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Badminton World Federation (BWF)
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 (IBF) 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. Its head office was located in Cheltenham, UK since its founding, but on 1 October 2005, was relocated to Kuala Lumpur. Its current president is Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen.
Wang Zhiyi poses with her medal and trophy after winning the women’s singles at the All England Open Badminton Championships. Photo: Xinhua
Wang Zhiyi

Wang says resilience key to stunning win over world No 1 An in All England final

Wang Zhiyi beat An Se-young to end 10-match losing streak against South Korean rival in Birmingham.

Tse Ying-suet

Hong Kong badminton pair Tang, Tse win historic bronze at All England Open

Olympics

France eyes badminton success at Olympics as long rebuild starts to pay off

Basketball Association of Hong Kong, China

BWF announces Hong Kong Badminton Open to be upgraded to second-tier event

The city’s tournament has been awarded the BWF750 status, an upgrade from the previous BWF500, along with Shenzhen, Paris, New Delhi and Tokyo.

The tournament upgrade marked the first time that the city will be hosting a BWF750 event. Photo: Edmond So
An Se-young

Taiwan’s Lin Chun-yi wins India Open badminton event marred by ‘dirty’ conditions

South Korea’s world No 1 An Se-young wins women’s title but players slam ‘unhygienic’ playing conditions, ‘extreme’ air pollution.

Akane Yamaguchi

Badminton bosses eye dramatic change to scoring system to make games quicker

World Badminton Federation considering cultural shift to sport, cutting points needed to win a game and putting focus on attack.

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An Se-young

An beats Wang in epic badminton season finale, Shi photo drops hint after loss

Double defeat for China in Hangzhou as South Korea’s An Se-young beats Wang Zhiyi and Christo Popov sees off Shi Yuqi.

An Se-young of South Korea celebrates victory over Wang Zhiyi of China in the women’s singles final. Photo: Xinhua
Kunlavut Vitidsarn

China’s Shi, Wang face French, South Korean foes in badminton’s year-end finale

An Se-young awaits Wang Zhiyi in women’s final, while men’s sees Shi Yuqi play Christo Popov, France’s first to reach title match.

Tai Tzu-ying

Taiwan badminton star, former world No 1 Tai Tzu-ying calls time on her career

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist has been struggling with injuries since last year and is unable to return to the international circuit.

Han Yue

Mainland China stars dominate Hong Kong Open, Wang Zhiyi and Li Shifeng triumph

All five Hong Kong titles go to mainland as Wang and Li begin to atone for recent Badminton World Championships disappointments.

Wang Zhiyi celebrates after overcoming fellow Chinese Han Yue in the Hong Kong Open final. Photo: AFP
Chou Tien chen

Crowd hero and cancer survivor Chou Tien-chen’s painful Hong Kong Open defeat

Indian progresses following two dramatic games to seal Sunday final date with mainland China’s Li Shifeng.

Chou Tien-chen, here in action at last month’s World Championships, is out of the Hong Kong Open after losing to Lakshya Sen. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong sports

Canadian Li on badminton, dim sum and meeting 50 family members in Hong Kong

Michelle Li, who was born in the city, is through to the women’s singles semi-finals at the Coliseum.

Anders Antonsen

Hong Kong Open: Singapore star Loh questions divisive rule change, seals win

The 2021 badminton world champion says he is ‘looking forward to seeing what happens’ as he advances to quarter-final against Christo Popov.

Happy Lo Sin-yan

Hong Kong Open: Jason Gunawan stuns Victor Lai in badminton qualifiers

Jason Gunawan downs Victor Lai in qualifiers, less than 10 days after Canadian’s historic World Championships display.

Hong Kong’s Jason Gunawan pulled off an early shock in the qualifying rounds of the in Li-Ning Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships. Photo: Sun Yeung
Shi Yuqi

China’s Shi ‘genuinely chuffed’ after winning World Badminton Championships gold

World No 1 outlasts reigning champion Thai reigning champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn in one hour and 17 minutes.

Gold medallist China’s Shi Yuqi celebrates on the podium after winning the World Badminton Championships singles final match against Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn. Photo: AFP
Chen Yufei

Badminton World Championships: Japan’s Yamaguchi beats China’s Chen for third title

Japanese fifth seed needs just 37 minutes against a hampered former world No 1 from China to add to her gold medals from 2021, 2022.

Chen Yufei

China’s Shi produces brilliant fightback to reach final, Chen stuns An in Paris

Shi Yuqi sets up title showdown with 2023 winner Kunlavut Vitidsarn, while Chen Yufei claims stunning upset.

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Pusarla Venkata Sindhu

Badminton federation plays down shuttlecock ‘crisis’ amid rising China prices

Duck and goose output in China has declined sharply in recent years, affecting shuttlecock production.

India duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (left) watch on as the shuttlecock flies over the net. Photo: AFP
Shi Yuqi

Singapore’s Loh stunned by unseeded Lai at Badminton World Championships

Canadian overcame 2021 world champion and will face Chinese top seed Shi Yuqi in semi-finals.

Chen Yufei

Sindhu rolls back years to dump Wang out of Badminton World Championships

The 2019 world champion rediscovers Olympic medal-winning best in Paris to win in straight games.

Shi Yuqi

Bad day at office for China’s mixed-doubles stars, top seeds suffer shock defeat

Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping dumped out of Badminton World Championships in second round.

Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje celerate after beating Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping at the BWF World Championships. Photo: Xinhua
Malaysia

Malaysian badminton gets back in the swing of things with a new crop of stars

With five top-ranking doubles teams at this week’s world championships in Paris, Malaysia has high hopes for a badminton resurgence.

Malaysia’s Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun play at the Badminton World Championships in Paris on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Han Yue

Badminton World Championships: Wang Zhiyi, top seeds fly in Paris

China’s World No 2 breezed past Hungary’s Agnes Korosi in just 22 minutes to seal first-round victory.

Tse Ying-suet

Olympic champion Axelsen set to chase record Hong Kong Open jackpot

Tournament returning to Hong Kong Coliseum in September with record prize fund and 20 home competitors.

Hong Kong should aim to ‘gain some ground’ on new sports such as AirBadminton

Former city badminton player Vincent Wong says it is important to embrace the emerging sport while the world ‘is still learning about it’.

Hong Kong are sending four men and four women to Malaysia next month for the AirBadminton Asia Pacific Continental Championships. Photo: Elson Li
2025 National Games

Hong Kong mixed-doubles badminton pair Tang, Tse to make swansong next year

The pair, who have reached the Japan Open quarter-finals, say they will play their last tournament together at the Asian Games in Nagoya.

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Tang Chun-man (right) and Tse Ying-suet beat China’s Zhu Yijun and Bao Lijing in the first round of the Japan Open on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong ex-Paralympian Daniel Chan aims to improve badminton players’ lives

Two-time medallist is the new chair of the Para Badminton Athletes’ Commission and member of Badminton World Federation Council.

China’s Li Shifeng powers to historic Malaysia Masters crown

Li becomes first Chinese player do win men’s singles since tournament began, Wang Zhiyi successfully defends women’s title.

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