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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.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:British female badminton players. It includes British female badminton players that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:English female badminton players and Category:Scottish female badminton players and Category:Welsh female badminton players The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
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 ...
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.
She first represented England at the age of 12 years old at the under 13 Aros Junior Cup in Viby J, Denmark. [3] She was runner-up in the women's singles event of the English National Badminton Championships in 2013, reached the semi-finals in 2014 and again a losing finalist in 2015.
Kilvington became an English National doubles champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships women's doubles title with Gillian Gilks in 1984. She had previously finished runner-up in the doubles in 1982 [3] and was an English junior champion in 1975. [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]