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]
Abbreviation | BEC |
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Formation | 27 September 1967 |
Type | Sports federation |
Headquarters | Brøndby, Denmark |
Membership | 53 member associations 1 associate member |
President | Sven Serré |
Website | http://badmintoneurope.com/ |
At its annual meeting held on 8 April 2006 the members decided to change the name from European Badminton Union, to Badminton Europe.
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] |
Two events were discontinued, they are: