A player or contributor must be nominated to be inducted, and then the BWF governance committee reviews their eligibility before the recommendation is submitted to the BWF council for final deliberation. Nominees have to be members of the badminton fraternity who have retired from the sport for at least a period of five years.
A candidate must be selected to join, after which the BWF governance board assesses their eligibility before forwarding the recommendation to the BWF council for a final decision. Nominees need to be members of the badminton community who have stepped away from the sport for at least five years.