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
YONEX All England Open maintain Super 1000 status
The YONEX All England Open has retained its prestigious status as a BWF World Tour Super 1000 event for four more years, the Badminton World Federation has confirmed. The world’s oldest badminton tournament is one of only four competitions to hold Super 1000 status and will do so until ...
Axelsen retains title on Indonesia Open finals day
Viktor Axelsen continued his red-hot form to retain his BWF Indonesia Open title on Sunday in Jakarta. The Dane was in imperious form all week before reaching a peak with a superb display in a one-sided finale, his eighth consecutive Super 1000 final, against Zhao Junpeng. The unseeded Chinese ...
Axelsen looking to complete Indonesia double at the Open
World number one Viktor Axelsen will be looking to complete an Indonesian double by defending his Open crown this week. The second BWF World Tour 1000 event of the year begins on Tuesday and will see the biggest names on the circuit compete for the rankings points and prize ...
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.
