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Badminton England is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in England.It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport throughout England. Originally established in 1893 as the Badminton Association of England in Portsmouth, [citation needed] the association is now based in Milton Keynes and has departments for Elite Play, Events, Membership, Development and Coaching.
The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations: Canada , Denmark , England , France , Ireland , Netherlands , New Zealand , Scotland and Wales .
The Badminton Association of England (BAE) published these rules in 1893 and officially launched the sport at a house called "Dunbar" [c] in Portsmouth on 13 September. [12] The BAE started the first badminton competition, the All England Open Badminton Championships for gentlemen's doubles, ladies' doubles, and mixed doubles, in 1899. [5]
The English National Badminton Championships is a tournament organised by the Badminton England to crown the best badminton players in England. [1] The tournament started in 1964 and is held annually. [2] The first winners were Bill Havers and Ursula Smith in 1964. [3]
The England national badminton team represents England in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by Badminton England, the governing body for badminton in England. The English team is ranked 13 on the world ranking and has had many appearances in international team events. England were runners-up at the 1963 and the 1984 ...
The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England.With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premier status in 2011, and designated a Super 1000 event at the birth of the World Tour in 2018. [1]
Lyndon John Williams (born October 1964) is a former Welsh badminton player, coach, and currently involved in disability badminton. [3] He won the boys' doubles title at the European Junior Champions in 1983 [4] and the men's doubles bronze medallist at the European Championships in 1988.
The All England Open Badminton Championships is an annual British badminton tournament created in 1899. For four decades beginning 1954, the Championships was held at the Wembley Arena, London but since 1994, it has been played at the Arena Birmingham in the city of Birmingham, United Kingdom. [1] The Gentlemen's Singles was first contested in ...