Adcocks make history with mixed doubles gold 05/08/2024 13:49 | Manuel Røsler  England’s Chris and Gabby Adcock are the new Commonwealth mixed doubles champions after defeating te... | |
YONEX Swiss Open 2024 Begins! 19/03/2024 12:54 | Lukas Aktor The next chapter in a long and competitive line of BWF World Tour tournaments continues today in the... | |
Happy 60th anniversary Estonia 03/02/2024 08:39 | Lukas Aktor Today the Estonian Badminton Federation celebrates its 60th anniversary. On this occasion, Badminton... | |
Reflecting, Anticipating 2023-2024 28/12/2023 16:45 | Lukas Aktor Embark on a journey with Badminton Europe as we look back at the last year, and the exciting year to... | |
100th consecutive week at No.1. for Axelsen 26/10/2023 21:37 | BWF He may be nursing some niggling injuries, but Viktor Axelsen this week marked his 100th consecutive ... | |
Astrup/ Rasmussen's fine form in Finland 14/10/2023 23:10 | Alan Raftery At the Arctic Open, fans are enjoying watching Kim Astrup/ Anders Skaarup Rasmussen riding the wave ... | |
Huhn's honour to cherish for life 25/09/2023 12:01 | BWF Spend five minutes in the company of Daniela Huhn, and it is impossible to not feel uplifted. Wh... | |
Digital Platform Tender 12/09/2023 14:39 | BEC Press Release Badminton Europe is currently looking for a company to develop a state-of-the-art digital platform. ... | |
Finals full of thrills 27/08/2023 19:41 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) The thrilling finals day brought firsts for some nations and players, formidable feats by former and... | |
Taking in the atmosphere 14/03/2023 15:25 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) One of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments in the world, the YONEX All England Championships... | |
A star-studded line-up in Mülheim 06/03/2023 14:11 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) The YONEX German Open 2023 kicks off five weeks of big BWF events on European soil. After a quiet... | |
Badminton Europe mourns the passing of Horst Kullnigg 02/01/2023 10:23 | BEC Press Release Badminton Europe mourns the death of BEC Honorary Vice-President and BEC President’s Medal recipient... | |
Azerbaijan Badminton Federation wins the European Fair Play Movement award 10/11/2022 15:40 | Azerbaijan Badminton Federation The 2023 hosts of the BEC Congress have been awarded the European Fair Play Movement award in “Spiri... | |
Jill Mitchell passes away 07/08/2022 15:02 | BEC Staff Old friends of Badminton Europe mourn Jill Mitchell, who has passed away, at the age of 88. Jill... | |
Lithuanian students from Kaunas win all SELL Student Games badminton tournaments 24/05/2022 16:19 | Kristians Rozenvalds The 37th edition of the SELL Student Games were hosted last week in Riga, where students from seven ... | |
Two Ukrainian players will be staying at the CoE 24/03/2022 15:34 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) As the invasion of Ukraine continues, more and more Ukrainian citizens flee the country in search of... | |
Astrup/ Rasmussen unable to crack the Indonesian puzzle 18/03/2022 19:56 | Yash Sharma The Danes were one of the three European representatives in the quarterfinals, but couldn’t bring th... | |
Lodz to host the European University Games 2022 09/03/2022 15:25 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) One of Poland’s biggest cities, Lodz, will be hosting the multi-sport event from 17 to 30 of July wh... | |
BEC Board of Directors condemning invasion of Ukraine 26/02/2022 00:27 | Badminton Europe The Board of Directors of Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC) strongly condemns the Russian attack ... | |
Win a shirt signed by the Fantastic Five 24/02/2022 14:51 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) Do you want to get your hands on a shirt signed by Lee Zii Jia, Viktor Axelsen, Jonatan Christie, An... | |
Caljouw will not be participating in the 2020 Thomas Cup 06/10/2021 16:03 | Badminton Netherlands Press Release The Dutch player will not be attending the 2021 Thomas Cup set to start 9 October along the Netherla... | |
Badminton England announced Interim Chief Executive 30/09/2021 15:49 | Press release Badminton England Badminton England today announced that Pete Fitzboydon will become Interim Chief Executive. Pete wil... | |
Mazur and Bethell guarantee medals 04/09/2021 08:32 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The morning session in the Yoyogi Stadium saw Daniel Bethell and Lucas Mazur claim their places in t... | |
Paralympics SL3 men's singles 27/08/2021 14:30 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The European Championship finalists qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the SL3 men’s s... | |
Axelsen closer to the podium after win against Wang Tzu Wei 29/07/2021 13:08 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) The world number two Dane is on the lookout for a second Olympic medal as he secures spot in quarter... | |
Day Five in quotes 28/07/2021 16:06 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) What a day! This is what our European stars said after their matches. Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) vs Ki... | |
CoE player Repiska takes first Olympics win 26/07/2021 16:04 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Martina Repiska won in straight games against Nikte Alejandra Sotomayor, Guatemala. Centre of Exc... | |
2004, European success at the birthplace of the Olympics 23/07/2021 08:43 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) Clinching three medals, Europe obtained a great result in the 2004 European Olympics that took place... | |
The Olympic Games are heading back to Australia for #Brisbane2032 21/07/2021 11:10 | IOC Press Release Result of the election for the host of the XXXV Olympiad are in. The 2032 Olympic Games will be taki... | |
Mark Caljouw: I want to be the best version of myself 19/07/2021 16:11 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) The men’s singles player will be representing the Netherlands in the upcoming Olympics. Here is what... | |
25 European countries have competed in Serbia 01/07/2021 09:48 | Badminton Association of Serbia Press Release Record-breaking Serbian U17 & Youth International Novi Sad 2021 shows a victory for badminton sport.... | |
New BEC Podcast starring Adam Hall 30/06/2021 10:56 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) The Scottish doubles player sits down to discuss challenges, aims, and ambitions in this week’s epis... | |
2012, overshadowed by a major scandal 29/06/2021 16:01 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) London 2012 was mainly an Olympics of scandal for badminton, but it would also be the year in which ... | |
1992, an Olympic year to remember for badminton 22/06/2021 15:39 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) With a lot of history built up, it was not until 1992 that badminton finally made it to the Olympics... | |
New BEC Podcast episode out starring Chris Langridge 09/06/2021 11:17 | Sara Gonzalez Martinez (BEC) For this week’s episode, we talk with the English and Team GB men’s doubles star to hear how to over... | |
BWF Statement on Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifying 28/05/2021 10:09 | Press release from BWF The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm no further tournaments will be played inside the To... | |
All England Open to commence with full complement of athletes 17/03/2021 15:04 | Press release BWF The YONEX All England Open 2021 will commence today with a full complement of players as planned. Th... | |
Happy International Women’s Day 08/03/2021 09:54 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) #ChooseToChallenge is the hashtag of IWD 2021. The 2021 theme for International Women’s Day is #C... | |
Marin and Axelsen unstoppable once again 07/03/2021 17:14 | Alan Raftery European champions Carolina Marin and Viktor Axelsen continued their formidable form in 2021 and too... | |
Kim Astrup/ Anders Rasmussen are back on top and Stoevas stunned in final 07/03/2021 16:40 | Alan Raftery The two European pairs finding top form in Basel clashed in the men’s doubles final. The European ch... | |
Get to know Robin Tabeling 19/11/2020 13:00 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) In this article, we get to know Robin Tabeling, the Dutch doubles player, a little better as he answ... | |
Get to know Adam Hall 16/11/2020 10:46 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) In this article, we get to know Adam Hall, the Scottish doubles player, a little better as he answer... | |
Badminton Europe is seeking a Development Officer 11/11/2020 20:25 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Badminton Europe is seeking a Development Officer for a full-time position to join its head office i... | |
Miranda Wilson: Soldier, musician and badminton talent 27/10/2020 09:16 | BEC staff Earlier this year at the European Men’s and Women’s Team Championships in Liévin, France, the German... | |
Asian leg of HSBC BWF World Tour moved to January 2021 25/09/2020 15:04 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The Asian leg of the adjusted HSBC BWF World Tour 2020 will now take place in Bangkok, Thailand in J... | |
The national championships you may have missed over the weekend 23/09/2020 22:17 | Alan Raftery You may be thinking, but isn’t the European national championship season in winter? You would be cor... | |
International live badminton is back! 30/08/2020 15:36 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Latvia International 2020 will be the first elite tournament to be played since the All England Open... | |
BWF Events are back: Starting with three major events in Denmark 28/08/2020 10:00 | Badminton Denmark Denmark is going to host three big badminton events when the international world class badminton cal... | |
BWF announces adjusted tournament calendar for 2020 27/08/2020 14:06 | BWF BWF announces adjusted HSBC BWF World Tour for 2020; TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup to go ahead. Th... | |
Rüütel is ready to get back on court 27/08/2020 08:34 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Latvia International 2020 will be the first elite tournament to be played since the All England Open... | |
Anton Kaisti: I asked and that is it 20/08/2020 14:42 | Alan Raftery Dual nation doubles partnerships are a rarity on the circuit and often catch the eye when scanning t... | |
Megan Hollander: you are the best version of yourself, so make the best out of it 17/08/2020 14:25 | BEC staff Number seven in the world in the Road to Tokyo rankings, Megan Hollander is in the hunt for a spot a... | |
How did competitive badminton successfully return in Bulgaria? 13/08/2020 10:42 | Alan Raftery After five months without competitive badminton, Bulgaria were the first nation to host a tournament... | |
Legends: Mia Audina 29/07/2020 14:32 | Alan Raftery The player who recorded two Olympic medals for two countries. A look back at Mia Audina’s unique car... | |
Where are they now: Gail Emms 22/07/2020 14:29 | Alan Raftery When we think of Gail Emms we picture her standing with Nathan Robertson, wearing wreaths woven out ... | |
Badminton Wales welcomes Chris Rees as Performance Coach 17/07/2020 14:49 | Badminton Wales press release Badminton Wales is delighted to welcome Chris Rees as Badminton Wales Performance Coach from the 1 A... | |
Vivien Sandorhazi: I want to leave a mark in history 17/07/2020 09:51 | Alan Raftery Sandorhazi, 19, is one of the youngest talents rising up from what is a promising pool of Hungarian ... | |
Carolina Marin: To be the most winning female single players in the world and Olympics 10/07/2020 14:12 | BEC staff Reigning Olympic champion, three-time world champion and four-time European champion. A truly alread... | |
