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 ... | |
BEC is seeking a Senior Manager for High Performance and Development 20/08/2019 14:46 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Badminton Europe is seeking a Senior Manager for a full-time position to join its head office in Cop... | |
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... | |
How to watch the World Championships 20/08/2019 08:55 | Aidan Jones The World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, is of course being broadcasted and there are so many ... | |
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... | |
- I have lost my belief 18/07/2019 15:31 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Jacco Arends from the Netherlands has announced that he has retired from being a professional badmin... | |
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... | |
Dutch pair knocked out 16/07/2019 10:24 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Robin Tabeling/Selena Piek is out of the BLIBLI Indonesia Open 2019 after being beaten by Jerry Pran... | |
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... | |
Malkov wants to play against the best 16/07/2019 09:51 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Vladimir Malkov is an optimistic man, speaking about his year ambitions after the European Club Cham... | |
BWF statement on suspended badminton players Mr. Zulfadli Zulkiffli and Mr. Tan Chun Seang 15/07/2019 15:20 | BWF ** AMENDED** The Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirms the appeals to the Court of Arbitratio... | |
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... | |
Conrad-Petersen: "I knew something was wrong" 10/07/2019 11:45 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Mads Conrad-Petersen who returned to badminton at the Spanish International has opened up about why... | |
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... | |
Danes make the final 07/07/2019 16:38 | Tom Hazlewood The Semi-Finals of the Canadian Open took place overnight and we are down to our final European repr... | |
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... | |
Happy Birthday! 01/07/2019 15:03 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Today, Badminton Europe Confederation would like to wish the Portuguese Badminton Federation (Federa... | |
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... | |
BEC salutes a legend 12/06/2019 09:44 | Written by William Kings - Edited by Rasmus Bech One of the great elders of the sport, Stellan Mohlin had a long and illustrious career as a badminto... | |
"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... | |
Are you the new BEC journalist? 07/06/2019 11:38 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Badminton Europe is seeking a Junior Manager in the field of Communication for a full-time position ... | |
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 ... | |
Happy returns for Adcocks 04/06/2019 15:14 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The only European representation at the Australian Open in Sydney, Chris and Gabrielle Adcock have p... | |
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... | |
Scotland's team for U17 European Championships 21/05/2019 14:11 | Badminton Scotland Badminton Scotland today confirmed the team which will travel to Gniezno in Poland from 30 August un... | |
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... | |
Sudirman Cup: group 2 preview 15/05/2019 20:30 | Mireille van Daal Sudirman Cup 2019 in Nanning is getting closer and closer. Only 4 days until this prestigious event... | |
"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... | |
Want to work at Badminton Europe? 09/05/2019 14:00 | Badminton Europe Badminton Europe is seeking an Administration Manager for a full-time position to join its head offi... | |
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... | |
Only 19 days to go! 30/04/2019 09:46 | Annika Langrock In less than three weeks, the TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2019 will be getting underway in Nanning, China... | |
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... | |
Ritchie Campbell receives President’s Medal 28/04/2019 10:18 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The former Board Member of Badminton Europe received the President’s medal at the BEC Gala on Saturd... | |
These are the winners for the BEC Awards 2018 28/04/2019 00:07 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) At the BEC Gala in Kiev, Ukraine, on April 27th the winners of the BEC Awards 2018 were announced. ... | |
English legend new member of BEC Hall of Fame 27/04/2019 23:17 | Aidan Jones & Rasmus Bech Badminton Europe is delighted to announce that the former European Champion, Mike Tredgett MBE, is t... | |
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... | |
Peter Tarcala new BEC President 27/04/2019 16:55 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC) is pleased to announce Peter Tarcala as the BEC President for t... | |
Member’s Forum was a success 26/04/2019 21:10 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The 2019 Member’s Forum is in the books, and it was clear that the Member Associations of Badminton ... | |
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... | |
Joao Matos elected as new BWF Vice-President for Europe 26/04/2019 17:25 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) Matos will for the period 2019-2023 be the BWF Vice-President for Europe. At Annual Delegate’s M... | |
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... | |
The schedule for the 2019 BEC Congress 25/04/2019 13:15 | Rasmus Bech(BEC) The 2019 BEC Congress will take place in Kiev, Ukraine on the 26th & 27th April 2019. BEC looks ... | |
Misha Zilberman: I can reach higher 25/04/2019 13:01 | Lilit Poghosyan Misha Zilberman (Israel) has reached position no. 49 on the BWF men’s singles world ranking list thi... | |
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... | |
European representation in Singapore 09/04/2019 09:09 | Aidan Jones (BEC) The Singapore Open has started, and the European representation is from four European countries, Den... | |
- 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... | |
Grassroots badminton recieves boost with new league 03/04/2019 12:57 | Badminton England Badminton England has revealed that a brand new, tiered National Team League, capable of supporting... | |
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. ... | |
German pair are contenders to defend their title 18/03/2019 13:49 | Aidan Jones (BEC) Mark Lamsfuss/Marvin Seidel are playing at the Orléans Masters this week and are defending their tit... | |
“We are just very happy” 17/03/2019 15:00 | Annika Langrock Mathias Bay-Smidt and Rikke Søby have surprisingly won the YONEX Swiss Open 2019. As the current... | |
