Badminton Europe

Badminton association

Badminton Europe

Sport| Badminton
Membership| 53 member associations
1 associate member
Abbreviation| BEC
Founded| 27 September 1967; 57 years ago (1967-09-27)
Headquarters| Brøndby, Denmark
President|  Sven Serré
Official website
www.badmintoneurope.com

Badminton Europe (BEC) 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]

At its annual meeting held on 8 April 2006 the members decided to change the name from European Badminton Union, to Badminton Europe.

## Presidents

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No.  | Years  | Name

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1  | 1967–1968  |  Hans Peter Kuntz
2  | 1969–1977  |  Stellan Mohlin
3  | 1977–1982  |  Herman Valken
4  | 1982–1984  |  Heinrich Barge
5  | 1984–1992  |  Stan Mitchell
6  | 1992–2004  |  Torsten Berg
7  | 2004–2010  |  Tom Bacher
8  | 2010–2014  |  Poul-Erik Høyer
9  | 2014–2019  |  Gregory Verpoorten[2]
10  | 2019–2023  |  Peter Tarcala[3]
11  | 2023–present  |  Sven Serré[4]

## Member associations

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* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus (suspended)
* 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 (suspended)
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovak Republic
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

### Associate members

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* Isle of Man

## Tournaments

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* 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

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1. ^ "Badminton Europe Confederation". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
2. ^ "New President Elected". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
3. ^ Bech, Rasmus. "Peter Tarcala new BEC President". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
4. ^ Sven Serré elected as BEC President

## External links

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* Official website

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International badminton

* BWF
* Thomas Cup
* Uber Cup
* Sudirman Cup
* World Championships
* Para World Championships
* World Junior Championships
* World Senior Championships
* Olympics
* Youth Olympic
* Paralympics
* World University Badminton Championships
* World Cup (defunct)
* World Grand Prix Finals (defunct)
* World Ranking
* World Junior Ranking
* Hall of Fame
* Teams

Africa|

* BCA – African Championships
* Team Championships
* Junior Championships
* African Para Championships

Asia|

* BA – Asia Championships (Individual, Team, Mixed Team)
* Junior Championships
* Asian Para Championships

Europe|

* BE – European Championships
* Team Championships
* Mixed Team Championships
* Small States Championships
* Junior Championships
* Senior Championships
* European Para Championships

Oceania|

* BO – Oceania Championships
* Junior Championships
* Oceania Para Championships

Americas|

* BPA – Pan Am Championships
* Junior Championships
* Pan Am Para Championships

Games|

* African Games
* Arab Games
* Asian Games
* Commonwealth Games
* Deaflympics
* East Asian Games
* European Games
* Island Games
* Pan American Games
* SEA Games
* South Asian Games
* World University Games
* World Games (defunct)

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Badminton Europe tournaments

* European Championships
* European Men's and Women's Team Championships
* European Mixed Team Championships
* European Circuit
* European Senior Championships
* European Junior Championships
* European U17 Championships
* European U15 Badminton Championships
* European Para Badminton Championships
* European Junior Circuit
* Helvetia Cup
* Finlandia Cup
* Europe Cup

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Sports governing bodies in Europe

Olympic sports bodies (25)|

| Independent|

* LEN (aquatics)
* EAA (athletics)
* BE (badminton)
* EUBC (boxing)
* ECF (curling)
* ECA (canoeing)
* UEC (cycling)
* EEF (equestrian)
* CEE (fencing)
* EHF (field hockey)
* UEFA (football)
* EGA (golf)
* UEG (gymnastics)
* EHF (handball)
* EJU (judo)
* EKF (karate)
* RE (rugby union)
* ESC (shooting)
* ETTU (table tennis)
* ETU (taekwondo)
* TE (tennis)
* ITU (triathlon)
* CEV (volleyball)
* EWF (weightlifting)

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Dependent|

* WAE (archery)
* WBSC Europe (baseball and softball)
* FIBA Europe (basketball)
* UWW-Eu (wrestling)

Non-Olympic sports bodies|

| Independent|

* ETBF (Tenpin Bowling)
* ICC Europe (cricket)
* UEFS & FEF (futsal)
* ELF (lacrosse)
* EMF (minifootball)
* EMF (minigolf)
* EPPA (pitch and putt)
* EPBF (pool)
* EBU (professional boxing)
* EFRA (radio-controlled racing)
* CERH (roller hockey)
* CERS (roller skating)
* RLEF (rugby league)
* ESF (squash)
* EUSA (university sport)

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Dependent|

* IFAF Europe (american football)
* AFL Europe (australian rules football)
* EBGF (backgammon)
* ECU (chess)
* GGE (gaelic games)
* EGF (go)
* FIM Europe (motorcycle)

* Olympic Committees
* Paralympic Committee

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