Badminton Europe

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Badminton Europe
Badminton Europe Logo.png
AbbreviationBE
Formation27 September 1967
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersBrøndby, Denmark
Membership
53 member associations
1 associate member
President
Slovakia
Websitehttp://badmintoneurope.com/Cms/

Badminton Europe (BE) is the governing body of badminton in Europe. It is one of the five continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It now has 53 member associations and 1 associate member. It was founded on 27 September 1967 in Frankfurt, Germany.[1]

On its annual meeting held on 8 April 2006 the members decided to change the name from European Badminton Union, to Badminton Europe.

Presidents[]

No. Years Name
1 1967–1968 Switzerland
2 1969–1977 Sweden
3 1977–1982 Netherlands
4 1982–1984 West Germany
5 1984–1992 United Kingdom
6 1992–2004 Denmark
7 2004–2010 Denmark Tom Bacher
8 2010–2014 Denmark Poul-Erik Høyer
9 2014–2019 Belgium [2]
10 2019-present Slovakia [3]

Member associations[]

Associate memberes[]

  • Isle of Man

Tournaments[]

Two events were discontinued, they are:

  • Helvetia Cup, European B Team Badminton Championships
  • , European B Junior Team Badminton Championships

References[]

  1. ^ "Badminton Europe Confederation". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  2. ^ "New President Elected". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  3. ^ Bech, Rasmus. "Peter Tarcala new BEC President". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

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