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... | |
Corvee dominated by Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati 15/03/2019 17:11 | Thomas Davin No chances for Lucas Corvee to reach the semi-finals of the Swiss Open: the Indian Sai Praneeth Bham... | |
"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... | |
Badminton instead of Bollywood 14/03/2019 17:35 | Swiss Badminton On Tuesday, 12 March 2019, Swiss Badminton held a one of a kind press event in Engelberg on the star... | |
“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 ... | |
- It's going to be tasty 08/03/2019 09:59 | Alan Raftery In the evening of day two of the All England Open, the Danish had a mini-surge of success. Leading t... | |
-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... | |
No home success in mixed doubles 27/02/2019 01:13 | Mireille van Daal The first day of the German Open 2019 in Muelheim an der Ruhr is finished. The matches of the quali... | |
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 ... | |
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"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 ... | |
Getter Saar: I try to enjoy every moment on court 24/08/2018 22:04 | Lilit Poghosyan Getter Saar (Estonia) has climbed three spots up on the women’s singles world ranking list, currentl... | |
Badminton Europe is seeking a HP & Development Senior Manager 23/08/2018 16:10 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe is seeking a Senior Manager for a full-time position to join its head office in Cop... | |
Thomas and Uber Cup champions won the gold 23/08/2018 12:07 | Emma Lollike The team event for the 2018 Asian Games concluded on Wednesday August 22, and the champions of the r... | |
Spain Masters is a new step forward 22/08/2018 15:35 | Emma Lollike The HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament will be hosted in Barcelona, Spain, and the Spanish Bad... | |
Toma Junior Popov reaches career-high BEC Elite Circuit ranking 21/08/2018 16:47 | Emma Lollike France’s Toma Junior Popov is fresh off the court from Eurasia Bulgarian Open 2018 as men’s singles ... | |
365 days to go until the Badminton World Championship in Basel 20/08/2018 15:51 | Swiss Badminton The countdown to the Badminton World Championship in Basel has started. Swiss Badminton and the orga... | |
Nøhr and Thygesen: Ready to fight for world top 10 19/08/2018 14:13 | Alan Raftery The world took note when Niclas Nøhr and Sara Thygesen claimed the gold Mixed Doubles medal in the 2... | |
Ksenia Polikarpova: It is just the first step 18/08/2018 10:36 | Lilit Poghosyan Semifinalist in this year’s Eurasia Bulgarian Open Championship - Ksenia Polikarpova (Israel) has cl... | |
Ticket sale for Spain Masters in Barcelona is now available 17/08/2018 16:03 | Emma Lollike The local and newly crowned world champion Carolina Marin is top seeded in women’s singles and stars... | |
A first for Cyprus 14/08/2018 12:39 | Tania Teoh Cyprusʼ first para-badminton player - Constantinos Constantinou contended at two BWF Para-Badminton ... | |
Meet new BEC Event Manager Tamara Geeraerts 14/08/2018 09:39 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe is proud to present Tamara Geeraerts as the newest member of the BEC office in Cope... | |
Fabienne Deprez on the right way 10/08/2018 20:06 | Lilit Poghosyan Germany’s Fabienne Deprez has moved seven spots up on the women’s singles world ranking list. She is... | |
Malkov falls as last European standing in Vietnam 09/08/2018 16:08 | Emma Lollike YONEX-SUNRISE Vietnam Open 2018 is of now without European entries on day 3 as Vladimir Malkov from ... | |
Airi Mikkela’s road to Tokyo: Everything feels in balance. 07/08/2018 17:23 | Mireille van Daal The European Championships of 2016 must have been the most nerve wrecking tournament for Airi Mikke... | |
Wang falls short of Vietnam main draw 07/08/2018 14:47 | David Grice(BEC) German youngster Simon Wang failed to qualify for the main draw of YONEX-SUNRISE Vietnam Open in Ho ... | |
David Shaw passed away 07/08/2018 13:32 | Emma Lollike On August 4, David Shaw passed away. The Englishman and former TV executive will be remembered as ba... | |
Simon Wang's first high level tournament in Asia 06/08/2018 14:10 | Mireille van Daal After a fantastic world championships tournament, it is already time to go the usual business. Viet... | |
Marin World Champion 06/08/2018 11:16 | Alan Raftery Spain’s Carolina Marin has now won a 3rd World Championship, adding to her wins in 2014 and 2015. Th... | |
Men’s Doubles: Redemption for Li and Liu 05/08/2018 14:43 | Alan Raftery At the World Championships last year, Li Jinhui and Liu Yuchen were number one seeds, but suffered a... | |
Carolina Marin Interview: I have so much emotion inside 05/08/2018 14:30 | Alan Raftery Today Carolina Marin won the World Championships for the third time, beating P.V. Sindhu in convinci... | |
Men’s Singles: A new era begins? 05/08/2018 12:58 | Alan Raftery Kento Momota becomes the first Japanese man in history to win a gold medal at the World Championship... | |
Mixed Doubles Final: Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong go one better this year 05/08/2018 10:44 | Alan Raftery Silver medallists from Glasgow 2017, have gone one better this year and won the gold medal they dese... | |
Women's Doubles Final: Matsumoto and Nagahara make history 05/08/2018 10:03 | Alan Raftery They become the first non-Chinese pair winning the World Championships since 1995. And furthermore, ... | |
China and Japan share the doubles domination 04/08/2018 17:14 | Alan Raftery The China-Japan or ‘Sino-Nippon’ dominance in this year’s World Championship doubles events is plain... | |
European review of the Worlds: Historic medal for Marin 04/08/2018 13:30 | Emma Lollike The 2018 TOTAL BWF World Championships is now over and it is time to look back and reflect on the to... | |
Conrad-Petersen and Kolding suffer tough loss as Europeans bow out in doubles 03/08/2018 23:37 | David Grice(BEC) It was a tough day for Europe’s remaining doubles participants at the BWF World Championships in Nan... | |
Misha Zilberman. I was expecting to play better 03/08/2018 19:19 | Lilit Poghosyan With the World Championships going on this week in Nanjing, China, the BWF world ranking list was pu... | |
Adcocks off to World’s quarter final 03/08/2018 09:04 | Mireille van Daal In the third round of the mixed doubles event, Chris & Gabrielle Adcock have succeeded to earn a qu... | |
Danish Doubles Delight 02/08/2018 00:55 | Alan Raftery Day by day in Nanjing, the cream is rising to the top. And it was the Danes in the doubles who where... | |
Good day for Axelsen and Marin 02/08/2018 00:31 | Mireille van Daal Today it was time for the second round matches at the Total BWF World Championships. Our European c... | |
