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Badminton World Federation (BWF)
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member nations (Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales), the BWF has since expanded to 176 member nations around the world. Its head office was located in Cheltenham, UK since its founding, but on 1 October 2005, was relocated to Kuala Lumpur. Its current president is Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen.
Garret Tan is hugged by US manager Paula Lynn (left) and teammate Lauren Lam after his world championships win over India’s Lakshya Sen on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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‘Motherly coaching’ key to US badminton teen’s shock world championships run

World No 92 Garret Tan upset Lakshya Sen with backing from all-woman coaching team, before falling to ruthless No 2 seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn.

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Country is striving to boost credibility before hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and bidding for the 2036 Olympics.

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Chinese Taipei’s Chou becomes oldest Super 1000 winner at badminton’s China Open

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Mainland’s Feng, Huang beat Hong Kong pair to win first Japan Open title

‘Phoenix combination’ edge Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet to clinch mixed doubles crown and are now ranked second in Super 750 matches won.

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Hong Kong-born badminton underdog gets ‘amazing’ 16 minutes of fame in Japan

Chun Kar-lung and fellow veteran Karen Feng ‘couldn’t sleep well’ when they learned they finally had a spot in the main draw of a major event.

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China’s badminton chief fails to attend finals as whereabouts remain a mystery

Zhang Jun has reportedly been missing for more than 10 days amid an investigation by disciplinary authorities into his conduct at association.

Chinese Badminton Association President Zhang Jun (left) was a two-time Olympic mixed doubles champion. Photo: Getty Images
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The 32-year-old Dane, who also won two world titles, says he is ‘no longer able to compete and train at the highest ‌level’.

Viktor Axelsen of Denmark won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics in 2024, retaining the singles title he won at the Tokyo Games. Photo: Reuters
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Wang Zhiyi beat An Se-young to end 10-match losing streak against South Korean rival in Birmingham.

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Hong Kong badminton pair Tang, Tse win historic bronze at All England Open

Milestone medal for city comes in the 10th year of mixed doubles duo’s partnership and represents fulfilment of a long-held ambition.

Hong Kong’s Jordan Tang (left) and Tse Ying-suet lost their semifinal to Chinese Taipei’s Ye Hong Wei and Nicole Gonzales Chan in Birmingham on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
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France eyes badminton success at Olympics as long rebuild starts to pay off

The French believe that in Christo Popov, Alex Lanier and the pair of Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue, they have launch pad for Games glory.

France’s Christo Popov won the biggest title of his career at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou in December. Photo: Reuters
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BWF announces Hong Kong Badminton Open to be upgraded to second-tier event

The city’s tournament has been awarded the BWF750 status, an upgrade from the previous BWF500, along with Shenzhen, Paris, New Delhi and Tokyo.

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Taiwan’s Lin Chun-yi wins India Open badminton event marred by ‘dirty’ conditions

South Korea’s world No 1 An Se-young wins women’s title but players slam ‘unhygienic’ playing conditions, ‘extreme’ air pollution.

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Akane Yamaguchi

Badminton bosses eye dramatic change to scoring system to make games quicker

World Badminton Federation considering cultural shift to sport, cutting points needed to win a game and putting focus on attack.

South Korea’s An Se-young believes the changes could be a positive for the game. Photo: AFP
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Tai Tzu-ying

Taiwan badminton star, former world No 1 Tai Tzu-ying calls time on her career

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist has been struggling with injuries since last year and is unable to return to the international circuit.

Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying playing against Belgium’s Lianne Tan at the Paris Olympics, where she was eliminated at the group stage. Photo: AFP
Han Yue

Mainland China stars dominate Hong Kong Open, Wang Zhiyi and Li Shifeng triumph

All five Hong Kong titles go to mainland as Wang and Li begin to atone for recent Badminton World Championships disappointments.

Wang Zhiyi celebrates after overcoming fellow Chinese Han Yue in the Hong Kong Open final. Photo: AFP
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Crowd hero and cancer survivor Chou Tien-chen’s painful Hong Kong Open defeat

Indian progresses following two dramatic games to seal Sunday final date with mainland China’s Li Shifeng.

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Canadian Li on badminton, dim sum and meeting 50 family members in Hong Kong

Michelle Li, who was born in the city, is through to the women’s singles semi-finals at the Coliseum.

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Hong Kong Open: Singapore star Loh questions divisive rule change, seals win

The 2021 badminton world champion says he is ‘looking forward to seeing what happens’ as he advances to quarter-final against Christo Popov.

Loh Kean Yew of Singapore hits a return during his second-round Hong Kong Open match against Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
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Hong Kong Open: Jason Gunawan stuns Victor Lai in badminton qualifiers

Jason Gunawan downs Victor Lai in qualifiers, less than 10 days after Canadian’s historic World Championships display.

Hong Kong’s Jason Gunawan pulled off an early shock in the qualifying rounds of the in Li-Ning Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships. Photo: Sun Yeung
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China’s Shi ‘genuinely chuffed’ after winning World Badminton Championships gold

World No 1 outlasts reigning champion Thai reigning champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn in one hour and 17 minutes.

Chen Yufei

Badminton World Championships: Japan’s Yamaguchi beats China’s Chen for third title

Japanese fifth seed needs just 37 minutes against a hampered former world No 1 from China to add to her gold medals from 2021, 2022.

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