How to watch badminton on TV or online?

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Do you want to watch live professional badminton on TV or via online streaming? We do too!

To make your life easier we have found some places where you can watch elite badminton on TV or online. If we have missed any, please let us know!

BWF World tour! 300, 500, 750, and 1000 events!

Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam, as well as Hong Kong and Macau – SPOTV.
China – CCTV & Youku
India: Sports18 TV, Voot & Jio Cinema
UK: BT Sports & BETV
Denmark: TV2
USA: Olympic channel
Rest of the world: BWF TV

European Badminton events (Sub 300 events)

China – Hunan TV
Denmark – TV3 Sport
Finland – Nelonen
France – MCS L´equipe
Indonesia – Indovision
Malaysia – Astro
Romania – TVR
Russia – RTR
Singapore – StarHub
Spain – Teledeporte
Thailand – True Visions
Turkey – Sports TV

We will update the list regularly when we find more places to watch badminton on TV or online.

See the BWF World Tour Calendar here – and the Challenge Tournament Calendar here

The Background…

Why is it so difficult to find good places to watch badminton online?

It’s a question we ask ourselves too! There is an answer however, it’s not very straightforward.

There are multiple levels of tournaments, and different types of competition, with the rights to each being sold separately to different channels to broadcast. This is not good for us, the badminton fans, that want to watch every match, but hopefully that means more people can get into the sport if it’s spread across different channels.

Practically this means that Badminton Europe, Badminton Asia, Badminton Panam, Badminton Oceania, and Badminton Africa all have their own tournaments and sell the broadcasting rights separately from each other and the BWF events. The BWF sells the rights to the world tour events as a package, while they sell the World championships, Uber cup, Thomas cup, and Sudirman cup as a different package.

On top of all of this, the big competitions not owned by the federations such as the SEA games, Olympics, and Commonwealth games are all individually sold as an event.

So this is why it can be very difficult to find some of the tournaments to watch, they are spread over different networks and channels.

Read this article about the challenge of streaming and broadcasting badminton tournaments

Canadian International Challenge report: Michelle Li wins third in a row

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Following a hiatus of 9 years, The Canadian International Challenge badminton tournament took place in Markham in December 2022. The tournament is part of the BWF International Challenge series.

The first edition was held in 2008. The 2022 edition was the first to be held since 2013.

Michelle Li won ladies’ singles for the third time – 11 years after her maiden victory

Watch Michelle Li of Canada compete against Natsuki Nidaira of Japan.

Impressively, Michelle Li of Canada won the Canadian International Challenge for the third time. Her first win was in 2011. In the 2022 final, she outperformed Natsuki Nidaira of Japan in straight sets.

On her way to the final, Natsuki Nidaira overpowered second-seed Beiwen Zhang of the USA in three games.

First seed and local hero Michelle Li did not concede a single set in the tournament in Markham, Toronto and thus became a deserving winner of the 2022 Canadian International Challenge.

Canadian first-seed Brian Yang lost the men’s singles final

Watch the men’s singles final at the Canadian International Challenge 2022 in Canada

Local hopeful and first-seed, Brian Yang, made his way to the final. In the semifinal, Brian Yang faced young challenger Christo Popov of France. A match Brian won in three games.

In the final, Brian Yang lost in straight sets to Japan’s Takuma Obayashi. Takuma has been a bit of a challenge for young Brian Yang. The two have now faced each other a total of three times. Each time Takuma came out victorious.

The losing semifinalists were Christo Popov, France and Kai Schaefer, Germany.

Denmark’s new men’s doubles pair took the win in Canada

Men’s double final at Canadian International Challenge 2022. Denmark vs. Germany.

Seeded 3/4, Denmark’s (relatively) new men’s doubles pair took no prisoners on their way to winning the Canadian International Challenge 2022 title. Last week they won the Welsh International. The pair overcame solid resistance from a German pair in the quarterfinals but thrashed the first-seeded pair from Canada in straight sets in the semis.

In the final, the Danish pair faced Japan’s Kaneko/Shimono and won in straight games (21-17, 21-17).

With this win, Rasmus Kjær and Frederik Søgaard earned important ranking points and continue their move toward the top 32 on the BWF World Ranking table. They will move from position 56 on the ranking to around 48.

Spain vs. USA in the women’s doubles final in Canada

First seed Clara Azurmendi and Beatriz Corralez from Spain faced twin sisters Annie and Kerry Xu from the USA in the final. The Spanish pair won the first game 21-15, but after that, the American sisters from Bay Badminton Center took control winning the next two games and the match.

The losing semifinalists in women’s doubles were Canada’s Jackie Dent/Crystal Lai and Talia Ng/Wendy Zhang.

Denmark vs. Germany in the mixed-doubles final at Canadian International Challenge in Toronto

The final in the mixed-doubles category at Canadian International Challenge was a show-down between third seed Thyrri/Magelund of Denmark and unseeded German pair Voelker/Kuespert. Both pairs arrived at the final without conceding a single game.

The Danish pair ended up winning the final in straight sets. They became the second pair from Denmark to win a title at the Yonex Canadian International Challenge 2022.

Final word: congrats to the organizers and Badminton Canada

It is no easy feat to organize an International Challenge tournament. The organizers (Badminton Canada) did a good job. Also, the live streaming was executed well. The Canadian-style badminton commentary was an experience.
Judging from the player’s interest in the tournament, it seems that there is enough interest to make the Canadian International Challenge return again next year.