Natalia Perminova: I would choose it again 02/07/2020 08:44 | BEC staff Russia’s pool of talented female players is rapidly growing, and currently ranked 60 in the world si... | |
Dutch Open cancelled 01/07/2020 13:15 | Press release from Badminton Netherlands Badminton Netherlands has decided to cancel the 72nd edition of the Yonex Dutch Open (BWF Tour Super... | |
Oliver Latvia - the strongest Latvian men's team in Badminton 100 format 01/07/2020 09:13 | Press release from the Latvian Badminton Federation The Latvian Badminton Federation has found Latvia's strongest men's team in Badminton 100 format. ... | |
World Refugee Day: Badminton, a sport for all 20/06/2020 10:18 | BWF Staff As we celebrate the global refugee community on World Refugee Day today, the Badminton World Federat... | |
World Junior Championships rescheduled to January 2021 29/05/2020 09:22 | Press release from BWF The Badminton World Federation (BWF) today announced the new dates for the BARFOOT & THOMPSON BWF Wo... | |
Marcus Ellis: We again will be the unexpected pair 28/05/2020 09:59 | BEC staff It is quite hard to believe that it was nearly three months ago that all eyes were on Birmingham for... | |
Katharina Fink: I felt the desire burning inside me 26/05/2020 14:29 | BEC staff During this pause in tournament play, we have spoken to many of the emerging talents across Europe. ... | |
BWF announces revamped tournament calendar for 2020 22/05/2020 12:57 | BWF and Badminton Europe The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced a revamped tournament calendar for the remainder ... | |
Sam Magee: My main goal in the future would be to give back 16/05/2020 12:16 | BEC staff Sam Magee, four-time bronze medalist at European level reveals what the future may hold for him post... | |
Jessica Pugh: It feels very weird 09/05/2020 11:50 | BEC staff For a multitude of reasons, 2020 has been a year of change for many badminton players. One such play... | |
Badminton Ireland is seeking a Head Coach 06/05/2020 14:36 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Ireland is recruiting a National Head Coach. Badminton Ireland is recruiting a Badminton Ireland Hea... | |
Christopher Grimley: Strength and ability to read the game 30/04/2020 14:01 | BEC staff The Grimley brothers over recent years have become synonymous with the future of Scottish badminton,... | |
Maxime Moreels: I will fight until the end 28/04/2020 10:11 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Maxime Moreels, the best men’s singles player from Belgium and currently ranked as number 97 on the ... | |
Mathias Boe retires from his impressive career 23/04/2020 09:05 | Badminton Denmark 39-year-old Mathias Boe has chosen to retire from his title-rich career after 20 years at the Nation... | |
Petra Polanc: We can and will surprise you 21/04/2020 10:08 | BEC Staff The small mountainous country of Slovenia is not one usually associated with badminton, but there is... | |
Repiska: It was my own choice 07/04/2020 09:53 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) At an age of nine, Martina Repiska started to play badminton in her hometown and just three years la... | |
Stoevas: There is no mercy 29/03/2020 11:58 | BEC Staff The Stoeva sisters sit at the top of the European women’s doubles pecking order. They give us an ins... | |
Olympic Games postponed 25/03/2020 15:22 | Statement from IOC The Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later tha... | |
Thomas & Uber Cup postponed 20/03/2020 16:01 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm that the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2020 ... | |
Cancellation of further events 19/03/2020 10:19 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Following last week’s announcement that the Badminton World Federation (BWF) was suspending all HSBC... | |
Badminton Europe statement on COVID-19 15/03/2020 11:33 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Badminton Europe is monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely, and the preparations for the 2020 Eur... | |
To Man-Kei finds form in Peru 20/02/2020 10:16 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Belgium’s Para badminton success lays solely in the hands of this female WH1 athlete, but has this p... | |
Thomas in SL3 group of death 19/02/2020 10:43 | Mathieu Thomas at the World Championships 2019 (credit Badminton Photo) Mathieu Thomas faces a tough test in the form of Oleksandr Chyrkov, a European battle for a place in... | |
Happy anniversary, Hungary! 03/02/2020 14:41 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC) would like to wish the Hungarian Badminton Federation, a Happy ... | |
Blichfeldt: I include people more 27/01/2020 12:18 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) In an exclusive interview with Mia Blichfeldt, the world number 13 in women’s singles, we get to kno... | |
Euphoria for Europe in Indonesia 17/01/2020 15:19 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Another great result for the Danish women’s doubles, Maiken Fruergaard and Sara Thygesen. Yesterday ... | |
Delrue: What a day 16/01/2020 13:23 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The third day of the Indonesia Masters has already thrown up some wild wins for the European players... | |
Happy anniversary, Badminton Denmark! 15/01/2020 14:09 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC) would like to wish Badminton Denmark, a happy 90th anniversary.... | |
Danes beat top 10 pair 14/01/2020 15:11 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The first matches at the Indonesia Masters 2020 have been played, and the first Europeans are alread... | |
Momota in car accident 13/01/2020 08:34 | BWF PRESS RELEASE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm men’s singles world No.1 Kento Momota was involved ... | |
Last man standing 11/01/2020 21:40 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The tall Dane, Viktor Axelsen, and the Spanish star, Carolina Marin, were the only Europeans left in... | |
Badminton Europe wishes everybody a Happy New Year 31/12/2019 11:27 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Badminton Europe wishes everybody a Happy New Year – See you in 2020 to another amazing year of badm... | |
The only way is up 29/12/2019 10:02 | Alan Raftery Spain’s Carolina Marin continues to make progress up the rankings and now moves into the top 10, fol... | |
Short term experiences at the "Centre of Excellence" 13/12/2019 10:13 | Lilit Poghosyan Badminton Europe’s “Centre of Excellence” has new players joining in the trainings in the facilities... | |
Antonsen back to world no. 4 01/11/2019 14:51 | Lilit Poghosyan Anders Antonsen (DEN) is back to top 4. The Dane had been world no. 4 seven weeks in a row before go... | |
Two-week visits at the “Centre of Excellence” 24/10/2019 13:48 | Lilit Poghosyan Yonathan Levit (ISR) joined the training sessions at the Centre of Excellence at the end of Septembe... | |
A good day for the Danish mixed doubles 10/10/2019 22:10 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Dutch Open continues and the third day has begun. A lot of the seeded players are still in the ga... | |
A strong field at Dutch Open 07/10/2019 10:11 | Emilie Sommer This week, Dutch Open, a BWF Super 100 tournament, is played. The tournament takes place in Almere,... | |
The English rivalry 27/09/2019 10:50 | Bobby Griffin The best of friends and the greatest of rivals, Coombs and Shephard meet in the China International ... | |
Marin's win in China Open - one of the greatest comebacks ever 26/09/2019 14:25 | Dev Sukumar (BWF) Carolina Marin achieved one of the greatest comebacks in badminton – and perhaps all sport – defendi... | |
Marin’s sensational comeback continues 21/09/2019 11:39 | Alan Raftery Usually when a player returns from a serious and lengthy injury, it takes time to get back up to the... | |
Celebrating the 70th Anniversary with a blast 10/09/2019 08:49 | Tania Teoh The Belgian Badminton Federation celebrates its 70th Anniversary this month with a chain of activiti... | |
Badminton Finland turns 65 03/09/2019 11:35 | Tania Teoh Badminton Finland turns 65 today! As one of Badminton Europe´s founders back in 1967, the federation... | |
Camp dedicated to the memory of Sudhakar Reddy Gujjula 31/08/2019 14:36 | Press release XV. Victor International Super Stars Camp This year marked a special 15th edition of the Victor International Super Stars Most Camp. This spe... | |
Athletes´ Commission Election Announcement 30/08/2019 12:58 | Tania Teoh Richard Perot is the fourth member of Badminton Europe (BEC) Athletes´ Commission. The French pa... | |
Are you our new journalist? 26/08/2019 15:04 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Badminton Europe is seeking a Officer in the field of Communication for a full-time position to join... | |
How to watch the World Championships 25/08/2019 11:02 | Aidan Jones The World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, is of course being broadcasted and there are so many ... | |
BEC is seeking a Senior Manager for High Performance and Development 25/08/2019 11:02 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Badminton Europe is seeking a Senior Manager for a full-time position to join its head office in Cop... | |
Danish rookies create a big upset 20/08/2019 19:09 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Amalie Magelund and Freja Ravn – remember those names. Together they won the bronze medals at the... | |
Swiss Badminton turns 65 16/08/2019 20:04 | Tania Teoh Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC) would like to wish Swiss Badminton, a happy 65th anniversary. ... | |
Hellenic Badminton Federation turns 30 12/08/2019 14:49 | Tania Teoh Badminton Europe Confederation would like to wish Hellenic Badminton Federation, a happy 30th annive... | |
BEC welcomes new Finance and Administration Manager 09/08/2019 13:25 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Andreja Turk, 26, from Slovenia is the new Finance and Administration Manager at Badminton Europe. ... | |
World Senior Championships are underway 04/08/2019 15:37 | Alan Raftery The World Senior Championships will be held from 4 to 11 August in Katowice, Poland. The categori... | |
Baku receives thumbs up as curtain falls on EYOF 2019 29/07/2019 09:01 | Press release from EOC The organisation of the 15th Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Baku, Azerbaijan r... | |
Jorgensen’s great run ends in semi-final 27/07/2019 14:17 | Alan Raftery The importance of this year’s Japan Open has been greatly heightened due to the Tokyo Olympics being... | |
Latest look at who is going to Tokyo? 26/07/2019 15:23 | Alan Raftery As we are currently in the middle of the Japan Open, where players are competing at the Musashino Fo... | |
- I have lost my belief 18/07/2019 15:31 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Jacco Arends from the Netherlands has announced that he has retired from being a professional badmin... | |
Dutch pair knocked out 16/07/2019 10:24 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Robin Tabeling/Selena Piek is out of the BLIBLI Indonesia Open 2019 after being beaten by Jerry Pran... | |
Malkov wants to play against the best 16/07/2019 09:51 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Vladimir Malkov is an optimistic man, speaking about his year ambitions after the European Club Cham... | |
BWF statement on suspended badminton players Mr. Zulfadli Zulkiffli and Mr. Tan Chun Seang 15/07/2019 15:20 | BWF ** AMENDED** The Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirms the appeals to the Court of Arbitratio... | |
Conrad-Petersen: "I knew something was wrong" 10/07/2019 11:45 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Mads Conrad-Petersen who returned to badminton at the Spanish International has opened up about why... | |