Mixed reactions from England: Opening rounds summary 01/08/2018 13:22 | Tom Leonard The TOTAL BWF World Championships are well underway and the emotions are already running high. With ... | |
Mia Blichfeldt: I never lose. I either win or I learn. 31/07/2018 20:43 | Alan Raftery dThe competition is really hotting up now with a few big names bowing out. And one of the biggest na... | |
The French mixing it up in the mixed 31/07/2018 00:25 | Alan Raftery The eagerly anticipated World Championships have finally started in Nanjing, China. And the early ro... | |
Golden hat-trick for Europe in Thailand 29/07/2018 19:37 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Jack Shephard takes Gold and Silver at the Thailand Para-Badminton International today, whilst Coomb... | |
Ivanov and Kim are victorious in first tournament together 29/07/2018 14:14 | Alan Raftery Vladimir Ivanov was the only Russian on court on finals day, as Kim Min Kyung of South Korea partner... | |
Allez Lucas! 28/07/2018 17:42 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Lucas Mazur, the French number 1 SL4 player spent 214 minutes on court today and managed to secure a... | |
A last minute push prevents all-Russian final 28/07/2018 11:18 | Alan Raftery The Russian campaign in the Men’s Doubles for their home tournament was looking very strong indeed. ... | |
Another 3-game match, another win for Jorgensen 28/07/2018 11:11 | Alan Raftery As the last European man standing in Akita, Japan, Jan O Jorgenson is slowly re-finding his game and... | |
Mroz: “I’ll use this defeat to build a stronger future” 27/07/2018 19:11 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Heartbreak for Bartlomiej Mroz today in the all European SU5 men’s singles last 16, as Ilker Tuzcu c... | |
Jorgensen progresses to quarters 26/07/2018 22:03 | David Grice(BEC) Denmark’s Jan O.Jorgensen turned it around to reach the men’s singles quarter-finals after defeating... | |
COE player Milan Ludik moving up the ranking list before the Worlds 26/07/2018 21:53 | Lilit Poghosyan BEC “Center of Excellence” player Milan Ludik (Czech Republic) has climbed seven spots up on the men... | |
Lauren Smith: excited to put in a performance to be proud of! 26/07/2018 19:25 | Tom Leonard It is one of the main events of the calendar year in the life of a badminton athlete. The TOTAL BW... | |
Business as usual in Bangkok 26/07/2018 18:25 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Just one seeded European lost today in the Huamark Indoor Stadium, elsewhere it was a regular day at... | |
Ivanov going strong with new Mixed partner 26/07/2018 15:54 | Alan Raftery In amongst the build-up to the World Championships, just days away, Badminton does not stop. And in ... | |
World Championships preview – Which European’s have a favourable draw? 26/07/2018 11:20 | David Grice(BEC) It is less than a week before the World Championships in Nanjing, China. With the seeds are confirme... | |
Toupe’s three thrillers 25/07/2018 18:06 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) David Toupe had a rollercoaster of a day at the Huamark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, playing 4 matches... | |
IPC announcement whilst Para-Badminton prepares for Thailand 24/07/2018 17:14 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The 2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International begins tomorrow and is likely to be the hottest tourn... | |
Yvonne Li: A long way to travel, but all for good experience! 24/07/2018 14:52 | Tom Leonard There were mixed fortunes for European players on day one at the Russian Open 2018, with the women's... | |
World Championships- Countdown!! 24/07/2018 14:25 | Mireille van Daal Less than one week waiting until the World Championships in Nanjing! Most of the European playe... | |
Player's warm up for the TOTAL BWF World Championships 2018 in Russia! 23/07/2018 19:15 | Tom Leonard The Russian Open 2018 kicks off inside Sport Hall Olympic in Vladivostock, Russia this week. From... | |
Chou Tien Chen wins maiden title 22/07/2018 23:21 | Manuel Røsler Men’s singles shuttler Chou Tien Chen makes history for Taiwan with his maiden title in Singapore. T... | |
Herttrich/Nelte beaten by Japanese in semis 21/07/2018 22:58 | Manuel Røsler Germany’s Isabel Herttrich and Carla Nelte lost their semi-final clash at the Singapore Open tournam... | |
Herttrich and Nelte to semi-finals Singapore Open 20/07/2018 22:17 | Mireille van Daal On the quarter final day of the Singapore Open Isabel Herttrich and Carla Nelte (Germany) kept the E... | |
Herttrich and Nelte only shining light for Europe 19/07/2018 20:32 | David Grice(BEC) Germany’s Isabel Herttrich and Carla Nelte came out as the only European winners on day three of the... | |
Vladimir Ivanov: We want to improve our game and ranking further 19/07/2018 19:17 | Lilit Poghosyan Vladimir Ivanov/ Ivan Sozonov (Russia) were in top 10 last week on the BWF men’s doubles world ranki... | |
Pugh and Smith upset second seeds in opening round 18/07/2018 16:22 | David Grice(BEC) It was a memorable day for England’s Jessica Pugh and Lauren Smith, who managed to topple women’s do... | |
Brice Leverdez: It’s not my final destination 16/07/2018 17:54 | Alan Raftery Entertainer, fighter and an early round giant killer.These are the perhaps the first things you thin... | |
2 weeks to go 16/07/2018 09:02 | Alan Raftery The biggest Badminton spectacle of the year is almost within touching distance, only 14 days to go. ... | |
Chris and Gabby Adcock beaten in Bangkok final 15/07/2018 23:05 | Manuel Røsler Britain's Chris and Gabby Adcock were beaten 21-12, 21-12 by Hafiz Faizal and Gloria Emanuelle Widja... | |
Ieva Pope’s Road to Minsk: Not like any other tournament 15/07/2018 17:22 | Mireille van Daal Three years ago Ieva Pope represented Latvia during the European Games in Baku. Now she hopes to ge... | |
Chris and Gabby Adcock reach final 14/07/2018 23:07 | Manuel Røsler England's Chris and Gabby Adcock have reached the Thailand Open - a BWF World Tour Super 500 tournam... | |
Adcocks battle survive a late surge to get into the semi-final 13/07/2018 17:53 | Alan Raftery The number one seeds from England, Chris and Gabby Adcock, book their place in the Mixed Doubles sem... | |
The Adcock's smash their way through to the quarter finals! 12/07/2018 17:21 | Tom Leonard England's number one partnership remain Europe's sole contenders as first seeds in the mixed doubles... | |
Adcock’s shine in busy day two in Bangkok 12/07/2018 10:08 | David Grice(BEC) Mixed doubles top seeds Chris and Gabrielle Adcock made it a comfortable outing in their straight se... | |
Kamilla Rytter Juhl retires 11/07/2018 15:54 | Alan Raftery Badminton today has lost Europe’s most successful player to retirement. However, it is a joyous occa... | |
