Badminton England
Badminton England is the supreme national administrative organization in the sport of badminton in England and has its headquarters in the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes.
History
The association was founded in 1934 as the Badminton Association of England and came out of the Badminton Association was founded in 1893. The Association was a founding member of the International Badminton Federation. The office of the Association was located until 1980 in Bromley, Kent. After that, the office was moved to Milton Keynes. The Association has the Departments Elite Play, Events, Membership, Development and Coaching. 2006 -actuated Badminton England a joint venture with Inchima Limited named badminton.tv for online coaching of members.
Personalities
President
- Arthur Hill, 1934-1950
- George Alan Thomas, 1950-1952
- R. Bruce Hay, 1952-1961
- Stuart Wyatt, 1965-1985
- Arthur E. Jones, 1985-1990
- Peter Birtwistle, 1991-1996
- W. E. Andrew, 1994-2004
- John Havers, 2004-2010
- Geoff Rofe, 2010 -
Other personalities
- Herbert Scheele, former Secretary-General
Publications
- Badminton Gazette
- Badminton
Events, Tournaments and Leagues
- All England
- All England Seniors' Championships
- Berkshire Championships
- Buckinghamshire Championships
- Cambridgeshire Open
- Cazenove Championships
- Cumberland Championships
- Derbyshire Open
- Devon Championships
- Durham Open
- Eastbourne Open
- Ebbisham American
- English Championship
- English Junior Championship
- English Invitation Tournament
- English Invitation Singles Tournament
- English Masters
- Essex Open
- Guernsey Open
- Guildford Open
- Hampshire Championships
- Harrogate Invitation
- Hertfordshire Championships
- Hull Open
- Inter- County Championships
- Isle of Wight Championships
- Jersey Open
- Kent Championships
- Ladbroke Trophy
- Lancashire Open
- Leicester Open
- Leicestershire Open
- Littlehampton Open
- Logan Championships
- London Championships
- London League
- Middlesex Championships
- Norfolk Open
- North London Championships
- Northamptonshire Championships
- Northern Championships
- Northern Counties Championships
- Northumberland Championships
- Nottinghamshire Championships
- Oxfordshire Open
- Portsmouth and District Championships
- Premier Division
- Somerset Championships
- South of England Championships
- Staffordshire Open
- Surrey Championships
- Sussex Championships
- West Hants Championships
- West of England Championships
- West Sussex Championships
- Westmorland Open
- Wiltshire Open
- Wimbledon Open
- Worcestershire Championships
- Yorkshire Championships
Credentials
- Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p 13, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6