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Welsh International Badminton Championships 2022 featured top players

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Welsh International badminton tournament

The Welsh International Badminton Championships featured quite a few top 50 players competing in the 2022 edition. The tournament is one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The first edition took place in 1928. It is organized by Welsh Badminton Cymru (Badminton Wales).

Similar to the recent Irish Open, the tournament in Wales is one of 28 International Challenge tournaments – all part of the BWF Continental Circuit. There are 4.000 ranking points for the winners, 3.460 for the runner-ups, and 2.400 for the losing semifinalists.

It is also worth noting the role of coaches at a badminton tournament. For instance, badminton legend Peter Gade from Yonex Peter Gade Academy was in the halls in Cardiff from early morning to late evening with a mission to support his players. It is no easy feat to coach 5, 7, or 11 matches per day. Shout out to all coaches for all that they do to support players.

Men’s singles at Welsh International Badminton Challenge

Notably, past winners of the men’s singles event in Wales include Morten Frost, Chou Tien-chen, three-time champion Irwansyah, Darren Hall, Vladimir Valkov, Pablo Abian, and Irish Willoughby Hamilton.

This year, these top 50 players entered the tournament:

40: Brice Leverdez, France (WITHDRAWN)
43: Arnaud Merkle, France (Defending champion)
46: Christo Popop, France
48: Ygor Coelho, Brazil
50: Mads Christophersen, Denmark

The men’s singles category was an exciting affair. In the first round, third seed Popov played a close match against England’s young talent Johnnie Torjussen winning 21-16 in the third set. Defending Welsh International champion Merkle (vs. Marcus Viscovich) and 5th seed Christophersen (vs. Mads Juel Møller) only needed 35 minutes to dispatch the respective opponents from Denmark. Fourth seed Ygor Coelho overcame Sasha Leveque in just 24 minutes.

Finland’s Joakim Oldorff came from qualification to win a thrilling first-round match against Germany’s Kai Schaefer. Young Oldorff won 29-27 in the third set. He would go on to face Denmark’s Victor Svendsen in the round of 16. A match he lost in straight sets.

One to watch: European Junior Champion, 17-year-old Alex Lanier from France got a walk-over in the first round (Brice Leverdez withdrew). He played 37-year-old Niluka Karunaratne from Sri Lanka in the 2nd round. A game he won in straight sets. This set him up to meet another 37-year-old in the quarterfinal, namely 8th seed Pablo Abian from Spain. Although trailing most of the first game, young Alex Lanier turned things around to win in straight sets (24-22, 21-13).

Fifth seed Mads Christophersen of Denmark dispatched compatriot Mads Juel Møller in the first round, and Fabian Roth of Germany in the second round. This set him up to meet third seed Christo Popov in what promised to be an exciting match. The first game was a good game to watch with Christophersen winning 24-22. In the second game, Christo seemed a bit unfocused. As a result, Mads won the second game and the match. He would go on to face another Frenchman – Alex Lanier – in the semifinal.

In the other half, Victor Svendsen – seeded 7 – faced Arnauld Merkle. Merkle was the defending champion and seeded second. Sadly, Merkle retired with an injury at 17-13 in the first game. Victor Svendsen was now ready to compete against Jan Louda of the Czech Republic in the semifinal. Lauda arrived at the semifinal following wins over fourth seed Coelho of Brazil and sixth seed Cheam June Wei of Malaysia.

Semifinals on Saturday were now between Svendsen vs. unseeded Louda and Christophersen vs. unseeded Lanier. While quick to disagree with referee calls, the vocal Jan Louda used his leftie skills to outperform V. Svendsen in straight games. In the other semifinal, young Alex Lanier proved he is one to watch. Mads Christophersen needed 3 games to win the match.

Before the final in men’s singles at Welsh International, Christophersen (ranked 58) and Louda (ranked 69) had played each other on four previous occasions, each winning two matches. Jan Louda did not find his best game in the final, which was won by Mads Christophersen in straight sets.

Congratulations to Mads Christophersen from Skovshoved and Denmark

Ladies singles at the badminton tournament in Wales

Gillian Gilks, Betty Uber, Charlotte Dew Hattens, and Bang Soo-hyun are among the past winners of the ladies’ single title in Wales.
This year seven top 50 female single players entered the tournament:

16: Mia Blichfeldt, Denmark
27: Yvonne Li, Germany
38: Lianne Tan, Belgium
42: Kristin Kuuba, Estonia (Coached by Peter Gade)
43: Goh Jin Wei, Malaysia
46: Qi Xuefei, France
47: Leonice Huet, France

First seed Mia Blichfeldt routinely exited compatriot Anna Bigum in the first round. She faced Sweden and Gentofte player Edith Urell in the second round. The young Swede played a good match, but in the end, had to concede to the more experienced Dane.

With the win, Blichfeldt ‘s next opponent was 7th seed Leonice Huet from France. And that didn’t go down too well. Blichfeldt produced a significant amount of unforced errors. Having the national coach of Denmark in the coaching chair didn’t help much. The French national won the third game 22-20 and set herself up for a semifinal game against third seed Lianne Tan of Germany.

Another German player, second seed Yvonne Li, cruised through the first three rounds winning all matches in straight games. She would face a young player from Denmark in the semifinal. Amalie Schultz surprisingly won her quarterfinal against Malaysian Goh Jin Wei. Previously she overpowered Estonia’s Kuuba (4) and Polanc from Slovenia.

