World Badminton Museum

A collection of materials highlighting the history of Badminton, focused on items that are not available elsewhere but also including collections of existing items curated for user convenience. If you have any materials to help complete the various collections or start a new one please consider submitting them.

Fine Art Badminton has been portrayed in many pieces of artwork over the ages.
Laws Laws of Badminton going back to the first organized play (1873-present)
Patents There have been many inventions related to shuttles and rackets that have revolutionized our sport.
Research Serious research has been done by various groups over the years. A common and very difficult topic is flight characteristics of shuttlecocks. A sampling of research is included here- much more can be found elsewhere.
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Currency
International Badminton
BAE provided the de-facto governance of Badminton until the founding of the IBF (International Badminton Federation) which was sited in England. In 2006 the organization was renamed BWF (Badminton World Federation) and moved to Malaysia. There have been various publications both by the official organizations and other private groups.
- IBF
  - Handbook (1936-2005) - annual publication detailing the year's events and results
  - World Badminton (1972-1999)
- BWF
  - Handbook (2006-present) - annual publication detailing the year's events and results
  - Heritage Working Group - an effort to organize the collection and preservation of Badminton culture and history. ^[10FEB2024]
  - Shuttle World - (2013-present) - official publication of the BWF ^[23JUN2022]
  - BWF Badminton Museum - opening 2026 in Qingdao, China. Modern highlights of the history and status of Badminton. Overview from AGM 2026. ^[13MAY2026]
- Danish Badminton Museum - includes complete set of publications (Badminton and Badminton Revue) going back to 1949. ^[18OCT2021]
- Badminton Museum of Ireland - includes an outstanding collection of historical photos ^[18OCT2021]
- Badminton Museum of Thailand^[18OCT2021]
- Publications
  - Miscellany
  - Shuttlenws frequent reports from the mid to late 1990's published by an independent group of Badminton enthusiasts
- Tournaments
  - Thomas Cup Men's team world championships
  - Uber Cup Women's team world championships
  - Sudirman Cup Mixed team world championships
  - Olympics
- People
England Badminton
- Milton Keynes - for the definitive badminton museum see England's National Badminton Museum which houses artifacts dating back to the very first organized play in the late 1800's. ^[20MAY2025]
- Publications
  - The Badminton Gazette (1907-1979)
  - Badminton (1979-1982)
  - Badminton Now (1982-1991)
  - Badminton (1991-2009)
  - Courtside Magazine (2009-??)
- Tournaments
  - All England
United States Badminton
There have been three governing bodies for Badminton in the United States. ABA (American Badminton Association) existed until 1977 and was then reformed as USBA (United States Badminton Association). USBA remained until 1997 when it became USAB (USA Badminton).
- Tournaments
  - US Senior Internationals
- Badminton Publications
  - Badminton USA
- Regions
More...

Canada Badminton
The official governing organization for the sport of badminton in Canada is Badminton Canada.
- Tournaments
  - Canadian Masters
- Badminton Publications
- Regions
More...

Americas Badminton
- Mexico Open

European Badminton
- Badminton Europe an online magazine covering Badminton in Europe since 2009 ^[10JUN2022]

Asian Badminton
- Badminton Extreme Badminton Extreme Philippines was started in 2009 by badminton enthusiasts Kennevic and Kennie Asuncion. ^[17NOV2022]