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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 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 ...
Her mother, Jill played badminton for England, and her father, Brian is a coach for the sport. [4] In 2011, Jenny won both the mixed and women's doubles at the English National Championships [6] but 2013 she quit professional badminton after saying she was undervalued and ignored by the governing body Badminton England. [3] [7]
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]
In 2023, Moore won her first national doubles title (partnering Gregory Mairs) at the English National Badminton Championships, held at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham. [3] The following year, Mairs successfully defended the title, this time as a husband and wife team.
Rachel Choong (born 22 January 1994) is an English para-badminton player who competes in international level events. She is the first English player to win three gold medals at a single world championships in 2015, she partners with Rebecca Bedford in the women's doubles and Andrew Martin in the mixed doubles at badminton competitions.
She represented England and won four medals. A gold medal in the team event, a silver medal singles and mixed doubles and a bronze medal in the women's doubles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] [3] Four years later she won three further medals (all gold) playing under her married name of Fiona Smith.
In 2021, she became a national champion of England after winning the women's doubles, with Jessica Pugh at the 2021 English National Badminton Championships. [ 3 ] Achievements