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The BWF World Ranking is the official ranking of the Badminton World Federation for badminton players who participate in tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. It is used to determine the qualification for the World Championships and Summer Olympic Games , [ 1 ] as well as BWF World Tour tournaments. [ 2 ]
This is not to be confused with the All African Games, the multi sports event, held every four years where badminton is included since 2003. This tournament started in 1979 where Kumasi, Ghana held the competition. [1] Kenya emerged as the men's team champions while Tanzania clinched the women's team title at the first edition. [2]
All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships is a continental stage tournament of Thomas and Uber Cups, organized by the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA), to crown the best national men's and women's badminton teams in Africa. [1] The winner of this tournament will be represented BCA at the Thomas and Uber Cup finals. [2] [3]
Amy Ackerman (born 16 March 2005) is a South African badminton player. [2] She has won two gold medals at the African Badminton Championships.She won her first gold medal at the 2021 African Badminton Championships where she played in the women's doubles with Johanita Scholtz. [3]
Africa is the only continent that has not won a medal. The big winner at the first edition in Malmö 1977 was Denmark. The country won three golds, a silver, and a bronze, with Lene Køppen winning gold in both singles and mixed doubles event. At the second edition in Jakarta 1980, the host country sent their players to the finals round in all ...
The mixed team competed at the 2014 African Badminton Championships. The team were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Seychelles, Botswana and Cameroon. The team first lost 5–0 to South Africa, then won 3–2 against the Cameroonian team. The team later lost 5–0 to Botswana and Seychelles, thus failing to qualify for the quarter-finals ...
The Algerian women's team debuted in the 1999 Pan Arab Games. In 2018, the women's team debuted in the 2018 All Africa Women's Team Championship and reached the semifinals but lost to Mauritius. [15] The team almost qualified for the 2020 Uber Cup when they finished 2nd at the 2020 All Africa Women's Team Championship. [16]
Ghana won a silver medal in the mixed team event at the 1982 African Badminton Championships. The team also competed in the African Championships in 1992 and 1994 but did not make it past the group stage. The team then competed in the championships again in 2006, 2009 and 2013 but did not advance to the knockout stage.