Danes make the final 07/07/2019 16:38 | Tom Hazlewood The Semi-Finals of the Canadian Open took place overnight and we are down to our final European repr... | |
Happy Birthday! 01/07/2019 15:03 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Today, Badminton Europe Confederation would like to wish the Portuguese Badminton Federation (Federa... | |
BEC salutes a legend 12/06/2019 09:44 | Written by William Kings - Edited by Rasmus Bech One of the great elders of the sport, Stellan Mohlin had a long and illustrious career as a badminto... | |
Happy returns for Adcocks 04/06/2019 15:14 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The only European representation at the Australian Open in Sydney, Chris and Gabrielle Adcock have p... | |
Scotland's team for U17 European Championships 21/05/2019 14:11 | Badminton Scotland Badminton Scotland today confirmed the team which will travel to Gniezno in Poland from 30 August un... | |
Sudirman Cup: group 2 preview 15/05/2019 20:30 | Mireille van Daal Sudirman Cup 2019 in Nanning is getting closer and closer. Only 4 days until this prestigious event... | |
Want to work at Badminton Europe? 09/05/2019 14:00 | Badminton Europe Badminton Europe is seeking an Administration Manager for a full-time position to join its head offi... | |
Only 19 days to go! 30/04/2019 09:46 | Annika Langrock In less than three weeks, the TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2019 will be getting underway in Nanning, China... | |
Ritchie Campbell receives President’s Medal 28/04/2019 10:18 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The former Board Member of Badminton Europe received the President’s medal at the BEC Gala on Saturd... | |
These are the winners for the BEC Awards 2018 28/04/2019 00:07 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) At the BEC Gala in Kiev, Ukraine, on April 27th the winners of the BEC Awards 2018 were announced. ... | |
English legend new member of BEC Hall of Fame 27/04/2019 23:17 | Aidan Jones & Rasmus Bech Badminton Europe is delighted to announce that the former European Champion, Mike Tredgett MBE, is t... | |
Peter Tarcala new BEC President 27/04/2019 16:55 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC) is pleased to announce Peter Tarcala as the BEC President for t... | |
Member’s Forum was a success 26/04/2019 21:10 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The 2019 Member’s Forum is in the books, and it was clear that the Member Associations of Badminton ... | |
Joao Matos elected as new BWF Vice-President for Europe 26/04/2019 17:25 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Matos will for the period 2019-2023 be the BWF Vice-President for Europe. At Annual Delegate’s M... | |
The schedule for the 2019 BEC Congress 25/04/2019 13:15 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The 2019 BEC Congress will take place in Kiev, Ukraine on the 26th & 27th April 2019. BEC looks ... | |
Misha Zilberman: I can reach higher 25/04/2019 13:01 | Lilit Poghosyan Misha Zilberman (Israel) has reached position no. 49 on the BWF men’s singles world ranking list thi... | |
European representation in Singapore 09/04/2019 09:09 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The Singapore Open has started, and the European representation is from four European countries, Den... | |
Grassroots badminton recieves boost with new league 03/04/2019 12:57 | Badminton England Badminton England has revealed that a brand new, tiered National Team League, capable of supporting... | |
German pair are contenders to defend their title 18/03/2019 13:49 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Mark Lamsfuss/Marvin Seidel are playing at the Orléans Masters this week and are defending their tit... | |
“We are just very happy” 17/03/2019 15:00 | Annika Langrock Mathias Bay-Smidt and Rikke Søby have surprisingly won the YONEX Swiss Open 2019. As the current... | |
Corvee dominated by Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati 15/03/2019 17:11 | Thomas Davin No chances for Lucas Corvee to reach the semi-finals of the Swiss Open: the Indian Sai Praneeth Bham... | |
Badminton instead of Bollywood 14/03/2019 17:35 | Swiss Badminton On Tuesday, 12 March 2019, Swiss Badminton held a one of a kind press event in Engelberg on the star... | |
- It's going to be tasty 08/03/2019 15:32 | Alan Raftery In the evening of day two of the All England Open, the Danish had a mini-surge of success. Leading t... | |
New Finance & Administration Manager wanted 06/03/2019 09:43 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Badminton Europe has a vacant position for a Finance & Administration Manager at the Head Office in ... | |
No home success in mixed doubles 27/02/2019 01:13 | Mireille van Daal The first day of the German Open 2019 in Muelheim an der Ruhr is finished. The matches of the quali... | |
- I came to Barcelona to see where I have to improve 21/02/2019 20:18 | Annika Langrock Viktor Axelsen has reached the quarter-final of the Barcelona Spain Masters 2019. He spoke to Badmin... | |
Paris 2024: IPC announces sports programme 26/01/2019 13:57 | IPC Press release The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games spor... | |
Gilmour tops the bill at YONEX Scottish Nationals 24/01/2019 08:45 | Badminton Scotland Defending champion Kirsty Gilmour has been confirmed as top seed in the women’s singles at the Yonex... | |
Victor Svendsen: It shows that my hard work is giving results 22/01/2019 21:28 | Lilit Poghosyan Denmark’s Victor Svendsen has moved six spots up on the men’s singles world ranking list to occupy p... | |
Time to vote: Shot of the Year 17/01/2019 14:35 | Aidan Jones (BEC) It is that time of year when the BEC Shot of the Year is chosen, and it is chosen by you, please fol... | |
Mixed day for Belgium on day one 08/01/2019 16:57 | Tom Hazlewood The Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters got underway today with a number of European players alr... | |
Happy New Year 31/12/2018 15:10 | Badminton Europe Happy New Year from Badminton Europe. | |
Merry Christmas 24/12/2018 22:22 | Badminton Europe Merry Christmas from Badminton Europe. | |
Who made Badminton Shot of the Year? 22/12/2018 15:49 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Now you can nominate for the new Badminton Shot of the Year Award! Badminton Shot of the Year can ... | |
Toma Popov: I am working on the right way 21/12/2018 18:05 | Lilit Poghosyan Toma Junior Popov has entered the top 60 in last week’s men’s singles world ranking list, reaching h... | |
- Huelva was a roller-coaster ride 19/12/2018 13:22 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Today, Badminton Europe has released another BEC Podcast episode, which is available on Facebook an... | |
Astrup/Rasmussen in the semi-final in Guangzhou 14/12/2018 17:25 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The final day of the group stage at the HSBC BWF World Tour finals in Guangzhou, China, has come to ... | |
Q&A with Yvonne Li 04/12/2018 15:09 | Alan Raferty & Aidan Jones Badminton Europe caught up with the German Women’s Singles player, Yvonne Li, before she heads to E... | |
Complete success for Spain in Wales 03/12/2018 11:59 | Despoina Anastasiadou The Welsh International Championships took place at the end of November and completed in Sports Nati... | |
Europe to host World Championships! 29/11/2018 14:30 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Big news for European badminton – Spain, Russia, France and Denmark will be hosting World Championsh... | |
Russians rain on India 24/11/2018 15:35 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The two Russian pairs, Ekaterina Bolotova/Alina Davletova and Vladimir Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov are among... | |
- My priority is to feel strong enough 19/11/2018 13:45 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva Zvonimir Durkinjak, Men's Singles player from Croatia, spoke with Badminton Europe about his ambitio... | |
Nguyen closing in on the dream 16/11/2018 09:15 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Three Danes and an Irishman are the European players left as the World Junior Championships goes int... | |
Vienna Welcomes Administrators and Coaches 07/11/2018 14:32 | Tania Teoh The 2018 BEC Para-Badminton Event in Vienna, organised by Badminton Europe (BEC) with the Austrian B... | |
English youngsters got the perfect start 06/11/2018 11:34 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The LI NING BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2018 kicked off on Monday, and the English tea... | |
Fifth 2018 title for Stoevas 04/11/2018 19:29 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The European Champions once again showed that they are the best women’s doubles in Europe. 2018 ... | |
Indian on top in Saarbrücken 04/11/2018 17:39 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Indian Subhankar Dey had a fantastic week at the SaarLorLux Open first beating Lin Dan and then clai... | |
New final for the European Champions 03/11/2018 17:39 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The European women’s doubles Champions, Stefani and Gabriela Stoeva will find their name on the sche... | |
Langridge and Ellis winning European men’s doubles clash 03/11/2018 16:01 | Rasmus Bech(BEC)
Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis are ready for the finals at the SaarLorLux Open 2018 after winnin... | |
Former EC beat French talent 03/11/2018 14:57 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The European men’s singles Champion from 2017, English Rajiv Ouseph beat the French talent, Toma Jun... | |
- I want to play in Tokyo 01/11/2018 11:29 | Annika Langrock The Chinese legend, Lin Dan, is not thinking about retiring soon. Instead, the Men’s Singles player ... | |
Gilmour drawn in the same half as Chinese top seed at Scottish Open Badminton Championships 31/10/2018 09:22 | Press Release: Badminton Scotland Kirsty Gilmour has been drawn in the same half of the women’s singles as China’s Cai Yanyan at the S... | |
- I think that we can see our performance in the right way 29/10/2018 11:12 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Stefani and Gabriella Stoeva was the European representation in the final of the Women’s Doubles eve... | |
Kirsty Gilmour seeded third in Scottish Open 26/10/2018 14:35 | Press Release: Badminton Scotland Kirsty Gilmour will have to overcome some strong opposition if she is to retain her women’s singles ... | |
Marin withdraws from French Open 20/10/2018 15:52 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The World Champion will not be in Paris to play the second BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament. O... | |
‘The Next One’ ready for the semi-finals 19/10/2018 21:21 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) In a thrilling quarter-final Anders Antonsen beat Chinese Huang Yuxiang and claimed a spot in the se... | |
Olympic Champions beat the home crowd favourite 19/10/2018 18:53 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Indonesian Super Stars were too strong for Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen. The Dani... | |
“Actually, we are not sure what we did better” 18/10/2018 14:37 | Annika Langrock Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge surprisingly won against the World Champions Li Junhui and Liu Yuch... | |
Marin: I hope I can play in France 17/10/2018 16:14 | Rasmus Bech Last week, Carolina Marin suffered an injury, preparing for the DANISA Denmark Open. After losing... | |
Last chance for tickets! 17/10/2018 16:14 | Aidan Jones We are now less than a week away from one of the biggest tournaments in European badminton! The B... | |
Awesome week for Maas and Tabeling 14/10/2018 22:17 | Mireille van Daal Jelle Maas and Robin Tabeling (The Netherlands) played the men’s doubles final at the Dutch Open 20... | |
