Badminton World Federation (BWF)
Infront brokers TotalEnergies’ BWF events title sponsor renewal
French oil and gas company TotalEnergies will continue to serve as the title sponsor of major events organised by the Badminton World Federation as part of an extended deal brokered by the Infront agency
BWF cancels more Asian tournaments due to Covid-19 restrictions
The Badminton World Federation has cancelled three tournaments in Asia in 2021 as Covid-19 continues to cause major calendar disruption
Stats Perform named exclusive provider of live streams, ultrafast data for BWF events
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has secured a five-year deal to become the exclusive distributor of live streams and real-time stats to licensed betting operators for Badminton World Federation…
Suzhou and India allocated new BWF events
Suzhou in China will host the 2023 Sudirman Cup and India will host the Badminton World Championships in 2026 after a reallocation of hosting rights by the Badminton World Federation
BWF rejigs calendar, cancels swathe of Asian tournaments
The Badminton World Federation has announced major changes to its 2021 calendar, including the cancellation of a swathe of Asian tournaments and moving the Sudirman Cup Finals and World Tour Finals out…
BWF suffers $9.8m loss in 2020, Høyer re-elected president
Denmark’s Poul-Erik Høyer has been re-elected as president of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), which has reported a loss of $9.82m (€8.05m)
Singapore Badminton Open cancelled due to Covid-19 ‘challenges’
The Singapore Badminton Open 2021 has been cancelled because of Covid-19 challenges, the Badminton World Federation and the Singapore Badminton Association have confirmed
Høyer set for third term as BWF president
Badminton World Federation president Poul-Erik Høyer is set for a third term in the role after being nominated for re-election unopposed.
Infront brokers supplier deals with Victor and Yonex for BWF major events
Badminton equipment brands Victor and Yonex will supply the Badminton World Federation’s flagship events from 2022 to 2025.
FIVB best performing Olympic federation on social media, says study
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has been voted the best performing Olympic International Federation on social media in a study by the Redtorch digital agency
BWF cancels US and Canadian Opens, Badminton Asia postpones flagship event
The Badminton World Federation said this year’s US Open and Canada Open have been cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions.
BWF reschedules Olympic qualifier, postpones Indonesian and Malaysian events
The Badminton World Federation has announced a series of changes to Asian events on the World Tour 2021 tournament calendar
BWF sets out 2021 calendar plan, approves financial support package
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has handed new dates to its postponed 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup Finals, and has also unveiled a financial support package for tournament hosts during its 2021 season
Round-Up: BWF reveals competition schedule for first half of 2021, no new teams for IPL, and more
The Badminton World Federation announced the calendar for the first half of 2021, together with procedures for reopening the BWF World Rankings and information related to qualification and seedings for…
Round-Up: Cristiano Ronaldo joins Kuaishou, Stars out of Lanka Premier League, Fifa in women’s rights stand, and more
Cristiano Ronaldo has signed an exclusive partnership with Chinese video-sharing app Kuaishou to provide short-form videos to his Chinese fans – Sportsmoney.c
BWF confirms three end-of-season badminton events in Bangkok
Bangkok is set to host three major badminton tournaments in January next year to complete the HSBC BWF World Tour 2020 season as back-to-back events in the Thai capital, after the schedule was confirmed…
Round-Up: Tokyo Olympic volunteer training restarts, Indonesian football postponed, NZ Golf Open cancelled, and more
Online training sessions for volunteers at next summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have resumed following a roughly eight-month suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic - Japan Today
Asian leg of badminton World Tour postponed
The Badminton World Federation has postponed the planned Asian leg of its World Tour until January 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic