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YONEX All England wins prestigious BWF accolade
We are delighted to announce that Badminton England were this week presented with a prestigious award for its Arena Bowl and Field of Play Presentation at the YONEX All England Open 2024.
The award is deserved recognition for the festival of badminton which was delivered to Utilita Arena floor and a record crowd during six spectacular …
Tickets selling fast…have you got yours?
The YONEX All England Open is proving as popular as ever with some of our best value tickets for the weekend already close to sell-out. Have you got yours?
Last few Season Tickets remaining!
If you don’t want to miss a moment of the action, you don’t need to. A Season Ticket secures your …
Give the gift of badminton this Christmas!
Christmas is coming! And maybe you’re scratching your head as to what to buy the badminton fan who has everything!
We’ve got you covered! Give the gift of badminton this Christmas!
The YONEX All England Open in one of only four Super 1000 events on the world tour and it is coming to Birmingham in March 2025!
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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.
