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 ... | |
The first Para badminton Polish Open: a great success for Polish Para badminton 17/01/2020 09:55 | Alan Raftery At the base of the Tatras Mountains, lies the picturesque town of Zakopane, known as the winter capi... | |
2020 Board and Commission meetings: the beginning of a new year 16/01/2020 22:44 | Alan Raftery Tomorrow the Badminton Europe (BEC) board and commission meetings will commence in Copenhagen, Denma... | |
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... | |
Axelsen ranked no. 4 16/01/2020 12:37 | Lilit Poghosyan Last week’s Malaysia Masters runner-up Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) has moved one spot up on this week’s... | |
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.... | |
Line Kjærsfeldt defeats world number one 15/01/2020 12:20 | Alan Raftery To get drawn against the world number one in the first round is tough, but for that to happen two we... | |
Gilmour: Frightening to be one of the older ones 15/01/2020 12:09 | Alan Raftery Listen to the latest episode of the BEC Podcast with Scottish women’s singles player, Kirsty Gilmour... | |
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... | |
Vote for Shot of the Year 13/01/2020 14:05 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) You nominated – now it is time to vote! Who should win the Shot of the Year Award? These are t... | |
Sad start, hope for great ending at Indonesia Masters 13/01/2020 09:12 | Mireille van Daal The Super 500 Indonesia Masters will start tomorrow. A tournament somewhat smaller than its Indonesi... | |
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 ... | |
An outpouring of emotion on finals day 12/01/2020 09:44 | Alan Raftery After a week of exciting competition in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysia Masters came to its climax on fin... | |
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... | |
Dutch run ends. Axelsen and Marin into semifinals 10/01/2020 16:05 | Alan Raftery Dutch mixed doubles pair, Robin Tabeling and Selena Piek were not too far away from causing a big qu... | |
Quarterfinals set in Malaysia 09/01/2020 14:25 | Alan Raftery Second round at the Malaysia Masters did not disappoint and was a good day for Europe’s two former s... | |
BEC Athletes’ Commission election 09/01/2020 12:18 | Alan Raftery During the 2020 European Men’s & Women’s Team Championships the election for the BEC Athletes’ Commi... | |
Eye-catching results in round one 08/01/2020 15:56 | Alan Raftery The main draw for all categories commenced at the BWF Super 500 Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur. Th... | |
Mark Caljouw: I really have to fight for it 08/01/2020 12:03 | Alan Raftery Listen to the latest episode of the BEC Podcast with number one Dutch men’s singles player Mark Calj... | |
Jansen and Kaesbauer into the main draw after big win 07/01/2020 13:58 | Alan Raftery Germany’s Jones Ralfy Jansen and Peter Kaesbauer looked back to their best at the Malaysia Masters m... | |
Moore and Williams: best friends off court 06/01/2020 16:26 | Alan Raftery The longer a doubles pair play together, the more valuable experience and mutual understanding can b... | |
Marin has a tough opening round in Malaysia 06/01/2020 13:48 | Alan Raftery The dawn of the new badminton season has arrived. 2020 as we all know is billed to be an exciting ye... | |
Five to watch in 2020 06/01/2020 10:17 | Alan Raftery Christo Popov, France. The youngest of the Popov brothers at only 17, he made a seamless transiti... | |
'It will be the best European Championships ever' 05/01/2020 08:41 | Alan Raftery We have a major event to look forward to in the form of the 2020 European Championships that will be... | |
What to look forward to in 2020? 04/01/2020 13:22 | Alan Raftery There is a lot to look forward to in 2020. One of the highlights of the year will be the European Me... | |
It is time to vote! 04/01/2020 07:43 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) You nominated – now it is time to vote! Who is your European Fan Player of the Year? Vote by s... | |
These are the nominees! 03/01/2020 14:10 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Here are the nominees for the BEC Awards. An awards panel will now decide upon the winner, where... | |
European road to Tokyo snapshot 01/01/2020 14:09 | Alan Raftery With only four months of the Olympic qualification period left, here is a snapshot of European playe... | |
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... | |
Happy New Year from the BEC President 31/12/2019 10:22 | Peter Tarcala Dear all, As people gather with family and friends, I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy ... | |
What are we waiting for in 2020? 31/12/2019 08:46 | Alan Raftery 2019 has been a great year in the badminton world, but we are all excited to find out what 2020 will... | |
Knoblauch claims 2019 for WH1 30/12/2019 08:46 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Valeska Knoblauch can keep her crown as the most accomplished European wheelchair player over the pa... | |
France on top 30/12/2019 08:45 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) 2019 has come to an end, and it is time to see who has finished on top in the European Elite Circuit... | |
One chance for three players in WH2 29/12/2019 10:04 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) In terms of Paralympic success next year, there is nothing guaranteed for Europe in the WH2 class. T... | |
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... | |
The record-breaking teams 29/12/2019 10:01 | Alan Raftery Team events always stand out as special occasions on any badminton calendar. In February 2019, we ha... | |
2019 at the “Centre of Excellence” 28/12/2019 10:08 | Lilit Poghosyan Badminton Europe’s “Centre of Excellence” has had some major achievements during the year 2019. To w... | |
Bethell aims for SL3 glory in 2020 28/12/2019 09:11 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Daniel Bethell took his second international title last month and is now deep into winter training, ... | |
Who finished 2019 on top? 28/12/2019 09:09 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) 2019 is almost over, and it is time to see who topped the European Junior Circuit rankings. Mads... | |
Remember the winners at the European Games 2019 28/12/2019 09:08 | Alan Raftery 2019 saw the most significant event on the European calendar, the European Games, taking place in Mi... | |
All paths lead to Tokyo for SL4 Noel 27/12/2019 09:01 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Faustine Noel may be the only European to qualify for all three Paralympic events at Tokyo 2020 F... | |
Are you our new Development Officer? 27/12/2019 08:35 | Alan Raftery Badminton Europe is seeking a Development Officer for a full-time position to join its head office i... | |
A look back on the 2019 season 27/12/2019 08:31 | Alan Raftery The year 2019 is coming to a close. Reflecting on the events of the year, it has been one filled ... | |
Who finishes 2019 in top 20? 25/12/2019 09:18 | Lilit Poghosyan 2019 is almost over and the BWF World Ranking List offers the final standings. Let’s see which Europ... | |
Merry Christmas 23/12/2019 12:04 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Badminton Europe wishes everybody a Merry Christmas! | |
Are you the new Technical Director Top Sport? 22/12/2019 12:26 | Alan Raftery Badminton Vlaanderen is the governing body for badminton in the Flemish Area of Belgium and is seeki... | |
A huge task ahead for European SU5s 21/12/2019 16:38 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) There are three men clambering for a place in the SU5 draw, as we look towards the Tokyo 2020 Paraly... | |
McVeigh dreaming big for an SS6 place 21/12/2019 08:14 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) While England’s Shephard and Coombs are fighting for the SS6 limelight, one Irishman still lurks in ... | |
Tabeling and Piek: pairs will be scared of us 18/12/2019 16:02 | Alan Raftery Listen to the latest episode of the BEC Podcast with Dutch mixed doubles pair Robin Tabeling and Sel... | |
Big comeback secures Momota’s win 15/12/2019 16:44 | Maria Bubucea The HSBC BWF World Tour has come to an end. The 2019 champions have been crowned after playing match... | |
Revenge for Tai as she qualifies for the final in Guangzhou 14/12/2019 20:50 | Maria Bubucea Chinese Taipei star, and world number one, Tai Tzu Ying got her revenge against Japan’s Nozomi Okuha... | |
Europe over and out 13/12/2019 15:13 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The World Tour Finals was not the tournament for either Viktor Axelsen or Anders Antonsen. Axels... | |
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... | |
Head up and back at it tomorrow 12/12/2019 15:26 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Viktor Axelsen’s second match at the World Tour Finals was against world number two, Chou Tien Chen,... | |
Axelsen: I am pretty disappointed about that at the moment 11/12/2019 15:53 | Alan Raftery When Viktor Axelsen and Chen Long were drawn in the same group and scheduled to play first, the semi... | |
Ravn: We are the next ones 11/12/2019 13:56 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Another episode of the BEC Podcast is on air. In this week’s episode of the BEC Podcast Rasmus B... | |
HSBC BWF AirBadminton Community Project Unveiled 11/12/2019 11:47 | BWF PRESS RELEASE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and HSBC jointly launched the AirBadminton Community Project at... | |
Preview: Doubles 10/12/2019 14:46 | Alan Raftery The HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2019 are commencing tomorrow in Guangzhou, China. There will be ... | |
Kento Momota and Huang Ya Qiong named BWF Players of the Year 2019 09/12/2019 15:57 | BWF PRESS RELEASE Kento Momota, winner of 10 titles this year including the TOTAL BWF World Championships, was honoure... | |
CoE players claim medals in Africa 09/12/2019 09:33 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) In the previous week, the South Africa International was held, and two players from the Centre of Ex... | |
Tricky group for world champions at HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2019 09/12/2019 09:16 | BWF PRESS RELEASE Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong, in the quest for the only major title that has eluded them as a pai... | |
Preview: Men's and Women's Singles 09/12/2019 09:01 | Alan Raftery The grand finale of the season is upon us. The HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2019 will be held from 11 ... | |
A competitive men’s singles category 06/12/2019 14:08 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) At the World Championships 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, Badminton Europe spoke to Lin Dan and Kento ... | |
Are you the one we are looking for? 06/12/2019 11:53 | Rasmus Bech Do you want to make your chance for working full time in badminton bigger? Join Badminton Europe as ... | |
Nominees announced for Badminton World Federation's night of nights 2019 05/12/2019 09:18 | BWF PRESS RELEASE WHAT: BWF Player of the Year Awards WHEN: 6.30 pm – 9 December 2019 WHERE: Garden Grand B... | |
Gicquel and Delrue: It was quite something for us 04/12/2019 13:48 | Alan Raftery At the forefront of the rising talents of French badminton are mixed doubles pair Thom Gicquel and D... | |
How to follow today's draw 03/12/2019 10:45 | Alan Raftery The wait is almost over to find out the groups for the European Men's & Women's Team Championships t... | |
Popov: Step by step I will be better 02/12/2019 13:23 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Two French guys, who people should look out for in the future, are the Popov brothers. Toma Juni... | |
Kate Foo Kune secured a medal in Zambia 02/12/2019 12:21 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Kate Foo Kune, secured a bronze medal at the Zambia International in the women's singles. The Ma... | |
Top 8 confirmed for HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 02/12/2019 09:41 | BWF PRESS RELEASE Ultimate glory awaits the top eight players and pairs who have qualified for the season-ending HSBC ... | |
Maiden World Tour win for young Russians 01/12/2019 21:20 | Maria Bubucea Russia’s young mixed doubles pair, Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova, went into today’s final of the... | |
Marin ready for Indian final 30/11/2019 18:01 | Maria Bubucea Spanish superstar and reigning Olympic champion, Carolina Marin, continues her impressive comeback a... | |
Penty: It is just the developing stage 29/11/2019 16:53 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) A tough year for Penty is soon to be over, and a fresh start awaits. Toby Penty, 27, is the high... | |
Mróz: I will be there 29/11/2019 09:56 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The next edition of ´European Para badminton Towards Tokyo 2020´ features Bartlomiej Mróz from Polan... | |
Happy 120th anniversary Ireland! 28/11/2019 10:05 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC) would like to wish Badminton Ireland, a happy 120th annivers... | |
Top 50 is the goal for the season 26/11/2019 14:02 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Mai Surrow and Mathias Thyrri are one of the Danish mixed doubles who are doing well in the circu... | |
Kęstutis Navickas: The centre is booming 26/11/2019 13:02 | Alan Raftery Listen to the latest episode of the BEC Podcast where we chat with Centre of Excellence coach, Kęstu... | |
Christo Popov: the hard work begins now 25/11/2019 11:24 | Alan Raftery French badminton is in a promising place right now, with several young talents impressing at youth l... | |
“Centre of Excellence” players: Practicing, learning and sharing the passion for badminton 22/11/2019 17:49 | Lilit Poghosyan Badminton Europe has announced new players joining the “Centre of Excellence” permanently and on sch... | |
Line Christophersen: Keep fighting and practice harder 21/11/2019 13:51 | Alan Raftery Nineteen-year-old women’s singles player, Line Christophersen has made a mark on the circuit this ye... | |
Happy Anniversary Latvia! 21/11/2019 13:45 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Badminton Europe Confederation would like to wish the Latvian Badminton Federation (Latvijas Badmi... | |
Czech Republic has made the highest climbs 21/11/2019 11:44 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Another week has past and again there have been some climbs in the rankings. In the men’s single... | |
Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith give their honest opinions on tough topics 19/11/2019 08:25 | Alan Raftery Listen to the new episode of the BEC Podcast where we chat with Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith. C... | |
Preview: A great opportunity in Korea 18/11/2019 15:45 | Alan Raftery Due to the busy schedule for players and coming off the back of the Fuzhou China and Hong Kong Opens... | |
Home favourite Lee Cheuk Yiu wins the Super 500 title 17/11/2019 22:38 | Maria Bubucea Unseeded Lee Cheuk Yiu defeats the number eight seeded Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and keeps the Hong K... | |
Bethell takes the crown off Bhagat 17/11/2019 21:35 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) England’s Daniel Bethell stole the limelight at the HULIC DAIHATSU Japan Para Badminton Internationa... | |
Bethell unstoppable 16/11/2019 21:41 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Daniel Bethell faced two of the world’s top five within four hours on Saturday in Tokyo, and eases i... | |
Lee Cheuk Yiu continues impressive run on homesoil 16/11/2019 12:11 | Maria Bubucea Lee Cheuk Yiu secured a spot in the final in Hong Kong. After beating Denmark’s Victor Axelsen in... | |
New heights for Antonsen, Axelsen and Gemke 15/11/2019 22:13 | Lilit Poghosyan Anders Antonsen (DEN) has reached the top 3 on the men’s singles world ranking list published on Tue... | |
No Europeans left at Hong Kong Open 15/11/2019 22:03 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The quarterfinals at the Hong Kong Open has been played and the only Europeans left were Danes. ... | |
Vladimir Malkov: the level I can really play 15/11/2019 14:06 | Alan Raftery Vladimir Malkov has been a strong and reliable servant for Russian badminton. The now thirty-three y... | |
Nilsson bows out at the group stages 15/11/2019 08:49 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Rickard Nilsson lost the final group stage match this afternoon in Tokyo, and leaves the Japan inter... | |
Surprises at Hong Kong Open 14/11/2019 14:09 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Not many Europeans made it to the second round, but the ones who did, did a good job again today. ... | |
European SU5s lead the way in Tokyo 14/11/2019 08:57 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Loquette and Rosengren back to their best at the Paralympic Test Event. Day one saw some interest... | |
Alimov and Davletova look to build on yesterday’s upset 13/11/2019 15:43 | Alan Raftery The big upset of the mixed doubles first round played yesterday was caused by Russia’s Rodion Alimov... | |
Danish doubles do the business in Hong Kong 13/11/2019 14:27 | Alan Raftery The main draw is now in full flow today at the Hong Kong Open. One of the pairs highlighted in ou... | |
Bo Jensen reveals how Denmark secured the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup 13/11/2019 12:33 | Alan Raftery Listen to the new episode just out. BEC Podcast meets Bo Jensen Bo Jensen is the CEO of Badminto... | |
Adcocks survive controversy in tough opening round in Hong Kong 12/11/2019 14:14 | Alan Raftery The Hong Kong Open has commenced today with the qualification rounds and the first mixed doubles rou... | |
Mogensen and Kolding are back in the game 12/11/2019 14:01 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Once again players from all over the world will meet. Players from almost every continent meet i... | |
From volunteer to officer 12/11/2019 12:07 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Alan Raftery is 28 years old from Coventry in the United Kingdom. When he is not working at Badminto... | |
Nhat Nguyen: The Irish Open is a big focus for me 12/11/2019 11:37 | Alan Raftery Ireland, a small but proud badminton nation, have over the past decade been entertained by a top men... | |
Raul Must jumps up four places 12/11/2019 11:36 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The Norwegian International was played last week, meaning there have been some changes in the rankin... | |
Nilsson: My dream is to become the world champion 11/11/2019 15:30 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) This edition of ´European Para badminton Towards Tokyo 2020´ features Rickard Nilsson from Sweden. ... | |
The battle continues at the Hong Kong Coliseum 11/11/2019 13:38 | Alan Raftery The battle for Olympic qualification continues this week in the Hong Kong Coliseum. There are many ... | |
Meet our new Commercial Manager 11/11/2019 12:28 | Alan Raftery Chris Spiteri, our new Commercial Manager, hails from the sunny archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea... | |
Irina Andersen on top 11/11/2019 10:50 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Irina Andersen from Denmark and Katerina Tomalova from Czech Republic practise at the Centre of Exce... | |
Two gold medals for Karlsson 11/11/2019 08:35 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) A lot of Europeans went to Norway to participate in the FZ FORZA Norwegian International 2019 that w... | |
Final day at Fuzhou China Open 10/11/2019 15:19 | Maria Bubucea The final day at Fuzhou China Open 2019 has come to an end. World number one, Kento Momota, has ... | |
Another milestone in the Paralympic journey 10/11/2019 09:32 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Tension builds up as the Paralympic Test Event gets underway in Tokyo. Para badminton stars are n... | |