Semifinals at Welsh International were between unseeded Schultz vs. Li (2) and Huet (6) vs. Tan (3). German Lianne Tan won in straight sets against Huet from France. The other semifinal was a game between a hopeful youth and an experienced European top player. It took Yvonne Li from Germany three games to top the young Dane. But props to Amalie Schultz. She showed a lot of good badminton. Once she weeds out the many unforced errors, she will be one to watch on the European circuit.

The final in women’s single was a showdown between two experienced players. On one side 24-year-old Yvonne Li from Germany. On the other side 32-year-old Lianne Tan from Belgium. Before the match world number 24 Yvonne Li was ahead 2-0 in the head-to-head against Lianne Tan – currently number 40 in the world.

Yvonne Li won the final comfortably in straight sets.

Welsh International men’s doubles category

In the men’s doubles category, three top 50 pairs competed at Welsh International Championships in 2022.

25: Popov/Popov, France
38: Labar/Corvee, France
49: Flaatten/Rikheim, Norway

We weren’t able to follow most of the matches in the men’s doubles category. What we can report is this:

The Popov brothers from France were the top seed, but they suffered defeat in the quarterfinal against the Kjær/Søgaard (8) from Denmark. Second seed Corvee/Labar succumbed to Boe/Lundgaard – another pair from Denmark – in a thrilling quarterfinal, which ended with a narrow win of 28-26 for the Danes.

The semifinals were between Søndergaard/Toft vs. Boe/Lundgaard, both pairs from Denmark. The former won comfortably in straight sets. The second semifinal was between Villeger/Maio from France vs. Kjær/Søgaard from Denmark. The pair from Denmark won by a big margin in straight sets.

The final was between two pairs from Denmark. Søndergaard/Toft faced Kjær/Søgaard. The latter came out victorious and became the Welsh International 2022 men’s doubles winners. Congratulations to Rasmus and Frederik.

In women’s doubles, these top 50 players competed

Past winners of the women’s doubles category include Uber/Kingsbury, Angela Dickson with various partners, Julie Bradbury with various partners, Marina Yukusheva with various partners, and the Stoeva sisters.
In 2022, the women’s doubles category had four top 50 pairs competing for the coveted Welsh International badminton title:

14: Smith/Birch, England
22: Lohau/Efler, Germany (WITHDRAWN)
35: Tran/Lambert, France (Defending champions)
48: Kuespert/Moszchynski, Germany

In women’s doubles Smith/Birch – the top-seeded pair from England – dominated all games from 1st round up to the final. In the final, they met the defending champions – the French team of Margot Lambert and Anne Tran. The girls from France had won all games in straight set. And they would go on to win the final for the second year in a row.

Congratulations to Margot and Anne from France.

Mixed doubles at Welsh International Badminton Tournament

Past mixed doubles winners of Welsh International include Martin Dew/Gillian Gilks, Langridge/Olver, and Russkikh/Russkikh.
Three top 50 pairs were competing for the win – including the BWF top 10 mixed-doubles pair Lamsfuss and Lohau from Germany.

9: Lamsfuss/Lohau, Germany
31: Jansen/Efler, Germany (WITHDRAWN)
36: Hemming/Pugh, England

The first-seed German and the third-seed English pair won their first-round matches comfortably. The same was true for two Danish pairs – the fifth seed Toft/Graversen and the fourth seed Thyrri/Magelund.

The new mixed-doubles constellation from Denmark Christine Busch/Mads Vestergaard lost a close 3-set match to Pugh/Hemming from England. The English pair would go on to lose a close 3-set match in the semifinal to another Danish pair – Toft/Graversen.

Lamsfuss/Lohau was arguably a huge favorite to win the tournament. And they cruised on autopilot to the final where they met their match. Jesper Toft and Clara Graversen from Denmark won a 3-set match against the German favorites.

Congratulations to Jesper and Clara on the Welsh International Challenge title.

All All-England Winners Since 1899

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Since the first edition, in 1899, the All-England Open Championships – popularly referred to as All-England Open or just All-England – has become the most prestigious annual badminton tournament in the world.

Past winners of All-England is a long list of the whos-who in badminton. F.ex. Sir George Thomas, the founder of The Thomas Cup, has won a whopping 21 All-England titles. On the women’s side, American Judy Devlin (married name: Judy Hashman) won 17 titles. She won 10 women’s singles titles. Scroll down to see a searchable list of every single All-England Champion since 1899.

Until the 1930s there weren’t very many foreign players competing at the All-England. The winners from 1899 to 1937 were all from either England or Ireland.

But that soon changed.

In 1947 and 1948 all five categories were won by players from Denmark. (Conny Jepsen, the men’s singles champion in 1947, was born in Denmark, later emigrated to England, and after the war to Sweden. In 1947 he represented Sweden at the All England).

The following year, in 1949, the first All-England Champions from Asia were celebrated when Ooi Teik Hock and Teoh Seng Khoon from Malaysia won the men’s doubles. That same year, American David Freeman won the men’s singles category.

Soon more players from all parts of the world found their way to the All-England Open Championships.

The Chinese joined for the first time in 1982. In spite of their late arrival to the championships, China is currently the 3rd most victorious nation at the All England with a total of 85 titles won.

