Badminton Europe

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

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]

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

Presidents

No.	Years	Name
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

Associate members

Isle of Man

Tournaments

Two events were discontinued, they are:

Helvetia Cup, European B Team Badminton Championships
Finlandia Cup, European B Junior Team Badminton Championships

References

^ "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

External links

Official website

[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

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