Last Europeans out of Fuzhou China Open 09/11/2019 17:51 | Maria Bubucea (BEC) The final day of the Fuzhou China Open will be without European participation, as the last two, Denm... | |
Sir Craig Reedie honoured in Katowice 08/11/2019 12:02 | BWF Outgoing WADA President and BWF Honorary Life Vice President Sir Craig Reedie was honoured at WADA’s... | |
Good game Gemke 08/11/2019 11:46 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) An amazing performance by Rasmus Gemke sent him through to the semi-finals at Fuzhou China Open. ... | |
Meet our new Communication Intern 08/11/2019 11:39 | Alan Raftery Emilie Sommer is a 19-year-old from Ringsted, Denmark who grew up with badminton as both of her pare... | |
Vladimir Malkov: “It’s important to build the routines” 07/11/2019 20:10 | Lilit Poghosyan Russia’s Vladimir Malkov is one of the new players at Badminton Europe’s “Centre of Excellence”. Mal... | |
Sisters beating the Olympic Champions 07/11/2019 15:11 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) An incredible win for the Stoeva sisters, who delivered an amazing performance today. Gabriela a... | |
Representative Visit in Ukraine 07/11/2019 08:46 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The Representative Visit offers the opportunity for any MA to receive direct support from Badminton ... | |
Hello, it’s ‘Mia’ again 06/11/2019 15:14 | Alan Raftery Day two of the Fuzhou China Open completed the first rounds of the tournament. For a few players the... | |
Lefel: I think this will be my last year 06/11/2019 14:48 | Emilie Sommer Another episode of BEC Podcast is out. Disclaimer: This podcast was recorded prior to the season ... | |
Estonia's triumph at Baltic Open Youth Championships 06/11/2019 10:42 | Press release from Latvian Badminton Federation At the beginning of November, for the second year in a row, the Baltic Open Youth Teams and Individu... | |
Marin: I’ll be ready again soon 05/11/2019 11:39 | Alan Raftery The Fuzhou China Open, a Super 750 BWF World Tour event, is a big milestone event on the Badminton c... | |
Nøhr: I think we have improved 04/11/2019 15:05 | Alan Raftery With just a little over eight months until the Olympic games and only six months left of the qualifi... | |
Chinese domination at SaarLorLux 03/11/2019 18:40 | Maria Bubucea (BEC) China dominated the finals at the SaarLorLux Open in Saarbrücken winning four of the five finals. ... | |
Mølhede: I am really proud that we have made it to the finals 02/11/2019 13:48 | Maria Bubucea (BEC) Badminton Europe spoke to Denmark’s Lasse Mølhede after he and his partner, Mathias Bay-Smidt beat E... | |
Nohr and Thygesen stun top seeds 02/11/2019 09:47 | Alan Raftery The final four in each event is now set in Saarbrücken, Germany. We saw several upsets on quarterfin... | |
Marin surges up the rankings 01/11/2019 15:19 | Alan Raftery The last three tournament results for Carolina Marin recorded as China Open champion, Denmark Open s... | |
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... | |
Seidel: We want to perform well here 31/10/2019 15:23 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Locals through to the quarterfinals at SaarLorLux Open. The third seeded German mixed double, M... | |
The podcast is back - starring: HK Vittinghus! 30/10/2019 14:24 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Badminton Europe has launched a new edition of the BEC Podcast! In the BEC Podcast, European ba... | |
BEC launches new streaming platform! 30/10/2019 10:44 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Badminton Europe is happy to announce that its new streaming platform is now online. Badminton Eu... | |
Young Dane ready to rock 29/10/2019 15:36 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Young talents and profiles are ready to kick off the 44th YONEX Hungarian International Championship... | |
Bronze for the Maltese 29/10/2019 14:21 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Matthew Abela from Malta practices at the Centre of Excellence in Holbaek, Denmark on daily basis. L... | |
Kolding returns to partner Mogensen 28/10/2019 15:02 | Alan Raftery We move to Saarbrücken in Germany for the SaarLorLux Open, which marks the tenth Super 100 tournamen... | |
Representative Visit in Ireland 28/10/2019 13:32 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The BEC BASIS Programme has the purpose of helping and assisting Member Associations (MAs) to develo... | |
Indonesians conquer Europe 27/10/2019 16:17 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Praveen Jordan and Melati Daeva Oktavianti won back-to-back World Tour titles. Last week Praveen ... | |
Super talent beats Marin 27/10/2019 14:53 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Carolina Marin lost the French Open final to Korean An Se Young. The firework was on and it was h... | |
Adcocks bow out 26/10/2019 18:41 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Gabby and Chris Adcock can return to England after losing their semifinal at French Open. They are... | |
Axelsen lost in epic drama 26/10/2019 17:48 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Viktor Axelsen could not stand up in the mixed zone after the matchup against Jonatan Christie. ... | |
Marin cruising into the final 26/10/2019 17:43 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) She did it again! Carolina Marin is ready for another World Tour final. Carolina Marin has been o... | |
Success for the Adcocks 25/10/2019 19:35 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The back-to-back European champions clinched a spot in the French Open semifinals. Chris Adcock a... | |
The journey over for the Stoevas 25/10/2019 19:06 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The European Champions lost in the quarterfinals of French Open. Thursday Gabriela and Stefani St... | |
Winning streak ends for Momota 25/10/2019 16:59 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Friday Kento Momota lost for the first time in 28 matches. There is no doubt that Japanese Kento ... | |
Denmark vs. Japan 2-1 24/10/2019 22:36 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) All three Danish men’s singles players faced Japanese opponents in the second round of French Open, ... | |
Marin won ‘Battle of the Champs’ 24/10/2019 21:12 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Carolina Marin got her revenge and won against Nozomi Okuhara. One of the biggest current rivalri... | |
- I think this was my last French Open 24/10/2019 18:53 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Emilie Lefel is not sure that she will return to Stade Pierre de Coubertin as a player. The 2018 ... | |
Not a bad day at the office 24/10/2019 16:37 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Ben Lane and Jessica Pugh are through to the quarterfinals at French Open. In the second round ... | |
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 bientot - Gicquel and Delrue 23/10/2019 20:09 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue lost in the first round of French Open 2019. Wednesday evening a... | |
Adcocks made it to second round 23/10/2019 15:51 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The back-to-back European champions are ready for the second round at the French Open. Lately is... | |
Victory for well prepared Germans 23/10/2019 15:27 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Finally, Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich beat Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith after losing three ma... | |
One step closer 23/10/2019 13:24 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Last years runner-up, Stefani and Gabriela Stoeva from Bulgaria, are one step closer to defend their... | |
Legend beat local hero 22/10/2019 18:12 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Lin Dan has still got it. In the opening round of French Open he beat home crowd favourite Brice Lev... | |
Better than last week 22/10/2019 15:01 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) After a not too good tournament in Denmark, Ben Lane and Jessica Pugh are ready for a better week in... | |
Poulsen: We have high ambitions 22/10/2019 14:56 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The Danish women’s double, Mette Poulsen and Alexandra Bøje, have high ambitions for the future. ... | |
Preview: Marin poised for revenge 22/10/2019 10:09 | Alan Raftery We now move to the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris for the French Open. A tournament that traditi... | |
Ludik at the podium 21/10/2019 15:36 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) CoE player Milan Ludik did good at Egypt International 2019 which took place in Cairo last week. ... | |
Doubling up in Denmark 20/10/2019 22:34 | Alan Raftery It was finals day in Odense today where we witnessed three of the winners amazingly secure back-to-b... | |
Shephard extends world lead 20/10/2019 09:08 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Jack Shephard takes his third international win of the year in Denmark and is one step closer to Tok... | |
Axelsen agonisingly denied the final 19/10/2019 19:53 | Alan Raftery After successfully avenging last year’s early Denmark Open exit against his compatriot Anders Antons... | |
Sagoy SL4 women’s singles champion 19/10/2019 09:09 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Helle Sofie Sagoy announced as Denmark International SL4 women’s singles champion today in Odense ... | |
Marin and Axelsen ready for the semifinals 18/10/2019 23:08 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Four Europeans were on court at the quarterfinals day at Denmark Open 2019 - now two are left. ... | |
Seckin beats world number two 18/10/2019 22:08 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Emine Seckin found great form today as she beat the WH2 second seed to confirm a place in the semifi... | |
Tuzcu a chance at medals 17/10/2019 22:01 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Ilker Tuzcu made it through the singles and mixed doubles group stages to set up a chance at double ... | |
Close, but not close enough 17/10/2019 18:54 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The German men's double has played their last match at Denmark Open. Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Se... | |
No luck for the Dutch and the French 17/10/2019 18:28 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Mark Caljouw and Brice Leverdez are both out of Denmark Open after losing in second round. Mark... | |
Marin: I am feeling really good 17/10/2019 15:09 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Carolina Marin is the only European women's singles player left at Denmark Open. The Spanish sta... | |
CoE players achieve new heights 17/10/2019 11:01 | Lilit Poghosyan September and October have been busy and successful months for Badminton Europe's “Centre of Excelle... | |
Danish Dynamite 16/10/2019 22:34 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Overall it has not been a good day for the Europeans. Only four Europeans from today are through for... | |
A bad day for the English mixed doubles 16/10/2019 18:20 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) No English mixed doubles left at this years Denmark Open Chris and Gabrielle Adcock from England ... | |
Fast shuttles and a lovely hall 16/10/2019 18:19 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) It is day two at DANISA Denmark Open 2019 and a lot of matches are going to be played. It has b... | |
Olgiati makes it through to knockouts 16/10/2019 10:53 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Luca Olgiati finished second in his group today and has progressed to the quarterfinals for the firs... | |
Loquette early scare in Denmark 15/10/2019 22:36 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Meril Loquette is on the brink of exiting the SU5 men’s singles on day one of the Denmark Para ba... | |
“Our biggest result ever” 15/10/2019 18:29 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue played their ‘best game ever’ beating former All England winners an... | |
From World Juniors to Denmark Open 15/10/2019 16:01 | It was not an easy opening match for the two young Danes. Five days after their quarterfinals at the World Junior Championships two young Danes walked on cour... | |
BOOST FOR BADMINTON AGAINST MYOPIA PROJECT 15/10/2019 10:52 | Press release from BWF On Sunday, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the National Badminton Federation of Russia (NBF... | |
Preview: A familiar return 14/10/2019 14:16 | Alan Raftery The BWF World Tour has come to Europe, and all eyes are on Odense where the world’s best will be re-... | |
Rosengren injury doubt 13/10/2019 23:22 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Denmark’s Para badminton number one Cathrine Rosengren is doubtful to feature next week at her home ... | |
Dutch home triumph in the mixed doubles 13/10/2019 21:07 | Alan Raftery The entertaining week in Almere, Netherlands for the Dutch Open came to end today, with a loud cheer... | |
Popov wins World Junior silver! 13/10/2019 19:35 | Alan Raftery The World Junior Championships taking place in Kazan, Russia came to a end today. Badminton's finest... | |
Russians hold their nerves in the semifinal 13/10/2019 11:37 | Alan Raftery This week we are in Almere, Netherlands for the Dutch Open. Saturday was a semifinal day which gave ... | |
Holden: My big goal would be to become the number one in England 11/10/2019 12:50 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Abigail Holden, an English women’s singles player with big dreams. Badminton Europe recently spoke ... | |
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... | |
BWF statement on Thailand badminton player Ratchanok Intanon 10/10/2019 11:46 | Statement from BWF The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm current world No.5 women’s singles player Ratchanok... | |
Circuit returns to Cyprus 10/10/2019 08:51 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Cyprus will be hosting it’s first international elite tournament since 2013. This week Cyprus I... | |
Day two at Dutch Open 09/10/2019 13:52 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Dutch Open has begun. The first day is over and the second day has begun. A lot of matches have alre... | |
Four Nations come together to celebrate Badminton Ireland's 120th Anniversary 09/10/2019 11:54 | Badminton Ireland To celebrate the 120th Anniversary of Badminton Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales were invited to... | |
The new champion has been crowned 07/10/2019 15:47 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2019 has come to an end. Last week the BWF World Junior ... | |
From Czech Republic to Denmark 07/10/2019 15:21 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Katerina Tomalova has recently joined the Centre of Excellence in Holbaek, Denmark. Badminton Europe... | |
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,... | |
Tomalova: I would love to play more in Europe 04/10/2019 15:23 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) The Olympics are important to most badminton players, and this also applies to Katerina Tomalova. Ka... | |
Respected leader joins Badminton Europe 04/10/2019 14:03 | Emilie Sommer (BEC) Jacob Oehlenschlæger is the new Senior Manager at Badminton Europe. The former national coach of ... | |
European stars at CoE men’s singles camp 03/10/2019 14:47 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) A number of the best European men’s singles players are currently practicing at BEC's Centre of Exce... | |
Golden Girl in China 29/09/2019 14:01 | Bobby Griffin Valeska Knoblauch took gold in the WH1 women’s singles class in Hangzhou this morning. A round-ro... | |
Knoblauch with a chance at gold 28/09/2019 20:14 | Bobby Griffin A round-robin format in the WH1 women’s singles and a fascinating twist of fate provides us with a c... | |
All Europeans out of Korea Open 27/09/2019 19:17 | Tom Hazlewood It has been a rough tournament for Europe, as day four of Korea Open saw the final Europeans knocked... | |
The fight for a place in Tokyo is getting interesting 27/09/2019 15:37 | Alan Raftery Badminton fans and players are eagerly looking towards the end of April 2020, when the qualification... | |
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... | |
Busy day for the Danes 26/09/2019 12:07 | Alan Raftery The first round of the Korea Open has taken place yesterday in Incheon and it was a busy for one the... | |
Mroz gets revenge in Hangzhou 26/09/2019 12:04 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Bartlomiej Mroz pushes last week’s demons aside and comes through as group winner in China today. ... | |
Bethell is back and aims for a medal 26/09/2019 10:37 | Bobby Griffin Daniel Bethell withdrew from the Thailand International last week, but has bounced back well here in... | |
Loquette clinches victory from the jaws of defeat 25/09/2019 13:43 | Bobby Griffin Meril Loquette is the European hero today in China. On the verge of defeat to China’s He Zhirui, he ... | |
Frank Peard – An Appreciation 24/09/2019 14:47 | Badminton Ireland With the passing of Frank Peard, two weeks short of his hundredth birthday, badminton has lost one ... | |
Ellis and Smith beaten in thriller 24/09/2019 13:37 | Tom Hazlewood The hugely anticipated Korea Open got underway in Incheon on Tuesday and a number of Europe’s top t... | |
Danish dominance in Poland 23/09/2019 19:20 | Tom Hazlewood The Polish International came to a close on Sunday and it was a highly successful one for Danish pla... | |
Can Axelsen bounce back in Korea? 23/09/2019 14:57 | Tom Hazlewood The big tournaments keep on coming with the Korea Open taking place in Incheon from Tuesday the 24th... | |
Concentrated efforts in Hangzhou 22/09/2019 13:44 | Bobby Griffin This weekend 147 players arrived in Hangzhou, China, in preparations for the second Para badminton i... | |
Israel and France triumph in Thailand 21/09/2019 23:13 | Bobby Griffin French world number two pair take the ‘standing’ mixed doubles title, whilst Lucas Mazur makes it a ... | |
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... | |
Knoblauch comes through all European thriller 21/09/2019 10:01 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) A repeat of the European Championships women’s singles final saw another incredible contest between ... | |
Umpires focus in Kharkiv 20/09/2019 14:10 | Matthieu Hecker From 3 to 8 September 2019, the last BEC umpire course of the year took place during the RSL Kharkiv... | |
New names at the Centre of Excellence 20/09/2019 10:30 | Lilit Poghosyan As the BEC Centre of Excellence has been moved to new facilities in Holbaek Sportsby, there are more... | |
Poland awaits a new hero 19/09/2019 14:08 | Tom Hazlewood Despite many players being away at the VICTOR China Open, there’s still enough top talent to go arou... | |
Adam Cwalina: I am still able to give something they can use in the future 19/09/2019 13:54 | Alan Raftery For our Badminton Europe exclusive, we spoke to Poland’s experienced doubles player Adam Cwalina. A ... | |
Just two Europeans left in China 19/09/2019 11:27 | Tom Hazlewood There’s now just two Europeans left standing at the VICTOR China Open after the end of day three in ... | |
Noel reaches two semifinals 19/09/2019 10:47 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Faustine Noel is back from injury and back to her best in Thailand. The French SL4 withdrew from ... | |
Danes moving nicely through the draw 19/09/2019 10:37 | Alan Raftery The 2019 VICTOR China Open in Changzhou has turned into a comeback tournament for many players. We s... | |
World silver medallists scrap for a place 18/09/2019 13:52 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Germans struggle through mixed doubles group stages to create a mouth-watering all European quarterf... | |
