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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| Abbreviation | BEC |
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| Formation | 27 September 1967 |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Brøndby, Denmark |
Membership | 53 member associations 1 associate member |
President |  Sven Serré |
| Website | http://badmintoneurope.com/ |
At its annual meeting held on 8 April 2006 the members decided to change the name from European Badminton Union, to Badminton Europe.
Presidents edit
| No. | Years | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1967–1968 |  Hans Peter Kuntz
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| 2 | 1969–1977 |  Stellan Mohlin
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| 3 | 1977–1982 |  Herman Valken
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| 4 | 1982–1984 |  Heinrich Barge
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| 5 | 1984–1992 |  Stan Mitchell
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| 6 | 1992–2004 |  Torsten Berg
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| 7 | 2004–2010 | Tom Bacher
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| 8 | 2010–2014 | Poul-Erik Høyer
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| 9 | 2014–2019 | Gregory Verpoorten[2] |
| 10 | 2019–2023 |  Peter Tarcala[3] |
| 11 | 2023–present | Sven Serré[4] |
Member associations edit
Albania
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus (not in good standing)
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
North Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia (not in good standing)
Scotland
Serbia
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
Wales
Associate members edit
Tournaments edit
- European Championships
- European Para Badminton Championships
- European Men's and Women's Team Championships
- European Mixed Team Championships
- European Junior Championships
- European U17 Championships
- European U15 Championships
- European Senior Badminton Championships
- European Circuit
- European Club Championships
Two events were discontinued, they are:
- Helvetia Cup, European B Team Badminton Championships
- Finlandia Cup, European B Junior Team Badminton Championships
References edit
- ^ "Badminton Europe Confederation". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ "New President Elected". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ Bech, Rasmus. "Peter Tarcala new BEC President". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ Sven Serré elected as BEC President