Home favourites into second round women’s singles 10/10/2018 23:15 | Mireille van Daal In the first round of the Yonex Dutch Open 2018, Soraya de Visch Eijbergen and Gayle Mahulette did ... | |
Tickets are still available, purchase yours now! 05/10/2018 10:05 | Aidan Jones Tickets for one of the highest ranked BWF tournaments in Europe is still available before the 2018 Y... | |
Nhat Nguyen: "The goal is to compete at the Olympics in Tokyo." 24/09/2018 15:21 | Aidan Jones Nhat Nguyen, 18, is about to have the biggest year in his badminton career yet and is ready for th... | |
Seeding for the DANISIA Denmark Open is completed! 21/09/2018 13:25 | Press Release Viktor Axelsen, Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen, Mads Conrad/Mads Kolding and Mathias Christiansen/Chr... | |
Badminton Scotland searching for volunteers for the Scottish Open Championships 10/09/2018 13:54 | Press Release The search for volunteers for the Scottish Open Badminton Championships is now underway following th... | |
German profiles call it a day 30/08/2018 14:24 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Two of the big names, Carla Nelte and Olga Konon, retire. There will be no more international ba... | |
Lauren Smith: I will continue to play two events 27/08/2018 15:59 | Emma Lollike The 2018 World Championships brought both disappointment and positivity for the future. The English ... | |
Marin in the final 04/08/2018 12:42 | Aidan Jones Exciting Semi-Finals day! Carolina Marin is through to the final of the BWF Total World Champi... | |
Carolina Marin progresses to the Semi Final as Viktor Axelsen crashes out! 03/08/2018 16:41 | Aidan Jones Mixed day for Europe. As we approach the end of the BWF Total World Championships in China, world... | |
Dunn and Hall into the second round 31/07/2018 13:26 | Press release from Badminton Scotland Alex Dunn and Adam Hall scored one of the best wins in their burgeoning partnership today to reach t... | |
Work harder to get closer 30/07/2018 12:36 | Mireille van Daal With around ten matches still to go, the action in Nanjing is wild and shining! This also means tha... | |
Great preparation for Natalia Perminova 29/07/2018 16:03 | Mark Males With only one day to go until the start of the World Championships, Badminton Europe caught up with ... | |
World Championships countdown: preview with Adrian Dziolko. 28/07/2018 09:30 | Mireille van Daal Only two days until the World Championships!! Many of the players are currently on their way to Nanj... | |
Strong European Showing on Day Two 25/07/2018 14:43 | Mark Males It was a great day in the Akita Masters in Japan today for the European competitors. First on cou... | |
BREAKING: Lee Chong Wei withdraws from World Championships 24/07/2018 15:53 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Lee Chong has withdrawn from both the next week's World Championships in Nanjing, China, and Asian G... | |
Bruun ready for second round 24/07/2018 10:19 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Danish Kim Bruun was the only European on court today in Japan, and the Dane is ready to face a Chin... | |
Chong Wei to skip the World Championships? 23/07/2018 15:53 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Rumours has it, that the three times runner-up at the Olympics and the Worlds, Lee Chong Wei might s... | |
Help us to do better 23/07/2018 11:19 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) What kind of content would you like to see on the Badminton Europe platforms? Please help us to do b... | |
Badminton Europe is seeking a Commercial Manager 23/07/2018 11:19 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC) Commercial Manager Deadline: 1 August 2018 at 12 PM (CEST) ... | |
Qualification Regulations are ready 23/07/2018 09:25 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The qualification regulations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are ready. The Tokyo 2020 Para... | |
Leverdez before LCW clash: I’ll bring my A game 18/07/2018 09:05 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) For the second consecutive year Brice Leverdez will face Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, at the World Champ... | |
Strong European Interest 17/07/2018 09:07 | Mark Males Moving on from the Thailand Open, the 2018 Singapore Open gets underway on the 17th July, with a lar... | |
Leverdez vs Chong Wei – The World Championship rematch 17/07/2018 09:02 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) For the second consecutive year Brice Leverdez will face Lee Chong Wei at the World Championships. ... | |
European clashes in the doubles 17/07/2018 09:02 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) In the doubles categories it is hard to make any predictions ahead of the TOTAL BWF World Championsh... | |
Campbell and MacHugh announce retirement 09/07/2018 12:38 | Press release from Badminton Scotland Two of Scotland’s most popular players have today confirmed their retirement from full time badminto... | |
BASIS News: First BEC National Umpire Tutor Workshop 04/07/2018 08:40 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) During the 2018 European Junior Championships the first BEC National Umpire Tutor Workshop will take... | |
BEC Commissions and board gather in Caldas da Rainha 14/06/2018 12:07 | Emma Lollike The commission members of Badminton Europe’s 10 commissions and the Board of Directors will meet in ... | |
Danish exit 25/05/2018 19:53 | Tom Leonard The defending Thomas Cup Champions will not be defending their title on Sunday after losing 3-2 agai... | |
Denmark's men ready for the semi-finals 24/05/2018 19:47 | Niels Nedergaard There was never doubt about the result, when Denmark’s men beat the South Korean-team in the quarter... | |
Jonas Ralfy Jansen: excited to play in his first Thomas Cup 19/05/2018 09:46 | Tom Leonard With one day to go until the Thomas and Uber Cup 2018 begins, some of the best players in the world ... | |
Sara Thygesen: We have to be ready and go all in 18/05/2018 11:14 | Tom Leonard The Total BWF Thomas and Uber Finals kick off in Thailand on Sunday 20 May 2018 with the group stage... | |
BWF focus on change and future 15/05/2018 11:34 | BWF press release The future of badminton and the prospect of change will be in focus at the Badminton World Federatio... | |
Peter Gade enters BEC Hall of Fame 15/04/2018 12:04 | Emma Lollike Valamar President Hotel in Dubrovnik sat the stage for the 6th BEC Awards Gala on the eve of April 1... | |
Konstantin Abramov: One more hurdle before the 2018 European Championships 11/04/2018 22:30 | Tom Leonard Tomorrow, the 19th Victor Dutch International 2018 begins, taking us a quarter of the way through th... | |
A passionate para-badminton coach 28/03/2018 11:47 | Maria Bubucea This edition of ´European Para-Badminton Towards Tokyo 2020´ features Dina Abouzeid Sariñena, Nation... | |
Draw: Defending Champion to face Malaysia, Russia and Algeria 22/03/2018 12:49 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The draw for the Thomas & Uber Cup 2018 finals was conducted today in Bangkok, where the tournament ... | |
Thomas Cup match winner: A great draw 22/03/2018 11:10 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus won the match which secured the Thomas Cup trophy for Denmark in 20... | |
Indonesian victory in men’s doubles 18/03/2018 19:37 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen finished second after losing in straight games to the World number ... | |
They did it – Pedersen & Juhl won All England Open! 18/03/2018 18:53 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) They took revenge – Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl won the 2018 All England Open women’... | |
WATCH THE YONEX ALL ENGLAND FINALS HERE 17/03/2018 19:11 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Today is the day. The day where eight names will be made part of the badminton history. YONEX Al... | |
Jan Colin: We didn't expect to win this tournament 17/03/2018 18:52 | Niels Nedergaard Jan Colin/Bjarne Geiss from Germany won the KaBaL International Karviná 2018 in men’s doubles, and J... | |
Another clash between Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei 15/03/2018 21:15 | Mireille van Daal Birmingham will enjoy a legendary clash at an early stage tomorrow! Because it is Lin Dan (China) an... | |
A dream coming true for Mia Blichfeldt 15/03/2018 17:44 | Mireille van Daal Yesterday was already thriller of a first round, but Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark) did it again: She beat... | |
Denmark taking the lead 14/03/2018 09:21 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The morning session was good for the Danish players at YONEX All England 2018. The first Europea... | |
Antonsen: Hopefully I can win 12/03/2018 21:41 | Niels Nedergaard The young Danish star Anders Antonsen is not afraid of saying something about his ambitions before t... | |
Assistant Coach for BEC Centre of Excellence 08/03/2018 11:19 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Badminton Europe is the Continental Confederation administering the sport of badminton in Europe. Th... | |
Badminton Europe is seeking an Events Manager 08/03/2018 11:13 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe is seeking a Manager for a full-time position to join its head office in Copenhagen... | |
Happy International Women's Day! 08/03/2018 11:06 | Maria Bubucea
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a worldwide event that celebrates the social, economic, cultur... | |
Logos for "Para"-llel World Championships 2019 are ready 08/03/2018 10:55 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The best badminton players in the World will go to Basel in 2019 to play the BWF World Championships... | |
European Juniors logo published 07/03/2018 13:38 | Press release Badminton Estonia On the occasion of exactly half a year till the start of European Junior Championships in Tallinn, t... | |
Olga Morozova: Looking forward to trying new service rules 05/03/2018 20:43 | Niels Nedergaard Olga Morozova from Russia is looking forward to play in Germany tomorrow, where YONEX German Open ta... | |
Herttrich: German Open will bring some surprising matches 05/03/2018 09:00 | Emma Lollike The HSBC BWF World Tour continues in Europe and next up is YONEX German Open. Isabel Herttrich has l... | |
Jacco Arends: testing out new service rule 04/03/2018 23:01 | Mireille van Daal Two days until the German Open in Muelheim an der Ruhr! This Super 300 tournament is the first tour... | |
BEC to engage Digital Agency 28/02/2018 16:02 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Badminton Europe is eager to improve its digital footprint and is now looking to engage an agency th... | |
These Europeans are ready for the next round in Swiss Open 20/02/2018 20:56 | Niels Nedergaard YONEX Swiss Open 2018 has started, and the first matches are finished. In this article, you can read... | |
Jan Jorgensen: Hopefully I can get a lot of matches 19/02/2018 14:09 | Niels Nedergaard Jan Jorgensen from Denmark is back after an injury, and he hopes to get a lot of matches in YONEX Sw... | |
BWF COUNCIL PROPOSES INNOVATIVE CHANGES 14/02/2018 06:14 | Press release from BWF The Badminton World Federation (BWF) Council will formally propose a suite of changes to enhance ... | |
These are the new national champions 09/02/2018 20:14 | Niels Nedergaard Several European Member Associations have crowned their national champions last week. Badminton Euro... | |
Over and out for Evans 06/02/2018 13:07 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Scott Evans has announced his retirement from international badminton. Evans became the first Iri... | |