Loquette carries form to Asia 17/09/2019 12:25 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) A good run this week in Thailand will ensure that Meril Loquette’s best six results ever will all ha... | |
Axelsen out in the opening round 17/09/2019 10:48 | Tom Hazlewood The return of Viktor Axelsen to a badminton court has not gone the way the Dane would have imagined ... | |
Nilsson struggles on day one 16/09/2019 13:14 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) World number seven Rickard Nilsson suffered an early defeat to set up a difficult week in Thailand. ... | |
Axelsen and Marin return to China 16/09/2019 12:40 | Tom Hazlewood The last Super 1000 event of the year unfolds this week as some of the world's top talents head to C... | |
BEC President looks back at a great weekend 15/09/2019 21:14 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Peter Tarcala is a happy and satisfied president after a weekend in Belgium. The Badminton Europe... | |
Knoblauch still in the hunt 14/09/2019 13:15 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) As the Para badminton World Championships begin to disappear around the bend, athletes focus in on t... | |
Time to work on the strategy 11/09/2019 12:07 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The Badminton Europe Board of Directors will meet in Léuven to work on the future strategy for the c... | |
Finally a home winner in Leuven? 10/09/2019 14:38 | Tom Hazlewood After just a few days break, the next International Challenge is on as the 2019 YONEX Belgian Intern... | |
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... | |
Boe and Conrad out in the semifinal 08/09/2019 13:07 | Tom Hazlewood Denmark’s Mathias Boe and Mads Conrad-Petersen’s run in the Taipei Open has come to an end at the se... | |
Anders Antonsen reaches new heights 04/09/2019 13:05 | Lilit Poghosyan Anders Antonsen (Denmark) has reached his career-best result of no. 4 on the men’s singles world ran... | |
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... | |
Kharkiv ready for action 03/09/2019 08:59 | Tom Hazlewood The RSL Kharkiv International in Ukraine kicks off Wednesday and welcomes players from all over the ... | |
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... | |
Wales – The comeback kid 30/08/2019 14:51 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) For the first time in years Wales is back at the European U17 Team Championships. On Friday the 2... | |
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... | |
Badminton Europe welcomes Kosovo 29/08/2019 10:33 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Kosovo is a new Member Association of Badminton Europe. Badminton Europe is the governing body o... | |
Antonsen, Blichfeldt achieve career-best results 28/08/2019 09:41 | Lilit Poghosyan The 2019 World Championships are already in the history books. This week’s BWF world ranking list ha... | |
An outstanding World Championships 28/08/2019 09:03 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The General Secretary of Badminton Europe praises the BWF and the Swiss organisers on a successful W... | |
Ready for the future Championships? 26/08/2019 11:20 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Want to travel to watch badminton? The planning can begin! If you plan to travel in the near futu... | |
Shephard defends singles title 26/08/2019 08:37 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Jack Shephard is able to introduce himself as the SS6 men’s singles world champion for another tw... | |
These are the world champions 26/08/2019 08:35 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The World Championships 2019 are in the books. These are the winners. Five players won back-to-ba... | |
Back-to-back champions 25/08/2019 19:15 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Japan and China won back-to-back titles in the doubles categories. It is public knowledge that Ja... | |
Silver for Antonsen 25/08/2019 16:46 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Big loss for Danish Anders Antonsen in the final at the World Championships. Antonsen was off to ... | |
Finally a golden moment for outstanding Sindhu 25/08/2019 15:40 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The three-times runner-up finally got her gold medal. After losing three straight major finals In... | |
Bethell “on fire” on semifinals day 25/08/2019 13:51 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Daniel Bethell seemed unstoppable today, after a confident display in the quarterfinal he went on to... | |
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... | |
Here are the World Championships finals 24/08/2019 22:34 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Sunday is the final day at the World Championships 2019: Ten finalists have been found for the Wo... | |
Mi and Knoblauch through to semifinals 24/08/2019 22:15 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Mi Young-Chin and Valeska Knoblauch destroyed the Swiss dreams of a medal in the WH1-2 mixed doubles... | |
Antonsen in the final 24/08/2019 19:30 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Anders Antonsen is in the World Championships final in Basel. On paper Danish Anders Antonsen wa... | |
Champion ready to defend his title 24/08/2019 14:46 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Kento Momota is ready for the World Championships final in Basel. Ahead of the semifinals the ov... | |
Golden times for Sindhu? 24/08/2019 12:56 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Runner-up in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Is 2019 the year where Pusarla V. Sindhu finally wins that golden ... | |
Medal secured: Antonsen beats Chinese super star 23/08/2019 22:49 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Anders Antonsen knocked out the former world champion and the defending Olympic champion, Chen Long.... | |
The Dutch stopped flying 23/08/2019 21:36 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The World Championships campaign came to an end for Selena Piek and Robin Tabeling. It is less th... | |
Blichfeldt out 23/08/2019 19:01 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The small things made the difference when Mia Blichfeldt lost the in the quarterfinals at the Worlds... | |
Sindhu gets past Tai Tzu Ying 23/08/2019 18:17 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Pusarla V. Sindhu made the comeback of the day winning against Tai Tzu Ying. Before today Indian ... | |
Momota ready for another semifinal 23/08/2019 14:01 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) As expected the world number one is ready for the semifinals at the World Championships. There w... | |
Still no WC medal for Rio 2016 runner-up 23/08/2019 13:55 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Peng Soon Chan and Liu Ying Goh, Malaysia, once again leave the World Championships without a medal.... | |
Coombs - cool under pressure 23/08/2019 09:45 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Krysten Coombs survived a tough test today in the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, as he drew Niall McVeigh... | |
Down and up for Danish men’s singles 22/08/2019 21:24 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) While Anders Antonsen made it to the quarterfinals, Jan O Jorgensen is out of the Worlds. Thursd... | |
Auf Wiedersehen 22/08/2019 18:50 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel lost to the former world champions, Liu Cheng and Zhang Nan. The ... | |
Flying Dutch ready for more 22/08/2019 18:24 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Selena Piek and Robin Tabeling are together one of the eight best mixed doubles in the world. Af... | |
The curse of R16 22/08/2019 15:59 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) It is hard to make it to the World Championships quarterfinals for the Stoeva Sisters. The Stoeva... | |
The end for Astrup and Skaarup Rasmussen 22/08/2019 14:48 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The Danish men’s doubles lost in three games against Liao and Su from Chinese Taipei. The last Eu... | |
Exit European Games champions 22/08/2019 14:37 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith lost in the round of last 16 at the World Championships. On paper,... | |
- I worry about Carolina Marin 22/08/2019 13:42 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Ratchanok Intanon hopes to see Carolina Marin back on court soon. Ratchanok Intanon is 24 years ... | |
Mroz finds form at the right time 22/08/2019 13:01 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Bartlomiej Mroz continued his good form with a second win in the group stage Poland’s Para Star, ... | |
Tough day for the Adcocks 22/08/2019 12:40 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Chris and Gabby Adcock bowed out of the World Championships. The back-to-back European champions... | |
Scots can be proud 22/08/2019 12:35 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Alexander Dunn and Adam Hall put up a good fight but lost to Indonesian super stars Hendra Setiawan ... | |
Blichfeldt beats Nehwal: I am shaking 22/08/2019 10:13 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Big result for Danish Mia Blichfeldt who beats Saina Nehwal at the World Championships. - I want ... | |
No pressure: I want to be a role model 21/08/2019 19:44 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) With Carolina Marin not present all European eyes are on Mia Blichfeldt. On Wednesday afternoon ... | |
EG Champion: It has been some long days 21/08/2019 17:48 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) After two days of waiting it was finally time for Anders Antonsen to go on court. The European G... | |
Stoevas are back and aim for the quarterfinals 21/08/2019 17:27 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) After a two months break the defending European champions are back on court, and the ambitions are b... | |
Huge win for German men’s double 21/08/2019 14:51 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Thanks to Germany's Marvin Seidel and Mark Lamsfuss the world number five will not play anymore in B... | |
- Give as much as possible – whatever that means 21/08/2019 12:10 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen won their first match at the Worlds, but the expectations fo... | |
Lost to the world number two: An awesome experience 21/08/2019 11:05 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Zvonimir Durkinjak was smiling despite losing to Chou Tien Chen. Croatian Zvonimir Durkinjak lost... | |
Good to be Dutch in Basel 21/08/2019 10:28 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Selena Piek and Robin Tabeling are through to the round of last 16. After a disappointing Europea... | |
Noel ‘crashes’ out 21/08/2019 10:10 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) French hearts break as Faustine Noel withdraws after one match, due to an injury she suffered during... | |
Mixed feelings for England 20/08/2019 19:57 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) A win in mixed doubles and a loss for the European Games champions were the results on Tuesday after... | |
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... | |
Jorgensen ‘still on his way back’ 20/08/2019 15:56 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) A good performance in the second round shows that Jan O Jorgensen is still on the right track after ... | |
Russians ready for revenge 20/08/2019 14:44 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov are ready to face Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda in the second rou... | |
Russian born Polikarpova: I feel like an Israeli now 20/08/2019 14:41 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) For the first time Ksenia Polikarpova participates at the individual World Championships representin... | |
Lin Dan leaves the Worlds 20/08/2019 12:45 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Chinese legend, Lin Dan, lost in the second round of the World Championships. The World Champion... | |
- It is frustrating 20/08/2019 12:42 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Niclas Nohr and Sara Thygesen bowed out of the World Championships in the first round. In mixed ... | |
Czech stars to split: Our last World Championships 20/08/2019 11:17 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Jakub Bitman and Alzbeta Basova will terminate their partnership within the next 1,5 months. The... | |
French ready to face the Stoeva Sisters 20/08/2019 08:56 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) After an easy win on day 1, an all-European clash awaits in the second round in the women’s doubles ... | |
Swedish youngsters winning all-European clash 20/08/2019 08:55 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Johanna Magnusson and Emma Karlsson are ready for the second round at their first World Championship... | |
Momota: Hope to see Axelsen soon 19/08/2019 14:54 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The defending world champion aims for another gold medal, but he also admits that he misses one of h... | |
Maddaloni retires 19/08/2019 14:08 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Italian Rosario Maddaloni retires from international badminton. The Italian men’s singles player,... | |
It’s a vision we’ve always had: ONE SPORT 18/08/2019 15:44 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Today is a landmark occasion for para-badminton as the TOTAL BWF World Championships and Para-Badmin... | |
Mixed doubles preview 17/08/2019 14:25 | Tom Hazlewood The BWF World Championships are now just two days away! Both the world and continents best are all s... | |
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. ... | |
Men's doubles preview 16/08/2019 14:25 | Alan Raftery It’s now just three days to wait before the world’s best will arrive at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Sw... | |
Gicquel and Labar – The young and the experienced 16/08/2019 09:08 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Will they make it to Tokyo 2020? Will they go for Paris 2024? These are two of the biggest questions... | |
Women’s doubles preview 15/08/2019 14:26 | Alan Raftery The tournament we have been gearing up for all year is finally upon us. The world’s best will arriv... | |
Marin: Hard to be impatient 15/08/2019 09:09 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Carolina Marin will soon be back on court after seven months of recovery. Badminton fans from all... | |
Lianne Tan back into world top 50 14/08/2019 13:09 | Lilit Poghosyan The World Championships will kick off in Basel, Switzerland, next week already. One of Europe’s top ... | |
TIME TO VOTE 14/08/2019 12:02 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) It is time to vote for a spot in the Badminton Europe (BEC) Athletes´ Commission. The BEC Athlete... | |
28 European World Senior Champions 13/08/2019 18:33 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) 28 players/pairs from 12 different European countries won gold medals at the World Senior Championsh... | |
“The Next One” three years later 13/08/2019 11:54 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) In 2016 Anders Antonsen announced himself as “The Next One” for Danish men’s singles. Three years la... | |
Penty - The new Number One 13/08/2019 11:06 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Toby Penty is the new Number One in England – a role that suits him. Since the Sudirman Cup 2019,... | |
Nominate a para-badminton player for the Athletes’ Commission 13/08/2019 09:57 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) It is time to nominate for a spot in the Badminton Europe Athletes´ Commission. The BEC Athletes’... | |
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... | |
Danish mixed doubles ready to be the next top pair 12/08/2019 11:26 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Rikke Soby and Mathias Bay-Smidt are ready to be the new Danish mixed doubles pair on the absolute t... | |
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. ... | |
Women's singles re-draw for the Worlds 09/08/2019 13:01 | Press release from BWF The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has conducted a re-draw of the women’s singles category at the ... | |
- I can be in the top of the World 08/08/2019 15:17 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Chloe Birch believes that she can reach the absolute top level in women’s doubles. It is not unus... | |
- I am at the best level for years 07/08/2019 12:21 | Aidan Jones Germany’s women’s singles player Fabienne Deprez believes that she is at her best level since she re... | |
Home crowd favourite to play Gilmour – again 06/08/2019 13:55 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) For the 10th time Sabrina Jaquet and Kirsty Gilmour will play each other in an international tournam... | |
Coombs going for gold 05/08/2019 21:37 | Aidan Jones England’s Krysten Coombs says that his only goal for the Para-Badminton World Championships is to go... | |
The World Championships draw is ready 05/08/2019 11:41 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Basel 2019 is getting closer. On Monday 5th August the draw for the World Championships 2019 was ... | |
No Marin at the World Championships 05/08/2019 10:29 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Carolina Marin is not ready to play. In 2018 the European highlight at the World Championships wa... | |
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... | |
Ten Europeans seeded for the World Championships 01/08/2019 11:35 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The first version of the seeding report for the 2019 World Championships in Basel is official. Wi... | |
Axelsen out of World Championships 31/07/2019 12:42 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The men's singles world champion from 2017, Viktor Axelsen, has announced that he will not attend t... | |
French mixed doubles pair back on track 30/07/2019 14:33 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) After some tough months, Anne Tran and Ronan Labar came back on the winning track. In May, Anne ... | |
Europeans head to Bangkok 29/07/2019 15:41 | Aidan Jones (BEC) This week, the TOYOTA Thailand Open 2019 will take place, giving European players one last chance t... | |
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... | |
Danish showdown set for the Quarter-Finals 25/07/2019 08:39 | Tom Hazlewood Day three of the Japan Open saw a number of Europeans fall but the Men’s Singles looks enticing as t... | |
The Dutch lead the way for Europe 24/07/2019 14:06 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Robin Tabeling and Selena Piek managed to take a win against the number eight seeds from Hong Kong.... | |
Anders Antonsen becomes world no. 9 24/07/2019 12:37 | Lilit Poghosyan Last week’s Indonesia Open runner-up Anders Antonsen has climbed two spots up to occupy position no.... | |
Blichfeldt comes through tough opener 23/07/2019 18:00 | Tom Hazlewood The opening round of the Japan Open took place on Tuesday with a number of the worlds top Badminton ... | |
The European Champions are back 23/07/2019 08:58 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Stefani and Gabriela Stoeva have reached an agreement with the Bulgarian Badminton Association with ... | |
Road to Basel: One month to go! 22/07/2019 16:01 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The BWF TOTAL World Championships is now less than one month away and the very best talents across ... | |
Ellis and Langridge are 'Reddy' 22/07/2019 14:36 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge are up for the challenge as they prepare to face Satwiksairaj Ranki... | |
EYOF kicks off with lively Opening Ceremony 22/07/2019 09:14 | Press release EOC The 15th edition of the Summer European Youth Olympic Festival is under way after a vibrant Open... | |
