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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.
He Jiting (right), seen here partnering Ren Xiangyu in the China Masters final in Shenzhen last week, will replace Chen Boyang in China's Asian Games squad. Photo: Xinhua
Asian Games 2026

China make late change as they target 7 badminton gold medals at Asian Games

Men’s doubles player Chen Boyang withdraws from illness but 31-member squad for tough Aichi-Nagoya event remain stacked with experience.

New China badminton chief vows to fight corruption after predecessor removed

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Badminton star An claims hat-trick of China Masters titles ahead of Asian Games

Angus Ng Ka-long

Gunawan claims historic China Masters title, as beaten Lee hails ‘best day’

World No 25 Lee Cheuk-yiu loses to compatriot Jason Gunawan, who wins first Super 750 event after also beating world No 1 Jonatan Christie.

Jason Gunawan celebrates his moment of victory at the China Masters in Shenzhen on Sunday with the vanquished Lee Cheuk-yiu in the background. Photo: Xinhua
An Se-young

Alex Lanier, mixed pair clinch badminton world titles in France’s golden double

An Se-young helps South Korea to double triumph as well, while Chinese top seeds in mixed doubles, women’s doubles lose their finals.

Wang Zhiyi

Chinese star Wang Zhiyi in ‘fake injury’ controversy after world championships win

China player collapses twice in deciding game before ousting home favourite PV Sindhu to reach quarter-finals at the event for first time.

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Kunlavut Vitidsarn

‘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.

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
Victor Lai

Ukraine badminton duo’s world championship pride amid Russia conflict

Polina Buhrova ⁠and Yevheniia Kantemyr showing country is ‘fighting, believing and growing’, after pair forced to leave homeland for careers.

Badminton star Kirsty Gilmour urges greater acceptance of LGBTQ rights in Asia

Scotland’s European champion, who came out as gay in 2021, is in India for the coming world championships in New Delhi.

No monkey business: Indian badminton organisers deploy men to mimic primates

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

Monkey whisperers will be in attendance at the coming BWF World Championships at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters
Chou Tien chen

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

World No 6 beats Toma Junior Popov of France in three games to claim first elite title since winning Indonesia Open in 2019.

Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-chen needed just over an hour to win the men’s singles final of the China Open in Changzhou on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Tang Chun-man

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.

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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Corruption in China

China’s anti-corruption body probes badminton association chief Zhang Jun

Olympic gold medallist Zhang Jun, who is also vice-president of Nanjing Sport Institute, has been placed ‘under disciplinary review’.

China Badminton Association president Zhang Jun (middle, with trophy) celebrates with Team China after winning the Uber Cup in May 2024. Photo: Getty Images
Tse Ying-suet

Players split over badminton rule change, some believe it could prolong careers

Sport’s bosses approve new scoring system, hope it will create shorter, more exciting games that appeal to younger people, aid player recovery.

Chinese world champion Shi Yuqi is optimistic about the change to the scoring system. Photo: AFP

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.

Viktor Axelsen

Badminton ‘true legend’, China idol Viktor Axelsen retires at 32 over back issues

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’.

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Asian Games 2026

Hong Kong badminton star duo Tang and Tse considering a shot at LA Olympics

Mixed doubles pair considering keeping their careers going beyond Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya this year to reach the 2028 showpiece.

Tang Chun Man (left) and Tse Ying Suet, seen here at last month’s All England Open, were knocked out of the Badminton Asia Championships by China’s Chen Xing and Zhang Chi on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Wang Zhiyi

Wang says resilience key to stunning win over world No 1 An in All England final

Wang Zhiyi beat An Se-young to end 10-match losing streak against South Korean rival in Birmingham.

Tse Ying-suet

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.

Olympics

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
Basketball Association of Hong Kong, China

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.

The tournament upgrade marked the first time that the city will be hosting a BWF750 event. Photo: Edmond So
An Se-young

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.

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.

An Se-young

An beats Wang in epic badminton season finale, Shi photo drops hint after loss

Double defeat for China in Hangzhou as South Korea’s An Se-young beats Wang Zhiyi and Christo Popov sees off Shi Yuqi.

An Se-young of South Korea celebrates victory over Wang Zhiyi of China in the women’s singles final. Photo: Xinhua
Kunlavut Vitidsarn

China’s Shi, Wang face French, South Korean foes in badminton’s year-end finale

An Se-young awaits Wang Zhiyi in women’s final, while men’s sees Shi Yuqi play Christo Popov, France’s first to reach title match.

Shi Yuqi focuses during his match against Kodai Naraoka in Hangzhou. Photo: AFP
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.

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.

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