span> to enter your teams via Match Centre.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Entries close on Tuesday, 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0March.<\/p>\n<h3>ABOUT SYDNEY BADGE<\/h3>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Sydney Badge, colloquially referred to as \u201cBadge,\u201d stands as Sydney\u2019s major club\/team-based competition, providing an array of team-playing opportunities for all players of all abilities across multiple divisions within the Metropolitan Sydney area. With a rich and storied history, Badge is recognised as one of Australia\u2019s largest and most successful team competitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The format of Badge is exclusively doubles, granting each team the chance to become champions at the end of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2026 BADGE INFORMATION SESSION<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2026 Sydney Badge Information Session\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AczavZeFXRc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>2026 KEY DATES<\/h3>\n<table style=\"height: 243px\" width=\"833\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Team Entries Open via Match Centre<\/td>\n<td>Tuesday 10 February<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Team Entries Close<\/td>\n<td>Tuesday 17 March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TNSW Pre Grading<\/td>\n<td>23-27 March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Women&#8217;s Grading<\/td>\n<td>Tuesday 31 March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Grading<\/td>\n<td>Wednesday 1 April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grading Released<\/td>\n<td>Thursday 2 April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Badge Draw Released<\/td>\n<td>Friday 10 April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Submit Requests to Change Badge Draw Close<\/td>\n<td>Wednesday 15 April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Badge Final Draw Released<\/td>\n<td>Tuesday 21 April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thursday Ladies Badge Commences<\/td>\n<td>Thursday 30 April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday Badge Commences<\/td>\n<td>Saturday 2 May<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>COMPETITIVE PLAYER PROFILE<\/h3>\n<p><strong>This season, all players are to have an updated Competitive Player Profile.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your Competitive Player Profile is the unique profile generated by connecting your Tennis ID and UTR Rating. With this connection established, your playing history and upcoming match data can be stored securely in one place, giving you full visibility of your tennis stats and performance. If you do not have a Competitive Player Profile or are uncertain about your status, please refer to the information provided below.<\/p>\n<h3>CONTACT US<\/h3>\n<p>For more information, please contact <a href=\"mailto:sydneybadgetennis@tennis.com.au\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>sydneybadgetennis@tennis.com.au<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entries for the 2026 Sydney Badge season are now open! CLICK HERE to enter your teams via Match Centre. Entries close on Tuesday, 17th\u00a0March. 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