Antonsen loses Final in thriller 21/07/2019 09:01 | Tom Hazlewood Denmark’s Anders Antonsen lost the Men’s Singles Final at the Indonesian Open on Sunday in a maratho... | |
Antonsen into the final! 20/07/2019 18:11 | Tom Hazlewood Denmark’s Anders Antonsen has marched into the Men’s Singles final at the Indonesian Open after a 21... | |
All coming together nicely for Antonsen 19/07/2019 17:50 | Alan Raftery The conditions on one of the biggest stages in the Badminton world, the Indonesia Open, have been to... | |
Where to watch the World Championships 19/07/2019 11:29 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The World Championships in Basel, Switzerland are getting closer and there are so many ways you can... | |
- My family funds me 19/07/2019 08:45 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) It is not cheap to be a badminton player at the highest level and it is not easy to find funding sup... | |
Spanish Inclusive Badminton Championship has concluded 18/07/2019 15:09 | Spanish Badminton Federation San Lorenzo de El Escorial, specifically the main hall `El Zaburdón', was the stage where the Spanis... | |
Retired Champion: European title was my highlight 18/07/2019 10:02 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Rajiv Ouseph, following announcing his retirement, has singled out the European Championships title... | |
Strong European presence in Jakarta! 17/07/2019 19:23 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The BLIBLI Indonesia Open 2019 is running on in Jakarta, Indonesia this week with the first round... | |
England and GB badminton number one Rajiv Ouseph to retire after Worlds 17/07/2019 13:02 | Badminton England England and GB badminton’s undisputed men’s singles number one Rajiv Ouseph will hang up his racket... | |
Europe is moving forward in Jakarta! 16/07/2019 10:23 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The BLIBLI Indonesia Open 2019 is getting underway in Jakarta, Indonesia from 16 to 21 July with hal... | |
Adcocks do not feel the Olympic pressure 15/07/2019 09:04 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Gabrielle and Chris Adcock are fighting to qualify for Tokyo 2020, but despite of being in a close r... | |
Winning note for the hosts! 14/07/2019 15:42 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The White Nights 2019 ended today in Gatchina, Russia with the Finals of all the events taking place... | |
Two European pairs in the Semi-Finals in U.S.A.! 13/07/2019 16:25 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The YONEX US Open 2019 gets underway this week in Fullerton, U.S.A. and will continue until Sunday 1... | |
European Games surprise aiming for titles 13/07/2019 08:30 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) At the European Games, Kati-Kreet Marran and Helina Ruutel delivered the big surprise making it to t... | |
Axelsen out of Indonesia and Japan 12/07/2019 12:06 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Viktor Axelsen has today revealed that he has suffered yet another setback as he prepared to play ... | |
New French Men’s Doubles sees daylight 11/07/2019 09:11 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Julien Maio has a new Men’s Doubles partner: Éloi Adam. It is time to get used to a new French Me... | |
White Nights: hopes for the hosts 09/07/2019 14:54 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The action vigorously continues this week as well, with the White Nights 2019 taking place in Gatchi... | |
Bulgarian star quits doubles category 09/07/2019 09:19 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Mariya Mitsova is going all in trying to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Women’s Singles. Two w... | |
Eric Pang: "They are training well" 08/07/2019 17:33 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Midway through the Summer School camp in Podcetrtek, Slovenia; one of the coaches at the event, Eri... | |
Boe and Petersen crowned Champions in Canada 08/07/2019 15:06 | Tom Hazlewood Denmark’s Matthias Boe and Mads Conrad-Petersen won the Men’s Doubles title at the Canada Open last ... | |
A positive reaction 08/07/2019 13:58 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Peter Tarcala, the President of Badminton Europe is a satisfied person following the outcomes of the... | |
High performances in Canada! 06/07/2019 21:09 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva In Calgary, Canada, this week, where is getting underway the 2019 YONEX Canada Open, Europe has reac... | |
Record breaking event in Novi Sad 05/07/2019 10:28 | Badminton Association of Serbia Repeated success of Team Serbia both in competition and event management during on of the most popul... | |
Two Quarterfinals for Bøje in Canada! 05/07/2019 09:52 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva With the action taking place in Calgary, Canada, this week, a significant number of European players... | |
- We are very experienced 04/07/2019 17:07 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Today’s first session saw Primorye Vladivostok have strolled through to the quarter-finals after the... | |
Deprez stuns third seed in incredible match 04/07/2019 13:39 | Alan Raftery The Canada Open is now in full swing. And we have had our first big upset of the tournament. Ge... | |
Career-best result for Anders Antonsen 02/07/2019 15:08 | Lilit Poghosyan The 2019 European Games is already a history. The badminton tournament of this multi-sport event too... | |
Adcocks leap into last 8 27/06/2019 13:31 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Chris and Gabrielle Adcock have progressed to the quarterfinals of the European Games as the top of... | |
Coombs cool, calm and collected 23/06/2019 23:29 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Krysten Coombs takes his first international gold medal in 2 years and climbs the Race to Tokyo rank... | |
It’s finally here! But what is the European Games? 23/06/2019 16:53 | Alan Raftery Starting from tomorrow, the Badminton competition will be taking place at the second edition of the ... | |
Malopolska region, city of Krakow to host 3rd European Games in 2023 23/06/2019 08:36 | Press release from EOC An Extraordinary General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) today unanimously ele... | |
Lucas leads Europeans into Finals Day 22/06/2019 22:20 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Lucas Mazur makes it to the SL4 men’s singles final and the SL3-SU5 mixed doubles final with partner... | |
Rooke confirms his place as Europe’s best 21/06/2019 23:17 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Martin Rooke beat both of his European rivals to take a place in tomorrow’s semi-finals and a likely... | |
Women’s Doubles wide open 21/06/2019 17:11 | Tom Hazlewood Badminton at the European Games gets underway on Monday and the battle for the Women’s Doubles title... | |
Magic Meril moves on 21/06/2019 00:38 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) An epic battle between two of Europe’s best SU5s was the highlight of the day in Dublin, as the men’... | |
Chyrkov impresses on Day One 20/06/2019 00:21 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Oleksandr Chyrkov’s campaign was off to a great start today in Dublin, with a surprising win over on... | |
“It’s cool to be back in top 50” 18/06/2019 13:58 | Lilit Poghosyan Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus has moved one spot up on the men’s singles world ranking list to oc... | |
Marc Zwiebler to head the BWF Athletes' Commission 17/06/2019 11:56 | BWF Staff Former German international Marc Zwiebler has been elected Chair of the BWF Athletes’ Commission for... | |
Shephard aims to defend Irish title 16/06/2019 17:04 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Team GB’s Jack Shephard has been busy preparing his defence of the Irish International title this we... | |
Lee Chong Wei bids farewell 13/06/2019 11:01 | Dev Sukumar/BWF Malaysian great Lee Chong Wei called time on a glorious 19-year career as he announced his retiremen... | |
"It has caused anxiety and self-confidence issues" 12/06/2019 09:00 | Annika Langrock Since half a year, Toby Penty has been dealing with an autoimmune disease. The result: permanent hai... | |
Strong youngsters in Lithuania 09/06/2019 11:12 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The RSL Lithuanian International 2019 ended today, on 9thof June with the finals of all events takin... | |
Adcock's crash out in Quarter-Finals 07/06/2019 17:00 | Tom Hazlewood Europe’s final hope of winning a title at this weeks Australian Open in Sydney ended today after Eng... | |
Adcocks into quarter-final in Sydney 06/06/2019 19:52 | Alan Raftery Following a break in the calendar, we get back to it with the 12th event in the BWF World Tour, the ... | |
Milan Dratva: Believe in the process and results will come naturally 04/06/2019 14:22 | Lilit Poghosyan BEC “Center of Excellence” player Milan Dratva (Slovakia), who is currently ranked no. 231, talked a... | |
Australian Open: Next stop for the Adcocks 03/06/2019 13:35 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The action on court continues this week in Sydney, Australia where the CROWN GROUP Australian Open 2... | |
Badminton Scotland appoint Ingo Kindervater as Head of Performance 27/05/2019 15:25 | Badminton Scotland Badminton Scotland have today confirmed the appointment of Ingo Kindervater as Head of Performance. ... | |
China win on home soil 27/05/2019 14:56 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The BWF TOTAL Sudirman Cup is now over and after a dominant performance against Japan on Sunday, Ch... | |
Unstoppable China win 11th Sudirman Cup 26/05/2019 12:19 | Alan Raftery sMany Badminton fans anticipated the emerging force of Japan to perhaps do what no other nation has ... | |
We have a China vs Japan final! 25/05/2019 16:39 | Alan Raftery The semi-finals of the 16th edition of the Sudirman Cup in Nanning was something to behold. And now ... | |
France finish 14th after Canada defeat 24/05/2019 16:01 | Aidan Jones (BEC) France has finished 14th in the BWF TOTAL Sudirman Cup after losing out to Canada in a 1-3 defeat i... | |
The CoE turns to the world 24/05/2019 15:49 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Badminton Europe have started to support different confederations around the World and not just Euro... | |
Hall of Fame: Honour for Bang Soo Hyun 24/05/2019 08:45 | Press Release by BWF Former Olympic gold medallist Bang Soo Hyun of Korea was inducted into the BWF Hall of Fame last nig... | |
China lead the way 23/05/2019 16:11 | Aidan Jones (BEC) China lead the way in the quarter final of the Sudirman Cup against Denmark, after going ahead in th... | |
Leeswadtrakul new BWF Deputy President, Zeniya earns seat on BWF Council 23/05/2019 10:21 | BWF Thailand’s Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul has been elected as BWF Deputy President following election... | |
Denmark advances to the Quarterfinals 22/05/2019 16:44 | Annika Langrock After beating Indonesia on Wednesday, Denmark has reached the Quarterfinals of the TOTAL BWF Sudirma... | |
France have beaten Netherlands 21/05/2019 17:46 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Another European tie of the week, has concluded, and it is France who have won 3-2 against Netherlan... | |
Ireland has beaten New Zealand 21/05/2019 15:25 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Ireland has won their second tie at the BWF TOTAL Sudirman Cup in Nanning this morning in China, by... | |
England are victorious over Denmark 20/05/2019 20:43 | Aidan Jones (BEC) England has won the all European tie against Denmark today, 3-2 at the BWF TOTAL Sudirman Cup in Nan... | |
Mixed fortunes for Europe on day One 19/05/2019 00:18 | Tom Hazlewood The 2019 Sudirman Cup finally got underway today and it was an action-packed day in Nanning China. ... | |
Sudirman Cup 2019 Preview: Greenland 18/05/2019 21:26 | Mireille van Daal Tomorrow is the big day! The Sudirman Cup 2019 will start in Nanning, China. The opening ceremony a... | |
Young stars in Bonn 18/05/2019 21:25 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The B.A.B.B. German International 2019 which took place from 15 to 18 of May in Bonn, Germany, ended... | |
Sudirman Cup 2019: preview Slovakia and Lithuania 17/05/2019 08:57 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva On 19 May the Sudirman Cup 2019 will get underway in Nanning, China and will come to an end on the 2... | |
Sudirman Cup Preview - Isreal, Ireland and Switzerland 16/05/2019 16:59 | Tom Hazlewood The 2019 Sudirman Cup is now just three days away and the representing nations and players are eager... | |
“I want to win an Olympic medal at home” 16/05/2019 12:38 | Annika Langrock Anne Tran spoke to Badminton Europe about her personal ambitions and revealed that the 2020 Olympics... | |
"It will be a great battle for everybody" 15/05/2019 19:44 | Alan Raftery To book your place at the 2020 Olympics, the vital qualification year has begun. Fans will be keepin... | |
"I want to become an Olympic Champion" 15/05/2019 19:26 | Alan Raftery As we know, the Olympic qualification period is underway. A time where dreams of representing your c... | |
Are you the new Communications Intern? 15/05/2019 13:31 | Annika Langrock Badminton Europe is currently looking for a new intern, from the start of September to the end of J... | |
Sudirman Cup 2019: Elite group-preview 14/05/2019 07:34 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva From 19 to 26 of May, the world's best badminton will take place in Nanning, China where the Sudirma... | |
AirBadminton – The new Outdoor Game 13/05/2019 14:00 | Badminton Europe The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and HSBC jointly launched a new outdoor game, AirBadminton, and... | |
Sudirman Cup 2019: 6 days to go 13/05/2019 11:06 | Mireille van Daal The Sudirman Cup 2019 in Nanjing is coming closer and closer: Twenty-one nations from all over the ... | |
Badminton Europe launches partnership with Uni-Damp 13/05/2019 10:26 | Badminton Europe The Danish hygro-box manufacturer, Uni-Damp, has agreed to a five-year marketing partnership with Ba... | |
Shephard back on top 12/05/2019 21:42 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Jack Shephard has spent more than a year as world number 1, yet he hasn’t won an international event... | |
Bethell sensational as Meril marches on 11/05/2019 22:31 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Daniel Bethell was pushed all the way in today’s semi-final against world number 1 Pramod Bhagat. ... | |
Loquette’s greatest day 10/05/2019 23:17 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The world number nine in the Last 16? The European Champion in the quarter-final? Surely Meril Loque... | |
“It is important to receive new ideas” 10/05/2019 15:32 | Annika Langrock New faces and perspectives – Badminton Europe’s commission members for the next years are confirmed.... | |
Levi loses top spot to Hellman 09/05/2019 22:18 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Amir Levi’s loss sees the Israeli scrape second in his men’s singles group and means he has a lot... | |
European SL4s put to the test in Ottawa 08/05/2019 22:22 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The struggle is real for the SL4 singles classes in Canada as Europeans start to fall out of this ye... | |
Misha Zilberman climbing up the ranking list 08/05/2019 17:33 | Lilit Poghosyan In this week’s BWF world ranking list Misha Zilberman (Israel) has moved four spots up to occupy pos... | |
Sudirman Cup 2019: 12 days to go 07/05/2019 17:45 | Mireille van Daal In less than two weeks the World Championships for teams will start in Nanjing, China: The Sudirman... | |
The EPC General Assembly has concluded 07/05/2019 13:16 | Aidan Jones (BEC) On Saturday 4 May in Netanya, Israel, The European Paralympic Committee (EPC), held their General As... | |
"It is going to be some exciting months" 07/05/2019 13:09 | Annika Langrock Mia Blichfeldt, speaking to Badminton Europe, has revealed her plans and ambitions for the rest of t... | |
Joe Scott: "I love the competitiveness" 07/05/2019 09:31 | Alan Raftery When tasked with writing an article on a future star, I could look no further than a young talent at... | |
“I want Suzuki this time” 05/05/2019 09:48 | Denmark's Cathrine Rosengren focuses on Canada this week (Badminton Europe / Mark Phelan) Europe’s top SU5 women’s singles player Cathrine Rosengren has her sights set on world number 1 Ayak... | |
Lamsfuss/Herttrich drew the short straw 03/05/2019 23:13 | Mireille van Daal The Super 300 tournament in New Zealand has ended for Mark Lamsfuss & Isabel Herttrich (Germany). T... | |
Over six retain their titles 03/05/2019 11:11 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Over the past week, there have been continental championships across Asia, Africa and Pan America,... | |
The new Magazine is out! 02/05/2019 10:16 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Last week, the latest issue of the Badminton Europe magazine has been released on Issuu, containing... | |
Olympic qualification starts Down under! 01/05/2019 22:53 | Mireille van Daal With Tokyo 2020 coming closer, the official qualification period starts tomorrow. This means that t... | |
The race for Tokyo 2020 begins 29/04/2019 17:51 | Alan Raftery Today marks a very important day for the world’s top Badminton players. They will all be hoping to b... | |
This is how you voted 29/04/2019 10:59 | Rasmus Bech For the first time the badminton fans voted for the European Fan Player of the Year and Shot of the ... | |
This is how the Award panel voted 29/04/2019 10:58 | Rasmus Bech Now the BEC Gala awards are completed, and here are the statistics of how the award was chosen for e... | |
Baglar bags a brace of Golds 28/04/2019 15:28 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Turkey’s Zehra Baglar grabs today’s headline with a surprise double gold in Uganda Baglar domi... | |
India dominate as Europeans fall in semi-finals 27/04/2019 20:17 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Heartbreak for Loquette and Mroz as they both fail to make the SU5 men’s singles final today, and to... | |
Knoblauch set for African triple gold 26/04/2019 20:46 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Europe’s top female WH1 player Valeska Knoblauch has an outside chance of taking all 3 gold medals i... | |
Haller through to 3 quarter-finals 25/04/2019 20:49 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) German Tim Haller will wake up tomorrow to the prospect of 3 quarter final matches at the Uganda Int... | |
Kulikov escapes group after shock defeat 24/04/2019 17:42 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Day 2 in Africa sees Russian Pavel Kulikov bounce back with a win to secure a place in the knock out... | |
Gailly returns to Uganda to defend title 21/04/2019 22:08 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Guillaume Gailly collected Gold, Silver and Bronze medals last year at the Uganda International. ... | |
Doubles delight for Denmark 21/04/2019 09:50 | Tom Hazlewood The Croatian International concluded today and there were two Doubles titles for Denmark and Emil La... | |
Kiev: One week to go 19/04/2019 09:27 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The BEC Congress is almost one week away, and one place to begin is the Members’ Forum, which is set... | |
"I am a big fan of Tiger Woods" 15/04/2019 12:20 | Annika Langrock As a five-year-old, Marvin Seidel was playing badminton for the first time. Today, he is one of Germ... | |
No Axelsen in Singapore final 14/04/2019 09:39 | Mireille van Daal It was time for the thirteenth clash between Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) and Kento Momota (Japan). The... | |
Milan Ludik: I’m really excited to play in Minsk 13/04/2019 12:15 | Lilit Poghosyan COE players Felix Burestedt (Sweden) and Milan Ludik (Czech Republic) have both moved three spots up... | |
