International Badminton Federation

The International Badminton Federation is the international governing body for the sport of badminton Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport [i] played by either two opposing players o ...

. Founded in 1934 with just nine member nations , the IBF would soon grow to have many members and achieve international recognition. The IBF works in cooperation with regional governing bodies, Asian Badminton Confederation Asian Badminton Confederation

The Asian Badminton Confederation is the governing body [i] of badminton [i] in Asia [i] ...

, European Badminton Union European Badminton Union

The European Badminton Union is the governing body [i] of badminton [i] in Europe [i] ...

, Oceania Badminton Confederation Oceania Badminton Confederation

The Oceania Badminton Confederation is the governing body [i] of badminton [i] in ...

, Pan American Badminton Confederation Pan American Badminton Confederation

The Pan American Badminton Confederation or PABC is the governing body [i] fo ...

and Africa Badminton Federation, to promote and develop the sport of badminton around the world. IBF office now state in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital city [i], legislative capital of Malaysia [i] and the largest city in the c ...

after moved away from Cheltenham Cheltenham

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on October 1, 2005 after 70 years history.

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The International Badminton Federation is the international governing body for the sport of badminton Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport [i] played by either two opposing players o ...

. Founded in 1934 with just nine member nations , the IBF would soon grow to have many members and achieve international recognition.

The IBF works in cooperation with regional governing bodies, Asian Badminton Confederation Asian Badminton Confederation

The Asian Badminton Confederation is the governing body [i] of badminton [i] in Asia [i] ...

, European Badminton Union European Badminton Union

The European Badminton Union is the governing body [i] of badminton [i] in Europe [i] ...

, Oceania Badminton Confederation Oceania Badminton Confederation

The Oceania Badminton Confederation is the governing body [i] of badminton [i] in ...

, Pan American Badminton Confederation Pan American Badminton Confederation

The Pan American Badminton Confederation or PABC is the governing body [i] fo ...

and Africa Badminton Federation, to promote and develop the sport of badminton around the world.

IBF office now state in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital city [i], legislative capital of Malaysia [i] and the largest city in the c...

after moved away from Cheltenham Cheltenham

!colspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Borough of Cheltenham
...

on October 1, 2005 after 70 years history.

IBF Members

There are currently 151 IBF member nations. Geographically, there are 39 from Asia Asia

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, 49 from Europe Europe

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, 26 from the Americas Americas

he Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere [i] or New World [i] consisting o ...

, 30 from Africa Africa

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, and 7 from Oceania Oceania

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Tournaments

The IBF regularly organizes six major international badminton events:

Olympic Games in cooperation with International Olympic Committee
World Championships IBF World Championships

The IBF World Championships is a tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation [i] to c ...
World Junior Championships
Thomas Cup Thomas Cup

The Thomas Cup is the major men's international team competition in world badminton [i], also known as " ...
Uber Cup Uber Cup

The Uber Cup is a major women's international badminton [i] competition, similar to the Thomas Cup [i] f ...
Sudirman Cup Sudirman Cup

Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team badminton [i] championship which takes place every two years. ...

Two events are no longer held regularly:

World Cup was suspended since 1997. However, the IBF revived the event in 2005 but only as an invitational tournament. China swept gold in all 5 categories.
World Grand Prix has been on hiatus since 2000.

Awards

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