Badminton

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has awarded the 2017 edition of its Sudirman Cup national mixed team competition to Australia’s Gold Coast in a move that will take the event to a third continent for the first time in its history.

UK Sport, the national high-performance sports agency, has announced the launch of its first public consultation to determine the future of its approach to funding elite sport – a subject that has been the cause of much controversy in recent months.

Police are investigating allegations of attempted match-fixing in badminton after leading Danish players Hans-Kristian Vittinghus and Kim Astrup informed the Badminton World Federation through its “whistle blower” system of an approach.

Axiata was looking for ways to further build its brand awareness while pushing its other business initiatives. Total Sports Asia (TSA) worked with Axiata to explore sports sponsorship opportunities to fulfill this requirement. The decision was to move forward with badminton as the property offered the best available opportunity to create an ownership stake in a sport that is of substantial relevance in Axiata’s key markets of Indonesia and Malaysia.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is to trial a new scoring system with a view to using it at the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced that the Chinese city of Kunshan will host the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup Finals, while the Peruvian capital of Lima has secured the rights to the 2015 World Junior Championships.

Gregory Verpoorten has been elected as the new president of Badminton Europe.

Badminton England has announced the formation of the National Badminton League (NBL) - the sport’s first professional league in the UK.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced that it is to use the Hawk-Eye tracking system in a range of its events.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has agreed a deal to stage its season-ending World Superseries Finals in Dubai for the next four years.

Badminton Europe has allocated the hosting rights for four of its showpiece events to France.

The Badminton England national governing body has announced that the All England Open Badminton Championships will remain at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham until 2021.

Apart from a handful of Danish stars, virtually every leading badminton player hails from Asia. Dominic Bliss asks Badminton World Federation (BWF) president Poul-Erik Hoyer what he’s doing to correct the global imbalance.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has submitted a letter of intent for para-badminton to be considered for inclusion at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has named Jakarta host of its 2015 World Championships.

The Badminton Europe Council has awarded Poland four top badminton events, including the European Mixed Team Championships in 2017.