A proposal from Badminton Indonesia and Badminton Maldives, seconded by Badminton Asia, to amend the Laws of Badminton relating to the Scoring System. The BWF Council has taken forward this proposal and it will be voted virutally on by the Membership on 22 May 2021.
The BWF gives notice that under article 13.5 of the BWF Constitution, the BWF Council has suspended the follow BWF Member Associations: Royal Moroccan Badminton Federation and Kenya Badminton Association.
The era of semi-professional umpires has dawned in badminton, with members of the first batch appointed by BWF officiating at the Asian Leg in January and at the recently-concluded Yonex Swiss Open 2021.
As part of the Badminton World Federation’s global campaign “I am Badminton”, the Latvian Badminton Federation together with the Latvian Anti-Doping Bureau held a discussion “Say no to doping!”. On 3 March, an interesting and important online discussion via Zoom was held.
Mario Saunpere started as the CEO of the Estonian Badminton Association. Mario Saunpere has been involved in badminton for many years and has been a player in the Estonian youth team.
World No.1 pair Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo pulled out of the Asian Leg of the HSBC BWF World Tour after Sukamuljo tested positive for Covid-19. No positive tests have been recorded so far for players who were tested on arrival and who are currently in quarantine.
Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) confirm that Japan’s men’s singles world No.1 Kento Momota has tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing a mandatory PCR test at Narita Airport in Tokyo en route to Bangkok, Thailand earlier today.
Badminton Europe will soon release the first series of the BEC Golden Shuttle, where Europe’s top players are put to the test to see how much they actually know about badminton. The first episode will be aired on 6 January 2021.
BWF has been working with its manufacturing partners to further enhance the durability of the AirShuttle. This process has led to a recent breakthrough which has allowed us to not only dramatically improve the durability but also to introduce a neon colour which increases the visibility of the new AirShuttle in an outdoor environment.
Until 2025, Danish badminton fans can follow on TV 2 Sport and TV 2 Play, when, for example, Viktor Axelsen, Anders Antonsen and Mia Blichfeldt turn out with the national Flag of Denmark on their chest. This is clear after TV 2 Sport and Badminton Denmark have extended their agreement.
The 57th Estonian Badminton Championships will take place on the first weekend of February, as previously planned. The Estonian championship will take place in Tartu, “A. Le Coq” arena.
Badminton Oceania is excited to share the eagerly awaited History Document. Building on a year of research and previous documentation which highlights the moments from the last century which have shaped the […]
For the sixth year in a row, the Latvian Badminton Federation will determine the winners of the Latvian Badminton Award 2020. From December 23 to December 31, the 1st round of Internet […]
Lithuanian Badminton Federation launched an ambitious project – National Badminton League. The goal is to show badminton for more people in Lithuania and boost the popularity of the sport.
The Badminton World Federation has successfully completed a review process of the BWF Tournament Calendar for 2021, as well as procedures for reopening the BWF World Rankings and vital information related to […]
The meeting of the Federal Council of Italian Badminton federation took place on December 19. The Forecast Budget 2021 were approved. Also new technical and health structure of Team Italia were launched.
The board of directors of the German Badminton League Association, responsible for matters relating to the two highest German leagues, has discussed the prospects for further game operations in the 2020/21 season.
Yohan Penel was elected new president of the French Badminton Federation for the four years to coming (2020-2024). Elective General Assembly took place Saturday, December 12 exceptionally by videoconference due to the […]
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