Most titles – as of 2022 – have been won by England with a total of 194 titles. Denmark, as the second most victorious nation, has bagged 89 titles, and Indonesia is in fourth place with 49 titles. So far 17 different countries have won one or more All-England Championship title

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All-England winners from 1899 until now

Here is the complete list of all All-England winners from the inaugural tournament in 1899 up to the most recent tournament. If you are looking for a specific name, you can search the list. You can also sort the columns if you so desire.

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
1899	no competition	no competition	D. W. Oakes Stewart Marsden Massey	Meriel Lucas Mary Graeme	D. W. Oakes Daisy St. John
1900	Sydney H. Smith	Ethel Thomson	Herbert Mellersh F. S. Collier	Meriel Lucas Mary Graeme	D. W. Oakes Daisy St. John
1901	H. W. Davies	Ethel Thomson	Herbert Mellersh F. S. Collier	Daisy St. John E. M. Moseley	F. S. Collier Ellen Mary Stawell-Brown
1902	Ralph Watling	Meriel Lucas	Herbert Mellersh F. S. Collier	Ethel Thomson Meriel Lucas	Leonard Ransford E. M. Moseley
1903	Ralph Watling	Ethel Thomson	Stewart Marsden Massey Edward Huson	Mabel Hardy Dorothea Douglass	George Alan Thomas Ethel Thomson
1904	Henry Norman Marrett	Ethel Thomson	Albert Prebble Henry Norman Marrett	Ethel Thomson Meriel Lucas	Henry Norman Marrett Dorothea Douglass
1905	Henry Norman Marrett	Meriel Lucas	C. T. J. Barnes Stewart Marsden Massey	Ethel Thomson Meriel Lucas	Henry Norman Marrett Hazel Hogarth
1906	Norman Wood	Ethel Thomson	Henry Norman Marrett George Alan Thomas	Ethel Thomson Meriel Lucas	George Alan Thomas Ethel Thomson
1907	Norman Wood	Meriel Lucas	Albert Prebble Norman Wood	G. L. Murray Meriel Lucas	George Alan Thomas G. L. Murray
1908	Henry Norman Marrett	Meriel Lucas	Henry Norman Marrett George Alan Thomas	G. L. Murray Meriel Lucas	Norman Wood Meriel Lucas
1909	Frank Chesterton	Meriel Lucas	Frank Chesterton Albert Prebble	G. L. Murray Meriel Lucas	Albert Prebble Dora Boothby
1910	Frank Chesterton	Meriel Lucas	Henry Norman Marrett George Alan Thomas	Muriel Bateman Meriel Lucas	Guy A. Sautter Dorothy Cundall
1911	Guy A. Sautter	Margaret Larminie	Percy Fitton Edward Hawthorn	Alice Gowenlock Dorothy Cundall	George Alan Thomas Margaret Larminie
1912	Frank Chesterton	Margaret Tragett	Henry Norman Marrett George Alan Thomas	Alice Gowenlock Dorothy Cundall	Edward Hawthorn Hazel Hogarth
1913	Guy A. Sautter	Lavinia Radeglia	Frank Chesterton George Alan Thomas	Hazel Hogarth Muriel Bateman	Guy A. Sautter M. E. Mayston
1914	Guy A. Sautter	Lavinia Radeglia	Frank Chesterton George Alan Thomas	Margaret Tragett Eveline Peterson	George Alan Thomas Hazel Hogarth
1915– 1919	no competition due to World War 1	Lavinia Radeglia	Frank Chesterton George Alan Thomas	Margaret Tragett Eveline Peterson	George Alan Thomas Hazel Hogarth
1920	George Alan Thomas	Kitty McKane	Archibald Engelbach Raoul du Roveray	Lavinia Radeglia Violet Elton	George Alan Thomas Hazel Hogarth
1921	George Alan Thomas	Kitty McKane	George Alan Thomas Frank Hodge	Margaret McKane Kitty McKane	George Alan Thomas Hazel Hogarth
1922	George Alan Thomas	Kitty McKane	Guy A. Sautter Frank Devlin	Margaret Tragett Hazel Hogarth	George Alan Thomas Hazel Hogarth
1923	George Alan Thomas	Lavinia Radeglia	Frank Devlin Gordon Mack	Margaret Tragett Hazel Hogarth	Gordon Mack Margaret Tragett
1924	Gordon Mack	Kitty McKane	George Alan Thomas Frank Hodge	Margaret Stocks Kitty McKane	Frank Devlin Kitty McKane
1925	Frank Devlin	Margaret Stocks	Herbert Uber Arthur Kenneth Jones	Margaret Tragett Hazel Hogarth	Frank Devlin Kitty McKane
1926	Frank Devlin	Marjorie Barrett	Frank Devlin Gordon Mack	A. M. Head Violet Elton	Frank Devlin Eveline Peterson
1927	Frank Devlin	Marjorie Barrett	Frank Devlin Gordon Mack	Margaret Tragett Hazel Hogarth	Frank Devlin Eveline Peterson
1928	Frank Devlin	Margaret Tragett	George Alan Thomas Frank Hodge	Marjorie Barrett Violet Elton	Albert Harbot Margaret Tragett
1929	Frank Devlin	Marjorie Barrett	Frank Devlin Gordon Mack	Marjorie Barrett Violet Elton	Frank Devlin Marian Horsley
1930	Donald C. Hume	Marjorie Barrett	Frank Devlin Gordon Mack	Marjorie Barrett Violet Elton	Herbert Uber Betty Uber
1931	Frank Devlin	Marjorie Barrett	Frank Devlin Gordon Mack	Marian Horsley Betty Uber	Herbert Uber Betty Uber
1932	Ralph Nichols	Leoni Kingsbury	Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White	Marjorie Barrett Leoni Kingsbury	Herbert Uber Betty Uber
1933	Raymond M. White	Alice Woodroffe	Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White	Marje Bell Thelma Kingsbury	Donald C. Hume Betty Uber
1934	Ralph Nichols	Leoni Kingsbury	Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White	Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury	Donald C. Hume Betty Uber
1935	Raymond M. White	Betty Uber	Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White	Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury	Donald C. Hume Betty Uber
1936	Ralph Nichols	Thelma Kingsbury	Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols	Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury	Donald C. Hume Betty Uber
1937	Ralph Nichols	Thelma Kingsbury	Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols	Betty Uber Diana Doveton	Ian Maconachie Thelma Kingsbury
1938	Ralph Nichols	Daphne Young	Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols	Betty Uber Diana Doveton	Raymond M. White Betty Uber
1939	Tage Madsen	Dorothy Walton	Thomas Boyle James Rankin	Ruth Dalsgaard Tonny Olsen	Ralph Nichols Bessie Staples
1940– 1946	no competition due to World War 2	no competition due to World War 2	no competition due to World War 2	no competition due to World War 2	no competition due to World War 2
1947	Conny Jepsen	Marie Ussing	Tage Madsen Poul Holm	Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl	Poul Holm Tonny Ahm
1948	Jørn Skaarup	Kirsten Thorndahl	Preben Dabelsteen Børge Frederiksen	Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl	Jørn Skaarup Kirsten Thorndahl
1949	David G. Freeman	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	Ooi Teik Hock Teoh Seng Khoon	Betty Uber Queenie Allen	Clinton Stephens Patricia Stephens
1950	Wong Peng Soon	Tonny Ahm	Jørn Skaarup Preben Dabelsteen	Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl	Poul Holm Tonny Ahm
1951	Wong Peng Soon	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	David Choong Eddy Choong	Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl	Poul Holm Tonny Ahm
1952	Wong Peng Soon	Tonny Ahm	David Choong Eddy Choong	Tonny Ahm Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	Poul Holm Tonny Ahm
1953	Eddy Choong	Marie Ussing	David Choong Eddy Choong	Iris Cooley June White	David Choong June White
1954	Eddy Choong	Judy Devlin	Ooi Teik Hock Ong Poh Lim	Sue Devlin Judy Devlin	John Best Iris Cooley
1955	Wong Peng Soon	Margaret Varner	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Iris Cooley June White	Finn Kobberø Kirsten Thorndahl
1956	Eddy Choong	Margaret Varner	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Sue Devlin Judy Devlin	Tony Jordan June Timperley
1957	Eddy Choong	Judy Devlin	Joe Alston Johnny Heah	Anni Hammergaard Hansen Kirsten Thorndahl	Finn Kobberø Kirsten Thorndahl
1958	Erland Kops	Judy Devlin	Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	Margaret Varner Heather Ward	Tony Jordan June Timperley
