Events - National Badminton Museum

Badminton in a Prisoner of War Camp

29 Apr, 2020 | Events

This article by Peter Birtwistle appeared in the October 1947 Badminton Gazette. Peter Birtwistle a tireless badminton administrator, whose involvement in badminton stretched back beyond the Second World War. He was a 2nd Lieutenant with British Expeditionary Force in...

The First Ever International Badminton Match

29 Mar, 2020 | Events

The First Ever International Badminton Match. Ireland vs England was played on January 31st 1903, at the Earlsfort Skating Rink, Dublin. At the beginning of January, the Irish Badminton Union issued a challenge to the Badminton Association (England) for an...

1899 – The First All-England Badminton Championships.

15 Feb, 2020 | Events

1899 – THE FIRST ALL ENGLAND BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS. The idea for the All-England Badminton Championships was conceived one year before the first All-England was even held. On 10 March 1898 Mr Percy Buckley, Secretary of the Guildford Badminton Club...

Yonex All-England Badminton Championships – Venues

14 Feb, 2020 | Events

All-England Badminton Championships – Venues. Click on images to enlarge. 1. LONDON SCOTTISH REGIMENT DRILL HALL, BUCKINGHAM GATE, LONDON. 1899 to 1901 (3 years) Badminton Association held its first Championships on 4 April 1899; it was a one-day...

Shuttles Used in the Yonex All-England Badminton Championships

13 Feb, 2020 | Events

SHUTTLES USED AT THE ALL-ENGLAND BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS Click on images to enlarge Jaques ‘Association First Choice’ Shuttlecock. At the All-England Badminton Championships only four shuttlecock manufacturers have been used. For the first 10 years of the...

The World’s First Open (Professional) Badminton Tournament

8 Feb, 2020 | Events

The World’s First Open (Professional) Badminton Tournament. Click on images to enlarge. Prakash Padakone (India) playing Morten Frost Hansen (Denmark) in the Men’s singles final of the world’s first open badminton tournament. Photo: Peter Richardson Prakash Padukone...