All England may leave Birmingham

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Raphaël Sachetat
– November 13, 2012Posted in: news
One of the oldest tournaments, the Yonex All England Championships, could be leaving Birmingham, which has been its host since 1984. Badminton England opened an opportunity for other cities to […]

One of the oldest tournaments, the Yonex Championships, could be leaving Birmingham, which has been its host since 1984. Badminton England opened an opportunity for other cities to bid for the prestigious event from 2015 onwards. “This process is about looking across our events portfolio and providing fans in this country and worldwide the best possible experience of badminton. We also want to increase awareness of the exciting international events that take place in England and reach new fans to grow our sport,” said Adrian Christy, Chief Executive of Badminton England.

London and its Olympic Park’s Copper Box will be staging a new event in October 2013 which will be part of the renewed Grand Prix Gold circuit.

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About Raphaël Sachetat

Raphael is the Chief Editor of Badzine International. He is the founder of the website together with Jean François Chauveau. After many years writing for the BWF and many publications around the world about badminton, he now leads a team of young and dynamic writers for Badzine.