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| Abbreviation | BWF |
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| Formation | 1934 |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Membership | 159 member associations |
| President |  Kang Young-Joong |
| Website | http://www.internationalbadminton.org/ |
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton. 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 159 member nations around the world. On September 24, 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 October 1, 2005, was relocated to Kuala Lumpur. Its current president is Kang Young Joong.[2]
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Regional Confederations
The BWF works in cooperation with regional governing bodies to promote and develop the sport of badminton around the world, they are:[3]
| Region | Confederation | Short | Members | |
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| Asia | Badminton Asia Confederation | BAC | 39 | |
| Europe | Badminton Europe | BE | 51 | |
| Americas | Badminton Pan Am | BPA | 30 | |
| Africa | Badminton Confederation of Africa | BAC | 32 | |
| Oceania | Badminton Oceania | BO | 8 | |
| Total | 160 | |||
Presidents
| No. | Years | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1934 – 1955 | George Alan Thomas |  United Kingdom |
| 2 | 1955 – 1957 | J. Plunkett-Dillon |  Ireland |
| 3 | 1957 – 1959 | R. Bruce Hay | United Kingdom |
| 4 | 1959 – 1961 | A. C. J. van Vossen |  Netherlands |
| 5 | 1961 – 1963 | J. D. M. McCallum | Ireland |
| 6 | 1963 – 1965 | N. P. Kristensen |  Denmark |
| 7 | 1965 – 1969 | D. L. Bloomer | United Kingdom |
| 8 | 1969 – 1971 | H. F. Chilton | United Kingdom |
| 9 | 1971 – 1974 | Ferry A. Sonneville |  Indonesia |
| 10 | 1974 – 1976 | S. Wyatt | United Kingdom |
| 11 | 1976 – 1981 | S. Mohlin |  Sweden |
| 12 | 1981 – 1984 | C. C. Reedie | United Kingdom |
| 13 | 1984 – 1986 | P. E. Nielsen | Denmark |
| 14 | 1986 – 1990 | I. D. Palmer |  New Zealand |
| 15 | 1990 – 1993 | A. E. Jones | United Kingdom |
| 16 | 1993 – 2001 | Lu Shengrong |  China |
| 17 | 2001 – 2005 | Korn Dabbaransi |  Thailand |
| 18 | 2005 – 2009 | Kang Young Joong |  South Korea |
Tournaments
The BWF regularly organizes seven major international badminton events:
- Olympic Games in cooperation with International Olympic Committee
- World Championships
- World Junior Championships
- Thomas Cup
- Uber Cup
- Sudirman Cup
- BWF Super Series
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.
Awards
The BWF bestows special honours onto players, umpires, sponsors and other individuals for their achievement in badminton or for their contributions to badminton.
- Hall of Fame
- Herbert Scheele Trophy
- Distinguished Service
- Meritorius Service
- Certificate of Commendation
- Eddy Choong Player of the Year
Logo
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New logo launched during 2007 Sudirman Cup |
See also
References
- ^ "New Name", BWF (formerly IBF) press release announcing name change, September 24, 2006.
- ^ BWF Council - President and Executive Board
- ^ Member Associations
External links
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