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BWF World Tour Hosts 2023-2026 Announced

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is excited to reveal there will be an additional four stops on the BWF World Tour from 2023 to 2026 as part of expansion plans announced today. The 31-event new World Tour calendar, which includes the year end BWF World Tour Finals, will see more Super 1000, Super 750, and…

Can Rémi Rossi repeat his triple gold feat?

While the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022 is officially underway, the badminton programme does not begin until Monday 20 June, starting with the Mixed Team event (20-22 June). Team Tahiti are seeking vengeance after their last Pacific Games campaign ended with a bronze medal. Despite defeating Fiji in their round-robin tie, a narrow 3-2…

Wallis and Futuna immersing themselves into the world of badminton opportunities

Pictured: Caroline Brial leading Shuttle Time sessions in Wallis and Futuna Badminton Oceania’s newest member association, Wallis and Futuna, will make their international debut next week at the Northern Marianas Pacific Games 2022. The association is diving into the deep end, immersing themselves in all the opportunities available to enhance badminton’s exposure in country. They…

Humans of Shuttle Time: Saintly Alesi Molotii, Tuvalu

Pictured: Saintly Alesi Molotii The Badminton World Federation’s Humans of Shuttle Time series presents the perspectives of those who work on badminton development at the grassroots level. This month, they caught up with Saintly Alesi Molotii (Shuttle Time National Coordinator of Tuvalu) to discuss her experiences with coaching, helping the community through badminton and its impact. I…

Badminton in a position of strength

Pictured: BWF President Poul-Erik Høyer and BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund The Badminton World Federation (BWF) conducted its 83rd BWF Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday evening 7 May 2022. It was a historic first hybrid AGM with 132 Member Associations attending either in person in Bangkok, Thailand or tuning in virtually. The Membership voted…