Perhaps only second to the Olympics, The All England Open Badminton Championships might just be the most prestigious badminton tournament around. It is also the oldest badminton tournament in existence. The first tournament took place...
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...
This is an exact transcript of an article in The Field, The Country Gentleman's Newspaper, from April 8, 1899. The article sums up the preparation going into organizing the first All-England tournament and reviews the...
Article Summary:Did you know that up until the 1950s/beginning of the 1960s, Asian players didn't win many international tournaments? Players from two other continents dominated badminton.Â
That's right. For a period of around five decades, players...
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...
If the late actor Paul Newman had watched the recent US Open tournament, he would most likely have been very unhappy. He might even have turned in his grave. Paul Newman was an enthusiastic badminton...
