Badminton Europe

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Badminton Europe
Badminton Europe Logo.png
SportBadminton
Membership53 member associations
1 associate member
AbbreviationBEC
Founded27 September 1967;56 years ago (1967-09-27)
Headquarters Brøndby, Denmark
President Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sven Serré
Official website
www.badmintoneurope.com

Badminton Europe (BE) is the governing body of badminton in Europe. It is one of the five continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It has 53 member associations and 1 associate member. It was founded on 27 September 1967 in Frankfurt, Germany. [1]

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At its annual meeting held on 8 April 2006 the members decided to change the name from European Badminton Union, to Badminton Europe.

Presidents

No.YearsName
11967–1968 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hans Peter Kuntz
21969–1977 Flag of Sweden.svg Stellan Mohlin
31977–1982 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Herman Valken
41982–1984 Flag of Germany.svg Heinrich Barge
51984–1992 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stan Mitchell
61992–2004 Flag of Denmark.svg Torsten Berg
72004–2010 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Bacher
82010–2014 Flag of Denmark.svg Poul-Erik Høyer
92014–2019 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gregory Verpoorten [2]
102019–2023 Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Tarcala [3]
112023–present Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sven Serré [4]

Member associations

Associate members

Tournaments

Two events were discontinued, they are:

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References

  1. "Badminton Europe Confederation". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  2. "New President Elected". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  3. Bech, Rasmus. "Peter Tarcala new BEC President". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. Sven Serré elected as BEC President