Badie levels 1–9
Lv.8 National level
Requires evidence for review
≈ Open flight / national ranking · Sports school / provincial team background
From level 7 up, the gaps are big, so each tier has its own name and is set by evidence.
What level 8 players can do
- Wins main-draw matches in the top flight of USAB-sanctioned tournaments, or holds a national ranking
- or National Athlete Grade 1 / Master Sportsperson
- Requires evidence for review
Skill breakdown (4)
- Technique
- No single skill is a problem
- Tactics
- Uses every tactic fluently, but can’t always adapt against tactical masters
- Consistency
- Scarily consistent to amateurs, a hair away from top players
- Background
- Mostly former provincial team players with national results