A drama in 80 minutes 12/04/2019 15:20 | Annika Langrock In the second quarterfinal duel within seven days, Axelsen was successful in seeking revenge against... | |
All set for Kiev 12/04/2019 14:51 | Aidan Jones (BEC) As we are now two weeks away from the Badminton Europe Confederation Congress in Kiev, Ukraine, pre... | |
Three Europeans left in Singapore 11/04/2019 15:31 | Annika Langrock Six Danes have played in the second round of the Singapore Open 2019 on Thursday. Half of them have... | |
Scotland squad selected for World Junior Championships 10/04/2019 13:48 | Badminton Scotland Badminton Scotland today confirmed the team which will compete at the World Junior Championships, to... | |
The second meeting within two weeks 10/04/2019 11:06 | Annika Langrock Mia Blichfeldt has won her first match at the Singapore Open. After facing Pusarla V. Sindhu (India)... | |
Astrup and Rasmussen cruise into Round 2 09/04/2019 16:17 | Alan Raftery We move from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, for the next BWF Tour event. And today featured qualificatio... | |
- I will be leaving Badminton England 08/04/2019 13:28 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Peter Briggs is leaving Europe. His and Gregory Mair’s future as a current pairing could come to an... | |
International gold for Lucas Mazur 07/04/2019 14:51 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) SL4 world champion Lucas Mazur wins Europe’s only gold medal at the 2nd Fazza - Dubai Para-Badminton... | |
Ireland and Muir win title trebles at National Junior Badminton Championships 07/04/2019 12:59 | Badminton Scotland Lindsey Ireland successfully defended her under 17 girls’ singles title today at the U13/17 National... | |
Jakobsen takes the title! 07/04/2019 12:35 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Julie Dawall Jakobsen has won the Women’s Singles final at the Finnish Open 2019 in straight games a... | |
Coombs goes for his first title in 2 years 06/04/2019 20:05 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) 6 places have been earned by Europeans on finals day tomorrow, and one man from Devon has his sights... | |
Quarterfinals done onto the semis 06/04/2019 14:20 | Aidan Jones (BEC) After a mixed morning for Europe, there are eleven European players left as we head into the semi-fi... | |
-Christie controlled it better than I did 06/04/2019 00:54 | Alan Raftery The quarter-finals for the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open 2019 came to a close today. With tricky condi... | |
Rooke through to semi-finals 05/04/2019 08:24 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Martin Rooke makes it to semi-final stages of the 2nd Fazza - Dubai Para-Badminton International WH2... | |
Mroz draws world number 2 in the last 16 04/04/2019 22:02 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Bartlomiej Mroz, the European Champion took a tough beat in the groups and exits Group C in second p... | |
Three Europeans left in Malaysia 04/04/2019 09:18 | Annika Langrock On Thursday, the second round of the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open 2019 got underway in Kuala Lumpur. ... | |
Laura Sarosi: We shouldn’t forget to enjoy the game 04/04/2019 09:17 | Lilit Poghosyan Laura Sarosi (Hungary) has climbed eight spots up on this week’s world ranking list and is now ranke... | |
Mazur aiming to come back stronger in Dubai 03/04/2019 19:03 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Lucas Mazur recovers well after his first loss in 2 years last weekend in Turkey, with straight game... | |
“I'm really looking forward to the next round” 03/04/2019 13:36 | Annika Langrock Kirsty Gilmour has reached the round of 16 at the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open 2019, after beating Ev... | |
Top matches in the Men’s Singles! 02/04/2019 11:39 | Annika Langrock After Anders Antonsen has advanced to the round of 16 at the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open 2019 in Ku... | |
Nice to be in the sun! 02/04/2019 10:05 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Marcus Ellis has spoken to Badminton Europe about the positives of playing in a warm country, the En... | |
Jonas Lyduch leaves Badminton Netherland 01/04/2019 12:00 | Badminton Netherland Badminton Nederland and assistant-bonds coach Jonas Lyduch will end their co-operation. The 39-ye... | |
A second chance in Dubai 31/03/2019 19:35 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) This week sees the 2nd Fazza – Dubai Para-Badminton International get underway in the UAE, and a sec... | |
Lane and Pugh victorious in Poland 31/03/2019 16:23 | Tom Hazlewood It was joy for the English pair Ben Lane & Jessica Pugh as they claimed the Mixed Doubles title at t... | |
China set the standard for the World in Turkey 31/03/2019 00:16 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The Chinese arrive on the scene and take 7 gold medals out of a possible 20 events at the Turkish Pa... | |
Axelsen in India Open final 30/03/2019 21:26 | Mireille van Daal Today was semi-final day at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2019. While first seeded pair Kim Astrup/A... | |
Mazur and Rosengren continue the fight for Europe 29/03/2019 23:06 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Semi finals day in Turkey and every European left in the wheelchair classes fall at the final hur... | |
Want to work at Badminton Europe? 29/03/2019 10:08 | Badminton Europe Badminton Europe is seeking a Finance & Administration Manager for a full-time position to join its... | |
A rocky road for Europe’s best wheelchairs 28/03/2019 21:40 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Wandschneider and Rooke were flying through their singles draws until they faced the force of Asia i... | |
Impressive Day for Europe in New Delhi ! 28/03/2019 20:54 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2019 is getting underway in New Delhi, India from 26-31 March with the ... | |
"My biggest dream is to play badminton for a living" 28/03/2019 11:26 | Annika Langrock Line Christophersen is only 19 years old and wrote already history: As the first Danish Women’s Sing... | |
Suter-Erath in the hunt for another title 27/03/2019 21:14 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The former world number 1 sets her sights high for Paralympic qualification and is off to a flying s... | |
Yvonne Li : ready to show her best 27/03/2019 19:49 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The action continues this week with the YONEX Polish Open 2019 which is taking place in Częstochowa,... | |
Nhat Nguyen getting closer to the top 27/03/2019 19:45 | Lilit Poghosyan Last week’s Orleans Masters quarterfinalist Nhat Nguyen (Ireland) has moved 11 spots up on the men’s... | |
Strong start for Axelsen 27/03/2019 18:10 | Tom Hazlewood Day two of the Yonex-Sunrise Indian Open took place today and it saw a strong start for Denmark star... | |
"It is a huge goal of mine" 27/03/2019 13:48 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The next edition of ´European Para-Badminton Towards Tokyo 2020´ features David Jack Wilson from Wal... | |
Mroz hungry for victory, whilst Tuzcu crashes out 26/03/2019 23:32 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The SU5 men’s singles European Champion made a great start to his Turkish International today with t... | |
First round success for the Danes! 26/03/2019 16:31 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The YONEX Sunrise India Open, got off to a great start for the Danish Men’s Doubles today, with Ande... | |
Leverdez is ready to fire! 25/03/2019 15:45 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Brice Leverdez speaking to Badminton Europe believes he is as ready as ever, as he prepares to play ... | |
Lia Salehar: I hope to play again soon 25/03/2019 11:29 | Annika Langrock Since last year, Lia Salehar has been dealing with an injury. After three retired matches this year,... | |
Paralympic Qualifying begins this week in Turkey 24/03/2019 20:59 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The Paralympics ignite as 279 of the world’s elite para-badminton players warm up in Antalya, for th... | |
Très Bien for Europe in Orléans! 24/03/2019 11:59 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The Orléans Masters 2019 which took place from 19 to 24 March in Orléans, France, ended on Sunday wi... | |
3 wins for the Tricolour 23/03/2019 23:43 | Alan Raftery Semi-final day at the Orleans Masters was an exciting one for the home French supporters, which feat... | |
Success for Scotland on day four 22/03/2019 21:55 | Tom Hazlewood Day four of the Orléans Masters has drawn to a close with a number of European hopefuls making it to... | |
Scots are fighting for a spot in the semi-finals 22/03/2019 12:04 | Annika Langrock On Friday, the quarterfinals of the Orléans Masters 2019 are getting underway in France. Adam Hall i... | |
French surprise on French soil 22/03/2019 11:12 | Mireille van Daal The third day of the Orleans Masters started out well for the French players. Two mixed doubles pai... | |
“We want to qualify for Paris” 22/03/2019 09:20 | Annika Langrock 2019 is a special year for Fabien Delrue on court: He has just began to play at senior level. Th... | |
Momota: Do I have to say my weakness? 21/03/2019 13:33 | Alan Raftery Kento Momota, or as fans call him ‘King Kento’, won the All England Open 2019, for the first time. T... | |
Persson banned from badminton for 18 months 21/03/2019 10:24 | Press Release BWF BWF statement on suspended badminton player, Mr. Joachim Persson: The Badminton World Federation... | |
Tokyo is the goal 20/03/2019 15:35 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Milan Ludik, one of the more experienced players at Badminton Europe's Centre of Excellence (CoE), h... | |
Successful day Two for Europe in Orléans 20/03/2019 13:30 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva At the end of the second day of the Orléans Masters 2019, the Europeans did their best in Orléans, F... | |
Felix Burestedt: This is a good step in the right direction 20/03/2019 13:29 | Lilit Poghosyan COE player Felix Burestedt (Sweden) had reached his career-best result last week as he had moved fou... | |
New rankings ahead of final week! 20/03/2019 09:52 | Aidan Jones (BEC) It is not long until the final standings in the world rankings will decide who competes at this year... | |
Christiansen and Bøje start new collaboration 19/03/2019 14:30 | Badminton Denmark After Christinna Pedersen has ended her international career last week, Mathias Christiansen is now ... | |
All focus on the Men's Singles on day One 19/03/2019 09:49 | Tom Hazlewood The 2019 Orléans Masters got underway on Tuesday with a number of Europe’s top players looking to ta... | |
Bad luck with injuries for Gabrielle Adcock 18/03/2019 15:27 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Injuries at this time of year have not been kind to Gabrielle Adcock of England, of recent times. ... | |
Only one European pair in the final 17/03/2019 00:13 | Annika Langrock After Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge have lost their semi-final match against strong Indonesian op... | |
Stoevas beaten by South Koreans again 16/03/2019 16:50 | Annika Langrock Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva are out of the Swiss Open. Such as at the Malaysia Masters in January, t... | |
"We were seeking for revenge" 16/03/2019 14:52 | Annika Langrock Mathias Bay-Smidt and Rikke Søby surprisingly reached the final of the YONEX Swiss Open 2019, after ... | |
Pedersen: "It was my last match today" 16/03/2019 14:46 | Annika Langrock After 1,5 years, Christinna Pedersen and Mathias Christiansen have played their last match together,... | |
Azurmendi: "She was fighting for all the points" 16/03/2019 14:12 | Thomas Davin Clara Azurmendi did not succeed in stunning the Japanese player Saena Kawakani - world ranked number... | |
Defeats for two European top pairs 15/03/2019 18:56 | Margot Charbonnel The two European Mixed Doubles pairs of Isabel Herttrich/Mark Lamsfuss and Marcus Ellis/Lauren Smith... | |
Sung Ji Hyun upended Kosetskaya 15/03/2019 18:14 | Thomas Davin Evgeniya Kosetskaya, silver medalist at the 2018 European Championships, lost to Sung Ji Hyun in the... | |
"We will be fighting for every point" 15/03/2019 16:47 | Annika Langrock Stefani and Gabriela Stoeva have reached the semi-finals of the YONEX Swiss Open 2019, after beating... | |
Bay-Smidt/Søby first Europeans in the semi-final 15/03/2019 14:15 | Annika Langrock The Danish Mixes Doubles pair of Mathias Bay-Smidt and Rikke Søby is qualified for the semi-finals i... | |
"We were focused on every point" 15/03/2019 10:27 | Margot Charbonnel Stefani and Gabriela Stoeva reached the quarterfinal of the YONEX Swiss Open 2019 after a quite clos... | |
"I knew it would be a tough match" 15/03/2019 10:27 | Thomas Davin The French player, Lucas Corvee, fights his way into the quarterfinals of the YONEX Swiss Open 2019,... | |
Mark Caljouw into his first Swiss Open quarterfinal 15/03/2019 10:14 | Margot Charbonnel Mark Caljouw found his way out of the match against Kashyap Parupalli from India in straight games (... | |
Ellis/Smith confidently into quarterfinals in Basel 14/03/2019 19:19 | Margot Charbonnel After a 30 minutes’ match, Lauren Smith and Marcus Ellis have reached the quarterfinals of the YONEX... | |
"It was a long fight" 14/03/2019 18:03 | Annika Langrock After a thrilling match that lasted 74 minutes, Christinna Pedersen and Mathias Christiansen have r... | |
“It has been a great premiere for us” 13/03/2019 21:21 | Annika Langrock Johanna Goliszewski and Lara Käpplein have faced Anne Tran/Emilie Lefel for the first time at an int... | |
Burestedt: "I ended up with the same patterns" 13/03/2019 19:41 | Annika Langrock After qualifying for the main round in Basel, Felix Burestedt had to accept a defeat in the first ro... | |
Astrup/Rasmussen beaten in the first round 13/03/2019 09:35 | Annika Langrock Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen have lost their first match of the YONEX Swiss Open 2019. Th... | |
"We work really well together" 13/03/2019 09:02 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Have you ever wondered if badminton players have a team behind their original badminton coaches? For... | |
Strong Asian youth at Dutch & German Junior 12/03/2019 21:56 | Mireille van Daal Two of the strongest junior tournaments were hosted by The Netherlands and Germany in the past two ... | |
"The experience blew my mind" 12/03/2019 19:43 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Rebecca Spiteri attended YONEX All England Open Championships 2019 last week, after winning the BEC ... | |
Imogen Bankier: "It's easier to be on the other side" 12/03/2019 15:08 | Annika Langrock Change of perspective: The former top player, Imogen Bankier, is working as a coach for the French B... | |
Can the English cause an upset in China? 12/03/2019 13:24 | Tom Hazlewood The Lingshui China Masters 2019 takes place this week with a number of top players heading to Lingsh... | |
Who will win in Basel? 12/03/2019 11:42 | Annika Langrock From 12-17 March, the YONEX Swiss Open 2019 will be getting underway in Basel, Switzerland. For Chri... | |
Pedersen stops at the Danish national team 12/03/2019 09:26 | Badminton Denmark A changed life situation gets one of Denmark's greatest Doubles to stop at the national team, with C... | |
The Kento 'Mota' keeps on running 11/03/2019 09:44 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Kento Momota has won the YONEX All England Open Championship of 2019 after beating Viktor Axelsen ov... | |
Two reigning champs fall 10/03/2019 20:48 | Alan Raftery Tai Tzu Ying was vowing to win her third consecutive All England title. A feat that only five other ... | |
-Amazing 10/03/2019 16:34 | Alan Raftery First match on finals day was the Women’s Doubles, following two entertaining semi-finals yesterday.... | |
Finalists are confirmed 09/03/2019 23:57 | Alan Raftery The evening semi-final session really increased the volume in the arena. After some entertaining mat... | |
Axelsen in the final 09/03/2019 22:37 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Viktor Axelsen has reached his first ever All England final after beating China’s Shi Yuqi in an epi... | |
Action from semi-final morning session 09/03/2019 16:36 | Alan Raftery At the semi-final morning session of the All England Open, Japan had the opportunity of a clean swee... | |
Super Stoevas 08/03/2019 23:49 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Despite a performance that would win any other match, the Stoeva Sisters have exited the YONEX All E... | |
First semi finalists decided 08/03/2019 22:15 | Aidan Jones (BEC) At the end of the first session at the YONEX All England quarter finals, there is representation in ... | |
Still smiling 08/03/2019 16:25 | Alan Raftery Watching a match between He Bingjiao and Akane Yamaguchi is always a crowd-pleasing spectacle. And t... | |
An amazing 15 years 08/03/2019 10:01 | Aidan Jones Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen have played their last ever match as a pair, before they will make ... | |
-We want to go for more 07/03/2019 13:58 | Alan Raftery Germans Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel in the Men’s Doubles faced a difficult task today in facing ... | |
Two big shocks in Asian contests 06/03/2019 17:33 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The first day of the YONEX All England Championships has brought a fair amount of shocks both throug... | |
Big jump for Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 06/03/2019 15:33 | Lilit Poghosyan Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus (Denmark) has moved seven spots up on the men’s singles world ranki... | |
-I will try my best 06/03/2019 15:30 | Alan Raftery The defending champion Shi Yuqi had an opening round battle with Denmark’s Anders Antonsen, who is i... | |
- It was unexplainable at times 06/03/2019 13:52 | Alan Raftery England’s Mixed Doubles pair, Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith, came into this tournament as seventh se... | |
- No easy games for old-timers like us 06/03/2019 13:50 | Alan Raftery In their final All England before changing partners, the mainstay pair of Carsten Mogensen and Mathi... | |
Less than 24 hours to go! 06/03/2019 10:20 | Aidan Jones (BEC) With the All England Open Championships getting underway in less than 24 hours, here is a preview o... | |
Memo: Board of Directors meeting, January 2019 06/03/2019 09:34 | Badminton Europe On January 27th, the Board of Directors Meeting took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Read the memo her... | |
Two days until All England! 04/03/2019 11:40 | Aidan Jones (BEC) With just three days until the start of the All England, let's take a flashback to last years All ... | |
Create our new digital platform 01/03/2019 15:02 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Badminton Europe is currently looking for a company to develop a state-of-the-art digital platform t... | |
- Tonight will be another tough task 01/03/2019 12:30 | Aidan Jones (BEC) As the YONEX German Open approaches the final stages, Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus will play the... | |
The two European pairs get Japanese tests 01/03/2019 10:50 | Aidan Jones (BEC) As the YONEX German Open approaches the final stages, there are two European pairs left in the quart... | |
- A big dream came true 01/03/2019 10:44 | Annika Langrock (BEC) The Danish Women’s Doubles pairing of Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Christinna Pedersen announced last year t... | |
Two new pairs in Danish Men's Doubles 28/02/2019 14:51 | Badminton Denmark press release The Men's Double category at the National Elite Training Center will receive new constellations from... | |