The first space badminton tournament has taken place 06/02/2018 09:44 | Press release from National Badminton Federation of Russia The first ever space badminton tournament took place at the International Space Station on the Earth... | |
Marin recovers as Spain shines in Delhi 01/02/2018 22:18 | David Grice Marathon encounter sees Olympic women’s singles champion prevail in three sets. It was double ... | |
Badminton England statement on funding investments 01/02/2018 17:15 | Badminton England Over £630,000 to be invested into world-level badminton athletes over the remainder of the Tokyo c... | |
15th anniversary and still going strong 01/02/2018 09:17 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) On this day in 2003 the new General Secretary of Badminton Europe, Brian Agerbak entered the BEC Off... | |
Antonsen: I’m still a youngster 31/01/2018 22:04 | Aidan Jones Anders Antonsen can head home after losing in the first round of India Open. Antonsen lost 22-20 ... | |
Memo: Board of Directors meeting, January 2018 31/01/2018 11:49 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Luxembourg to host 2019 European Club Championships At the Board of Directors Meeting in Copenhag... | |
Want to be volunteer writer at Badminton Europe? 29/01/2018 09:44 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Now is your chance! We are looking for writers to join Europe’s no. 1 badminton community. Do you lo... | |
Labar: Very frustrated 23/01/2018 08:45 | Niels Nedergaard Ronan Labar/Audrey Fontaine from France lost their first game at Daihutsa Indonesia Masters 2018 in ... | |
In-form Axelsen seals spot in finals
20/01/2018 13:56 | Manuel Røsler World champion Viktor Axelsen has booked his place in the Malaysia Masters 2018 Finals, joining his ... | |
Axelsen: There is nothing to be afraid of 19/01/2018 12:36 | Niels Nedergaard The world’s number one in men’s singles, Viktor Axelsen, are ready for the semifinals at Perodua Mal... | |
Rytter Juhl: We played very well today 18/01/2018 13:43 | Niels Nedergaard The third seeded Danish pair in women’s doubles, Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Christinna Pedersen, passed in... | |
- You will see me in Tokyo 15/01/2018 09:05 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Soraya De Visch Eijbergen is definitely back from her injury, and the ambitions are big for the form... | |
Piek: We are always hungry for more 11/01/2018 15:50 | Emma Lollike Selena Piek and Jacco Arends of the Neterlands are through to the quarter-finals at Thailand Masters... | |
Waiting time is over! 08/01/2018 19:38 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) It’s time! It’s time for the 2018 season to begin, and Europeans are going for gold in Thailand. ... | |
BWF LAUNCHES HSBC PARTNERSHIP AND ‘GUANGZHOU FINALS’ 08/01/2018 11:47 | Press release from BWF In a landmark announcement, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) today launched its remodelled world... | |
Nathan Robertson featured in episode 5 22/12/2017 12:17 | Emma Lollike The legendary English doubles player sat down with Mark Phelan to revive badminton memories. The ... | |
The fantastic finish by Axelsen 18/12/2017 13:20 | BWF/BEC Viktor Axelsen brought down the curtains on the event where his year-long stellar run began – the Du... | |
Juhl/Pedersen secured a semi-final spot 15/12/2017 09:01 | Mireille van Daal Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen (Denmark) won their second match in the Dubai World Sup... | |
Axelsen in battle for player award 06/12/2017 10:06 | Press release from BWF Current world No.1 singles stars – Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying – are... | |
Experimental service law from March 2018 29/11/2017 10:24 | Press release from BWF The Badminton World Federation will start testing of an Experimental Service Law (Fixed Height) from... | |
BASIS Programme - WAoS Event Management and Administrator Course 27/11/2017 15:32 | Tania Teoh World Academy of Sport (WAoS) – Events Management & National Administrators Course lies under the BE... | |
Mazur and Choong reign supreme in Ulsan 27/11/2017 10:39 | Bobby Griffin Lucas Mazur wins men’s singles gold in SL4 at the Para World Championships, whilst Rachel Choong doe... | |
European dreams alive on Day 3 24/11/2017 22:57 | Bobby Griffin Germans keep European hopes alive in the SL3-4 Mens Doubles at the Para World Championships! Jan ... | |
Badminton mourns the loss of Erik Meijs 17/11/2017 09:07 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The 26-year-old Dutch men’s singles profile Erik Meijs passed away Thursday night after being involv... | |
Rasmus Gemke completes dream streak 06/11/2017 12:05 | Mireille van Daal Rasmus Gemke (Denmark) has succeeded to win the Bitburger Open 2017. In the final he beat Hsu Jen H... | |
European men’s singles in top 10 31/10/2017 13:44 | Emma Lollike The new BWF Junior World Ranking list, from 26 October, revealed that a European men’s singles has a... | |
Close but not enough 29/10/2017 18:50 | Aidan Jones The men’s doubles pair have enjoyed an almost perfect tournament but just could not get the result t... | |
Boe and Mogensen did it again 28/10/2017 22:58 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The Danish men’s double just love playing in Paris. Once again Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen ar... | |
It a successful day for the Danes! 27/10/2017 22:21 | Aidan Jones At day four of the French Open the Danish players showed, that they are not ready to leave Paris.... | |
Boe and Mogensen still in the title run 21/10/2017 09:50 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The Danish men’s double was the European highlight at the quarterfinals at Denmark Open. Mathias ... | |
BEC Badminton for Women Award 13/10/2017 13:45 | Tania Teoh Nominee 4 is Mart Mäerand, Estonian badminton coach in Nõo Badminton Club which he established 25 ye... | |
BEC will pay Tom Bacher a final tribute 10/10/2017 08:30 | Jimmy Andersen On Wednesday 11 October Badminton Europe officials will say a last goodbye to its past president and... | |
Mixed day for European teams 09/10/2017 14:03 | Aidan Jones The first day of the World Junior Mixed Team Championships has ended and there are some results to n... | |
30 days until BEC Para-Badminton Event 09/10/2017 14:00 | Tania Teoh The countdown has begun and in less than one month, the 2017 BEC Para-Badminton Event will commence ... | |
President: So long my President and Mentor 09/10/2017 13:48 | Gregory Verpoorten Dear Badminton Friends, It is with great sadness that I was informed last week that one of Badmi... | |
Mazur Making Waves 29/09/2017 19:06 | Tania Teoh This edition of ´European Para-Badminton Towards Tokyo 2020´ features Lucas Mazur (FRA), winner of t... | |
European Juniors fighting for top 10 29/09/2017 11:21 | Lilit Poghosyan With the World Junior Championships (WJC) kicking off on October 9 in Indonesia, European junior pla... | |
A new Latvian and Lithuanian tradition on the Day of the Baltic Unity 26/09/2017 13:50 | Latvian Badminton Federation On September 22, a new tradition called the ‘Day of the Baltic unity’ began, in the Lithuanian bord... | |
Big anniversary night in Sofia 25/09/2017 14:56 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Big party in the Bulgarian capital as the badminton federation celebrates 50th anniversary. Satu... | |
Mroz Marching Tall in Sao Paulo 18/09/2017 12:16 | Tania Teoh Our 2015 BEC Best Para-Badminton Player of the Year winner, Bartlomiej Mroz (POL) had a splendid out... | |
Team GB tops medal table in Tokyo 15/09/2017 15:06 | Tania Teoh Team GB went home with five golds and two silvers after the completion of the HULIC DAIHATSU BWF Par... | |
BEC Badminton for Women Award 11/09/2017 14:37 | Tania Teoh Nominee 3 is Maria Susana Maldonado (better known as Susana) who was nominated by the Portuguese Bad... | |
Serbia defends title in Balkan 05/09/2017 12:30 | Emma Lollike From 25-27 August, the Balkan countries gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia, to compete at the U15 Balkan C... | |
Want to be a writer for Badminton Europe? 04/09/2017 11:27 | Emma Lollike Now is your chance! We are looking to hire writers to join Europe’s no. 1 badminton community. D... | |
Alimov and Davletova win bronze at the Universiade 31/08/2017 10:22 | Jimmy Andersen From 23-29 August, the 29th Summer Universiade took place in Chinese Taipei - with badminton being r... | |
Board of Directors Meeting, 24-25 June 2017 16/08/2017 15:41 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe publishes the memo from the Board of Directors meeting in Milan (Italy) from 24-25 ... | |
Meet the Team 15/08/2017 12:28 | Tania Teoh The 2017 BEC Para-Badminton Event will take place in Lisburn, Northern Ireland from 9-12 November 20... | |
Merrilees to relish Lin Dan challenge 10/08/2017 10:21 | Emma Lollike The much anticipated draw for the upcoming world championships took place this morning in BWF headqu... | |
International badminton mourns the death of Aneta Yaneva 25/07/2017 15:35 | Emma Lollike We are saddened to report that Associate Professor Dr. Aneta Yaneva died on July 24, 2017. After a s... | |
Invitation to attend courses by World Academy of Sports 25/07/2017 10:56 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe is happy to invite its Member Associations to attend the first BEC National Adminis... | |
Tickets selling fast with only a month to go to the Worlds 21/07/2017 15:38 | Emma Lollike Badminton Scotland are urging fans to snap up the last remaining tickets for the TOTAL BWF Badminton... | |
Briggs & Wolfenden take first Grand Prix title 17/07/2017 15:49 | Emma Lollike In the last final of the Yonex Canada Open, Peter Briggs and Tom Wolfenden from England could celebr... | |
Nine European quarter-finals in Canada Open 14/07/2017 22:21 | Emma Lollike Many high-ranked players, here amongst Kento Momota of Japan, have travelled to Calgary to fine-tune... | |
Badminton Europe: Events - Junior Manager 12/07/2017 08:57 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe is seeking a Junior Manager for a full-time position to join its head office in Cop... | |
Thomas composes a World Championships winner 06/07/2017 15:29 | Emma Lollike BADMINTONscotland tuned up for the TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017 today by announcing the winner... | |
Huge interest for BEC Commissions 06/07/2017 12:12 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe’s (BEC) Board of Directors concluded a productive Board meeting last weekend, in M... | |
11th European Universities Badminton Championships 05/07/2017 16:10 | Emma Lollike European University Sports Association (EUSA) organises university sport events all over Europe. And... | |
Quotes, quotes, quotes. 03/07/2017 09:18 | Tania Teoh The Women in Badminton Commission of Badminton Europe (BEC) offers annual scholarships to all our Me... | |
Ridder to head Athletes’ Commission 22/06/2017 11:37 | Emma Lollike Dutch international Koen Ridder is the new Chair of the BWF Athletes’ Commission. Ridder replaces... | |
BEC becomes a proud member of European Paralympic Committee 19/06/2017 14:42 | Emma Lollike From this Saturday, 17 June 2017, Badminton Europe (BEC) is officially a member of the European Para... | |
Badminton Europe appoints new Communication Manager 08/06/2017 09:33 | Jimmy Andersen Rasmus Bech (30) will be the new Communication Manager at Badminton Europe. Bech is leaving his post... | |
Toronto to host BWF World Juniors 07/06/2017 15:27 | Emma Lollike Next year’s edition of the BWF World Junior Championships will be held in Toronto, Canada, at Markha... | |
Three Europeans elected for BWF Athletes' Commission 24/05/2017 16:16 | Emma Lollike Three European candidates ran for the election and, today, they were all successfully elected. Congr... | |
