Entry/Withdraw and On-Time Coaching Pass Request Deadline:
May 7, 2026, 11:59 am (ONE MINUTE BEFORE NOON PDT)
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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 12, 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 11, 2026.
* Reservation Link for group rate for Hotel Indigo Vernon Hills
Hyatt Regency Deerfield
1750 Lake Cook Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015
16 minutes from SPBA, 14 minutes from Stevenson High School
* Sleeping rooms in the room block are TBD for a king room or for double/double 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 Hyatt Regency Deerfield : COMING SOON
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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! 
General Schedule:
Friday, May 22rd:
5:30pm-9pm USAB Umpire Clinic
Saturday, May 23th:
U11, U17, and U19 age groups at SPBA
U13, U15 age groups at Stevenson High School
8:00 am-8:30 am Doors Open & Player Warm Up
8:00 am-2 pm Registration for Players and Umpires
9:00 am-9:00 pm Tournament Play
Sunday, May 24th:
U11, U17, and U19 age groups at SPBA
U13, U15 age groups at Stevenson High School
8:00-8:30 am Doors Open & Player Warm Up
9:00 am-9:00 pm Tournament Play
Monday, May 25th:
All age groups U11, U13, U15, U17, and U19 at SPBA
7:30 am-8:00 am Doors Open & Player Warm Up
8:30am-4:00pm Tournament Play
Please check the SPBA Midwest Open Regional Draws on tournamentsoftware.com for match times, main draw and reserve lists. Spectators, check out when your favorite players and age groups are competing and we look forward to hosting you!
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 most important factor in keeping the days tight schedule running on time and allowing us to 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. Please add your name and info here (Link TBD) with your availability to Umpire!
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 22rd from 5:30-9 pm More details available soon here!
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 badminton@shannonpohl.com. All advertisements must be placed by Sunday, May 17th (we appreciate getting them earlier though!) For more information, see our Program and Sponsorship Guide.
Airport: The SPBA is about a half hour from Chicago O’Hare Airport and about an hour from Chicago Midway Airport.
We look forward to hosting you!