Tough but sufficient 10/07/2018 22:40 | Mireille van Daal The Super 500 tournament Thailand Open has started. Four European mixed doubles had to come in acti... | |
Julie Jakobsen: It was an extra nice feeling 10/07/2018 17:12 | Alan Raftery Jumping three spots in the ranking, the new Danish player on the block, Julie Jakobsen, is now in th... | |
Toby Penty: -better understanding of my game style 09/07/2018 18:30 | Alan Raftery Toby Penty is an English shuttler with a bright future. The 25-year-old has already shown his talent... | |
Preview: Players to watch 09/07/2018 17:06 | Alan Raftery Following the festival of Badminton which occurred in Jakarta, for many of the players there is not ... | |
Axelsen finished runner-up in Indonesia 08/07/2018 21:07 | Manuel Røsler Japan’s Kento Momota clinched his second Indonesia Open title on Sunday after defeating world number... | |
Axelsen to battle Momota in Jakarta final 07/07/2018 21:08 | Manuel Røsler Danish world champion Viktor Axelsen (24) will face Japanese shuttler Kento Momota in the final of t... | |
We had a thriller in Jakarta 06/07/2018 19:39 | Alan Raftery Quarter-finals day came to an end in perhaps the loudest Badminton tournament in the world, the Indo... | |
Brice Leverdez: Top 20 is a step forward for me 06/07/2018 18:26 | Lilit Poghosyan Brice Leverdez has reached his career-best result of no. 19 on the men’s singles world ranking list.... | |
Monteiro and Daniel - Portugal´s Dynamic Duo 06/07/2018 14:41 | Tania Teoh Beatriz Monteiro and Diogo Daniel are the very first Portugese para-badminton players classified by ... | |
Petersen and Kolding lead successful day two in Jakarta 05/07/2018 12:14 | David Grice(BEC) Day two of the Indonesia Open saw as many as nine wins for Europe’s best and brightest. The highligh... | |
Badminton Europe is seeking two Communication Junior Managers 03/07/2018 12:55 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe is seeking two Junior Managers in the field of Communication for full-time position... | |
Brice Leverdez takes out Chen Long! 03/07/2018 09:38 | Mireille van Daal What an exciting first day of the prestigious Super 1000 tournament: The Indonesian Open. The hall ... | |
Preview: Players to watch 02/07/2018 15:33 | Alan Raftery After the eventful Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur, we now travel south across the Java Sea to Jakarta... | |
Jonathan Persson: I’m happy that my ranking is getting higher 02/07/2018 13:32 | Lilit Poghosyan Badminton Europe's "Center of Excellence" player Jonathan Persson (Germany) has climbed four spots u... | |
12th Malaysia Open title for Lee Chong Wei 01/07/2018 08:51 | Manuel Røsler Malaysian superstar Lee Chong Wei beat Japanese shuttler Kento Momota 21-17, 23-21 on Sunday to clin... | |
Adcocks' title campaign came to an end 30/06/2018 21:16 | Manuel Røsler English pair Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock suffered a defeat in the semi-finals of the Malaysia ... | |
BWF National Classifier Workshop - Dublin 29/06/2018 11:51 | Tania Teoh In conjunction with the recently concluded FZ FORZA Irish Para-Badminton International, the Badminto... | |
Axelsen grinds his way into the quarters 28/06/2018 15:26 | Alan Raftery Day 3 at the Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur saw players fighting for their spot in the last 8 of the ... | |
Marin leads European success on day two in Malaysia 27/06/2018 16:25 | David Grice(BEC) Olympic women’s singles champion Caroline Marin survives a scare after coming through Indonesia’s Gr... | |
24-hour badminton marathon by cosmonaut Misurkin 27/06/2018 15:04 | National Badminton Federation of Russia The cosmonaut Aleksandr Misurkin from Russia completed a badminton marathon, where he played badmint... | |
Doubles gold for France 27/06/2018 13:40 | Emma Lollike Two French duos take the gold home to France after the finals of the doubles at the Mediterranean Ga... | |
Three European umpires accredited by BWF 27/06/2018 08:49 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe was delighted to experience that three umpires from Europe have been upgraded to BW... | |
Board of Directors Meeting, June 2018 26/06/2018 11:52 | Emma Lollike The recent Board & Commission meetings in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, stole headlines as Badminton E... | |
Historical milestone on the Faroe Islands 26/06/2018 11:17 | Maria Bubucea Leading up to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, more and more new para-badminton players are now join... | |
Difficult first round for Fontaine and Labar 26/06/2018 00:12 | Mireille van Daal The first day of the Super 750 tournament Malaysian Open 2018 was a tough one. Many of our European... | |
The re-match is on 25/06/2018 19:41 | Alan Raftery With the World Championships a little more than a month away, a lot of focus will be on results in K... | |
Knoblauch hunting European crown 25/06/2018 11:11 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Germany’s Valeska Knoblauch had the best week of her badminton career here in Dublin, winning 2 gold... | |
Double delight for Ellis in Calgary 25/06/2018 09:51 | David Grice(BEC) England’s Marcus Ellis matched his top seed billing, as he along with partners Chris Langridge and L... | |
Europeans still going strong in Canada 23/06/2018 17:26 | Mireille van Daal It was a great quarter final day in Calgary Canada. Except for the women’s singles, Europe is prese... | |
Full steam ahead into the quarter finals 23/06/2018 00:55 | Alan Raftery We are now approaching the business end of the competition in Canada, as players battled for places ... | |
Rooke and Wandschneider in all European thriller 23/06/2018 00:30 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Every now and then the fans are treated to a classic, and Badminton Europe were there to witness the... | |
Levi through to all 3 semi-finals in Dublin 22/06/2018 22:49 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) Israel’s Amir Levi is the only European player through to the semi-final stages of the Irish Para-Ba... | |
Malkov aiming for top 20 22/06/2018 20:31 | Lilit Poghosyan Russia’s Vladimir Malkov has climbed two spots up on the BWF men’s singles world ranking list, occup... | |
Dalglish does it again! 21/06/2018 23:42 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) England’s Isaak Dalglish found a way past the world number 6 to win his SS6 men’s singles group and ... | |
Bruun and Li take out seeds in Canada 21/06/2018 17:45 | Alan Raftery The European players battling in Calgary, Canada this week had a great day of results. Many taking o... | |
Knight Grand Cross awarded to Sir Craig Reedie 21/06/2018 16:08 | Emma Lollike For his services of sport, Craig Reedie was awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Briti... | |
