Invitation to Espoon Sulkapallo-Badminton ry autumn meeting on Nov 17th at 18:00 Dear ESB member, The ESB club autumn meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 17th 2026 at 18:00. Location is ESB office, Aapelinkatu 5A, 02230 Espoo. On agenda are mandatory topics. Welcome! ESB ry Board of Directors

Next weekend, 24–25 October, ESB will host RSL Finnish U17 Open 2026 and RSL Finnish Youth 2026 (U11–U15) at Forever Matinkylä! Finnish Junior is a part of the Badminton Europe U17 junior circuit. Join us for an exciting weekend of badminton as young players compete across different age groups. Come watch the matches, enjoy the atmosphere and cheer on the juniors! Tournament schedule: Saturday 24 October, 9:00–21:00 Sunday 25 October, 9:00–16:00 Badminton Europe U17 Circuit

The badminton clubs in the Helsinki area are piloting Team Badminton events during the 2026-2027 season. Place: Esport, 7 November 2026 from 9:00 to 15:30 Play format: Team Relay Registration ends: Sun 25 October The registration is binding, if you do not cancel before the registration ends = the registration fee will be invoiced, even if you withdraw after the registration period. Events: - B (min. 2 men + 2 women) - C (min. 2 men + 2 women) - Hobby (min. 4 players - no gend

Autumn holiday brings some changes to training during 12.-18.10.2026 – No training on school-, junior-, Minisulkkis-, family- and hobby groups. – Adult’s evening groups (non-contract players) normally / free playing (all possible changes will be informed)) - On Friday 16th of October from 17:00-18:00 free play session for ESB members. - Juniors: Courts 7,9,11,13,15, - Adults: Courts 2,4,6,8,10. – On Sunday 18th of October training normally. – ESB Contract players (Kilpa I

The ESB Board has approved a new competition support model. Going forward, competition support will only be available to players who train in an ESB-coached group at least once a week. An exception applies to the Finnish National Championships in the Open category, where the club will cover 100% of the entry fees for its players. Under the new support structure, the support percentages for each category are as follows: New support rates Elite: 60% A: 40% B: 20% C: 0% The 50%

Come and play at a monthly badminton event, ESB GameJam, where you can play matches against players at your own level. Matches will be played in groups. In the ESB Junior Game Jam we are playing both singles o doubles! You can join by yourself or with a friend. The instructors will help you find suitable opponents for the junior event rounds. After the junior games we´ll enjoy some snacks, good feeling. We have also a prize giving ceremony for all the junior participants. ! R