A. You can join by coming to any of the sessions listed on our sessions page and speaking to a committee member.

A. We play all our social sessions at The University of Melbourne, Parkville campus. We are located at the sports centre on Tin Alley.

A. Please view our fees page.

A. Unfortunately, yes. We used to have visitor/casual passes but due to new Melbourne University Sport restrictions we no longer do. Everyone must now sign up as a member. Our best membership offer for a casual player would be our "Affiliate" membership. This means they will to pay $25 up front for the membership and $10 every session. Please view our fees page for more fees pricing information.

A. Yes, you may bring friends. However, we no longer provide visitor passes and they will need to sign up for at least an affiliate membership. Please refer to above.

A. During the first month or so of the university semester, the club can get very busy. If we expect lots of people, we will try to book additional courts. However, this is not always possible. Please try to be patient during these times. After the first month or so, the club is much less busy.

A. Please refer to our sessions page for court times and allocations.

A. On a very good day, you may not have to wait at all for a game. On an average day, please expect to wait at least 10-15 minutes for your next game. When we are extremely busy you may have to wait around 20-25+ minutes. Thankfully, this does not happen very often.

A. We use the new rally point system of scoring according to the Badminton World Federation rules. We usually play until 21 points with setting until 30 points. During extremely busy sessions, we may limit games to 15 points with setting until 20 points.

A. Every year we have an annual tournament which is run by the committee. This is usually held around August/September. Also, there are other tournaments run by other clubs around Melbourne that many of our members participate in. We will try to keep members notified of any upcoming tournaments. Please check our calendar page for dates of these tournaments. Also, every so often we will may have some friendly matches against other clubs. As there may be lots of interest, please try to not be too disappointed if you cannot participate the first time round.

A. No, we do not sell any equipment at all. Our preferred supplier is JTUltra. Their representative is Mr Jacky Chen He can be contacted at sales@jtultra.com.au.

A. We use good quality feather shuttles. The brand we are currently using is Apacs, which we find is the best balance between affordability and quality.

A. We always appreciate when members want to give something back to the club. If you are interested in joining the committee please let a current committee member know that you are interested.

A. No. We have a wide variety of skill levels among our members. It shouldn't be very difficult to find players of your own standard to play with. There is always beginners/intermediate coaching if you are interested in improving! See below.

A. Yes. There is beginners/intermediate coaching every Sunday at 1pm.

A. We may require you to join the beginners/intermediate training for evaluation from our coach first. We will then discuss with him as to your chances of entrance to the squad. Even if you make the squad, you may not be chosen to represent Melbourne University. Again, we discuss with our coach to determine this. Squad members must be current students of Melbourne University at the time of the Australian University Games.

A. Yes, all members of the general public can join.

A. Please refer to above.

A. Please refer to above.

A. Generally, no, we do not play during public holidays.

A. No, if you would like to book courts, you may do so through Melbourne University Sports reception.