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Badminton World Federation

International governing body for badminton

Summary

International governing body for badminton

Field	Value
name	Badminton World Federation
image	2012 BWF logo.svg
size	200px
abbreviation	BWF
formation
founding_location	Cheltenham, England
type	Sports federation
headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
membership	202 member associations
leader_title	President
leader_name	Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul
revenue	US$6.9 million
revenue_year	2023
expenses	US$28.27 million
expenses_year	2019
website

The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934, as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations: Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales. In 1981, the IBF merged with the World Badminton Federation, and on 24 September 2006, at the Extraordinary General Meeting in Madrid, the name of the organization was changed to Badminton World Federation.

When the BWF was founded, its head office was located in Cheltenham, UK. It was then relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 1, 2005. Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul of Thailand is the current president. The BWF has 202 member associations around the world, organized into five continental confederations.

Continental federations

Map of the world with five confederations

The BWF works in co-operation with regional governing bodies to promote and develop the sport of badminton around the world, they are:

Region	Confederation	Members
	Asia	Badminton Asia (BA)
	Europe	Badminton Europe (BE)
	Americas	Badminton Pan America (BPA)
	Africa	Badminton Africa
	Oceania	Badminton Oceania (BO)
Total	202

Presidents

Below is the list of presidents since 1934:

No.	Years	Name
1	1934–1955	George Alan Thomas
2	1955–1957	John Plunkett-Dillon
3	1957–1959	Brigadier Bruce Hay
4	1959–1961	A. C. J. van Vossen
5	1961–1963	John McCallum
6	1963–1965	Nils Peder Kristensen
7	1965–1969	David Bloomer
8	1969–1971	Humphrey Chilton
9	1971–1974	Ferry Sonneville
10	1974–1976	Stuart Wyatt
11	1976–1981	Stellan Mohlin
12	1981–1984	Craig Reedie
13	1984–1986	Poul-Erik Nielsen
14	1986–1990	Ian Palmer
15	1990–1993	Arthur Jones
16	1993–2001	Lu Shengrong
17	2001–2005	Korn Dabbaransi
18	2005–2013	Kang Young-Joong
19	2013–2025	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
20	2025–	Patama Leeswadtrakul

Rankings

Main article: BWF World Ranking

The BWF World Ranking and BWF World Junior Ranking are introduced to determine the strength of the players. BWF World Ranking is used for determining the qualification for entry and seeding for the BWF-sanctioned tournament. The points awarded is based on the final results of each tournament participated for the past 52 weeks. Junior Ranking consists of players under 19 years old.

Tournaments

Grade 1 (S-Tier)

The BWF regularly organises seven major international badminton events and two events for para-badminton:

Main

BWF World Championships: World championships
Thomas Cup: Men's team world cup
Uber Cup: Women's team world cup
Sudirman Cup: Mixed team world cup
Olympic Games in co-operation with International Olympic Committee

Others

BWF World Junior Championships: Junior world championships
BWF World Senior Championships: Veteran world championships
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships: Para world championships
Paralympic Games in co-operation with International Paralympic Committee

Defunct

Badminton World Cup: Suspended after 1997 but was revived in 2005 only as an invitational tournament.

Grade 2 (A-Tier)

Grade 2 tournaments, known as BWF World Tour was sanctioned into six levels with different world ranking points awarded.

Main

Level 1: BWF World Tour Finals
Level 2: BWF World Tour Super 1000
Level 3: BWF World Tour Super 750
Level 4: BWF World Tour Super 500
Level 5: BWF World Tour Super 300
Level 6: BWF Tour Super 100

Defunct

Super Series Premier
Super Series
Grand Prix Gold
Grand Prix

Grade 3 (B-Tier)

Grade 3 tournaments, known as Continental Circuit, are sanctioned into three levels with different world ranking points awarded.

International Challenge
International Series
Future Series

Awards

The BWF bestows special honours onto players, umpires, sponsors, and other individuals for their achievement in badminton or for their contributions to badminton.

BWF Awards
Lifetime Achievement
Hall of Fame
Herbert Scheele Trophy
Distinguished Service
Meritorius Service
Certificate of Commendation

Logo

Over the years, the organization has had several logos. Originally it used the IBF logo. As the BWF, a new logo was adopted in 2007. In 2012 it adopted a new, streamlined logo. File:2012 BWF logo.svg|BWF logo 2012–present

Aborted clothing rule

The BWF and Octagon developed a rule that women badminton players must wear dresses or skirts "to ensure attractive presentation." It was included in the official rulebook in 2011, but was dropped before it was supposed to go into effect in 2012.

Publications

World Badminton (Journal)
The IBF Handbook

References

Perelman, Rich. (24 May 2020). "Who's in the money? EXCLUSIVE analysis of our survey of International Federation finances". The Sports Examiner.
(29 September 2006). "Madrid Welcomes Badminton World Federation". BadmintonAsia.org.
"BWF Council / Executive Board". BWF.
"Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul Confirmed BWF President-elect".
"BWF–Memberships". BWF.
"BWF Members by Continental Confederation". BWF.
(June 2019). "IBF/BWF Office Baerers (since 1934)". BWF.
"World Senior Championships".
"Awards". BWF.
Lacroix, Yves. (15 June 2007). "EXCLUSIVE – BWF Unveils New Logo Today". Badzine.
(26 May 2012). "BWF rebrand and launch new logo: Modern, Strong, Efficient". Badminton World Federation.
(31 May 2011). "In Badminton, Pants Are Back".
(4 June 2012). "Badminton shelves rule requiring women wear skirts".

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