BEC Awards
BEC EUROPEAN PLAYER AWARDS
The BEC Player Awards recognize the achievements and the contribution to European badminton by players engaged in all categories of our sport. The BEC European Male Player, the BEC European Female Player, the BEC Young Player and the BEC Para badminton player of the year awards recognizes the best players playing for a nation within the territory of a BEC Member Association during the previous year.
BEC Male Player of the Year
2022 Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
2021 Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
2019 Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
2018 Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Denmark)
2017 Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
2016 Danish Men's Team (Denmark)
2015 Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (Denmark)
2014 Jan Ø. Jørgensen (Denmark)
2013 Jan Ø. Jørgensen (Denmark)
2012 Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (Denmark)
BEC Female Player of the Year
2022 Isabel Lohau (Germany)
2021 Carolina Marin (Spain)
2019 Selena Piek (Netherlands)
2018 Carolina Marin (Spain)
2017 Kamilla Rytter Juhl & Christinna Pedersen (Denmark)
2016 Carolina Marin (Spain)
2015 Carolina Marin (Spain)
2014 Carolina Marin (Spain)
2013 Christinna Pedersen (Denmark)
2012 Juliane Schenk (Germany)
BEC Young Player of the Year
2022 Alex Lanier (France)
2021 Alex Lanier (France)
2019 Christo Popov (France)
2018 Line Christophersen (Denmark)
2017 Toma Junior Popov (France)
2016 Toma Junior Popov (France)
2015 Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
2014 Yvonne Li (Germany)
2013 Stefani Stoeva (Bulgaria)
2012 Carolina Marin (Spain)
BEC Para badminton Player of the Year
2022 Oksana Kozyna (Ukraine)
2021 Lucas Mazur (France)
2019 Rachel Choong (England)
2018 Jack Shephard (England)
2017 Jack Shephard (England)
2016 Lucas Mazur (France)
2015 Bartlomiej Mroz (Poland)
2014 Karin Suter-Erath (Switzerland)
BEC Senior Player of the Year
2022 Dan Travers (Scotland)
2021 Georgy van Soerland-Trouerbach (Netherlands)
2019 Renate Gabriel (Germany)
2018 Betty Bartlett (England)
2017 Heidi Bender (Germany)
2016 Christine Black (Scotland)
2015 Gitte Sommer (Denmark)
BEC Technical Official Award
2023 Torsten Berg (Denmark)
2022 Jean-Pierre Strady (France)
2019 Klaus Schlieben (Austria)
2018 Isabelle Jobard (France)
2017 Håkan Fossto (Sweden)
2016 Mojmir Hnilica (Czech Republic)
2015 Ernest Robinson (France)
BEC Coach of the Year
2022 Jeppe Ludvigsen (Germany/Denmark)
2021 Kenneth Jonassen (Denmark)
2019 Daniel Magee (Ireland)
2018 Klaudia Majorowa (Russia)
2017 Kenneth Jonassen (Denmark)
2016 Kenneth Jonassen & Lars Uhre (Denmark)
2015 Fernando Rivas (Spain)
European Fan Player of the Year
2022 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (Denmark)
2021 Alex Lanier (France)
2019 Christo Popov (France)
2018 Arnaud Merkle (France)
Shot of the Year
2022 Maxim Grinblat (Israel)
2021 Maxim Grinblat (Israel)
2019 Maxim Grinblat (Israel)
2018 Cristian Savin (Moldova)
BEC HALL OF FAME
The BEC’s Hall of Fame is recognizing outstanding performances by European badminton players in their careers. It is considered to be a Life-Time-Achievement award for retired top European players.
2023 Christinna Pedersen (Denmark)
2023 Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark)
2022 Camilla Martin (Denmark)
2019 Mike Tredgett (England)
2018 Peter Gade (Denmark)
2017 Nora Perry (England)
2016 Morten Frost (Denmark)
2015 Lene Køppen (Denmark)
2014 Gillian Gilks (England)
2013 Erland Kops (Denmark)
BEC HONORARY VICE PRESIDENTS
An ADM shall have the power to elect Honorary Vice-Presidents for services rendered to the Confederation in the past.
2017 Josef R. Benes (Czech Republic)
2015 Tom Bacher (Denmark)
2012 Stellan Mohlin (Sweden)
2009 Gisela Hoffmann (Germany)
2008 Horst Kullnigg (Austria)
2006 Torsten Berg (Denmark)
BEC PRESIDENTS' MEDAL AWARD
The Presidents' Award, introduced by former EBU (now BEC) Presidents Stellan Mohlin and Herman Valken at the occasion of the 25th anniversary of BEC, is presented for distinguished service to the game in an international context, when such an occasion arises.
2019 Ritchie Campbell (Scotland)
2017 Irene Delvai (Switzerland)
2012 Frank Wilson (England)
2007 Jadwiga Slawska-Szalewicz (Poland)
2005 Gisela Hoffman (Germany)
2001 Puzant Kassabian (Bulgaria)
2000 Horst Kullnigg (Austria)
1998 Poul-Erik Høyer (Denmark)
1992 Josef R. Benes (Czechoslovakia)
WOMEN AND DIVERSITY AWARDS
The objective of these awards are to give recognition to any person, whether individual or body corporate, who has contributed significantly, outstandingly and positively to the promotion, development and advancement of women and/or to diversity in badminton and/or any badminton–related activities in Europe.
DIVERSITY AWARD
2023 Badminton & Living Together Project (Israel)
2022 Kaity Hall (Scotland)
BADMINTON FOR WOMEN AWARD
2018 Svetlana Zilberman (Israel)
2017 Women, Health & Sport Project (Spain)
2016 Lotka Lubin (Poland)
2015 Carolina Marin (Spain)
2014 Anu Nieminen (Finland)
PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD
2013 Nora Perry (England)
2012 Kirsten Larsen (Denmark)
2011 Johanna Persson (Sweden)
PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD
2013 Espoo Women's Open (Finland)
2012 Girls Camp (Serbia)
2011 Women in Sport (Ireland)