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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 ...
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.
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.
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
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 Ladies' Singles was first contested in 1900 ...
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]
She was introduced to badminton through school and started playing at age eight at Abbeydale Badminton Club. Birch received the Michael Vaughan Award from Silverdale School, and competed at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in 2013. [2] She was the runner-up in 2016 English National Championships women's singles. [3]