Two new BEC Directors join BWF Council for 2017-2021 22/05/2017 10:19 | Emma Lollike Elections for the Council of the World’s Badminton Federation (BWF) was organized on Saturday 20 May... | |
Board of Directors Meeting, 2 April 2017 17/05/2017 11:37 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe publishes the memo from the Board of Directors meeting in Prague (CZE) from 2 April... | |
Tan Kim Her joins World Coaching Conference line-up 16/05/2017 13:13 | Emma Lollike BADMINTONscotland and the Badminton World Federation today announced experienced Malaysian coach Tan... | |
Badminton Europe: Manager - Communication 11/05/2017 15:23 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe is seeking a Manager for a full-time position to join its head office in Copenhagen... | |
Badminton Europe launches #EC17 app 24/04/2017 20:34 | Emma Lollike Today, Badminton Europe (BEC) has launched an app dedicated to the 2017 European Championships. The ... | |
Three Europeans running for BWF Athletes' Commission 11/04/2017 16:20 | Emma Lollike An Olympic silver medallist, two former world No.1s in Men’s Doubles and a former European Men’s Sin... | |
Polish Badminton Association: Head Coach 05/04/2017 09:07 | Emma Lollike The Polish Badminton Association is looking for a National Head Coach starting July 1st 2017 for ... | |
50th Anniversary of Badminton Europe celebrated this weekend 04/04/2017 15:33 | Emma Lollike During the BEC Congress of 2017, three board members were elected at the Annual Delegates' Meeting, ... | |
Exciting line-up for Glasgow’s World Coaching Conference 02/04/2017 15:22 | Emma Lollike BADMINTONscotland and the Badminton World Federation have announced a high-quality line-up for the t... | |
Ready for a weekend of celebration 29/03/2017 11:03 | Emma Lollike The European Member Associations assemble once a year along with the confederation for the BEC Congr... | |
Follow the BEC Congress live on BE.TV 28/03/2017 11:09 | Emma Lollike This weekend, Badminton Europe (BEC) invites everyone to join us for the Members’ Forum and 5th BEC ... | |
Ivan Škácha passes away 24/03/2017 15:16 | Emma Lollike The Czech referee died yesterday after a long illness at the age of 57. Even though he lost his seve... | |
BWF launches new event structure 20/03/2017 11:40 | Emma Lollike The Badminton World Federation has unveiled a new tournament structure, with million-dollar prize mo... | |
Bangkok and Basel bag 'Major Events' 18/03/2017 13:38 | Emma Lollike Bangkok became the first Thai city to win a bid for a BWF Major Event when it was today named to hos... | |
Sudirman Cup battle royal beckons 17/03/2017 15:07 | Emma Lollike Denmark and Indonesia, who played an epic Thomas Cup final last year, have been drawn together – alo... | |
Rytter Juhl/Pedersen runner-up in Birmingham 12/03/2017 00:28 | Manuel Røsler With a chance to win their first All England title and the first European women’s doubles title s... | |
Juhl & Pedersen make it to the All England finals 11/03/2017 18:08 | Manuel Røsler Denmark’s Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen maintained their impressive form as they eased... | |
Europeans in quarter-finals at German Open 03/03/2017 12:52 | Emma Lollike In Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, where the German Open is in full swing, 20 quarter-finals are being... | |
Former VP Ole Mertz passes away 20/02/2017 12:23 | Emma Lollike On 15 February 2017, Ole Mertz passed away. Ole Mertz was a former Vice President of the IBF and a g... | |
Erland Kops passes away 18/02/2017 11:58 | Emma Lollike The world of badminton has lost one of its’ greatest players of all time. Erland Kops died at 80 yea... | |
Announcement of name for BEC Mascot 08/02/2017 10:52 | Emma Lollike During November of 2016, Badminton Europe (BEC) organized a name competition for our mascot on our ... | |
New national champions in 20 member associations 06/02/2017 08:55 | Emma Lollike Congratulations to all the national champions of 2017! Austria “60. Österreichische Staatsmeis... | |
Tickets going fast for the World Championships 03/02/2017 09:35 | Emma Lollike WITH LESS THAN 200 days to go until the TOTAL BWF Badminton World Championships 2017 come to Glasgow... | |
National Championships across Europe this weekend 01/02/2017 09:22 | Emma Lollike By Monday, many European member associations will have crowned their new national champions. Through... | |
Great recognition for badminton in Bulgaria 31/01/2017 14:55 | Emma Lollike In connection with the 50th Anniversary of the Bulgarian Badminton (1967-2017), Ministry of Youth an... | |
Open for scholarship applications 27/01/2017 14:51 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe(BEC) can now inform that the Women in Badminton(WiB) Commission is open for applica... | |
Preben Dabelsteen, two-time All England champion, dies at 91 26/01/2017 14:27 | Emma Lollike One of the postwar badminton stars, Preben Dabelsteen, Denmark, who won the All England championship... | |
Prepared for a year of ‘excellence’ 24/01/2017 09:24 | Emma Lollike Nine commission meetings and a Board of Directors’ meeting was conducted during this past weekend at... | |
Badminton Manager has exceeded 2,000 teams 19/01/2017 10:57 | Emma Lollike It began in October 2016, and now Badminton Europe is delighted to announce that the number of teams... | |
BEC welcomes Board and Commissions in Copenhagen this weekend 18/01/2017 15:33 | Emma Lollike In the upcoming weekend, Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC) has called its Board and Commission me... | |
Erland Kops turns 80 13/01/2017 09:56 | Emma Lollike Today, the Danish badminton legend Erland Kops celebrates his 80th birthday. All of us at Badmint... | |
2017: New year, new features 02/01/2017 11:52 | Emma Lollike Happy New Year - and welcome to the year of Badminton Europe’s 50th anniversary. To mark this, we ha... | |
Axelsen picks opportune moment to beat Lee Chong Wei for first time 16/12/2016 19:22 | Mark Phelan It was a case of winner take all in today’s final group match between Viktor Axelsen and Lee Chong W... | |
Be on top of the World with discounted ticket offers for Glasgow 2017 12/12/2016 14:30 | Emma Lollike JUST A FEW DAYS to Christmas and BADMINTONscotland is determined to make it a season of good will fo... | |
Europe well represented across all 5 disciplines in Dubai 12/12/2016 09:52 | Mark Phelan As Europe starts to experience the winter chill on the approach Christmas the cream of the world’s b... | |
Emotional victory for Pedersen and Juhl 27/11/2016 22:59 | Manuel Røsler No, it was not just their second Superseries title of the year, it was indeed a very emotional victo... | |
Nir Sade: As team manager and umpire you never really exit your role 24/11/2016 14:09 | Emma Lollike During the ties in Group 1 of the Qualification to the 2017 European Mixed Team Championships, Badmi... | |
BWF honours Erland Kops 23/11/2016 10:03 | Emma Lollike A lifetime of sporting success and sterling contribution to badminton, spanning almost 60 years, was... | |
Kaity Hall: We need female as role model 21/11/2016 12:49 | Tania Teoh Badminton Europe (BEC) spoke to Kaity Hall, former Scottish national player and now Head Coach of Sc... | |
Former BEC President Tom Bacher turns 75 today 16/11/2016 11:27 | Emma Lollike Former Badminton Europe President Tom Bacher celebrates his 75th birthday today. Everybody from Badm... | |
Wider global TV audience for Scottish Open 16/11/2016 09:52 | Emma Lollike The Scottish Open Grand Prix received a further boost today with the announcement that BT Sport will... | |
The Past and Beyond 14/11/2016 13:40 | Tania Teoh Knowledge was gained while new friendships and contacts were made in Beek more than three weeks ago ... | |
China wins Suhandinata Cup 07/11/2016 10:38 | Emma Lollike China stood mightily at the summit of the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships yet again today ... | |
Para-Badminton Worlds 2017 to Korea 07/11/2016 10:12 | Emma Lollike The Badminton World Federation has awarded the 11th BWF Para-Badminton World Championships to the Ci... | |
Badminton Manager is unlocked for Round 2 03/11/2016 15:47 | Emma Lollike From today, all the badminton managers out there will beable to adjust their teams. This weekend, th... | |
Bilbao hosts the biggest Junior events of 2016 02/11/2016 15:11 | Emma Lollike The city of Bilbao, located in the Basque Country of Spain, will the following days stage the bigges... | |
Danish Duo back on top of the podium 31/10/2016 14:06 | Emma Lollike Even though the men’s double final at this year’s French Open did not end in a traditional manner, M... | |
Magazine issue 23 published 28/10/2016 12:11 | Manuel Røsler The latest edition of Badminton Europe's online magazine (issue 23, November 2016) has been publishe... | |
Badminton Manager reaches 1,250 25/10/2016 09:46 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe’s manager app-game, Badminton Manager, has reached 1,250 subscribers with the new s... | |
Danes were determined to win 24/10/2016 15:37 | Emma Lollike Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen of Denmark did what they have done in prior matches ... | |
Nehwal on IOC Athletes' Commission 19/10/2016 15:56 | Emma Lollike Badminton athlete, Saina Nehwal, is now a member of the IOC Athletes’ Commission; one of four athlet... | |
Play Badminton Manager now 14/10/2016 15:27 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe is pleased to announce that our Badminton Manager game is back with a second editio... | |
A vexed end to a good start 04/10/2016 15:10 | Emma Lollike Even though Japan Open in the previous week, brought some good results for European badminton, many ... | |
BEC welcome new junior manager 03/10/2016 15:30 | Emma Lollike This week, we have welcomed the newest member of the European badminton office in Brøndby. Hugo Mu... | |
BWF and Wanda announce landmark partnership 30/09/2016 10:11 | Emma Lollike BWF and Wanda boost badminton to the next level by centralising BWF’s worldwide commercial rights wi... | |
Retaliation for Rio 26/09/2016 15:41 | Emma Lollike Exactly one month after Rio Olympic Games, 2016 Yonex Open Japan began. Players travelled to Tokyo t... | |
Referee Course in Belgium 21/09/2016 15:13 | Emma Lollike Last week, the beautiful city of Leuven was not only the host of the 2016 YONEX Belgian Internationa... | |
Tremendous success at the National Badminton Day 15/09/2016 09:24 | Emma Lollike More than 13 000 people visited and more than 2 300 participated in the tournament of National Badmi... | |
Historic Olympics for European Badminton 26/08/2016 10:33 | Emma Lollike First Olympic medal to Spain, gold, in women’s singles. An Olympic medal to Denmark – first in wome... | |
Dane Dethrones Lin Dan 20/08/2016 09:05 | Emma Lollike Viktor Axelsen rises to a legendary status by beating the king of badminton, Lin Dan, in three remar... | |
Marin crowned 'Reina' of Rio 19/08/2016 20:02 | Emma Lollike ‘Reina’ is Spanish for queen, and that is exactly what she is. A successful Olympic tournament for C... | |
Sensational bronze to Ellis/Langridge 19/08/2016 10:41 | Emma Lollike Team GB’s Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis have won Britain’s first ever Olympic men’s doubles badmi... | |
Aiming for Gold 18/08/2016 21:00 | Emma Lollike When one is 23 years old, trains five hours a day – seven days a week, has won two world and two Eur... | |
Danes could almost taste the gold 18/08/2016 14:47 | Emma Lollike An Olympic Women’s doubles final without a Chinese pair is history in itself. For Denmark to win an ... | |
Missing the extra level 18/08/2016 12:44 | Emma Lollike Olympic Games in Rio is the first time Viktor Axelsen has played on the Olympic stage. Despite his n... | |
Young Axelsen lives up to his seeding 17/08/2016 18:56 | Emma Lollike Viktor Axelsen of Denmark has made it clear that he has a lot of nerves going into this Olympic tour... | |