1959	Tan Joe Hok	Heather Ward	Lim Say Hup Teh Kew San	Iris Rogers June Timperley	Poul-Erik Nielsen Inge Birgit Hansen
1960	Erland Kops	Judy Devlin	Finn Kobberø Poul-Erik Nielsen	Sue Devlin Judy Devlin	Finn Kobberø Kirsten Granlund
1961	Erland Kops	Judy Hashman	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Judy Hashman Sue Devlin Peard	Finn Kobberø Kirsten Granlund
1962	Erland Kops	Judy Hashman	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Judy Hashman Tonny Holst-Christensen	Finn Kobberø Ulla Rasmussen
1963	Erland Kops	Judy Hashman	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Judy Hashman Sue Devlin Peard	Finn Kobberø Ulla Rasmussen
1964	Knud Aage Nielsen	Judy Hashman	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Rasmussen	Tony Jordan Jenny Pritchard
1965	Erland Kops	Ursula Smith	Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Strand	Finn Kobberø Ulla Strand
1966	Tan Aik Huang	Judy Hashman	Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	Judy Hashman Sue Devlin Peard	Finn Kobberø Ulla Strand
1967	Erland Kops	Judy Hashman	Henning Borch Erland Kops	Imre Rietveld Ulla Strand	Svend Pri Ulla Strand
1968	Rudy Hartono	Eva Twedberg	Henning Borch Erland Kops	Minarni Sudaryanto Retno Koestijah	Tony Jordan Susan Pound
1969	Rudy Hartono	Hiroe Yuki	Henning Borch Erland Kops	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin
1970	Rudy Hartono	Etsuko Takenaka	Tom Bacher Poul Petersen	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
1971	Rudy Hartono	Eva Twedberg	Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan	Noriko Takagi Hiroe Yuki	Svend Pri Ulla Strand
1972	Rudy Hartono	Noriko Nakayama	Christian Hadinata Ade Chandra	Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka	Svend Pri Ulla Strand
1973	Rudy Hartono	Margaret Beck	Christian Hadinata Ade Chandra	Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks
1974	Rudy Hartono	Hiroe Yuki	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	David Eddy Susan Whetnall
1975	Svend Pri	Hiroe Yuki	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka	Elliot Stuart Nora Gardner
1976	Rudy Hartono	Gillian Gilks	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks
1977	Flemming Delfs	Hiroe Yuki	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	Etsuko Toganoo Emiko Ueno	Svend Pri Ulla Strand
1978	Liem Swie King	Gillian Gilks	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry
1979	Liem Swie King	Lene Køppen	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	Verawaty Fadjrin Imelda Wiguna	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna
1980	Prakash Padukone	Lene Køppen	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	Gillian Gilks Nora Perry	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry
1981	Liem Swie King	Hwang Sun-ai	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	Nora Perry Jane Webster	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry
1982	Morten Frost	Zhang Ailing	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks
1983	Luan Jin	Zhang Ailing	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson	Xu Rong Wu Jianqiu	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry
1984	Morten Frost	Li Lingwei	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks
1985	Zhao Jianhua	Han Aiping	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	Han Aiping Li Lingwei	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry
1986	Morten Frost	Kim Yun-ja	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee
1987	Morten Frost	Kirsten Larsen	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	Lee Deuk-choon Chung Myung-hee
1988	Ib Frederiksen	Gu Jiaming	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing
1989	Yang Yang	Li Lingwei	Lee Sang-bok Park Joo-bong	Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee
1990	Zhao Jianhua	Susi Susanti	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee
1991	Ardy Wiranata	Susi Susanti	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee
1992	Liu Jun	Tang Jiuhong	Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono	Yao Fen Lin Yanfen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont
1993	Hariyanto Arbi	Susi Susanti	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen
1994	Hariyanto Arbi	Susi Susanti	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	Nick Ponting Joanne Wright
1995	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Lim Xiaoqing	Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen
1996	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Bang Soo-hyun	Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky	Ge Fei Gu Jun	Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min
1997	Dong Jiong	Ye Zhaoying	Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin	Ge Fei Gu Jun	Liu Yong Ge Fei
1998	Sun Jun	Ye Zhaoying	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	Ge Fei Gu Jun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min
1999	Peter Gade	Ye Zhaoying	Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan	Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min	Simon Archer Joanne Goode
2000	Xia Xuanze	Gong Zhichao	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	Ge Fei Gu Jun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min
2001	Pullela Gopichand	Gong Zhichao	Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Zhang Jun Gao Ling
2002	Chen Hong	Camilla Martin	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min
2003	Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	Zhou Mi	Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Zhang Jun Gao Ling
2004	Lin Dan	Gong Ruina	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min
2005	Chen Hong	Xie Xingfang	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms
2006	Lin Dan	Xie Xingfang	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Zhang Jun Gao Ling
2007	Lin Dan	Xie Xingfang	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	Zheng Bao Gao Ling
2008	Chen Jin	Tine Rasmussen	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won	Zheng Bao Gao Ling
2009	Lin Dan	Wang Yihan	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting	He Hanbin Yu Yang
2010	Lee Chong Wei	Tine Rasmussen	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	Du Jing Yu Yang	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
2011	Lee Chong Wei	Wang Shixian	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	Xu Chen Ma Jin
2012	Lin Dan	Li Xuerui	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
2013	Chen Long	Tine Baun	Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
2014	Lee Chong Wei	Wang Shixian	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
2015	Chen Long	Carolina Marín	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Bao Yixin Tang Yuanting	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
2016	Lin Dan	Nozomi Okuhara	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto
2017	Lee Chong Wei	Tai Tzu-ying	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee	Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong
2018	Shi Yuqi	Tai Tzu-ying	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
2019	Kento Momota	Chen Yufei	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
2020	Viktor Axelsen	Tai Tzu-ying	Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti
2021	Lee Zii Jia	Nozomi Okuhara	Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
2022	Viktor Axelsen	Akane Yamaguchi	Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Bagas Maulana	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino

