All England Open Badminton Championships It was eventually considered – especially after the first Thomas Cup series in 1949 – the unofficial world championship of the sport until 1977, when the International Badminton Federation launched its official championships. There were two instances when it was halted – from 1915 to 1919 (due to World War I) and from 1940 to 1946 (due to World War II). The tournament has been held at eight venues, and is now played at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham. Below is the list of the most successful players in the All England Open Badminton Championships: In the modern era players are less
India national badminton team India national badminton team India National Badminton team represents India in international team badminton and is governed by the Badminton Association of India. The Indian team competed in the 2011 Sudirman Cup and shared the fifth rank with three other teams, what is up to now the best performance in the Sudirman Cup. It is currently ranked 9th in the World Teams Ranking but has been as high as 7th. It has won 19 medals at the Commonwealth Games and 8 medals at the Asian Games along with 7 medals at the BWF World Championships and 2 medals at the