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Badminton England announces new official travel partner
Destination Sport Travel and SportsBreaks are excited to announce a new partnership with Badminton England, becoming the national governing body’s official travel partner.
Part of Destination Sport Group, a major global sports travel company, both brands collectively deliver travel experiences for teams, governing bodies, and fans worldwide.
As part of the agreement, Destination Sport Travel will support …
Kim and Seo surge to men’s doubles title to round out YONEX All England 2025
Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae of Korea ended Indonesia’s grip on the YONEX All England men’s doubles title with a 21-19 21-19 triumph over Leo Rolly Carnando and Bagas Maulana.
Indonesia had won the previous three titles, with Maulana triumphing in 2022, but were outclassed by Kim and Seo.
The Korean pair flew out of …
An Se Young triumphs in YONEX All England epic to lift second women’s singles title
An Se Young prevailed in an instant classic against Wang Zhi Yi to become a two-time YONEX All England women’s singles champions with a 13-21 21-18 21-18 victory.
In one of the greatest contests the hallowed All England court has ever seen, Wang moved ahead as she stifled the world number one but the 2023 champion …
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.