Vittinghus on fire! 28/02/2019 10:56 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus from Denmark made a huge win against Lin Dan today in the German Op... | |
Solid home victories for Germans 28/02/2019 01:25 | Mireille van Daal The second day of the German Open 2019 is over, which means the start of the main draw in all event... | |
- We want to get a medal 27/02/2019 12:22 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Badminton Europe has released a new podcast, featuring two Danish Women that you will know very wel... | |
Slovakian fans expectant of a home win 26/02/2019 11:43 | Tom Hazlewood The Badminton Future Series continues this week with the 2019 FZ Forza Slovak Open, beginning on Thu... | |
- Olympics Qualification is the focus 26/02/2019 10:56 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Now, two months into 2019, Mark Caljouw has outlined his intentions after he managed to win his firs... | |
European stars in the German Open 25/02/2019 18:18 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The YONEX German Open 2019 gets underway this Tuesday, in Muelheim an der Ruhr and will continue unt... | |
- I am happy that I won this time 24/02/2019 15:26 | Annika Langrock After being the runner-up of the Barcelona Spain Masters last year, Mia Blichfeldt was able to win t... | |
Axelsen wins the title 24/02/2019 13:10 | Annika Langrock On Sunday, Viktor Axelsen won the Barcelona Spain Masters 2019, after a victory in two games against... | |
Danish Singles players only Europeans in the final 23/02/2019 20:08 | Annika Langrock Stefani and Gabriela Stoeva, Marcus Ellis/Lauren Smith, as well as Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen are ... | |
And the winner is… Denmark! 23/02/2019 16:31 | Annika Langrock After the semi-finals on Saturday, the Men’s as well as Women’s Singles finals of the Barcelona Spai... | |
Axelsen in the final after retired match 23/02/2019 13:29 | Annika Langrock On Saturday, Viktor Axelsen has reached the final of the Barcelona Spain Masters, after his opponent... | |
Ellis misses chance of playing two semi-finals 22/02/2019 22:16 | Annika Langrock After reaching the semi-final with Lauren Smith in Barcelona, Marcus Ellis got knocked out in the Me... | |
Danish Dynamite 22/02/2019 20:20 | Annika Langrock Anders Antonsen, Viktor Axelsen, Line Kjaersfeldt, Mia Blichfeldt, as well as Mathias Boe/Carsten Mo... | |
- The match was not good enough 21/02/2019 14:26 | Aidan Jones (BEC) After being part of third-placed Russia at the European Mixed Team Championships last week, Vladimi... | |
- It is just about us getting back to 100% 21/02/2019 14:04 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Day 3 of the Barcelona Spain Masters got off to another winning start for European players, with Ma... | |
- We would love to progress to the late stages 20/02/2019 18:44 | Aidan Jones (BEC) In the Round of 32 of the Spain Masters in Barcelona, Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge have advanced... | |
Europe going well so far in Barcelona 20/02/2019 18:43 | Aidan Jones (BEC) After a day and a half of the Spain Masters in Barcelona there has been a number of good results for... | |
- It is good sparring for everybody 20/02/2019 11:07 | Aidan Jones (BEC) This week, Badminton Europe has released another BEC Podcast episode, which is available to view on ... | |
International challenge returns in Austria 19/02/2019 23:28 | Tom Hazlewood After an action-packed week at the European Mixed Team Championships,some of the continents top play... | |
Prepared and ready 18/02/2019 20:46 | Mireille van Daal The first BWF Super tournament of the year in Europe is on the program! Location: The sunny Barcelo... | |
Top ranked players in EMTC 14/02/2019 13:29 | Lilit Poghosyan With the European Mixed Team Championships being held in Copenhagen, Denmark this week, the BWF worl... | |
New CTC in Hungary 06/02/2019 09:51 | Badminton Europe Badminton Europe has certificated a new Training Centre: The badminton training centre in Pecs, Hung... | |
Kim Astrup out of Danish Nationals with injury 06/02/2019 09:15 | Press release: Badminton Denmark The defending Danish champion in men's double Kim Astrup is still injured in his left foot, and he ... | |
- We feel quite satisfied with the CoE 04/02/2019 16:20 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Last week, members of the Russian national team have been training at Badminton Europe’s Centre of ... | |
Lauren Smith's seventh consecutive Nationals win! 04/02/2019 09:34 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Several European Member Associations have crowned their national champions over the past week. B... | |
Anders Antonsen in top 15 30/01/2019 18:45 | Lilit Poghosyan Anders Antonsen (Denmark), who won the Indonesia Masters last week in the finals against world no.1 ... | |
- I went into a new career in whisky 30/01/2019 18:42 | Aidan Jones (BEC) This week, we will treat you to an exclusive podcast chat with the Head Coach from France Imogen Ba... | |
Marin off for 6 to 8 months 29/01/2019 16:54 | Badminton Spain Carolina Marin has been gone through surgery, after the diagnose of breaking the anterior cruciate l... | |
European Championships in Copenhagen with Danish super stars 29/01/2019 11:46 | Press Release: Badminton Europe With around two weeks to go until the start of the European Mixed Team Championships, Badminton Den... | |
- I want to play at the European Games 29/01/2019 08:58 | Annika Langrock Soraya de Visch Eijbergen has just moved to Switzerland. The Dutch spoke about how she has settled ... | |
Antonsen wins his first Super 500 28/01/2019 15:07 | Aidan Jones (BEC) At the end of a gruelling Indonesia Masters, there were mixed emotions on the final day in Jakarta.... | |
Approved: New collective national agreement 28/01/2019 14:03 | Badminton Denmark press release Badminton Denmark and the elite badminton players have succeeded in entering into a new collective ... | |
Two Europeans make the final 26/01/2019 14:02 | Tom Hazlewood The Daihatsu Indonesian Masters continued with the Semi Finals in Jakarta being played today. Europe... | |
One step before the Finals in Jakarta! 25/01/2019 23:22 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva One step before the Finals in Jakarta! The quarterfinals of the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2019 ... | |
Badminton means a lot to us 25/01/2019 09:47 | Aidan Jones (BEC) One European pair, who proved what they could do last year, was Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva. Las... | |
Great day for Europe in Jakarta 24/01/2019 23:13 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva Great day for Europe in Jakarta The Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2019 continues in Jakarta with th... | |
Q & A with Freja Ravn 24/01/2019 09:54 | Annika Langrock Freja Ravn is 18 years old and one of the rising stars from Denmark. She spoke to Badminton Europe i... | |
Big win for Antonsen 23/01/2019 21:26 | Tom Hazlewood Anders Antonsen picked up a somewhat unexpected victory in the opening round of the Indonesian Mast... | |
- There is not much of a gap anymore 23/01/2019 15:04 | Aidan Jones (BEC) This week, Badminton Europe has released a new Podcast and it is all about para-badminton. Check ... | |
Hopes for Europe in Indonesia? 22/01/2019 22:15 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva Hopes for Europe in Indonesia? The action for Badminton continues in 2019 with the Daihatsu Indon... | |
New Dutch Mixed Doubles pairings 22/01/2019 21:29 | Badminton Netherlands After a successful trial period of Mixed Doubles pairing, Robin Tabeling and Selena Piek will contin... | |
Marin runner up in Malaysia 21/01/2019 11:35 | Mireille van Daal The second tournament of the HSBC BWF World Super Tour has ended, but definitely was a tournament t... | |
Will there finally be a European winner in Indonesia? 21/01/2019 00:11 | Tom Hazlewood Badminton rolls on in 2019 with the Indonesian Masters taking place throughout the week. Some of the... | |
Marin in the final ! 19/01/2019 13:17 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva Marin in the final ! Fascinating semi-final day After an exciting match, Carolina Marin reac... | |
Europe is approaching the finals in Malaysia 18/01/2019 17:35 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva Europe is approaching the finals in Malaysia The Perodua Malaysia Masters 2019 is getting underw... | |
- Our junior tournaments are very strong this year 17/01/2019 10:21 | Press release: Swedish junior Swedish Junior & Swedish U-17 International Uppsala, Sweden 25 - 27 January 2019 25-27th of Janua... | |
Lund is where the year begins for Europe! 17/01/2019 09:44 | Margot Charbonnel 2019 season has officially begun! The city of Lund will host players from Europe and all around ... | |
Dominant start for Axelsen 16/01/2019 16:35 | Tom Hazlewood Viktor Axelsen opened up his 2019 with a straight game victory over Kazumasa Sakai (Japan) on day tw... | |
- I definitely think we can get a medal 16/01/2019 13:37 | Aidan Jones (BEC) This week, we will treat you to an exclusive podcast chat with the Mixed Doubles pair from Germany,... | |
- It will be tough this year 16/01/2019 11:10 | Annika Langrock From Thursday to Sunday, the RSL Swedish Open will get underway in Lund. Felix Burestedt spoke to Ba... | |
Badminton joins taekwondo in humanitarian mission 16/01/2019 10:01 | Press Release: BWF Lausanne, Switzerland – On January 14, 2019, the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF), World Taek... | |
Mixed day for the English on day one 15/01/2019 14:33 | Tom Hazlewood The opening day of the Malaysian Masters took place today and there's already been a number of shoc... | |
Are Robin Tabeling/Selena Piek the future for the Netherlands? 11/01/2019 15:04 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The Dutch newcomer pair Robin Tabeling/Selena Piek has been a success since they play together on co... | |
Europe is on the path to the Semi-Finals 11/01/2019 11:33 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2019 is running on and a number of European players mana... | |
Dutch newcomer pair into the quarterfinals 10/01/2019 15:55 | Aidan Jones (BEC) As we approach the midway point of the Thailand Masters, there is still a considerable amount of Eu... | |
- I want to be fit and healthy 10/01/2019 10:28 | Annika Langrock For Kai Schäfer, it has been a tough last year. He spoke to Badminton Europe about his 2018, as well... | |
Time to vote! 09/01/2019 15:07 | Aidan Jones (BEC) You have nominated – Now it is time to vote! Who is your European Fan Player of the Year? To ... | |
UPDATED RANKINGS AHEAD OF MINSK 2019 09/01/2019 14:52 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Ahead of the European Games in Minsk, this is how the rankings are looking, as the qualification for... | |
Badminton in Slovenia is developing 09/01/2019 11:22 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva Badminton in Slovenia is developing Slovenia has a strong team of young and promising players ... | |
- Qualification for the Olympics is a very stressful time 08/01/2019 14:00 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Ireland’s Sam Magee is full of confidence ahead of the Olympic qualifying year but does know that it... | |
Want to be a volunteer writer at Badminton Europe? 08/01/2019 10:42 | Badminton Europe Apply now! Badminton Europe is looking for writers to join Europe’s number one badminton community.... | |
Exciting new start at Thailand Masters 07/01/2019 22:55 | Mireille van Daal New year, new opportunities. With the Super Tour finals of 2018 left behind, it is time for a brand... | |
Milan Dratva becomes the first arrival of 2019 07/01/2019 16:07 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Badminton Europe is delighted to announce the first arrival of 2019 to the Centre of Excellence (C... | |
Rankings ahead of the European Games 07/01/2019 08:43 | Aidan Jones (BEC) As the qualification for the 2019 European Games is getting closer to the end, this is how the ranki... | |
These are the nominees 03/01/2019 15:41 | Rasmus Bech At the BEC Gala in Kiev, Ukraine, on April 27th the winners of the BEC Awards 2018 will be announced... | |
What to look forward to 02/01/2019 14:54 | Annika Langrock Brian Agerbak, General Secretary of Badminton Europe, has given an outlook on 2019 regarding the big... | |
- We lost two strong partners 02/01/2019 10:38 | Annika Langrock Linda Efler spoke to Badminton Europe about how the end of Carla Nelte’s and Olga Konon’s careers af... | |
- It has been a good year for European badminton 30/12/2018 22:28 | Annika Langrock Gregory Verpoorten, BEC President and BWF Vice President, summarises the year 2018 for European badm... | |
2018 highlights - Standing and SS6 30/12/2018 14:06 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Two of the 3 nominees for BWF Para Player of the Year were Europeans in 2018. SL4 Frenchman Lucas Ma... | |
- I was lucky enough to taste it three years ago 29/12/2018 11:00 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Maria Ulitina, from Ukraine, has revealed to Badminton Europe that her goal is to qualify for the Eu... | |
- I threw my racket in the air 28/12/2018 23:44 | Aidan Jones (BEC) England Men’s and Mixed Doubles player Marcus Ellis has revealed the emotions that he went through w... | |
- It is a new level for me 21/12/2018 12:04 | Aidan Jones (BEC) For some players, the European Mixed Team Qualification would just be a normal tournament involvemen... | |
- Huelva was a roller-coaster ride 21/12/2018 10:29 | Aidan Jones (BEC) This week, Badminton Europe has released the final BEC Podcast episode before Christmas, which is av... | |
Adam Hall: - I was relieved to be injured 20/12/2018 16:58 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Scotland’s Adam Hall has revealed to Badminton Europe that he was relieved to get injured which has ... | |
- My idol is Lin Dan 20/12/2018 10:26 | Annika Langrock Christopher Grimley is 18 years old and one of Scotland’s biggest talents. He spoke to Badminton Eur... | |
- My biggest role model is my mum 19/12/2018 15:01 | Annika Langrock Misha Zilberman has participated in a lot of tournaments this year. He summarised his 2018 and spoke... | |
- It was difficult for me 19/12/2018 13:21 | Annika Langrock Carla Nelte has announced that she will finish her badminton career for Team Germany. The 28-year-ol... | |
Danish and Russian successes in Italy 17/12/2018 13:16 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The YONEX Italian International took place from 13-16 December in Milan, where Danish and Russian pl... | |
The best of the best 16/12/2018 14:26 | Alan Raftery There we have it, the end of year finale has come to a close. All year-round players have been worki... | |
-It all ends here 15/12/2018 19:11 | Alan Raftery The semi-finals at the HSBC BWF World Tour finals in Guangzhou, China was a spectacle to behold. Pla... | |
- We want to get a medal! 14/12/2018 10:43 | Aidan Jones (BEC) This week, Badminton Europe has released another BEC Podcast episode, which is available on Facebook... | |
Saina Nehwal: I am blessed to be serving my country 14/12/2018 10:42 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Saina Nehwal is one of the world's top players, but sometimes playing on court is not the only thing... | |
Danes win on day two of the finals 14/12/2018 10:41 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Day 2 of the BWF World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, China, has brought one European victory with Kim A... | |
Taiwanese top seeds unscathed on opening day 12/12/2018 20:11 | Alan Raftery The opening day for the end of year finale took place today in Guangzhou, China. All year-round play... | |
Representative Visits Rapidly Gaining Interests 12/12/2018 15:28 | Tania Teoh The Representative Visits (RV) is part of the BEC BASIS Programme. The main objective of RV is to pr... | |
Who will play against who in Copenhagen? 12/12/2018 11:33 | Annika Langrock From 13-17 February, the European Mixed Team Championships will get underway in Copenhagen, Denmark.... | |
- I want to defend my title 12/12/2018 10:48 | Despoina Anastasiadou-Galva The YONEX Italian International gets underway this Thursday in Milan and will continue until Sunday.... | |
World Academy of Sport Courses in Chisinau 11/12/2018 17:19 | Tania Teoh The World Academy of Sport (WAoS) Administrators and Event Management Courses took place on the 6th ... | |
European pairs gunning for glory at the World Tour Finals 11/12/2018 14:20 | Tom Hazlewood The HSBC BWF World Tour Finals gets underway on Wednesday, with the top eight ranked players and pai... | |
Shephard wins Male Para Player of the Year 11/12/2018 11:14 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Team GB’s Jack Shephard was awarded BWF Male Para Player of the Year last night in Guangzhou Chin... | |
- We believe that we can do good things 11/12/2018 11:07 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Last week, Badminton Europe has released another BEC Podcast episode, which is available on Facebo... | |
Milan Ludik: I hope this is just the next step 08/12/2018 19:47 | Lilit Poghosyan Milan Ludik (Czech Republic) has climbed one spot up to occupy position no. 89 on the men's singles ... | |
Germany and Sweden won straight 07/12/2018 15:04 | Annika Langrock On Friday, the first matches of Group 5 of the EMTC Qualification got underway in Erlangen, Germany.... | |
Group 7: Siblings battle to top six in Sofia 05/12/2018 17:34 | Alan Raftery The seventh and final qualification group for the European Mixed Team Championship 2019 is a special... | |
Meet new Junior Manager Luca Crippa 03/12/2018 17:09 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Badminton Europe is delighted to announce another arrival to the Head Office in Copenhagen, Denmark... | |
Toma Junior Popov - thinking about my last win on FIFA! 01/12/2018 18:31 | Alan Raftery Recently turning 20 years of age, Bulgarian-born French badminton player Toma Junior Popov has alrea... | |
Felix Burestedt: Happy to be in top 100 01/12/2018 13:21 | Lilit Poghosyan BEC “Center of Excellence” player Felix Burestedt (Sweden) has climbed seven spots up on the men’s s... | |
The Netherlands expected to make Finals 01/12/2018 07:47 | Tom Hazlewood Caldas de Rainha, Portugal hosts Group 3 of the European Mixed Team Championships Qualification sta... | |
Ben Lane – I don’t think I will be entering the sea 29/11/2018 22:53 | Alan Raftery Three years ago, in 2015, England secured the silver and bronze medals in the Boy’s Doubles and Mixe... | |
- I still want to play longer 29/11/2018 15:55 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Rajiv Ouseph has revealed to Badminton Europe that despite becoming a father and the challenges that... | |
- My goal is to win the title 29/11/2018 12:14 | Annika Langrock On Thursday, the First Round of the VICTOR Welsh International got underway. The German player, Kai ... | |
- I said no to seven or eight million 28/11/2018 09:00 | Aidan Jones (BEC) This week, Badminton Europe has released another BEC Podcast episode, which is available to view on... | |
Paris 2024: - I will go for that! 27/11/2018 16:01 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour has revealed to Badminton Europe that she cannot wait for the qualificatio... | |
- I am happy to be back in training 26/11/2018 16:02 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Viktor Axelsen has revealed that he is hoping to be back in full training within the next three week... | |
Final a step too far for Europeans in India 26/11/2018 15:46 | Tom Hazlewood There was no joy for Europe at the Syed Modi International with no Europeans making it to the final’... | |
The players are nominated! 26/11/2018 14:30 | Annika Langrock The European Mixed Team Championships Qualification is getting underway from 6-9 December. On Monday... | |
- I like to play against top players 26/11/2018 09:44 | Annika Langrock Starting tomorrow, the Korea Masters gets underway in Gwangju, Korea. One of six Europeans that are ... | |