Day One action in Dublin 20/06/2018 23:16 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) This year’s Irish Para-Badminton international is the second to start on a Wednesday, para-badminton... | |
The Opportunity is Here 20/06/2018 12:07 | Tania Teoh Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - a historical one it will be. Para-badminton will make its maiden appea... | |
Buy your tickets for French Open now 20/06/2018 09:32 | Emma Lollike The ticket sale for one of the highest ranked BWF tournaments in Europe is open, and this means that... | |
Preview: Players to watch 19/06/2018 20:00 | Alan Raftery Following the entertaining US Open last week, Calgary will be host for the Canada Open, which has at... | |
McVeigh back on home soil after Turkish win, whilst Suter-Erath looks to defend title 19/06/2018 14:16 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The Irish Para-Badminton International gets underway tomorrow, and while European medal hopes are sl... | |
Gregory Verpoorten to retire from political badminton career 19/06/2018 09:12 | Rasmus Bech Badminton Europe (BEC) President Gregory Verpoorten will not seek re-election when his term ends in ... | |
A First for the Czechs - Inaugural Czech Para-Badminton Open 18/06/2018 14:22 | Tania Teoh The Czech Para-Badminton Open was the first-ever international tournament for wheelchair badminton p... | |
Deadline extended: Badminton Europe is seeking a Finance & Administration Manager 18/06/2018 11:35 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe is seeking a Manager for a full-time position to join its head office in Copenhagen... | |
Popov makes it a hat-trick of titles in 2018 17/06/2018 13:43 | David Grice(BEC) Toma Junior Popov make quite a breakthrough on finals day at the Spanish International in Madrid, af... | |
Caljouw reaches second final of 2018 17/06/2018 09:38 | David Grice(BEC) It was a memorable afternoon for Dutchman Mark Caljouw, as his 21-13, 23-21 win over India’s Ajay Ja... | |
Satisfying US Open end for Mairs and Moore. 16/06/2018 22:43 | Mireille van Daal During night time in Europe, the quarter finals of the Super 100 US Open were played. For Jenny Moo... | |
Road to Minsk: One year to go 16/06/2018 14:32 | Alan Raftery The 2019 European Games will carry world ranking points and thereby points for the 2020 Tokyo Olympi... | |
European mixed pairs pour into quarters 15/06/2018 13:08 | Emma Lollike Many European mixed double pairs are ready for the quarterfinals on Friday June 16th at YONEX US Ope... | |
Lucas Corvee: It’s only a step 14/06/2018 11:38 | Lilit Poghosyan Lucas Corvee (France) entered into the top 40 on the BWF world ranking list for the first time. The ... | |
Brice Leverdez off to a great start in California 14/06/2018 09:18 | Alan Raftery The man who has built up a reputation which causes any player to fear being drawn against him in the... | |
Dreaming of winning a world class medal 13/06/2018 23:26 | Mireille van Daal Mark Lamsfuss (Germany) is on a roll. Together with Isabel Herttrich, he is currently 19th on the m... | |
Good first win for Seinen and Tabeling 13/06/2018 21:50 | Mireille van Daal The HSBC BWF World Super tour 300 tournament US Open has started yesterday in Fullerton, California... | |
Kristin Kuuba: You have to dream big 12/06/2018 11:46 | Emma Lollike 21-year-old Kristin Kuuba won the two recent Badminton Europe (BEC) Circuit tournaments, which got h... | |
US Open Preview 11/06/2018 09:23 | Aidan Jones The YONEX US Open gets underway tomorrow in Fullerton with many countries from Europe taking part. ... | |
Danish coach finishes PhD in badminton 07/06/2018 11:22 | Emma Lollike The sport of badminton has a new doctor. Kenneth Kruse Larsen from Denmark finished his doctorate fr... | |
Want to Host a BEC Para-Badminton Event? 06/06/2018 14:21 | Tania Teoh Badminton Europe is inviting Member Associations to host the 2018 BEC Para-Badminton Event. If you a... | |
British sport’s longest standing CEO Anne Smillie announces her retirement 06/06/2018 09:54 | Badminton Scotland Media Anne Smillie, the longest serving chief executive in British sport, is stepping down from BADMINTONs... | |
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus: I want to still feel progress in my game 04/06/2018 07:53 | Lilit Poghosyan Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus (Denmark) has climbed three spots up on the BWF men’s singles world... | |
Adam Cwalina: It is a different challenge for me 02/06/2018 14:32 | Alan Raftery It is fair to say that Poland, since the turn of the century up until recent years, have overachieve... | |
Krysten Coombs Keeping Up 01/06/2018 13:58 | Maria Bubucea This edition of ´European Para-Badminton Towards Tokyo 2020´ features Krysten Coombs from England. H... | |
Vladimir Malkov: I still feel I can reach the top level 31/05/2018 21:18 | Alan Raftery Badminton is not the first sport that springs to mind when you think of Russia. Despite this, Vladim... | |
Long-term strategy will bring the world’s biggest badminton events to Denmark 30/05/2018 16:17 | Badminton Denmark press release Badminton Denmark has, as the first badminton association in the world, made a long-term event strat... | |
Pathway Club Programme launched 30/05/2018 13:56 | Badminton Scotland Media A new era of badminton in Scotland is about to take shape after Badminton Scotland announced the lau... | |
Peter Ganes passed away 30/05/2018 12:25 | Emma Lollike Peter Ganes passed away Tuesday 29th May at the age of 57 after nine months of severe illness. Badmi... | |
BEC Podcast reach episode 20 with Kirsty Gilmour 29/05/2018 15:18 | Emma Lollike A total of 20 podcasts have been published by Badminton Europe since November last year. This week, ... | |
Want to be volunteer writer at Badminton Europe? 29/05/2018 14:09 | Rasmus Bech Now is your chance! We are looking for writers to join Europe’s no. 1 badminton community. Do you... | |
China back on top in the Thomas Cup 27/05/2018 13:56 | Alan Raftery Favourites China overcame a nail biting end to the final and lifted the Thomas Cup once again. Japan... | |
Japan surge to Uber Cup number six 26/05/2018 12:41 | Alan Raftery The Japanese women dominated the final and won the 2018 BWF Uber Cup after a 37-year wait. They beat... | |
Milan Ludik: I feel great to be back in COE 26/05/2018 10:19 | Lilit Poghosyan Badminton Europe’s “Centre of Excellence” player Milan Ludik (Czech Republic) is currenty world no. ... | |
Denmark’s men edge Malaysia to top group 23/05/2018 21:10 | David Grice(BEC) Wins in both doubles matches and the last of the singles encounters saw Denmark edge Malaysia 3-2,to... | |
Denmark & France’s men confirm quarter-finals spot 23/05/2018 21:08 | David Grice(BEC) Denmark and France have both progressed to the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup after strong wins on... | |