Marin fast-forwards to Semi-final 17/08/2016 10:50 | Emma Lollike Going into the Olympic tournament, there was only one thing on Carolina Marin’s mind; O-R-O (G-O-L-D... | |
Day 5: Doubles’ QF and Singles’ Last 16 16/08/2016 11:57 | Emma Lollike The Quarterfinals and last 16-matches of August 15 in Rio, showed European players that delivered bo... | |
European Women’s doubles ready for historic final 16/08/2016 10:19 | Emma Lollike Women's Doubles Semi-finals: Denmark has never had a Women’s doubles in an Olympic final, for Ch... | |
Four European pairs ready for Quarterfinals 15/08/2016 10:56 | Emma Lollike Polish Mixed doubles Mateusiak/Zieba did not make it through their Quarterfinal this evening, but th... | |
Singles' recap before Last 16 15/08/2016 03:52 | Emma Lollike Looking back on the group play of the Olympic Games in Rio, not many surprises have occurred. But Ir... | |
Day 4: Mateusiak/Zieba through to QF 14/08/2016 13:15 | Emma Lollike Today the Olympic tournament has reached the final stages of group play in both Men’s and Women’s si... | |
European Schedule: August 11, 2016 10/08/2016 07:36 | Emma Lollike The Olympic badminton tournament kicks off tomorrow and we have taken the liberty to make a schedule... | |
New employee starts today 08/08/2016 15:23 | Emma Lollike Today is the first day for our new employee Pavel Florián. He will be joining the BEC Office as the ... | |
Instagram Take-Overs 08/08/2016 13:55 | Emma Lollike The Olympic badminton tournament is still a couple of days away – three to be precise. This gives th... | |
Vacant jobs in European badminton 02/08/2016 15:57 | Emma Lollike On the Badminton Europe (BEC) main website, a job section shows the current available jobs in Europe... | |
Seeded players still aiming high 28/07/2016 10:59 | Emma Lollike The official draw aired live on BWF’s Badmintonworld.tv this Tuesday, giving the Olympians a more de... | |
Last stop on the road to Rio 27/07/2016 10:11 | Emma Lollike Brøndby is usually home turf for the best players of Denmark, but the last couple of days they have ... | |
Draw Ceremony 26/07/2016 14:19 | Emma Lollike Watch the live feed from Tuesday's Draw Ceremony. | |
European view ahead of Olympic draw next Tuesday 22/07/2016 15:32 | Emma Lollike Official seeding is based on the World Ranking from July 21st, and shows how the highest ranked pla... | |
Press Release: GB Badminton stars in Birmingham training camp 21/07/2016 15:23 | Emma Lollike Badminton’s Team GB stars and some of Europe’s finest are preparing for the Rio 2016 Olympic Game... | |
2nd PBEC: Combining three events and adding new content 19/07/2016 10:46 | Emma Lollike 2nd BEC Para-Badminton Education Course (2nd PBEC) will be organized from October 21-23, 2016 in Bee... | |
Badminton competitions begin tomorrow 18/07/2016 08:47 | Emma Lollike Zagreb, Croatia, is these days hosting the European University Games (EUG 2016). During 15 days of J... | |
Last try before Rio 07/07/2016 12:19 | Emma Lollike European players reach US Open Quarterfinals in El Monte, California. The ‘road to Rio’ is almost co... | |
Welcome to our new employee 01/07/2016 10:55 | Emma Lollike We are very excited to announce our new Junior Manager starts today. The newest addition to the B... | |
BEC mourns the death of Edgard Verpoorten 30/06/2016 11:05 | Jimmy Andersen Badminton Europe Confederation, Belgian Badminton Federation, Badminton Vlaanderen and the entire ba... | |
Badminton Europe signs with YONEX until 2020 14/03/2016 11:04 | Brian Agerbak Birmingham, England (March 11th, 2016) – YONEX CO.,LTD. and the Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC)... | |
"Make yourself and your interest known" 29/02/2016 15:44 | Zsuzsanna Kovacs We spoke to Emma Mason, a former top player from Scotland and BEC Commission Member since 2015 about... | |
BEC Athletes election decided 19/02/2016 13:33 | Brian Agerbak The voting for the BEC Athletes Commission concluded on Thursday 18 February at 17.00 local time in ... | |
Women in Badminton Scholarships Programme 18/02/2016 14:00 | Zsuzsanna Kovacs Badminton Europe introduces for the first time ever, the ´Women in Badminton´ Scholarships Programme... | |
It is election day in Kazan 18/02/2016 10:32 | Brian Agerbak It is election day at the 2016 European Men’s & Women’s Team Championships in Kazan and time for pla... | |
Girls Camp in Norway 28/12/2015 14:57 | Zsuzsanna Kovacs The Norwegian Badminton Federation (NBF) organized a badminton training camp for girls from 10-13 De... | |
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015 03/09/2015 13:13 | Tania Teoh The 10th edition of the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships will take place in Stoke Mandeville f... | |
Ireland seek Chief Executive Officer 28/08/2015 10:27 | Zsuzsanna Kovacs Badminton Ireland is seeking to appoint a Chief Executive Officer. Badminton Ireland is the National... | |
Ellis and Langridge upset No. 8 seeds 13/08/2015 23:31 | Manuel Røsler Unseeded Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge of England (main picture) created one of the surprising vi... | |
Make an exclusive visit to the Yonex French Open in Paris 22/07/2015 15:26 | Jimmy Andersen Badminton fans from all over the world arenow offered an exclusive opportunity of experiencing not o... | |
Badminton mourns the loss of Jim Mackay 17/07/2015 09:03 | Jimmy Andersen Para-badminton has lost one of its driving forces in developing the sport and having it added to the... | |
Carolina Marin wins in Sydney 01/06/2015 10:40 | Manuel Røsler Spain's Carolina Marin won the women's singles title at the Australian Open Super Series (750.000 US... | |
BEC mourns the death of Peter A. Jensen 24/04/2015 10:51 | Manuel Røsler Badminton Europe Confederation, Badminton Denmark and the badminton world mourn the loss of Peter Aa... | |
World call for “Solibad Days”: “Badminton everywhere” 01/04/2015 14:19 | Manuel Røsler The 6th edition of Solibad Days will kick off in exactly one month, but this time, badminton fans fr... | |
Marin and Boe/Mogensen take All-England glory 09/03/2015 16:28 | Manuel Røsler World champion Carolina Marin was crowned as the women's singles champion of the Yonex All-England. ... | |
Hoi takes ambitious route to All England 03/03/2015 10:42 | Manuel Røsler Jakob Hoi, the Great Britain head coach, admits to taking an “ambitious” approach into the YONEX All... | |
Partnership agreement signed 13/02/2015 17:55 | Manuel Røsler PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN BADMINTON EUROPE AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS MEANS MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BAD... | |
Vote for your favourite players! 02/02/2015 13:24 | Manuel Røsler For the third time in the history of Badminton Europe, the best European Players Of The Year will be... | |
Magazine issue 19 published 02/02/2015 10:58 | Manuel Røsler The latest edition of Badminton Europe's online magazine (issue 19, January 2015) has been published... | |
New energy in badminton 13/01/2015 23:21 | Manuel Røsler Energy giant Total partners with BWF as the title sponsor of BWF Major Events to promote badminton a... | |
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 19/12/2014 15:57 | Manuel Røsler Badminton Europe President Gregory Verpoorten, Badminton Europe Council & Staff wish all badminton f... | |
World beaters qualify for Superseries Finals 26/11/2014 12:11 | Manuel Røsler A star-studded who’s who of world badminton has qualified for next month’s BWF Destination Dubai Wor... | |
BWF and IOC fight corruption with IBIS 25/11/2014 12:53 | Manuel Røsler The Badminton World Federation has reaffirmed its commitment to fighting illegal betting, match fixi... | |
Lång a firm crowd favourite 22/11/2014 10:05 | Manuel Røsler Ville Lång became a honorary Scot for the day in today’s semi-final of the Scottish Open Grand Prix ... | |
Europe are watching the NBL says German star 19/11/2014 22:16 | Manuel Røsler German badminton international Karin Schnaase, the world number 32, says that the rest of Europe is ... | |
Gilmour ready for Scottish Open title challenge 13/11/2014 13:19 | Manuel Røsler Kirsty Gilmour will start her Scottish Open Grand Prix title challenge against American player Rong ... | |
Piek & Muskens deliver on home soil 12/10/2014 10:52 | Manuel Røsler Coming into today’s final of the Yonex Dutch Open the home nation had a pair opportunities to land g... | |
Muskens & Piek settling into new scoring system 10/10/2014 15:13 | Manuel Røsler Top seeded Dutch pair Selena Piek and Eefje Muskens (pictured) drew the biggest cheer of the day aft... | |
Ouseph & Navickas last Europeans MS standing 09/10/2014 20:40 | Manuel Røsler It was a day of serious attrition in the men’s singles draw from a European perspective as only two ... | |
Panuga Riou brings Polish form to Almere 08/10/2014 19:56 | Manuel Røsler England’s up and coming women’s singles player, Panuga Riou (pictured) created the first real upset ... | |
Para-badminton to make its Paralympic Games debut 07/10/2014 20:14 | Manuel Røsler Badminton will make its Paralympic Games debut at Tokyo 2020 after it was one of 16 sports approved ... | |
Opportunities a plenty for European success 03/10/2014 13:31 | Manuel Røsler The 66th edition of the Yonex Dutch Open kicks off in Almere this coming week and represents a huge ... | |
Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Scotland Centre unveiled 01/10/2014 10:51 | Manuel Røsler Sir Craig Reedie CBE was a proud man today after the Glasgow badminton centre he pioneered was renam... | |
Fernando Rivas – A future based on Youth 12/09/2014 14:33 | Manuel Røsler Spanish badminton has come a long way in the last 10 years and with Carolina Marin becoming World Ch... | |
Special Olympics European Summer Games 11/09/2014 12:25 | Manuel Røsler From September 13 – 20, Antwerp, Belgium will host the Special Olympics European Summer Games 2014 –... | |
The NBL goes global 09/09/2014 22:19 | Manuel Røsler Millions of badminton fans around the world will be able to watch the new National Badminton League ... | |
Great weeks for European badminton 04/09/2014 12:32 | Manuel Røsler Dear Badminton Friends, The last weeks have been great weeks for European badminton. Not only di... | |
Dare to Dream – Carolina Marin World Beater 04/09/2014 11:28 | Manuel Røsler 15 years is a lifetime in sporting terms and when Camilla Martin won her World Championships women’s... | |
Viktor Axelsen: "It’s a dream come true for me" 03/09/2014 16:15 | Manuel Røsler Denmark's youngster Viktor Axelsen has come a long way since winning the world junior title in 2010.... | |
Badminton Europe smash 50.000 mark 02/09/2014 16:16 | Manuel Røsler The official Badminton Europe Facebook page continues to grow at a rapid pace. Last week during the ... | |
Peter Gade yet to see new stars emerging 02/09/2014 13:38 | Manuel Røsler Former Denmark great Peter Gade is longing to see new names rock the men’s singles scene since he le... | |
A fairy tale written by Carolina Marin 31/08/2014 16:26 | Manuel Røsler Badminton history was written today in the Ballerup Superarena as the reigning European Champion Car... | |
Carolina's golden opportunity 30/08/2014 14:55 | Manuel Røsler Europe's interest in Sunday's Badminton World Championships finals will be Spain's Carolina Marin. T... | |
Four European semi-finalists 29/08/2014 00:04 | Manuel Røsler The World Championships quarter-finals day saw four players/couples from the European continent adva... | |
Jørgensen & Marin lead Europe's challenge 12/08/2014 14:43 | Manuel Røsler Alongside the Olympic Games, the annual World Championships represents the holy grail of badminton m... | |
The Tan's - Doctors in badminton 01/08/2014 13:26 | Manuel Røsler In the latest episode of "Smashing Stars II", we did profile doctors in badminton Belgian siblings Y... | |