- Our job is not done yet 24/11/2018 15:35 | Annika Langrock The second edition of the BEC Online Magazine in 2018 was released, featuring Stefani and Gabriela S... | |
- Everyone is looking at us 23/11/2018 15:09 | Aidan Jones This week, Badminton Europe has released another BEC Podcast, which is available to view on Facebook... | |
- We are disappointed 23/11/2018 14:41 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The Scotland Open had a difficult start for the home nation as Mixed Doubles pair Adam Hall/Julie Ma... | |
Scottish Open to be streamed live on BBC 23/11/2018 11:04 | Badminton Scotland Badminton fans will be able to enjoy the best of the action at this year’s Scottish Open Badminton C... | |
Just like old times 23/11/2018 01:08 | Alan Raftery The Syed Modi International Championships in India has thrown up a sort of quarter-final match-up th... | |
Three Europeans left 22/11/2018 11:31 | Aidan Jones (BEC) As the Syed Modi International in India approaches the midway stage of the tournament, there is now ... | |
A good day for Europe in Glasgow 22/11/2018 11:03 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The Scottish Open got off to a flyer for European players today with wins across the board. Marc... | |
Danes epic match indication for good result in India 21/11/2018 11:26 | Alan Raftery Last week in Hong Kong, Danish pair Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen showed the world they are nearl... | |
- I enjoy being a star 21/11/2018 11:25 | Annika Langrock Saina Nehwal is one of the top players in Women’s Singles. The Indian talks about the current compet... | |
- We can compete against the best 20/11/2018 14:42 | Annika Langrock The English Women’s Doubles pair, Lauren Smith and Chloe Birch, spoke with Badminton Europe about th... | |
Glasgow welcomes a world class entry to the Scottish Open 20/11/2018 12:53 | Badminton Scotland With the Scottish Open Badminton Championships about to get underway at the Emirates Arena, a world ... | |
Scottish hopefuls desperate for success on home turf 19/11/2018 10:37 | Tom Hazlewood The Scottish Open takes place this week, where some of the World’s top talents look to make their ma... | |
Silver medal for Line Christophersen 18/11/2018 22:27 | Mireille van Daal Markham, Canada, Sunday 18th of November. At this day and place, Line Christophersen (Denmark) set ... | |
Christophersen in historical final 18/11/2018 09:02 | Mireille van Daal Line Christophersen (Denmark) goes on and on in Markham! Also the fourth seeded Yaxin Wei (China) h... | |
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus: Important to stay in top 32 17/11/2018 09:37 | Lilit Poghosyan Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus (Denmark) has moved two spots up on the men’s singles world ranking... | |
Marin bows out with a brilliant show. 17/11/2018 02:31 | Alan Raftery There was a lot of drama in the Hong Kong coliseum on quarter-finals day. Many of the matches going ... | |
Three Europeans left 15/11/2018 15:57 | Annika Langrock On Thursday, Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen and Carolina Marin won their matches in the second ... | |
European Champions still standing 15/11/2018 14:16 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Wednesday was a tough day for the European Mixed Doubles at the World Junior Championships, but two ... | |
Corvee goes down with a fight 14/11/2018 13:49 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Lucas Corvee can exit the YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open with a lot of positives following a tough sch... | |
More great stuff on show on Day 2 14/11/2018 11:31 | Aidan Jones (BEC) As Day 2 of the Li-Ning World Junior Championships ends, there are more wins for the European young ... | |
- Michelle Li: I am on my own, it is sad 14/11/2018 09:56 | Aidan Jones (BEC) This morning, Badminton Europe has released another BEC Podcast, which is available to view on Faceb... | |
A Battle Royale at the Coliseum 13/11/2018 15:28 | Alan Raftery The Hong Kong Coliseum will be the venue for the 2018 Hong Kong Open. It is the 24th tournament of t... | |
Still chance to get your tickets! 13/11/2018 11:48 | Badminton Scotland The Glasgow 2018 EuropeanChampionships may still be fresh in the memory but Badminton Scotland and t... | |
Road to a medal for Nhat Nguyen 13/11/2018 09:57 | Aidan Jones (BEC) On Day 1 of the Li NING BWF World Junior Championships 2018 in Canada, there has been a positive sta... | |
Adcocks knock out number six seeds 13/11/2018 09:06 | Aidan Jones (BEC) As the YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open got underway today, there is room for improvement for European ... | |
- My age is a disadvantage sometimes 12/11/2018 14:23 | Despoina Anastasiadou Vivien Sandorhazi is 17 years old. The Hungarian Women’s Singles and Doubles player spoke with Badmi... | |
Marin last European in Fuzhou 09/11/2018 14:20 | Annika Langrock Carolina Marin won against Beiwen Zhang and reached the semi-final at the Fuzhou China Open. Skaarup... | |
No Europeans on the podium 09/11/2018 09:50 | Annika Langrock As the only European country, Denmark has reached the first final stage at the World Junior Mixed Te... | |
- Nobody really wants to help 09/11/2018 09:07 | Aidan Jones This week we have released another exclusive podcast, this time with English Men’s Doubles player Ch... | |
- I want to win gold in Tokyo 08/11/2018 15:57 | Annika Langrock Nozomi Okuhara is 23 years old and ambitious. The Japanese Women’s Singles player is the current num... | |
Messerschmidt looking to build on Hungary with victory in Norway 08/11/2018 15:48 | Tom Hazlewood The highly anticipated Norwegian International begins today with Denmark’s Rasmus Messerschmidt look... | |
- I need to be patient 08/11/2018 13:27 | Annika Langrock On Thursday, Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus had to face Kento Momota, the current number one in th... | |
Denmark in the first final stage 08/11/2018 09:49 | Annika Langrock On Wednesday, Team Denmark reached the first final stage at the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Champion... | |
- There have been some ups and downs 07/11/2018 13:46 | Annika Langrock The Finnish Women’s Singles player, Airi Mikkelä, spoke with Badminton Europe about her year and her... | |
- I will always love playing badminton 07/11/2018 10:06 | Aidan Jones This morning, Badminton Europe has released another BEC Podcast which is available to view on Facebo... | |
Axelsen still absent. But many are raring to go to China 06/11/2018 10:03 | Alan Raftery The hotly anticipated HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 event, the Fuzhou China Open, was earmarked as t... | |
Mroz champion at last, as Valeska becomes world number 3 05/11/2018 13:17 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Possibly the most exciting Finals Day in Para-Badminton history and so many great talking points. Le... | |
German title for Langridge and Ellis 04/11/2018 16:01 | Rasmus Bech(BEC)
Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis won the final at the SaarLorLux Open against Aaron Chia and Wook Y... | |
Mazur magnifique on semi-finals day 03/11/2018 19:20 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Home crowd favourite Lucas Mazur reaches all 3 finals of the European Para-Badminton Championships ... | |
BEC Podcast – Right where you need it 03/11/2018 10:55 | Aidan Jones (BEC) You have a lot of options of where you would like to see or listen to the podcast from Badminton ... | |
Knoblauch into 3 semi finals 03/11/2018 08:24 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Quarter finals day in Rodez, and as always the shock upsets are as exciting as the top seeds moving ... | |
Stoeva Sisters world no. 9 02/11/2018 15:56 | Lilit Poghosyan French Open runner-ups Stefani Stoeva/Gabriela Stoeva are the top European pair on the women’s doubl... | |
- They are in a better shape 02/11/2018 14:42 | Annika Langrock Lara Kaepplein/Johanna Goliszewski, who are currently world ranked number 37, lost against Chloe Bir... | |
A change of history 02/11/2018 13:49 | Annika Langrock Last year, Rajiv Ouseph lost against Mark Caljouw in the round of 16 in Saarbrucken, today, he was a... | |
- I had a strong mentality today 02/11/2018 13:48 | Annika Langrock The French player, Toma Junior Popov, reached the semi-finals at the SaarLorLux Open after winning a... | |
- It is tough to be away from your family 02/11/2018 09:53 | Aidan Jones This morning, Badminton Europe has released another BEC Podcast, which is available to view on Faceb... | |
Chyrkov on ‘Cruz’ control 01/11/2018 23:38 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Spain’s Simon Cruz was in two 3 game thrillers today in Rodez, in both singles and men’s doubles mat... | |
Stoeva Sisters win again 01/11/2018 14:08 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The Women’s Doubles today in Germany has gotten off to a flyer, with the Stoeva Sisters claiming vic... | |
- We are annoying to play against 01/11/2018 14:04 | Annika Langrock Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge reached the quarter-final at the SaarLorLux Open. Now, the Men’s Do... | |
Meet new Senior Manager Michael Nørbæk 01/11/2018 13:57 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Badminton Europe is delighted to announce the arrival of Michael Nørbæk as a new Senior Manager for ... | |
Two German victories to start the day! 01/11/2018 12:54 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Day 3 of the SaarLorLux Open has got off to a winning start for Europe with a number of victories in... | |
A good day for Europe so far in Germany! 31/10/2018 16:01 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The German Men’s Doubles pair, Mark Lamsfuss/Marvin Emil Seidel, are through to the next round of t... | |
- I am just very happy right now 31/10/2018 15:54 | Aidan Jones (BEC) As we approach the end of the Women’s Singles in the first round at the SaarLorLux Open in Germany,... | |
Luise Heim: - It is no excuse 31/10/2018 15:48 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The morning session at the German SaarLorLux Open is well underway with the Women’s Singles kicking ... | |
The lights in Budapest! 31/10/2018 10:41 | Despoina Anastasiadou The heart of Badminton is beating in Hungary with the 43rd edition of the Hungarian International, ... | |
- I’m looking forward to the future 30/10/2018 16:34 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Since the most recent circuit event, the world ranking number one for the European circuit tournamen... | |
Badminton heats up, as temperatures freeze in Rodez 30/10/2018 11:10 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The 2018 European Para-Badminton Championships begin tomorrow and the Continent’s strongest players ... | |
He's a man on a mission 30/10/2018 01:27 | Alan Raftery Formerly known as the Bitburger Open, the SaarLorLux Open will take place in Saarbrucken, Germany th... | |
- I couldn’t be more excited! 29/10/2018 16:26 | Aidan Jones (BEC) We are now just seven days away from the Li-Ning BWF World Junior Badminton Championships in Canada.... | |
- It will be tough because the competition is tough 29/10/2018 10:04 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Mads Conrad-Petersen, speaking to Badminton Europe insists that he is focused on his own performance... | |
- It keeps me away from the game I love the most 29/10/2018 09:39 | Annika Langrock The Danish Doubles player, Ditte Søby, spoke with Badminton Europe about her future plans, taking t... | |
"We work hard every day" 28/10/2018 14:54 | Annika Langrock After winning the DANISA Denmark Open, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong also won the YONEX French Open ... | |
"We were not tired" 27/10/2018 19:22 | Annika Langrock Stefani and Gabriela Stoeva reached the final at the YONEX French Open 2018 after an one-and-a-half-... | |
"I am happy about my improvement" 27/10/2018 15:00 | Annika Langrock For Rasmus Gemke, it has been a successful week in Paris, even though he lost against Chinese player... | |
"I was a bit nervous" 26/10/2018 23:00 | Annika Langrock Rasmus Gemke reached the semi-final at the YONEX French Open after an intense match against his oppo... | |
"We can still not believe it" 26/10/2018 22:57 | Annika Langrock Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva won against the current number two in the world, Misaki Matsutomo/ Ayaka... | |
„We had two good wins before“ 26/10/2018 18:43 | Annika Langrock Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith lost a close quarterfinal match to the current world-ranked number one... | |
"I’m out of words now" 25/10/2018 23:06 | Annika Langrock Rasmus Gemke reached the quarterfinals at the YONEX French Open, after winning against his compatrio... | |
Thygesen/Fruergaard last Danish pair in France 25/10/2018 20:04 | Annika Langrock On Thursday, Sara Thygesen and Maiken Fruergaard reached the quarterfinals in Paris, whereas Joachim... | |
A second chance for England 25/10/2018 19:26 | Annika Langrock Chris and Gabrielle Adcock lost against the best Mixed Doubles pair in the world at the YONEX French... | |
Mia Blichfeldt: "I want to win the European Games" 25/10/2018 13:29 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Mia Blichfeldt and Line Kjærsfeldt revealed on the BEC Podcast the troubles they have had and now t... | |
Viktor Axelsen out for 6-8 weeks! 25/10/2018 10:58 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Viktor Axelsen has been ruled out for at least six weeks due to bruising in the cartilage in his rig... | |
-We were able to gain the initiative 24/10/2018 14:30 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The Mixed Doubles pair Robin Tabeling/Cheryl Seinen are through to the next round of the YONEX Frenc... | |
"Unfortunately, they stepped up" 24/10/2018 14:00 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Indonesian Men’s Doubles pair, Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamuljo, are through to the next round of ... | |
The BEC Podcast is back! 24/10/2018 10:11 | Aidan Jones This morning (Wednesday), Badminton Europe is proud to announce the return of the BEC Podcast which ... | |
Tickets are still available, purchase yours now! 23/10/2018 14:46 | Aidan Jones We are now just one week away from the start of the Saar Lor Lux Open in Germany where some of the ... | |
BEC Podcast is back: “It was crazy” 23/10/2018 11:09 | Aidan Jones This week we will treat you to an exclusive podcast chat with two Danish Women that you will kno... | |
Female Revenges 23/10/2018 10:28 | Annika Langrock On Day one of the YONEX French Open, Mia Blichfeldt and Pusarla V. Sindhu got the chance to reveng... | |
“I knew that I would fight for one hour or more” 23/10/2018 09:55 | Annika Langrock Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus has knocked out Mark Caljouw in the first round of the YONEX French... | |
“We enjoy playing at our second home” 23/10/2018 09:03 | Annika Langrock Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva won their first match at the YONEX French Open in Paris. Marvin Emil Sei... | |
“My biggest wish is to play badminton again” 22/10/2018 14:01 | Annika Langrock Fabian Roth had to deal with a lot of injuries in his badminton career. The German player spoke wit... | |
Mads Conrad-Petersen: "I would not switch it for anything" 22/10/2018 11:52 | Aidan Jones Mads Conrad-Petersen revealed to Badminton Europe (BEC), that having a family at home is one of the ... | |
BWF Word Junior Championships: Two weeks to go 22/10/2018 11:07 | Mireille Van Daal Markham, Canada has the honour to host a very special event: The World Junior Championships. Elite ... | |
Viktor Axelsen withdraws from France! 22/10/2018 10:51 | Aidan Jones Viktor Axelsen has confirmed that he will withdraw from the upcoming French Open due to a foot injur... | |
Tai Tzu Ying wins her first Denmark Open 21/10/2018 19:56 | Aidan Jones The crowd inside Odense Idrætspark were treated to a three-game thriller in the Women’s Singles fina... | |
"We played better than them" 21/10/2018 16:58 | Aidan Jones ‘Moments of class’ is how the Men’s Doubles contest could be described as, with Marcus Gideon/Kevin ... | |
"He was the better man today" 20/10/2018 19:19 | Aidan Jones p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0p... | |
"We are not that far away" 20/10/2018 18:48 | Aidan Jones It just was not to be for the Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge in the Men’s Doubles semi-final after... | |
"I feel great to be playing finals" 20/10/2018 17:05 | Aidan Jones India’s Saina Nehwal will be the representative for her country in the finals of the Denmark Open... | |
"We are very happy to have won the match" 20/10/2018 13:16 | Aidan Jones It was a victory in the Men’s Doubles for Indonesian pair, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Suka... | |
"He was the better man today" 20/10/2018 11:35 | Aidan Jones Anders Antonsen’s Denmark Open 2018 journey ended today with a defeat to his opponent Chou Tien Chen... | |
Langridge and Ellis winning the ‘crazy match’ 19/10/2018 18:48 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge continues beating the favourites at the DANISA Denmark Open. In ... | |
Top seeds too much for the Adcocks 19/10/2018 16:01 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Gabby and Chris Adcock can continue the European tour and catch the plane to Paris after losing at t... | |
Danish dynamite 18/10/2018 20:31 | Annika Langrock Anders Antonsen surprisingly knocked out Viktor Axelsen after three tough games at the Denmark Open.... | |
The Women’s Singles underdogs surprise 18/10/2018 14:36 | Annika Langrock On Day 3 of the DANISA Denmark Open, Saina Nehwahl knocked out Akane Yamaguchi, who is currently wor... | |
Axelsen: “I enjoy playing at home” 17/10/2018 21:27 | Annika Langrock Viktor Axelsen won the first round of the DANISA Denmark Open against Kazumasa Sakai from Japan. Tom... | |
“I played better the last time” 17/10/2018 16:13 | Annika Langrock Scottish Women’s Singles player, Kirsty Gilmour, lost against Ratchanok Intanon from Thailand, curre... | |
A good morning for Europe 17/10/2018 16:06 | Annika Langrock On Wednesday morning, European double players were able to reach the next round of the DANISA Denmar... | |
European fights and surprises 16/10/2018 21:28 | Annika Langrock European duels have been fought at the DANISA Denmark Open on Tuesday. Thereby, Mia Blichfeldt surpr... | |
“I take the positive things with me” 16/10/2018 15:03 | Annika Langrock On Tuesday, Beatriz Corrales was playing the first round of the DANISA Denmark Open. After three clo... | |
"We did not play how we wanted to“ 16/10/2018 11:02 | Annika Langrock On Day One in Odense, European top players had to accept defeats. Brice Leverdez, as well as Marcus ... | |
A new Denmark Open family member 16/10/2018 10:08 | Annika Langrock For the first time, Denmark is hosting the Para-Badminton International this year. Players from all ... | |
Representative Visit in Moldova 15/10/2018 17:16 | Tania Teoh The BEC BASIS Programme has the purpose of helping and assisting Member Associations (MA) to develop... | |
Let's play! 15/10/2018 15:52 | Aidan Jones With the DANISA Denmark Open getting underway tomorrow, there is so much excitement building around ... | |
Kirsty Gilmour: "I want to take another one!" 15/10/2018 14:36 | Aidan Jones Scottish Women’s Singles player, Kirsty Gilmour, is full of confidence ahead of the next two 750 ser... | |
“I kiss my cross” 15/10/2018 14:25 | Annika Langrock Toma Junior Popov is 20 years old and currently ranked 69th in the world. The French Men’s Singles a... | |
Another Dutch Open Victory for Ellis & Smith 14/10/2018 17:37 | Mireille van Daal A one year collaboration that started at the Dutch Open 2017. After a year Marcus Ellis & Lauren Sm... | |