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BWF World Tour Finals in Bangkok

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The BWF World Tour Finals sponsored by HSBC will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, between 7-11 December 2022. This is the final year-end competition between eight qualifiers in each of the five badminton categories. Badmintonspeak.com will follow the season final closely. Get the newsletter to stay tuned.

Lots of money and ranking points to be won

The winners of the men’s and ladies’ singles categories can take home approximately USD 120.000 each and 12.000 ranking points. The BWF World Tour Finals winners in doubles and mixed-doubles can take home USD 126.000 – or USD 63.000 pr. player – and 12.000 ranking points.
The total prize purse is USD 1.5 million – the same amount as its been every year since 2018.
Only two players per country can qualify. This means if one country has 3 players or pairs in the top 8 of the qualifying ranking, then the lowest ranked player or pair from that country will forfeit in favor of number 9 – assuming that number 9 is from a different country than their own.

Will last year’s winners be able to defend their titles?

The following players won the World Tour Finals last year (2021):

Men’s singles: Viktor Axelsen, Denmark. Runner-up Vitidsarn, Thailand
Women’s singles: An Se Young, Korea. Runner-up Pusarla, India
Men’s doubles: Hoki/Kobayashi, Japan. Runner-up Gideon/Sukamulju, Indonesia
Women’s doubles: Kim/Kong, Korea. Runner-up Matsuyama/Shida, Japan
Mixed doubles: Puavaranukroh/Tearattanachai, Thailand. Runner-up Watanabe/Higashino, Japan

In men’s singles. the world number 1, Viktor Axelsen, is qualified for the BWF World Tour Finals. Kunlavut Vitidsarn is not.
In women’s singles, both An Se Young and Sindhu Pusarla are qualified.
In men’s doubles, Hoki/Kobayashi are qualified whereas Gideon/Sukamulju are not.
In women’s doubles, Kim/Kong did not qualify, but Matsuyama/Shida did.
In mixed doubles, both last year’s winner and runner-up qualified for the World Tour Finals in Bangkok.