July edition published 29/07/2014 13:27 | Manuel Røsler The latest edition of Badminton Europe's online magazine (issue 17, July) has been published today. ... | |
BEC seeks Finance/ Administration Manager 25/07/2014 13:30 | Manuel Røsler Badminton Europe is seeking a full time employee as Finance/ Administration Manager to join its head... | |
Boe & Mogensen – Quintessentially Professional 16/07/2014 14:41 | Manuel Røsler Whenever professional badminton in Europe is a topic for discussion it is inevitable that the train ... | |
Strong European support for scoring test 02/07/2014 12:24 | Manuel Røsler The BWF has announced which sanctioned events will test out the experimental scoring system - 5 game... | |
BWF to test scoring option 21/06/2014 21:34 | Manuel Røsler The Badminton World Federation will seek to test a five-game scoring system – to 11 points with no s... | |
Michael Fuchs: "Professor Badminton" 18/06/2014 21:34 | Manuel Røsler After the great success of the first 21 episodes, Badminton Europe has produced the second season of... | |
Increase in Circuit prize money from 2016 06/06/2014 13:34 | Manuel Røsler Europe’s circuit players today received the welcomed news that prize money for International Challen... | |
New President elected 13/04/2014 11:06 | Manuel Røsler 40 countries were represented at the 2014 Annual Delegates’ Meeting held in Dublin, Ireland on 12 Ap... | |
English National Badminton League announced 08/04/2014 17:01 | Manuel Røsler An exciting new, game-changing National Badminton League (NBL) has today been announced by BADMINTON... | |
Issue 16 published 26/03/2014 09:08 | Manuel Røsler The latest edition of Badminton Europe's online magazine (issue 16, March) has been published this w... | |
Badminton Europe smash 25.000 barrier 18/03/2024 13:47 | Manuel Røsler The official Badminton Europe Facebook page continues to grow at a rapid pace. Today morning, Badmin... | |
Adcocks and Axelsen triumph at Swiss Open 17/03/2014 16:30 | Manuel Røsler Chris and Gabby Adcock added the Swiss Open (120.000 US Dollars) mixed doubles title to their Hong K... | |
German triumph for Blair and Bankier 03/03/2014 11:39 | Manuel Røsler Scotland’s Robert Blair and Imogen Bankier capped a brilliant five days in Mülheim when they won the... | |
Vote for your Player Of The Year! 20/02/2014 10:45 | Manuel Røsler For the second time in the history of Badminton Europe, the best European Players Of The Year will b... | |
Qualification procedure released 29/01/2014 12:04 | Manuel Røsler With just 500 days until the start of the 1st European Games, the 2015 Baku-organizers have publishe... | |
New Development/Events Assistant employed 07/01/2014 15:41 | Manuel Røsler As part of a re-structure, BEC has a new employee as of 1st of January 2014, Zsofia Horvath started ... | |
New badminton portal launched 20/12/2013 13:57 | Manuel Røsler Badminton Europe join forces with ClubPeople to create a central web portal called BadmintonPeople.c... | |
Høyer proposed as IOC member 16/12/2013 13:18 | Manuel Røsler Current BWF and former BEC President Poul-Erik Høyer is "very happy" to be proposed as an Internatio... | |
Adcock and White reign supreme in Hong Kong 25/11/2013 12:33 | Manuel Røsler England's Chris Adcock and Gabby White capped a great first year of their mixed doubles partnership ... | |
Leverdez - “I thought I was going to Lose” 25/11/2013 12:06 | Manuel Røsler Brice Levedez of France lifted the men’s singles title at the Scottish Open Grand Prix this afternoo... | |
Adcock and White through to semi-finals 22/11/2013 12:11 | Manuel Røsler Chris Adcock and Gabby White (pictured) roared into the semi-finals of the Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong O... | |
Blair wins both his doubles on day two in Glasgow 22/11/2013 11:35 | Manuel Røsler Robert Blair and Imogen Bankier got their Scottish Open Grand Prix title challenge under way at the ... | |
Piek & Muskens on crest of a wave 18/11/2013 11:16 | Manuel Røsler The Scottish Open returns to the fabulous Emirates Arena in Glasgow this coming week as Badminton Sc... | |
Issue 15 published 11/11/2013 12:05 | Manuel Røsler The latest edition of Badminton Europe's online magazine (issue 15) has been published this week. Af... | |
Photographer Preben B. Søborg died 06/11/2013 13:40 | Manuel Røsler The badminton world mourns the death of Preben B. Søborg. The Dane has been one of the most famous b... | |
Title showdown between Gilmour and Marin? 06/11/2013 10:34 | Manuel Røsler Kirsty Gilmour is on course for another title showdown with Spain’s top seed Carolina Marin (picture... | |
Former champions top a quality entry 29/10/2013 11:47 | Manuel Røsler The elevation of the Scottish Open to Grand Prix status has had the effect of attracting a star-stud... | |
Jan Ø. Jørgensen conquered Paris 27/10/2013 11:30 | Manuel Røsler A fired up Jan Ø. Jørgensen celebrates his second Superseries triumph in today's Yonex French Open f... | |
Emms joins Badminton England coaching staff 22/10/2013 13:32 | Manuel Røsler BADMINTON England today strengthened their coaching team by adding 2006 world mixed doubles champion... | |
BEC seeking Development & Events Assistant 16/10/2013 11:21 | Manuel Røsler To complete our team, Badminton Europe (BEC) has opened a full time position as Development & Events... | |
End of the line for Europe’s elite 13/10/2013 13:05 | Manuel Røsler Semi-final day at the Yonex Dutch open proved to be the end of the road for Europe’s shuttlers as As... | |
Five different nationalities on top step of podium 13/10/2013 10:35 | Manuel Røsler Finals day at the 2013 Yonex Dutch Open had a very Asian feel to proceedings. Indonesia had represen... | |
Piek & Muskens deliver for home fans on home soil 11/10/2013 11:46 | Manuel Røsler With the weight of expectation firmly on their young shoulders Dutch duo Selena Piek and Eefje Muske... | |
Merrilees & Zavadsky keep European flag flying 10/10/2013 17:38 | Manuel Røsler Kieran Merrilees (pictured) & Dmytro Zavadsky made sure that Europe will have at least one player in... | |
Fairy-tale comeback from Belgium’s Lianne Tan 10/10/2013 12:36 | Manuel Røsler This year’s 65th edition of the Yonex Dutch open was billed as the big ‘back to back’ opportunity fo... | |
Pang's ‘Dutch Courage’ to be put to the test 07/10/2013 19:37 | Manuel Røsler The 65th edition of the Yonex Dutch Open takes place this coming week at the 3000 capacity Topsportc... | |
Carolina Marin wins maiden title 07/10/2013 15:37 | Manuel Røsler Carolina Marin (20) won her first Grand Prix title at the London Grand Prix on Sunday as she beat Ki... | |
Ouseph leads the London quarter-final charge 04/10/2013 15:26 | Manuel Røsler Commonwealth silver medallist Rajiv Ouseph led England’s assault on the quarter-finals of the London... | |
Chloe shows England the way at London Grand Prix 01/10/2013 10:18 | Manuel Røsler Chloe Birch was the big England winner on day one of the London Grand Prix. The Sheffield player rep... | |
England pairs on collision course 18/09/2013 17:35 | Manuel Røsler England’s Chris Langridge and Peter Mills are on collision course to meet team-mate Marcus Ellis and... | |
BEC President João Matos visits Serbia 17/09/2013 21:53 | Manuel Røsler BEC President João Matos paid Badminton Europe Member Association Serbia a visit to join the U15 Bal... | |
Boe and Mogensen the attraction in London 13/09/2013 11:17 | Manuel Røsler ENGLISH National men’s and mixed doubles champion Chris Langridge has been given a high seeding in b... | |
Ouseph leads the London Gold rush 05/09/2013 22:27 | Manuel Røsler Rajiv Ouseph will lead the home challenge when the inaugural London Grand Prix takes place at the Co... | |
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen passed away 05/09/2013 13:37 | Manuel Røsler The badminton world mourns the death of Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen. The former Danish great passed aw... | |
Today: Entry deadline 03/09/2013 11:47 | Manuel Røsler During the 65th edition of the Yonex Dutch Open 2013 (8-13 October 2013) the Dutch Badminton Associa... | |
History working group met in Copenhagen 15/08/2013 11:54 | Manuel Røsler The Badminton Europe History working Group held its annual meeting at BEC’s headquarters on Sunday, ... | |
Boe and Mogensen reach finals in Guangzhou 10/08/2013 11:19 | Manuel Røsler Denmark's 3rd seed Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark are through to the finals of the Worl... | |
Win a signed shirt of Jan Ø. Jørgensen! 08/08/2013 21:51 | Manuel Røsler As the 2013 BWF World Championships in Guangzhou closes in to just 3 days to go, we zoomed in in the... | |
Invitation to host BEC Congress in 2014 08/08/2013 19:32 | Manuel Røsler The 2013 Badminton Europe Congress was held in the beautiful city of Bratislava in Slovakia in excel... | |
Vamos a la Carolina 08/08/2013 10:40 | Manuel Røsler It was Spain's unseeded Carolina Marin who really had the crowd on their feet after a spectacular wi... | |
Pablo Abian and Linda Zetchiri create upsets 07/08/2013 17:53 | Manuel Røsler Spaniard Pablo Abian (pictured) created the biggest upset on day 3 at the World Championships in Gua... | |
Adcock and White bow out at Worlds 06/08/2013 11:09 | Manuel Røsler Chris Adcock's dreams of repeating his 2011 World Championships silver medal success in mixed double... | |
Peter Gade: “It will be an open competition” 25/07/2013 13:20 | Manuel Røsler Danish Legend Peter Gade has been more than 8 months away from the courts – at least, from competiti... | |
A tragedy hits Faroe Islands 24/07/2013 16:32 | Manuel Røsler The badminton world mourns the death of Høgni Carlsson and Vilhjalmur Gregoriussen. The two Faroe Is... | |
Jan Ø. Jørgensen's third time the charm 22/07/2013 15:07 | Manuel Røsler As the 2013 BWF World Championships closes in to just two weeks to go, we zoom in on one of Europe's... | |
One year on: The true legacy 20/07/2013 11:11 | Manuel Røsler Article by Kate Manning. Nearly a whole year has passed since the London 2012 Olympic Games. We t... | |
The leftover kid who left a mark in the world 19/07/2013 15:07 | Manuel Røsler As the badminton world readies for the biggest event on its 2013 calendar just three weeks away, it ... | |
Thinking out of the box to stay in the game 18/07/2013 16:06 | Manuel Røsler As the badminton world readies for the biggest event on its 2013 calendar just three weeks away, it ... | |
Laying it all down to be a World Champion 15/07/2013 11:25 | Manuel Røsler As the badminton world readies for the biggest event on its 2013 calendar just three weeks away, it ... | |
Scotland’s star in the ascendancy 11/07/2013 22:27 | Manuel Røsler Scotland’s success at the Sudirman Cup in May has been the springboard for an amazing rise up the wo... | |
Marc Zwiebler has realistic expectations 10/07/2013 14:18 | Manuel Røsler Reigning European Champion Marc Zwiebler will be one of the players to watch at this year's World Ch... | |
Marin: Hoping to revolutionise badminton in Spain 09/07/2013 15:08 | Manuel Røsler With its wealth of talent in various sports – best exemplified by Rafael Nadal and the soccer World ... | |
Top Shuttlers in Summer Universiade 05/07/2013 15:58 | Manuel Røsler Some of badminton’s superstars will be gunning for glory when the 27th Summer Universiade starts in ... | |
Yigit and Leverdez shine 01/07/2013 12:11 | Manuel Røsler Brice Leverdez of France (pictured) and Neslihan Yigit of Turkey captured the Men’s and Women’s Sing... | |
A badminton gala in Turkey 28/06/2013 10:48 | Manuel Røsler The badminton event at the 17th edition of the Mediterranean Games is presently in full swing at Mer... | |
Europe's challenge ends in Singapore quarter-finals 21/06/2013 10:48 | Manuel Røsler Rajiv Ouseph's bold bid at the Li-Ning Singapore Open came to an end in the quarter-finals of the me... | |
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