Important win to Super Tour final 14/10/2018 17:30 | Mireille van Daal In their third final of the Dutch Open, Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva (Bulgaria) claimed their second... | |
Blichfeldt did what she came for 14/10/2018 14:20 | Mireille van Daal At the Yonex Dutch Open 2018 Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark) succeeded to fulfill her seeding and won the ... | |
Danish Men's Doubles are the ones to watch! 14/10/2018 12:06 | Aidan Jones The wait is almost over, for one of the most anticipated tournaments in the world: the DANISA Denmar... | |
A 1000 voices 13/10/2018 23:06 | Mireille van Daal Robin Tabeling & Jelle Maas (The Netherlands) did something they dreamt off: They reached the final... | |
Proud to be in the semi-finals 13/10/2018 21:45 | Mireille van Daal Aliye Demirbag (Turkey) made some history today: Never before has a Turkish Badminton Player reache... | |
Europe dominate the semi-finals in Almere! 13/10/2018 20:08 | Aidan Jones With the Dutch Open approaching its finish tomorrow in the finals, there are five European pairs pla... | |
Arnaud Merkle doesn't leave without a fight! 12/10/2018 22:10 | Aidan Jones The Youth Olympic Games was always going to be tough for European players to get far and that prove... | |
Want to be a volunteer writer at Badminton Europe? 12/10/2018 10:13 | Annika Langrock Apply now! Badminton Europe is looking for writers to join Europe’s number one badminton community. ... | |
Danish pair into the Semi Finals! 12/10/2018 08:35 | Aidan Jones As the YONEX Dutch Open approaches the most important part of the tournament, there have been many ... | |
One 58-minute drama and one surprising defeat of a top seed 11/10/2018 15:30 | Annika Langrock On Thursday, the round of 16 in Men's Singles got underway. Whereas Toma Junior Popov won after a d... | |
Doubles start as they mean to go on as the dutch open reaches its peak! 11/10/2018 15:11 | Aidan Jones The Dutch Open is well underway now, as Ben Lane and Jessica Pugh beat Danish pair Joachim Fischer N... | |
More European wins in the Men's Singles! 10/10/2018 18:19 | Aidan Jones Day two of the YONEX Dutch Open has brought five wins for European players so far with the schedule ... | |
“It was the first close match for us” 10/10/2018 15:39 | Annika Langrock On Day Two in Almere, Rikke Søby and Mathias Bay-Smidt had to face their first close match together... | |
Scottish delight! 09/10/2018 16:11 | Aidan Jones The qualification stage of the YONEX Dutch Open draws to a close this afternoon, there have been ple... | |
Uh la la: A French defeat on Day One 09/10/2018 15:39 | Annika Langrock On Tuesday, the qualification round of the Dutch Open got underway. Thereby, the 16-year-old talent ... | |
Less than a month to get your tickets! 09/10/2018 14:50 | Aidan Jones We are now less than a month away from one of the biggest tournaments in European badminton! The... | |
Day two at the Youth Olympic Games, brings eight wins for Europe! 09/10/2018 13:58 | Aidan Jones After day two of the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, there were plenty of wins for European cou... | |
Get your tickets now for the Denmark Open! 09/10/2018 09:42 | Aidan Jones We are now less than one week away from one of the biggest badminton tournaments across Europe, as ... | |
The groups are under way in Buenos Aires 09/10/2018 01:59 | Alan Raftery The third Summer Youth Olympic Games has commenced in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the first games... | |
"My goal is to win medals" 08/10/2018 14:51 | Annika Langrock Linda Efler is currently ranked 25th in mixed doubles and 160th in women’s double. The German player... | |
Antonia Meinke passes away 07/10/2018 21:18 | Badminton Europe Austrian badminton player Antonia Meinke has passed away, on the night of Saturday 6 October. The... | |
Kjaersfeldt outplayed by home favourite 07/10/2018 11:12 | David Grice(BEC) It was not the result Denmark’s Line Kjaersfeldt wanted as she fell from a set lead against Chinese ... | |
Kjaersfeldt reaches final as Jorgensen loses thriller 06/10/2018 12:46 | David Grice(BEC) Denmark’s Line Kjaersfeldt reaches her first singles final in almost three years. Despite an impress... | |
Danes strike again in Chinese Taipei 05/10/2018 23:59 | Mireille van Daal Just like yesterday, Danes Line Kjӕrsfeldt and Jan Ø Jorgensen played a very solid match and are now... | |
Two Europeans make it to the last eight 04/10/2018 16:48 | Aidan Jones Day three of the YONEX Chinese Taipei Open has brought two European victories as Danish Women’s sing... | |
Para-Badminton builds towards greatest Euros yet 04/10/2018 10:36 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The 2018 European Para-Badminton Championships begins in 4 week’s time and this year promises to be ... | |
“We can achieve a title in Asia soon” 04/10/2018 09:21 | Annika Langrock Stefani and Gabriela Stoeva are sisters in life and partners on court. The women’s double spoke with... | |
Danish delight in Taipei City 03/10/2018 19:53 | David Grice(BEC) It was a five-star performance by Denmark’s best and brightest, as all five remaining Dane’s made it... | |
Centre of 'Excellence' players in Sofia. 03/10/2018 12:30 | Aidan Jones The BABOLAT Bulgarian International gets underway this Wednesday, in Sofia, and will continue for t... | |
Perfect preparation for the Youth Olympics 03/10/2018 11:13 | Aidan Jones Sometimes, training as a badminton player can be difficult due to location but Badminton Europe has... | |
Meet new Commercial Manager Alexander Regel 03/10/2018 08:58 | Aidan Jones Badminton Europe is excited to welcome Alexander Regel as the new Commercial Manager as another addi... | |
Meet new Finance and Administration Manager Charlotte Jörlöv 02/10/2018 14:31 | Aidan Jones Badminton Europe is delighted to introduce Charlotte Jörlöv, as a new member of the BEC office in Co... | |
Mads Conrad-Petersen: "I can see myself being a good role model" 02/10/2018 12:21 | Aidan Jones Mads Conrad-Petersen has revealed to Badminton Europe, that when he puts down the racket he wants to... | |
Astrup and Rasmussen number one in Europe 02/10/2018 01:54 | Alan Raftery After a flurry of exciting tournaments in Asia, several changes to the rankings can be seen. Followi... | |
Adam Hall: "We are just not getting the luck" 01/10/2018 12:06 | Aidan Jones Scottish Doubles player Adam Hall is confident that the results in his Men’s Doubles pairing will im... | |
Tragic accident involving two Austrian and one Malaysian badminton player 30/09/2018 17:37 | Austrian Badminton Association On Friday, 28th of September 2018, a car in which the Austrian badminton players Antonia Meinke and ... | |
Christiansen and Pedersen fall short of Korea Open title 30/09/2018 16:51 | David Grice(BEC) It was not to be for Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen, as they were defeated i... | |
Doubles double for Labar 30/09/2018 15:51 | Mark Phelan Ronan Labar walked away from Brno this week with some sizeable silverware after victories in both th... | |
3 Golds for Team GB and Team France take 2 in Japan 30/09/2018 12:57 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Europe take 5 out of a possible 12 gold medals home today at the Japan Para-Badminton International.... | |
Kim Astrup: We need to work even harder 29/09/2018 15:03 | Lilit Poghosyan Last week’s China Open men’s doubles champions Kim Astrup/ Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Denmark) have e... | |
Mazur misses out on potential Triple 29/09/2018 13:50 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Lucas Mazur (FRA) had a genuine chance at 3 international gold medals this week in Tokyo and will ha... | |
Christiansen and Pedersen recover to reach Korea Open final 29/09/2018 12:56 | David Grice(BEC) It took guts and determination for Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen to complet... | |
Misha Zilberman: “Working harder than I have worked before” 28/09/2018 16:39 | Alan Raftery It would be a tough ask to find a Badminton fan who hasn’t heard of Misha Zilberman. A player who ca... | |
Loquette locks down 2 semi-finals 28/09/2018 15:58 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Unseeded in both events, France’s SU5 Meril Loquette secured a place today in both the SU5 men’s dou... | |
Gilmour secures upset as Axelsen is toppled 28/09/2018 10:40 | David Grice(BEC) It was an impressive outing for Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour, as she managed to oust second seeded Thai... | |
Tremendous Toupe in tough draw 27/09/2018 15:31 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Day Two at the Machida City Gymnasium saw Frenchman David Toupe battle hard to win WH1 Group D and s... | |
Who plays who at the LI-NING BWF 2018 World Junior Mixed Team Championships 26/09/2018 18:58 | Aidan Jones The draw for the Suhandinata Cup has taken place at the BWF Head Quarter in Malaysia, ahead of the ... | |
Antonsen looking back to his best in great win 26/09/2018 18:07 | Alan Raftery On day two, the rest of the first-round matches were played out. It seemed like it will be a day to ... | |
Mixed bag of results in the Mixed Doubles on Day One 26/09/2018 15:04 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Day One at the Japan Para-Badminton International saw some thrilling results in the WH1-2 mixed doub... | |
Grimley aiming for a fantastic fourth title at the Nationals 26/09/2018 11:23 | Press Release Matthew Grimley will be aiming to win the under 19 boys’ doubles crown for an unprecedented fourth t... | |
Soraya de Visch Eijbergen: “Sometimes, I have to be more happy on court” 26/09/2018 10:44 | Annika Langrock Soraya de Visch Eijbergen is currently ranked 65 in the world and second in Europe. Badminton Europe... | |
Christiansen and Pedersen lay down an early marker 26/09/2018 01:42 | Alan Raftery Following the China Open, across the Yellow Sea, Seoul Korea is the location for the next spectacle ... | |
There is still time to get your tickets for the DANISIA Denmark Open! 25/09/2018 12:28 | Aidan Jones We are now less than a month away from the biggest badminton tournament in Denmark and one that will... | |
Victor Svendsen: “I want to enjoy the sport that I love” 24/09/2018 14:13 | Annika Langrock Victor Svendsen just turned 23 in August, and the Danish youngster already has a successful career t... | |
The new BEC APP is here! 24/09/2018 11:01 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The new BEC APP is here! Do you want the latest news, video highlights, live score and results? D... | |
Alina Davletova: Experience is everything 24/09/2018 08:45 | Alan Raftery Following the happy news the Badminton world received for Europe’s most successful Women’s Doubles p... | |
Schaefer recovers to take men’s singles title as home players fall short 24/09/2018 08:25 | David Grice(BEC) It was a memorable week for Germany’s Kai Schaefer, as the 25-year old collected his first title sin... | |
Astrup/Skaarup surprised even themselves with epic victory 23/09/2018 11:14 | Manuel Røsler Sometimes Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen surprise even themselves. The triumph at... | |
High hopes for Europe with low Asian entries in Japan 23/09/2018 08:49 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The Japan International gets underway in Tokyo tomorrow and with a field only two-thirds as strong, ... | |
Astrup/Skaarup Rasmussen in ‚absurd‘ final 22/09/2018 09:32 | Manuel Røsler Danish men’s doubles pair Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen are through to the final of the VI... | |
A good day for Europe in China! 21/09/2018 17:56 | Aidan Jones It was overall, a great day for Europe on day four of the VICTOR China Open with three victories ou... | |
Massive victory for the European Champions! 21/09/2018 16:17 | Aidan Jones An amazing day for European badminton at the VICTOR China Open today with the Stoeva Sisters advanci... | |
Toby Penty reaches a new career-best 21/09/2018 14:25 | Lilit Poghosyan Last week’s Belgian International winner Toby Penty(England) has climbed eight spots up on the BWF m... | |
David Daugaard: "It would be great to play against the big ones!" 21/09/2018 09:28 | Aidan Jones After reaching the final of the Belgian International, new Danish Men’s Doubles pair David Daugaard... | |
Stefani Stoeva: "Our tournament starts now" 20/09/2018 16:00 | Annika Langrock The Stoeva sisters are qualified for the quarter finals of the China Open 2018 after a retired match... | |
Bochat and Cwalina Aiming for Home Victory 20/09/2018 13:02 | Mark Males Polish pair Milosz Bochat and Adam Cwalina are hoping for victory this week as top seeds in the men... | |
Toby Penty: “The last two years have been the toughest in my career” 20/09/2018 11:59 | Annika Langrock Toby Penty had to deal with plenty of injuries during his badminton career. This year the English pl... | |
Marin extends winning streak as Adcock’s and Stoeva’s also progress 19/09/2018 19:10 | David Grice(BEC) Spain’s Carolina Marin makes it ten consecutive wins after coming through her first round match agai... | |
Iikka Heino: "My goal is to reach the top 20 in the world!" 19/09/2018 15:22 | Aidan Jones With 230 career wins so far, for Iikka Heino, the bar is set very high for the career that is ahead... | |
Mark Caljouw: I want to compare myself with the best players in the world." 19/09/2018 09:28 | Aidan Jones After a year to remember for 23-year old Mark Caljouw, the Dutchman is looking to progress further u... | |
Overcoming the odds in the Doubles 18/09/2018 18:39 | Alan Raftery Today marks the beginning of the China Open, taking place in Changzhou. And the first day did not di... | |
Luise Heim: “It will be a fight” 18/09/2018 15:36 | Annika Langrock Luise Heim is currently world ranked 73 in the women’s singles and has one big goal: reaching the Ol... | |
Tickets for the Denmark Open are now on sale! 18/09/2018 13:24 | Aidan Jones We are now just less than a month away from the biggest badminton tournament in Denmark and one that... | |
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus: "Becoming a parent is the biggest thing in my life." 18/09/2018 10:08 | Aidan Jones Hans-Kristian Vittinghus has revealed to Badminton Europe, how his personal life at the moment is a... | |
Road to Tokyo 18/09/2018 08:39 | Tania Teoh The Badminton World Federation (BWF) recently released its BWF Para-Badminton 2019 – 2020 calendar. ... | |
I want to be one of the Top 50 players in the world 17/09/2018 13:45 | Annika Langrock Jan Louda was five years old, when his father showed him his current profession: badminton. The 19-y... | |
When your sibling is the best that you have. 17/09/2018 11:06 | Aidan Jones Sam Magee, one of Ireland’s most successful players has been competing with his sister Chloe (Magee)... | |
Strong Danish Interest 17/09/2018 09:11 | Mark Males No fewer than eighteen players from Denmark have made their way to the China Open in Changzhou this... | |
Carolina Marin completes title defense 16/09/2018 15:10 | Manuel Røsler Olympic champion Carolina Marin completed the title defense by winning the DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open... | |
Carolina Marin on top form as she reaches Japan final 15/09/2018 13:36 | Manuel Røsler Three-time world champion Carolina Marin has stormed into the final of the DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open... | |
Axelsen and Marin last man and woman standing in Tokyo 14/09/2018 21:45 | Annika Langrock Carolina Marin and Viktor Axelsen reached the semi-finals of the DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open 2018. Oth... | |
Let’s go to Almere! 13/09/2018 21:18 | Annika Langrock In less than one month the 70th edition of the YONEX Dutch Open is taking place in Almere. Who does ... | |
Rasmus Gemke reaches a career-best result 10/09/2018 14:37 | Lilit Poghosyan Rasmus Gemke (Denmark) has climbed six spots up on the BWF men’s singles world ranking list, reachin... | |
What does Sam Parsons want to achieve in the next year? 07/09/2018 16:35 | Aidan Jones Despite still recovering from an injury, Sam Parsons of England still has big ambitions for his bad... | |
What is making the Belarus International so special this year? 06/09/2018 14:02 | Aidan Jones The Belarus International main event starts tomorrow, in Minsk, with the qualification event taking... | |
Christopher Grimley to represent Team GB at Youth Olympic Games 06/09/2018 13:53 | Aidan Jones Scotland’s Christopher Grimley has today been named in the Team GB squad to compete in the Youth Oly... | |
Misha Zilberman is out of the Hyderabad Open 05/09/2018 14:40 | Aidan Jones Misha Zilberman has been knocked out of the Hyderabad Open today, after being beaten by two games t... | |
Meet new BEC Junior Communication Manager Annika Langrock 05/09/2018 09:48 | Rasmus Bech Badminton Europe presents Annika Langrock as a new member of the BEC office in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... | |
Gilmour looks forward to defending her title as Scottish Open Badminton tickets go on sale 04/09/2018 15:53 | Press Release Badminton Scottland The Glasgow 2018 European Championships may still be fresh in the memory but Badminton Scotland and ... | |
Meet new Video Communications Junior Manager Laura Marti Diez 04/09/2018 10:16 | Aidan Jones Laura Marti Diez is a junior manager, specialising in video communication and graphic design in the... | |
Two European players participate in India 04/09/2018 08:33 | Annika Langrock Hyderabad is a place to keep in mind, at least for the upcoming week. From the 4-9 of September 2018... | |
Meet new BEC Communication Intern Aidan Jones 03/09/2018 19:44 | Annika Langrock Badminton Europe is happy to introduce Aidan Jones as a new member of the BEC office in Copenhagen, ... | |
Jacquet on her injury and goals for the season 03/09/2018 15:52 | Mark Males Injury and rehabilitation While on the Asian Tour, Sabrina Jaquet was forced to retire with a pro... | |
Gemke on the rise 02/09/2018 18:26 | Rasmus Gemke celebrates winning in Spain. (Photo: Mark Phelan) There is no doubt that the stock of Rasmus Gemke is on the rise after the 21 year old lifted his sec... | |
Blichfeldt through to final after 3 set thriller 01/09/2018 21:08 | Mark Phelan Mia Blichfeldt came through an epic three set thriller against team mate Line Kjaersfeldt this after... | |
Thygesen doubles up for semi finals 31/08/2018 22:08 | Mark Phelan Denmark’s Sara Thygesen proved the big winner on quarter finals day in Spain winning her way through... | |
Nhat Nguyen: I will have to play and travel more next year 31/08/2018 18:14 | Lilit Poghosyan This week’s BWF World Ranking list has Europe’s four men’s singles players side by side as all of th... | |
Corrales flying Spanish flag in Barcelona 30/08/2018 21:11 | Mark Phelan After an early round flurry from the home grown players day 3 in Barcelona saw the majority fall wit... | |
Jorgensen survives 3 game scare 30/08/2018 15:33 | Mark Phelan Jan O Jorgensen had to call on all his experience this morning in Barcelona to eventually see of the... | |
Svendsen takes out third seed 29/08/2018 21:02 | Mark Phelan Victor Svendsen created the biggest shock of the day beating third seed and one of Europe’s best per... | |
Penalver siblings double up on day two 29/08/2018 14:47 | Mark Phelan The mornings play on day two at the Barcelona Spanish Masters proved fruitful from a Spanish perspec... | |
Nohr & Thygesen get it over the line against Dutch 28/08/2018 21:30 | Mark Phelan Niclas Nohr & Sara Thygesen arrived in Barcelona as a pair with the potential to threaten the podium... | |
Eight medals for hosts Indonesia 28/08/2018 13:47 | Alan Raftery The Asian Games came to an end today in Jakarta, Indonesia, with the individual event. There was muc... | |
Preview: Bigger tournament, bigger names 26/08/2018 23:29 | Alan Raftery Barcelona will be hosting the now HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament, which has attracted big ... | |
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