2026 YONEX SPBA Midwest Open Regional Championships

Name: 2026 YONEX SPBA Midwest Open Regional Championships
Start: 2026-05-23T08:00:00-05:00
Location: Shannon Pohl Badminton Academy

Schedule

Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 08:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Shannon Pohl Badminton Academy | Vernon Hills, IL

WEBSITE: http://www.shannonpohl.com/spba-midwest-open-regional/.
Entries and timely Coaching Pass application deadline: May 7, 2026, 11:59 am (ONE MINUTE BEFORE NOON PDT)
Prospectus: coming soon
Tournamentsoftware registration page: https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/C070A22D-74FD-4046-9013-9020777CB270
The SPBA is thrilled to announce they will again be hosting the YONEX SPBA Midwest Open Regional on Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25th, 2026 for the 9th time.
We are thrilled to welcome you to our event! We will take advantage of 13 of the 15 courts at the Shannon Pohl Badminton Academy, as well as 13 courts at the state-of-the-art Adlai E. Stevenson High Field House for a whopping 26 total courts available.
U11, U17, & U19 age group competitions will be held at Shannon Pohl Badminton Academy for the duration of tournament 5/23-5/25. U13 & U15 age groups competitions will be held at Stevenson High School on Saturday 5/23 and Sunday 5/24 and at the Shannon Pohl Badminton Academy for the finals day on Monday 5/25.
Annually, this is one of the largest Junior National Ranking Tournaments in the country with around 600 players. The tournament is sanctioned by USA Badminton and is one level below Junior Nationals. It counts for 50% Junior National Ranking points, and it is the last major tournament to count for seedings for the 2026 Junior Nationals.
This year's Junior Nationals will also be held in the Midwest in Wichita, Kansas.
This tournament will not only draw the top junior players across the country but many new up and coming players will have the chance to experience a high level junior national competition for the first time.
Events will be held in U11, U13, U15, U17, and U19 age groups for all 5 disciplines (Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, and Mixed Doubles).
We hope you can join us!

Read below for information:

Official Hotels:
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago Lincolnshire
300 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
6 minutes from SPBA, 3 minutes from Stevenson High School
* Sleeping rooms for the room block are $111 for a king room or $111 double/double room.
* Breakfast is included in this room rate
* All rooms have an additional cot, mini fridge & microwave
* Check in age in Illinois is 21 years old
* Reservations for the group rate must be made prior to 5pm local time of hotel on May 12, 2026!
* Reservation Link for group rate at Springhill Suites Lincolnshire
Home2Suites by Hilton Lincolnshire
350 Knightsbridge Pkwy., Lincolnshire, IL 60067
6 minutes from SPBA, 5 minutes from Stevenson High School
* Sleeping rooms for the room block are $110 for a king room
* Hot breakfast is included in this room rate
* All rooms have a sleeper sofa , a kitchenette with a full size fridge, microwave, and dishwasher.
* Indoor salt water pool
* Check in age in Illinois is 21 years old
* Reservations for the group rate must be made prior to May 7, 2026!
* Reservation Link for group rate at Home2Suites by Hilton Lincolnshire
Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Lincolnshire
505 Milwaukee Avenue, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
7 minutes from SPBA, 4 minutes from Stevenson High School
* Sleeping rooms for the room block are $114 for a king room or $134 for a queen/queen room.
* Breakfast is included in the room rate
* All rooms have a mini fridge
* Check in age in Illinois is 21 years old
* Reservations for this group rate must be made prior to 5 pm on May 8, 2026.
* There is an early departure fee of 1 night’s room and tax if you leave earlier than your reservation without notifying the hotel at check-in.
* Reservation Link for group rate at Courtyard Lincolnshire
Holiday Inn Express Chicago NW-Vernon Hills
975 North Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
7 minutes from SPBA, 10 minutes from Stevenson High School
* Sleeping rooms for the room block are $104 for a king room or queen/queen room.
* Hot buffet breakfast included in the room rate
* Includes mini-fridge, microwave, and Keurig in room, includes a pull-out sofa in every room.
* Check in age in Illinois is 21 years old
* Reservations for this group rate must be made prior to May 7, 2026.
* Reservation Link for group rate for Holiday Inn Express Chicago NW-Vernon Hills
Embassy Suites Chicago North Shore Deerfield
1445 Lake Cook Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015
16 minutes from SPBA, 13 minutes from Stevenson High School
* Sleeping rooms in the room block are $135 For a king room or 145 for double/double room.
* Full hot buffest breakfast with a separate egg/omelet station included in room rate
* Complimentary nightly reception for all guests, which includes light hors d’oeuvres and beverages
* Queens and kings have a sleeper sofa and mini fridge and microwave in separate living area.
* Indoor heated pool, jacuzzi, 24 hour fitness and business center, restaurant on site
* Free shuttle service in 5 mile radius
* Check in age in Illinois is 21 years old
* Early departure fee if changes to planned length of stay after check in
* Reservations for this group rate must be made prior to May 7, 2026.
* Reservation Link for group rate for Embassy Suites Chicago North Shore Deerfield
Hotel Indigo Vernon Hills
450 N. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills, IL 60061
5 minutes from SPBA, 8 minutes from Stevenson High School
* Sleeping rooms in the room block are $109 For a king room (with or without sofa bed) for or double/double room (with sofa bed)
* Breakfast up to 4 is included in the room rate
* All rooms have mini-fridge and microwave in each floor.
* Check in age in Illinois is 21 years old
* Reservations for this group rate must be made prior to May 8, 2026.
* Reservation Link for group rate for Hotel Indigo Vernon Hills
Umpires and Umpire Clinic:
With such a huge number of entries, it is really important that we have a lot of umpires to help out at the event! Having enough umpires/ score keepers is the single most limiting factor in how many junior players we can accept into the tournament and if we can run consolation matches. If you are a parent coming to the event from other regions and are available to help out as an umpire that would be wonderful! If you are a local player who want’s to help give back to the badminton community, we would so appreciate your help. Local players can even earn free weeks of open gym for helping out!
If you would like to learn how to be an umpire and help out at the event, we will host an umpire clinic before the event. This will be on Friday, May 22th from 5:30-9 pm. More details and sign up here: https://www.shannonpohl.com/usa-badminton-umpire-clinic/
Sponsorship and Advertising.
This event regularly attracts around 600 players from 18 different states ages 9-18 and their families! Advertising is available in our tournament program book and also available on our club A-Boards, which are seen over 35,000 times a year! This is both a great marketing opportunity and a chance to help out your local badminton community and make an important regional event successful.
If you would like to make an ad in our program book, have signage or a booth at the event, or make a contribution, please contact Shannon at 847-821-6948 or [email protected]. All advertisements must be placed by Sunday, May 10th (we appreciate getting them earlier though!) For more information, see our Program and Sponsorship Guide (link coming soon).