Badminton World Federation
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| Abbreviation | BWF |
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| Formation | 1934 |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Membership | 176 member associations |
President | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| Website |
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The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee IOC. Founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations (Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales), the BWF has since expanded to 176 member nations around the world. On 24 September 2006, at the Extraordinary General Meeting in Madrid, it was decided to adopt the new name Badminton World Federation (BWF).[1]
Its head office was located in Cheltenham, UK since its founding, but on 1 October 2005, was relocated to Kuala Lumpur.[2] Its current president is Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen.[3]
Continental federations
The BWF works in co-operation with regional governing bodies to promote and develop the sport of badminton around the world, they are:[4]
| Region | Confederation | Members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC) | 41 | |
| Europe | Badminton Europe (BE) | 51 | |
| Americas | Badminton Pan Am (BPA) | 33 | |
| Africa | Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) | 37 | |
| Oceania | Badminton Oceania (BO) | 14 | |
| Total | 176 | ||
Presidents
Below is the list of presidents since 1934:[5]
| No. | Years | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1934–1955 | George Alan Thomas |
| 2 | 1955–1957 | John Plunkett-Dillon |
| 3 | 1957–1959 | Brigadier Bruce Hay |
| 4 | 1959–1961 | ACJ van Vossen |
| 5 | 1961–1963 | John McCallum |
| 6 | 1963–1965 | Nils Peder Kristensen |
| 7 | 1965–1969 | David Bloomer |
| 8 | 1969–1971 | Humphrey Chilton |
| 9 | 1971–1974 | Ferry Sonneville |
| 10 | 1974–1976 | Stuart Wyatt |
| 11 | 1976–1981 | Stellan Mohlin |
| 12 | 1981–1984 | Craig Reedie |
| 13 | 1984–1986 | Poul-Erik Nielsen |
| 14 | 1986–1990 | Ian Palmer |
| 15 | 1990–1993 | Arthur Jones |
| 16 | 1993–2001 | Lu Shengrong |
| 17 | 2001–2005 | Korn Dabbaransi |
| 18 | 2005–2013 | Kang Young-Joong |
| 19 | 2013– | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
Rankings
The BWF World Ranking and BWF World Junior Ranking are introduced to determine the strength of the players. BWF World Ranking is used for determining the qualification for entry and seeding for the BWF-sanctioned tournament. The points awarded is based on the final results of each tournament participated for the past 52 weeks. Junior Ranking consists of players under 19 years old.
Tournaments
International
The BWF regularly organises six major international badminton events:
- Olympic Games in co-operation with International Olympic Committee
- World Championships
- World Junior Championships
- Thomas Cup
- Uber Cup
- Sudirman Cup
Two events are no longer held regularly:
- World Cup was suspended since 1997. However, the BWF revived the event in 2005 (with China as host) but only as an invitational tournament. China swept gold in all 5 categories.
- World Grand Prix has been on hiatus since 2000.
Open events
BWF also sanctions the open events into seven categories with different World Ranking points awarded, as order they are:
- Super Series Premier
- Super Series
- Grand Prix Gold
- Grand Prix
- International Challenge
- International Series
- Future Series
Awards
The BWF bestows special honours onto players, umpires, sponsors and other individuals for their achievement in badminton or for their contributions to badminton.[6]
- Lifetime Achievement
- Hall of Fame
- Herbert Scheele Trophy
- Distinguished Service
- Meritorius Service
- Certificate of Commendation
- Eddy Choong Player of the Year (hiatus since 2008)
- Best Male and Female Player of the Year
- Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year
- Women in Badminton
Logo
The new logo of the organisation was unveiled in June 2007 and officially launched at the 2007 Sudirman Cup in Glasgow, Scotland. It was designed by Indonesian Aboeb Luthfy as part of the three months contest launched by the federation.[7] BWF launched new logo during 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup.[8]
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Publications
- World Badminton (Journal)
- The IBF Handbook
See also
References
- ↑ "Madrid Welcomes Badminton World Federation". BadmintonAsia.org. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "BWF Council / Executive Board". BWF. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ Leung, Edwin (18 May 2013). "Poul-Erik Hoyer Wins BWF Presidential Election". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ↑ "BWF Members by Continental Confederation". BWF. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "IBF/BWF Office Baerers (since 1934)". BWF. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "Awards". BWF. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ Lacroix, Yves (15 June 2007). "EXCLUSIVE – BWF Unveils New Logo Today". Badzine. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "BWF rebrand and launch new logo: Modern, Strong, Efficient". Badminton World Federation. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
External links
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