BWF 

Statutes, Section 5.3.7:   
Summary of GCR Clothing Regulations 
In Force:     01/01/2018 

   

Tournament Colour (Regulation 20) of Colour (Regulation 20) of pairs’ shirts, skirts and Player name on back of Country name on back
players’ shirts, skirts and shorts in doubles matches shirt of shirt
shorts in singles matches
The opposing players to The doubles partners to The opposing players to
wear significantly different wear the same colour wear significantly
colours from each other different colours from
each other
Intl. Tournaments Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional
Grade 3 and Junior Optional or dependent on Optional or dependent on Optional or dependent on Optional or dependent on Optional or dependent on
International Continental Confederation Continental Confederation Continental Confederation Continental Confederation Continental
Tournaments Under regulations regulations regulations regulations – in Team Confederation
19 Championships regulations – in Individual
Mandatory - in Individual tournaments
tournaments Mandatory- in Team
Championships
Grade 2 – Level 6 Mandatory – From ¼ finals Mandatory – From ¼ finals Mandatory – From ¼ finals Mandatory Optional
onwards onwards onwards
Grade 2 – Level 1-5 Mandatory – in the main draw Mandatory – in the main Mandatory – in the main Mandatory Optional
draw draw
World Senior Optional Optional Optional Recommended Optional
Championships
World Junior Team Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory
Championships Each player of the Team must Each player of the Team Each player of the Team
(Team) wear the same colour and must wear the same must wear the same colour
design. colour and design. and design.
World Junior Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Optional
Championships
(Individual)
World Mixed Team Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory – for Division 1 Mandatory
Championships Each player of the Team must Each player of the Team Each player of the Team Optional - for other
(Sudirman Cup) wear the same colour and must wear the same must wear the same colour divisions
design. colour and design. and design.
World Men’s & Recommended – in continental Recommended – in Recommended – in Optional or dependent on Mandatory
Women’s Team stage and Mandatory – in final continental stage and continental stage and Continental Confederation
Championships stage Mandatory – in final stage. Mandatory – in final stage. regulations – in continental
(Thomas & Uber Each player of the Team must Each player of the Team Each player of the Team stage
Cups) wear the same colour and must wear the same must wear the same colour Mandatory – in final stage
design. colour and design. and design.
World Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Optional
Championships
Olympic Games Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory NOC name mandatory
Preferred colour of shirts to be Preferred colour of shirts Preferred colour of shirts to Names should be
pre-registered. to be pre-registered. be pre-registered. registered for consistency
with scoreboards