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
Lakshya Sen topples world champion to win India Open
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Sindhu and Kidambi aiming for success on home soil
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A look back at the 2020 Paralympic Games
As 2021 draws to a close we’re continuing our look back at some of the season’s highlights. Today we’re looking back at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, which marked the first-time para-badminton was included in the event programme. 14 different disciplines took place (seven male, six female, one ...
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.