Who is qualified in men’s singles and how did they do in the past?

In the following you’ll find a breakdown of the BWF HSBC World Tour qualification and placement from 2018 to now.
DNQ means Did not qualify

Player	Country	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018
Viktor Axelsen	Denmark	Won	Won	2	Yes	DNQ
Chou Tien Chen	Taiwan	Yes	DNQ	3	Yes	Yes
Prannoy H.S.	India	Yes	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Jonatan Christie	Indonesia	3	DNQ	DNQ	Yes	DNQ
Kodai Naraoka	Japan	3	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Lu Guang Zu	China	Yes	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Anthony Ginting	Indonesia	2	DNQ	Yes	2	Yes
Loh Kean Yew	Singapore	Yes	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Kunlavut Vitidsarn	Thailand	DNQ	2	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Lee Zia Jia	Malaysia	DNQ	3	Yes	DNQ	DNQ
Lakshya Sen	India	DNQ	3	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Anders Antonsen	Denmark	DNQ	DNQ	Won	Yes	DNQ
Wang Tzu Wei	Taiwan	DNQ	DNQ	3	3	DNQ
Kento Momota	Japan	DNQ	Yes	DNQ	Won	2
Chen Long	China	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	3	DNQ
Shi Yu Qui	China	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Won
Son Wan Ho	Korea	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	3
Sameer Verma	India	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	3
Srikanth Kadambi	India	DNQ	Yes	Yes	DNQ	DNQ
Ng Ka Long	Hong Kong	DNQ	DNQ	Yes	DNQ	DNQ
Toma Junior Popov	France	DNQ	Yes	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Rasmus Gemke	Denmark	DNQ	Yes	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Tommy Sugiarto	Indonesia	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Yes
Kantaphon Wangcharoen	Thailand	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Yes

Top badminton players men’s singles competing in the BWF HSBC World Tour Finals 2018-2022

Anders Antonsen moves to Dubai

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Michael Leander

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Anders Antonsen badminton player art work

Anders Antonsen, Denmark’s men’s single player, has decided to leave Denmark in favor of Dubai. Similar to what Viktor Axelsen has done, Antonsen is now in the process of establishing his own training setup in Dubai. He will also take up residence in Dubai.

This is a quick Google translation of a press release from the Danish Badminton Association. At the end, you’ll find my personal comments

Anders Antonsen leaves Denmark for Dubai

GOOGLE TRANSLATE FROM DANISH

Anders Antonsen will no longer be a regular part of the (Denmark) national team training in Brøndby. He has made a decision to move to Dubai to create his own training setup.

With his move, Anders Antonsen withdraws from Badminton Denmark's elite program. This means that he can no longer have a Badminton Denmark national coach as head coach, get financial support or make use of Team Denmark's experts in everyday life.

- I have been really happy to be part of the national team training, and I am not traveling because I am unhappy with how things are going in Denmark. On the contrary, I am very happy and grateful for the cooperation I have had with coaches and my colleagues.
- I have just reached a place in my life where I have a desire and hunger to try myself in a new way. I will have a base in Dubai, but also want to travel and train in different countries and explore the many different approaches to badminton and training culture, says Anders Antonsen.

Jens Meibom, elite and sports manager at Badminton Denmark, comments on Antonsen's move:
- We have never hidden the fact that we prefer to have all our best players gathered at NETC (Nationale Elite Training Center), as badminton is a sparring sport, but we respect his choice and only wish that Anders succeeds good luck going forward.
- We have great faith in our training setup, which has documented that it can develop world-class players, and we still believe that we can, even though Viktor Axelsen and Anders Antonsen have moved.

Firstly, the move does not affect the other categories, where we still need to develop world-class players. In addition, both Anders and Viktor will continue to be at home in Denmark 13-15 weeks a year and train with NETC and thus contribute to the development of the next generation of young players. Finally, they will both still be able to be selected for championships such as EC and WC and contribute to winning medals for Danish badminton, says Jens Meibom.

The National Elite Training Center lays out courts for Denmark's best badminton players. This is where they have their daily training under the leadership of Badminton Denmark's national coaching team.

My thoughts on Anders Antonsen’s move

This comes as no surprise. There is little evidence to suggest that the various National Elite Training Centers in different countries are particularly advantageous for all top players.

For most players, it’s all they’ve got. Hence they stay put. The financial burden of the alternatives is too much to handle for most badminton players. Luckily Anders Antonsen and Viktor Axelsen are able and willing to risk the investment in their future results.

One could argue that if the training environment at NETC Denmark was so fantastic, Anders Antonsen and Viktor Axelsen would not ditch NETC in favor of creating their own setups. On the other hand, it could be that their actions solely are driven by a quest for independence, which also makes sense. I, for one, applaud athletes who take matters into their own hands.

