TICKET INFORMATION
The World’s most prestigious Badminton tournament returns 16-20 March 2022. But more importantly this year, so do the fans. We missed you last year, so come and experience world class Badminton, all the edge of your seat action and an electric atmosphere at the Utilita Birmingham in March. All the best players from around the world will come together to fight it out on court to bring home the title.
NEWS
Year’s top 40 assemble at HSBC BWF World Tour Finals
The top 40 shuttlers of 2021 will assemble at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Bali, Indonesia. The global circuit’s showpiece, running from 1 to 5 December, is the toughest tournament in the world to qualify for on the World Tour. All Olympic gold medallists get an automatic ticket ...
Indonesia Open 2021: Badminton legend Viktor Axelsen beat Loh Kean Yew for single’s title
Olympic gold medallist Viktor Axelsen won the prestigious Indonesian Open men’s singles title after beating Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew in Sunday’s final. The intense 59-minute game saw the Dane beat Loh 21-13, 9-21, 21-13 in Bali after a valiant battle between the pair Axelsen’s victory came after his compatriot ...
Indonesia Open 2021 preview: Momota looks to continue good form
Kento Momota will look to continue his fine form as he goes in as top seed at the Indonesia Open in Bali. The world No.1 kicked off the Indonesia Badminton Festival with victory at last week’s Indonesia Masters and now goes in search of reclaiming a trophy he has ...
ABOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is the world’s oldest and most prestigious badminton tournament.
Played annually, it developed after the success of the world’s first open tournament held in Guildford in 1898. The tournament was successfully organised in April 4, 1899, however only three categories (Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles) were originally staged. Both Men’s and Women’s Singles were added the following year.
The first two tournaments were named “Badminton Association Tournament” and it was eventually considered (especially after the first Thomas Cup series in 1949) the unofficial World Badminton Championships until 1977 when the International Badminton Federation launched its official championships. The Championships have only ever been halted twice: during World War I from 1915 to 1919 and World War II from 1940 to 1946.
