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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 ...
Rank Nation / Player Points Eligibility Note Qualifiers 1 Akane Yamaguchi: 102,713 1 Japan (1) BA highest ranked : 2 An Se-young: 97,253 2 South Korea (1) 3 Chen Yufei: 91,956 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.
Cerfontyne became a double English National champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships women's singles title in 2011 and 2015. [2] [3] In 2017, she moved to Denmark after joining the Holbaek Centre of Excellence as a coach. [4]
She was a coach for the Wilson Boys' School's badminton team and a part-time coach for the Wimbledon Racquets and Fitness Club's junior badminton team towards the end of her life. She has a son, Ben Beckman, who has also successfully played badminton for England. Beckman died of cancer in June 2020. [5] [6]
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.
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]