Truth be told, if we disregard Viktor Axelsens’ achievements, Denmark has not delivered great results for quite some time.
Personally, I believe we are seeing a gradual decline in the position of Danish badminton. Within a few years, Denmark will no longer be number 1 in Europe and will not be considered among the 8 best badminton nations in the world.

There are obviously several reasons for that. One of which is that the European-wide competition has gotten much more competitive in recent years. And perhaps Badminton Denmark has been a bit too complacent in recent years.

In any event, for the sport to prosper outside of Asia, it is paramount to develop top players from Europe, Panam, and in time, the Middle East and Africa (MEA). If not, the sport of badminton will turn into an all-Asia affair.

What needs to be done?
Something needs to be done, it seems. But is now the right time for Badminton Denmark to rattle the cage, sack some of the key people currently involved with the elite program, and then rethink their approach to talent development?

We would love to hear your thoughts on this! Please use the comments section to voice your opinion.

What’s next?
Badmintonspeak.com will follow the developments closely.

Everybody’s winter game: badminton history 1928

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The following transcript is from an article in The Daily News and Westminster Gazette published on November 20, 1928. The article was written by Miss L.C. Radiglia. She was at the time the editor of the Badminton Gazette and a former All England Singles Champion (1913, 1914, and 1923).

“The attraction of badminton, then, lies not only its being a convenient winter pastime, but in the merits of the game itself and in the demands it makes on mental as well as physical quickness and alertness.”
Miss L.C. Radiglia, 1928

Why badminton is booming

Badminton, as a winter game, has so much to recommend it that its rapid increase in popularity is easy to understand.

It is a game that is independent of weather, since it is played indoors; it can be played in the evening, after the working hours of busy people, as artificial lighting can be more easily adapted to its requirements than daylight; equipment is comparatively inexpensive – the best quality rackets cost 37s. 6d., while good serviceable ones can be bought for about 18s. 6d. or a guinea, and shuttlecocks are to be obtained from 1s. to 1s. 4d. each.

Few champions (in badminton 1928)

Though it is not easy to become a champion, as the comparatively small number of champion players bears witness, yet it is possible for anyone with some aptitude for sport in a short time to pick up the game sufficiently to play it enjoyably.

The court is 44ft. by 20ft. There should be a clear space of two or three feet all around it, and the roof should be 25ft. high over the centre of the net. In actual practice, however, the game is played in many halls where rafters are lower than this, and in all these cases it is often arranged to play a let when the shuttlecock in play strikes them.

Miss Lavinia Clara Radeglia

The author was a former All-England Champion and the Editor of the Badminton Gazette.

She was born in Kensington in 1879 and first played badminton at Richmond Badminton Club in 1903 (at age 24). Six years later she became an All-England Champion.

Her aim with the article in The Daily News and Westminster Gazette in 1928 was clearly to promote the sport of badminton.

Good lighting for badminton

Good artificial lighting is provided by a row of six or eight lights – electric light or incandescent gas – hanging on each side of the court about 12 or 13 feet above the floor and about two feet outside the side lines, the centre of the row of lamps being opposite the net post.

Strenuous exercise

Another advantage of badminton is the amount of exercise that can be taken at it in a short time. A single at badminton is a great deal more strenuous than a single at lawn tennis – here I would advise al’ who wish to progress rapidly at the game to get as much singles’ play as possible – and a double also calls for quickness of foot and eye and must develop powers of anticipation since they are so urgently called for.

Badminton can be played gently and without great expenditure of energy, as can lawn tennis and many other games, but played as it should be, by first class exponents, it is an exceedingly fast, athletic game calling for training and stamina, in spite of the delicacy of its weapons.

It is a favourite game with several well-known tennis players and cricketers, among the latter being Jack Hobbs and Sandham.

In England many counties have recently formed associations; an intercounty competition is taking place this season, and there are a number of league and interclub competitions arranged by the various county associations for their areas.

Convenience (of badminton in 1928)

The attraction of badminton, then, lies not only its being a convenient winter pastime, but in the merits of the game itself and in the demands it makes on mental as well as physical quickness and alertness.

A fascinating combination of speed, force and finesse is required to play the game really well, delicacy of touch being called for some strokes, while for others the player must go “all out” in an endeavour to score.

BWF World tour! 300, 500, 750, and 1000 events!

European Badminton events (Sub 300 events)

The Background…

Michelle Li won ladies’ singles for the third time – 11 years after her maiden victory

Canadian first-seed Brian Yang lost the men’s singles final

Denmark’s new men’s doubles pair took the win in Canada

Spain vs. USA in the women’s doubles final in Canada

Denmark vs. Germany in the mixed-doubles final at Canadian International Challenge in Toronto

Final word: congrats to the organizers and Badminton Canada

Table of Contents

Men’s singles at Welsh International Badminton Challenge

Ladies singles at the badminton tournament in Wales

Welsh International men’s doubles category

In women’s doubles, these top 50 players competed

Mixed doubles at Welsh International Badminton Tournament

All-England winners from 1899 until now

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Lots of money and ranking points to be won

Will last year’s winners be able to defend their titles?

Who is qualified in men’s singles and how did they do in the past?

Anders Antonsen leaves Denmark for Dubai

My thoughts on Anders Antonsen’s move

Why badminton is booming

Few champions (in badminton 1928)

Miss Lavinia Clara Radeglia

Good lighting for badminton

Strenuous exercise

Convenience (of badminton in 1928)

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