1st European Small States Badminton Games coming in 2020 21/05/2018 09:55 | Emma Lollike Minor badminton countries of Europe joins forces to make badminton games to fit their size and capac... | |
France off to a flying start on day one 20/05/2018 00:12 | Alan Raftery The French Thomas Cup team settled in very quickly in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, and caused the f... | |
BWF keeps 3x21 scoring system 19/05/2018 19:22 | BWF press release Badminton will continue to be played under the 3x21 (three games to 21 points) scoring system. The... | |
Blichfeldt - “I feel ready” 19/05/2018 19:04 | David Grice(BEC) As Europe’s best head off to Bangkok for the ‘Thomas & Uber Cup’, the challenge of facing each ot... | |
Yvonne Li: We have the underdog role 19/05/2018 10:04 | Emma Lollike The young women’s singles from Germany has traveled to Bangkok, Thailand, with the German women’s te... | |
Jonas Ralfy Jansen: excited to play in his first Thomas Cup 19/05/2018 09:46 | Tom Leonard With one day to go until the Thomas and Uber Cup 2018 begins, some of the best players in the world ... | |
Sara Thygesen: We have to be ready and go all in 18/05/2018 11:14 | Tom Leonard The Total BWF Thomas and Uber Finals kick off in Thailand on Sunday 20 May 2018 with the group stage... | |
Kim Astrup: We are chasing the no.8 spot 18/05/2018 10:58 | Lilit Poghosyan Kim Astrup/ Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Denmark) moved one spot up on the BWF men’s doubles world rank... | |
Anne Tran: Fighting spirit is the most important 17/05/2018 10:24 | Niels Nedergaard Anne Tran and France’s women’s team are ready for the TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2018. Anne ... | |
Denmark leads European charge heading to Bangkok 17/05/2018 09:58 | David Grice(BEC) The Thomas & Uber Cup has traditionally been dominated by Asian nations. But after Denmark’s histori... | |
Marin: I want to be the best player in the history of badminton 16/05/2018 15:32 | Emma Lollike The newest episode of BEC Podcasts features no other than the newly crowned European champion; Carol... | |
Hope for some big surprises 16/05/2018 09:59 | Mireille van Daal Only 4 days to go till the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in Bangkok, Thailand! A men’s and women’s team... | |
Michal Rogalski: The Road to Tokyo 14/05/2018 20:12 | Alan Raftery In just a little over 800 days, we will be watching the world’s best athlete’s make their dreams com... | |
McVeigh wins first International title in 3 years 13/05/2018 23:15 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The Turkish Para-Badminton International came to a close this evening, with 3 gold medals coming bac... | |
7 days to go 13/05/2018 15:46 | Alan Raftery The 2018 BWF Thomas & Uber Cup will be the 30th edition of the Thomas Cup and the 27th edition of th... | |
Sabrina Jaquet: Patience is the key! 11/05/2018 13:02 | Lilit Poghosyan Sabrina Jaquet (Switzerland) is world no. 67 on this week’s BWF women’s singles world ranking list. ... | |
Mazur and McVeigh head Europe’s hopes in Turkey 09/05/2018 14:26 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The 4th Turkish Para-Badminton International gets underway today in Konya, and whilst Europe excelle... | |
Zilberman looking to bounce back in Sydney 07/05/2018 12:25 | David Grice(BEC) After a poor showing at the New Zealand Open, the next destination for our travelling Europeans is S... | |
Stoeva sisters: first gold for Bulgaria and more 06/05/2018 00:18 | Mireille van Daal It has been one week after the European Championships. History has been made for Bulgaria and Gabri... | |
Five Scholarship Recipients at 2018 BEC Congress 04/05/2018 09:47 | Maria Bubucea Badminton Europe offered Women in Badminton (WiB) scholarships for the participation at the 2018 BEC... | |
Stoeva sisters: We will aim for top 5 03/05/2018 19:34 | Lilit Poghosyan The biggest event of the year for European badminton – the European Championships 2018 came to an en... | |
Badminton Europe is seeking a Finance & Administration Junior Manager 03/05/2018 14:44 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe is seeking a Junior Manager for a full-time position to join its head office in Cop... | |
Sabrina Jaquet rushed out of New Zealand Open 03/05/2018 09:50 | Niels Nedergaard Sabrina Jaquet is out of BARFOOT & THOMPSON New Zealand Open 2018 after a defeat against the sixth s... | |
Sabrina Jaquet progresses to the second round 02/05/2018 14:49 | Tom Leonard The BARFOOT & THOMPSON New Zealand Open entered it's first day of main draw action today. A numbe... | |
BEC applauses BWF for lengthy bans 02/05/2018 14:38 | BWF press release & Rasmus Bech On Wednesday BWF announced that badminton players, Tan Chun Seang and Zulfadli Zulkiffli, World Juni... | |
Mixed European results during the qualifiers 01/05/2018 19:02 | Tom Leonard The BARFOOT & THOMPSON New Zealand Open 2018 kicked off today in the North Shore Events Centre, Auck... | |
Europe’s journeyman head off to Auckland 30/04/2018 14:12 | David Grice(BEC) While a lot of Europe’s best are recovering from a competitive week at the European Championships, i... | |
The new BEC Magazine is here! 29/04/2018 08:58 | Rasmus Bech The new edition of the BEC Magazine is finally here, and in this issue, you have the chance to read... | |
Sam Parsons: I have put in a lot of hard work 26/04/2018 15:02 | Lilit Poghosyan With the European Championships going on this week in Huelva, Spain, the BWF World Ranking list pres... | |
Ritchie Campbell received BWF Distinguished Service Award 23/04/2018 11:42 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe’s Director of Finance since 2012 took part in his last BEC Congress as a member of ... | |
Axelsen back to world no. 1 22/04/2018 17:08 | Lilit Poghosyan Viktor Axelsen is back to world no. 1 on the men’s singles world ranking list. After confidentl... | |
Longing to Minsk 20/04/2018 19:54 | Mireille van Daal In the summer of 2019, the second edition of the European Games will be held. Minsk, the capital of... | |
Vittinghus: I really wanted to be in Huelva 17/04/2018 15:42 | Emma Lollike The new BEC podcast is here and Danish men’s singles Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus is the guest. ... | |
History was made on finals day 15/04/2018 17:44 | Alan Raftery England achieved their best Commonwealth Games medal tally in 16 years after four pairings booked th... | |
Seckin, Toupe and Shephard lead Europe’s medal haul in Dubai 15/04/2018 15:13 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) 3 of Europe’s finest para-badminton players take 2 gold medals each from the first ever Dubai Intern... | |
Medals all round 15/04/2018 01:14 | Alan Raftery After a fantastic day for England and Scotland, going into finals day tomorrow, medals across all 5 ... | |
