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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
Axelsen and Yamaguchi in Thailand Open action
YONEX All England champions Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi are both in action this week at the Thailand Open in Bangkok. The Super 500 series event follows on from the Thomas & Uber Cup in Thailand, and several of the world’s best will be in action. Axelsen spearheads the ...
India and South Korea seal Thomas & Uber Cup triumphs
India and South Korea were crowned champions following a thrilling week of Thomas & Uber Cup action in Thailand. A comfortable 3-0 win over Indonesia saw India claim the men’s Thomas Cup trophy for the very first time, while South Korea’s women edged out China 3-2 in a thrilling ...
Preview: 2022 Uber Cup and Thomas Cup
The world’s best players will be heading to Thailand this weekend for the start of the Thomas and Uber Cup 2022 Finals on Sunday. Bangkok’s Impact Arena will host 32 national squads, 16 in each cup, for the week-long tournaments that finish with the finals on May 14 & ...
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.
