English badminton national champions Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith have reason more than most to look back on a ‘job well done’ in 2018 after qualifying for badminton’s prestigious HSBC BWF World Tour Finals to be held in Guangzhou, China 12-16 December. The pair, who both made their Olympic debuts for Team GB in Rio,
University of Bath fresher Molly Chapman is aiming to finish her U19 career on a high note when she represents England at the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships in Canada next week. The Santander Sporting Scholar, who started a Sports Performance course in September, will partner Freya Redfearn in the girls’ doubles competition taking place
Badminton England has welcomed news of the Sports Minister’s new Aspiration Fund to help more Olympic and Paralympic sports target Tokyo 2020 – and have confirmed they will prepare a bid for investment to bolster the medal-winning GB Badminton programme. Announced today by Tracey Crouch MP (Minister for Sport and Civil Society), the new £3
Badminton England has announced that Parkwood Leisure is joining their ever-growing list of Official Leisure Partners as they further reinforce the core of the nation’s favourite racket sport as part of the Discover Badminton strategy. The latest move will see badminton carry a priority sport status within Parkwood Leisure’s diverse portfolio of leisure venues across
GB number one Mixed Doubles pair Chris and Gabby Adcock, stormed into the quarter finals of the TOTAL BWF World Badminton Championships in China this morning as they look to win back to back world medals, following their brilliant bronze in Glasgow 12 months ago. Today, the Adcocks, currently ranked 6th in the world, reached
World class badminton returns to the BBC after Britain’s history making year on court. Badminton England has confirmed that the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships will return to the BBC in March. As part of the broadcaster’s recently announced commitment to show more sports across its digital platforms, the partnership will mean British sports
Badminton England is delighted to unveil leading Leisure Operator Places for People as the first ever ‘Official Leisure Partner’ in a groundbreaking move for the sport. The partnership, running from May 2017, will significantly enhance the badminton experience and court time delivery for visitors enjoying 120 Places for People leisure facilities across England. It will
Double European gold for England as Ouseph and the Adcocks are crowned 2017 champions England badminton stars Rajiv Ouseph and Chris and Gabby Adcock have been crowned 2017 European Champions in Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles respectively today as a nine year wait for a title came to a sensational end. England have consistently medalled
Badminton England has expressed pride and delight today after the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships was selected by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) as one of only three top tier tournaments on its new world tour, starting from 2018. With world class history and heritage dating back to 1898, the YONEX All England is
England’s leading badminton pair, Chris and Gabby Adcock, surged into their second successive semi-final at the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships today after a world class performance knocked out reigning Olympic champions Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir from Indonesia. And the world number seven pair will be backed by a record crowd later today
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