World champion honored as BEC Male Player of the Year 14/04/2018 21:04 | Emma Lollike The year of 2017 has indeed been a tremendous year for the Danish men’s singles Viktor Axelsen. ... | |
Europe’s Super Six aiming for double-gold in the UAE 14/04/2018 20:08 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) 6 of Europe’s best para-badminton players have made into TWO finals each this Sunday at the Dubai In... | |
BEC welcome four Directors to the board 14/04/2018 15:11 | Emma Lollike The three newly elected directors will join the Badminton Europe’s Board of Directors including a Di... | |
Antropov and Matos re-elected as BEC vice-presidents 14/04/2018 14:34 | Emma Lollike The elections for vice-presidents of the board of directors during Badminton Europe’s 51st Annual De... | |
Engaging approach at the 2018 Members' Forum 13/04/2018 23:37 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe’s Congress kicked off this morning with the Members’ Forum. From 9 AM to 4 PM, the ... | |
Follett and Toupe through to 3 semi-finals, whilst Tuzcu falls in group of death 13/04/2018 20:40 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) David Follett (ENG) and David Toupe (FRA) made it through the WH1 events today to reach all 3 semi-f... | |
The European top meets in Dubrovnik 12/04/2018 22:27 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe’s annual congress is about to commence. From Friday 13th of April to Saturday 14th ... | |
Lucas Claerbout back to top 60 12/04/2018 21:10 | Lilit Poghosyan Lucas Claerbout (France) climbed one spot up to reach top 60 on the men’s singles world ranking list... | |
Day One in the United Arab Emirates 12/04/2018 20:44 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The inaugural Dubai Para-Badminton International 2018 got underway today at the Shabab Al-Ahli Sport... | |
Zilberman and Wang bow out in Lingshui 11/04/2018 14:56 | David Grice(BEC) It was a short-lived day for the Europeans on day two at the Lingshui China Masters, as both England... | |
Misha Zilberman to next round in China Masters 10/04/2018 23:25 | Mireille van Daal After the Orleans Masters, the BWF Super tour continues. The next stop is the Super 100 tournament ... | |
Team England take bronze at the Gold Coast 10/04/2018 14:00 | Tom Leonard Badminton is a highlight in the Commonwealth Games! With eleven long days of competition, the event ... | |
Preview: Last preparations before the European Championships 09/04/2018 20:17 | Alan Raftery On the picturesque island of Hainan, at the southernmost tip of China, Lingshui will host the now en... | |
Destination Dubai, a world first for Para-Badminton 09/04/2018 05:23 | Bobby Griffin (BEC) The Para-Badminton world makes Dubai the focus this week, hosting its first ever International compe... | |
Jacco Arends: Hitting the top 10 is our goal 08/04/2018 15:47 | Lilit Poghosyan Orleans Masters 2018 finished last week bringing new ranking positions for European players. Orle... | |
Countdown to BEC Congress 2018 03/04/2018 14:31 | Emma Lollike Ten days from today, Badminton Europe’s annual Congress will take place. All the European members ha... | |
Lamsfuss & Seidel find form ahead of Euros 01/04/2018 20:38 | Mark Phelan It had been a pretty poor 2018 for Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel ahead of this weeks Orleans Maste... | |
Caljouw goes back to back in Orleans 01/04/2018 20:08 | Mark Phelan After winning last year in Orleans Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands performed one of those rare feats... | |
Gemke triumphs in 83 minute epic 01/04/2018 01:33 | Mark Phelan Just like the famed women’s singles world championships final last year in Glasgow today’s men’s sin... | |
Konon & Kaesbauer land surprise final from qualification 31/03/2018 23:10 | Mark Phelan Of the four German mixed doubles pairs entered into the Orleans Masters Olga Konon and Peter Kaesbau... | |
Caljouw confirms Euro credentials 31/03/2018 00:35 | Mark Phelan In what was a David and Goliath story today, Mark Caljouw slayed the giant at the Orleans Masters Su... | |
Claerbout & Gemke set up mouth-watering semi final 30/03/2018 20:12 | Mark Phelan Coming into this new era of badminton at the Palais De Sports in Orleans many would not have expecte... | |
Nerves of steel seal the deal for Tran and Lefel 29/03/2018 23:13 | Mark Phelan Anne Tran and Emilie Lefel had the home crowd on the edge of their seats as play drew to a close lat... | |
COE player: It is nice to be back in top 100 29/03/2018 19:24 | Lilit Poghosyan Milan Ludik (Czech Republic) who is a member of BEC “Centre of Excellence”, was a semifinalist in Ka... | |
Young guns going for it 29/03/2018 18:00 | Mark Phelan Danish women’s doubles pair Freja Ravn and Amalie Magelund are not names that roll off the tongue at... | |
Labar & Fontaine feed off the home support 29/03/2018 14:36 | Mark Phelan In what has been the match of the tournament so far Ronan Labar and Audrey Fontaine battled through ... | |
Jorgensen survives tetchy 3 setter against Abain 29/03/2018 00:31 | Mark Phelan Jan O Jorgensen came through a mentally taxing three set match this evening against twice Orleans ch... | |
Rouxel leads French men’s singles revolution 28/03/2018 19:47 | Mark Phelan Day two and the men’s singles draw has been very kind to the home players. Lucas Corvee, Lucas Claer... | |
3 from 4 for Germany but defending champions go down 28/03/2018 15:36 | Mark Phelan It was a pretty decent mornings work for Germany’s mixed doubles pairings with three pairs advancing... | |
A passionate para-badminton coach 28/03/2018 11:47 | Maria Bubucea This edition of ´European Para-Badminton Towards Tokyo 2020´ features Dina Abouzeid Sariñena, Nation... | |
Høyer: All for our players 28/03/2018 09:24 | BWF press release BWF President Poul-Erik Høyer says the proposed innovations to the sport ultimately have the players... | |
Games and points is why I am here 27/03/2018 08:45 | Mark Phelan Jan O Jorgensen took to the courts in Orleans for the first time and was instantly full of praise fo... | |
Corrales looking for revenge and history 26/03/2018 15:13 | David Grice After recording an impressive quarter-final showing at the recent All England Open, Denmark’s Mia Bl... | |
BWF announced ELO Water Partnership 26/03/2018 12:59 | BWF press release The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has unveiled ELO Water as the Official Water for its championsh... | |
Promote badminton and win a trip to YONEX All England 2019 25/03/2018 16:32 | Emma Lollike Be part of the new Badminton Europe community – BEC Voicestorm – and help badminton to grow on socia... | |
Mixed Doubles Pairs to Watch: The home support can take them to the final 25/03/2018 10:39 | Alan Raftery The greatly anticipated BWF Tour Super 100 event, the Orléans Masters 2018, will commence on Tuesday... | |
Women's Doubles: The Stoeva Sisters 23/03/2018 19:35 | Tom Leonard Europe’s second highest ranked Women’s Doubles pair, Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva are sitting at a nu... | |
Selena Piek: The last steps up are always the toughest 23/03/2018 12:50 | Lilit Poghosyan Last week’s All England Open had some good results for European players and this week’s BWF world ra... | |
Men's Doubles: Josche and Jones going for gold 22/03/2018 20:42 | Tom Leonard This year, the Orléans Masters tournament will celebrate being part of the BWF Tour Super 100 for th... | |
Women’s Singles Players to Watch: My goal is to win it 22/03/2018 17:54 | Alan Raftery No.1 seed Beatriz Corrales is setting her sights on the Orléans Masters 2018 title. But knows that m... | |
Men’s Singles Players to Watch: Coming from Rio slums, I'm showing that it is worth to believe in your dreams 22/03/2018 01:15 | Alan Raftery On the banks of the Loire River in north-central France, Orléans will be hosting the Orleans Masters... | |
Buy tickets for BWF’s Super 100-tournament in France 21/03/2018 11:57 | Emma Lollike The city of Orléans will be hosting the first Super 100 tournament in Europe after the Badminton Wor... | |
France qualify for TUC 2018 20/03/2018 14:26 | Badminton World Federation Hong Kong’s men and France’s women qualified for the TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2018 due to ... | |
Men’s Singles Players to Watch: I love playing in Orleans 20/03/2018 10:42 | Alan Raftery Last year’s finalist will be hoping to one step further in his home event. The Orleans Masters is no... | |
Shi Yuqi beats the LEGEND!! 18/03/2018 17:10 | Mireille van Daal Everyone was waiting for this match. A full Chinese final between all time hero Lin Dan against new... | |
Tai Tzu Ying retains All England title 18/03/2018 15:59 | Mireille van Daal Tai Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei) has been dominating in women’s singles since the 2016 Olympics. Durin... | |
First Japanese mixed doubles pair to be crowned at All England!! 18/03/2018 14:42 | Mireille van Daal What an amazing match this would be! Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong (China) who only lost one match s... | |
Fourth All England final for Boe and Mogensen 18/03/2018 01:43 | Mireille van Daal Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen have reached the final of the 2018 Yonex All England Open Champion... | |
So close to the finals! 18/03/2018 01:39 | Mireille van Daal Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen have not succeeded to reach the mixed doubles final of... | |
We are so pleased to be ready for the finals tomorrow 17/03/2018 15:27 | Mireille van Daal Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen have made it into the 2018 Yonex All England final in w... | |
Yamaguchi reaches her first All England final 17/03/2018 15:01 | Mireille van Daal After a 1 hour and 19 minutes, the match between Pusarla V. SIndhu (India) and Akane Yamaguchi (Japa... | |
Legend reaches his 10th All England final. 17/03/2018 14:37 | Mireille van Daal He has done it! And for the tenth time already! Lin Dan is in the 2018 Yonex All England Open Champ... | |
They were just a little smarter 17/03/2018 14:16 | Mireille van Daal Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding did not make the cut against world number one’s Marcus... | |
Lin Dan wins legendary clash 16/03/2018 15:32 | Mireille van Daal Everyone was looking forward to this match: Lin Dan (China) against Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia). After... | |
Adcock & Adcock leave All England with mixed feelings. 16/03/2018 14:54 | Mireille van Daal Chris and Gabrielle Adcock have not succeeded to reach the semi-finals in their home country. In th... | |
Marin not proceeded to semi-finals 16/03/2018 14:53 | Mireille van Daal Carolina Marin (Spain) did not make it through the quarter finals at the 2018 All England Open Cham... | |
Morning session ends with two danish pairs in semi-finals! 16/03/2018 14:51 | Mireille van Daal Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen have succeeded to reach the semi-finals of the 2018 Yo... | |
Cannot use too many mistakes at this level 16/03/2018 14:50 | Mireille van Daal It was Mia Blichfeldt’s (Denmark) first quarter final at All England. Her challenge here was no one... | |
BEC to engage influencers 16/03/2018 11:30 | Emma Lollike Badminton Europe (BEC) is looking to engage influencers for the 2018 European Championships this Apr... | |
Slip-away game for Langridge and Ellis 16/03/2018 01:22 | Mireille van Daal Last match of the day, but not least. The Birmingham audience were ensured of an exciting match, but... | |
Marin is on a roll 15/03/2018 19:41 | Mireille van Daal Carolina Marin (Spain) also succeeded to win the second round of the 2018 Yonex All England Open Ch... | |
Felix Burestedt focusing on game improvement 15/03/2018 18:28 | Lilit Poghosyan With the All England Open 2018 going on this week, the BWF world ranking list has been published tod... | |
Slow start caused an end 15/03/2018 16:11 | Mireille van Daal Jacco Arends and Selena Piek (The Netherlands) missed the spot for the quarter finals at the 2018 Yo... | |
I lost to a friend 14/03/2018 18:57 | Mireille van Daal Kirsty Gilmour (Scotland) did not survive the first round of the 2018 Yonex All England Open Champio... | |
Lauren Smith and Marcus Smith talk funding in episode 10 14/03/2018 14:03 | Emma Lollike The 10th episode of Badminton Europe’s podcast premieres up to the glorious YONEX All England. T... | |
Deception for Chervyakova and Morozova 14/03/2018 09:33 | Mireille van Daal Anastasia Chervyakova and Olga Morozova (Russia) seemed to had their luck on their side today. Unfor... | |
Great first round for Stoeva sisters 14/03/2018 09:21 | Mireille van Daal Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva (Bulgaria) had a great start at the 2018 Yonex All England Open Champio... | |
A close loss now, eyes up for next months 14/03/2018 09:21 | Mireille van Daal Brice Leverdez (France) was very close in causing stunt against the number three of the world: Srika... | |
The player’s favourite 12/03/2018 16:02 | Tom Leonard Next week, the 2018 BWF World Tour lands in Birmingham for the prestigious Yonex All England Open. F... | |
DBV President: Six days of fantastic badminton 12/03/2018 14:24 | Emma Lollike The YONEX German Open 2018 concluded with an entertaining line-up on the final’s day on Sunday. Thom... | |
Marin looking to replicate her 2015 win 12/03/2018 08:24 | David Grice For any European success in the women’s singles, your best bet is with Olympic champion Carolina Mar... | |
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